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Inspired by a mission to snatch the cover back from the ‘Shannon Nolls’ and ‘Alien Ant Farms’ of this world. Like a Version is the segment where triple j brings in your favourite bands every thursday to cover the songs you never knew you liked.

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THURSDAY 11th October - Jamie T does Rancid

THURSDAY 18th October - Beasts of Bourbon check out David Bowie

THURSDAY 25th October - Rise Against

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The Panics - 'Wide Open Road' The Panics - 'Wide Open Road'
the Panics pay tribute to The Triffids for Like A Version.

Katalyst - 'Hang Me Up To Dry' Katalyst - 'Hang Me Up To Dry'
Sydney's Katalyst brought in vocalist Stephanie McKay to give the Cold War Kids hit a soul flavour for Like A Version.

Tim, Gotye and Clare - 'No Man's Land' Tim, Gotye and Clare - 'No Man's Land'
Clare Bowditch, Tim Rogers and Gotye team up for a super-group Like A Version! They play an Eric Bogle folk song.

British India - 'Boy From School' British India - 'Boy From School'
The Melbourne 4-piece strip away the beats and bring out the melody to cover Hot Chip for Like A Version.

Silversun Pickups - 'Shadowplay' Silversun Pickups - 'Shadowplay'
Brian from Silversun Pickups goes solo to cover Joy Division's 'Shadowplay' for Like A Version

Datarock - 'Mongoloid' Datarock - 'Mongoloid'
The electro-rock boys from Norway dedicate the Devo classic to George W Bush for Like A Version.

Tilly and The Wall - 'Kiss Off' Tilly and The Wall - 'Kiss Off'
Members from the US indie-pop group bring their tattoos and tap shoes to cover The Violent Femmes classic for Top Shelf.

Ben Lee - 'Thrash Unreal' Ben Lee - 'Thrash Unreal'
One of Australia's favourite pop singers, Ben Lee is such a fan of US punk-rock band Against Me that he produced a whole album of acoustic covers. Here's Ben's cover of the band's latest single.

Hot Chip - 'Graceland' Hot Chip - 'Graceland'
The electro-pop powerhouse go acoustic for the 1980s Paul Simon classic.

Emma Donovan and Radical Son - 'The Dead Heart' Emma Donovan and Radical Son - 'The Dead Heart'
Emma Donovan and friend, Radical Son were invited into Top Shelf and they teamed up to perform this Midnight Oil classic, 'The Dead Heart' .

Regina Spektor - Real Love Regina Spektor - 'Real Love'
The NY based songstress serenades Robbie with a John Lennon song and a grand piano in an empty concert hall.

Foreign Heights - 'If I Ruled The World' Foreign Heights - 'If I Ruled The World'
The Sydney hip hop trio comprising MC Trey, Nick Toth and triple j's very own Maya Jupiter cover the 1996 hip hop single by Nas featuring Lauryn Hill of The Fugees.

Robbie hugs J Mascis Robbie hugs J Mascis
Dinosaur Jr came in for Like A Version this week, and Robbie insisted on giving reticent J Masics a big bear hug after finally making it through the LAV session where he played Tom Petty's 'A Change Of Heart'.

Dappled Cities Fly - 'More Than A Woman' Dappled Cities Fly - 'More Than A Woman'
The boys from the Sydney band seem to have no trouble hitting the high notes in this Bee Gees classic for Zan Rowe and Like A Version.

Dallas Crane - 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' Dallas Crane - 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'
Dallas Crane is a Melbourne four-piece that have been kicking around the music scene for more than a decade. They were invited in for Like A Version and covered a Kylie Minogue favourite.

Saosin - 'Time After Time' Saosin -'Time After Time'
The 'post-hardcore' five piece from California were invited in for Like A Version and performed the Cyndi Lauper 1980s classic.

Plan B - 'Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before' Plan B - 'Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before'
The London rapper proves he can actually sing as well as rap. He covers The Smiths for Like A Version.

After The Fall - 'Only The Good Die Young' After The Fall - 'Only The Good Die Young'
The punk rock band from the NSW Central Coast, After The Fall performing the 1970's classic pop track from Billy Joel for Zan Rowe and Like A Version.

Snowman - 'Strange Fruit' Snowman - 'Strange Fruit'
Andy and Joe, one half of Perth indie-rock band bring a bit of mood to the Like A Version arena to perform Billie Holiday's classic protest song.

Lou Rhodes - 'Satellite' Lou Rhodes - 'Satellite'
One half of the band Lamb performs a very gorgeous version of the Elliott Smith song 'Satellite" in Zan Rowe's studio.

Nouvelle Vague - 'Human Fly' Nouvelle Vague - 'Human Fly'
The bossanova cover band travel from France to Australia to bring their gorgeous accents to a post-punk 'Ever Fallen In Love' by The Buzzcocks.

Nouvelle Vague - 'Ever Fallen In Love' Nouvelle Vague - 'Ever Fallen In Love'
The bossanova cover band travel from France to Australia to bring their gorgeous accents to a post-punk 'Ever Fallen In Love' by The Buzzcocks.

Ben Kweller - 'God Only Knows' Ben Kweller - 'God Only Knows'
Ben Kweller takes on what could be one of the greatest ballads ever written by The Beach Boys on Zan Rowe's last ever Like A Version.

Little Barrie - 'White Light/White Heat' Little Barrie - 'White Light/White Heat'
The UK 3-piece played homage to Velvet Underground with this Like A Version in studio with Zan Rowe.

The Cops perform for Like A Version The Cops - 'A Horse With No Name'
The Sydney indie group were invited by Zan to do a Like A Version and came up with this awesome cover of this classic track by America.

Like A Version: Peter & Bjorn Peter and Bjorn - 'Me And Julio Down By The School Yard'
Peter & Bjorn show up without John to chat to Zan Rowe on Mornings and to Swede up the Paul Simons classic.

Behind Crimson Eyes Like A Version Behind Crimson Eyes - 'I Touch Myself'
The Melbourne based punk trio play a cover 1991 track made famous by Chrissie Amphlett for the Divinyls. Hosted by Mel Bampton.

Yo La Tengo Like A Version Yo La Tengo - 'Beautiful World'
In Australia for the St Jerome's Laneway festivals, New Jersey's beloved indie-rock pioneers and cover kings, Yo La Tengo, take on a Devo classic for Zan Rowe and Like a Version.

CW Stoneking Like A Version CW Stoneking - '7 Nation Army'
The Melbourne based blues artist gives The White Stripes a run for their money with his version of '7 Nation Army'.

Like A Version: Something For Kate Something For Kate - 'Rock The Casbah'
The Sydney band play Mel Bampton's last ever Like A Version and 'Rock The Casbah' by The Clash!

Midnight Juggernauts Midnight Juggernauts - 'Ça Plane Pour Moi'
Melbourne's electro-rock-dance outfit, Midnight Juggernauts try their hand at a bit of French in covering Plastic Bertrand's 1970s sing-a-long classic!

Muph and Plutonic Muph & Plutonic - 'Once In A Lifetime'
The Melbourne hip-hop act keep the flag flying high for Oz hip-hop, performing this version of the Talking Heads classic.

Bob Evans Bob Evans - 'Beautiful To Me'
Off the back of winning his first ever ARIA for Best Adult Contemporary Album, Bob Evans (aka Kevin Mitchell from Jebediah) covers fellow West Australians, Little Birdy.

Urge Overkill Urge Overkill - 'Hello There'
The Chicago rockers came into Mel In The Mornings to perform a cover of the Cheap Trick song.

Like A Version: Gomez Gomez - 'Breakfast In America'
A hungover Ian and Ben from Gomez take the Like a Version challenge, performing the Supertramp track 'Breakfast in America'.

The Resurrectors The Resurrectors - 'Last Nite'
Sydney 9 piece dub reggae outfit, The Resurrectors, comprise an eclectic mix of local talent and musicians from Barbados, South Africa, England and New Zealand. Six of the band's players come into the triple j for Like a Version and give The Strokes' 'Last Nite' a dub reggae stylin'.

Blue King Brown Blue King Brown - 'You Don't Love Me (No No No)'
The Melbourne roots group bring some reggae flavour to Mel's Like a Version covering a classic track from Dawn Penn - a Jamaican reggae vocalist who has been recording since the late 60's.

Pony Up! Pony Up! - 'An Honest Mistake'
The Canadian all-girl indie-pop band perform a sweet and soft version of The Bravery's song.

Macromantics Macromantics - 'Jump'
Macromantics sticks with her hip hop roots as she covers Kris Kross' 'Jump'.

Custom Kings Custom Kings - 'Boys Of Summer'
Don Henley's 'Boys of Summer' has never sounded so good. The recipe? The Custom Kings, a double bass, a ukulele and Like a Version.

Johnny Boy Johnny Boy - 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker'
The London group gives a very punk performance mashing up The Ramones classic track and Shirley Ellis’ clapping song.

The Bellrays The Bellrays - 'Highway to Hell'
LA group, The Bellrays, knew how to please an Australian audience when they belted out a great rendition of this classic AC/DC track for Like A Version. The band features frontwoman Lisa Kekaula (you might know her from Basement Jaxx).

Koolism for Like A Version Koolism - 'Sign O' The Times'
After dramas with flight delays and missing equipment, Koolism's, Hau, DanielSan and a special guest put their minds together to still come up with a great Like A Version of the classic 1980s Prince track.


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