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Missy Higgins in 2004 | Credit: Patrick Riviere/Getty Images

triple j’s Like A Version in 2004

triple j’s Like A Version segment began in 2004 with performances from Missy Higgins, Pete Murray, Goodshirt, Gorgeous and loads more. Here’s a list of every Like A Version aired on the station that year.

If you’re looking for the complete archive, including every Like A Version from 2004-2023, you can find that here.

2004

  • Donavon Frankenreiter – ‘Stay Young’ (Gallagher and Lyle cover) – Listen
  • Clare Bowditch – ‘Hallelujah’ (Leonard Cohen cover) – Listen
  • Betchadupa – ‘Sweet Dreams’ (Split Enz cover) – Listen
  • Bluebottle Kiss – ‘Grapefruit Moon’ (Tom Waits cover) – Listen
  • Bertie Blackman – ‘Tyrone’ (Erykah Badu cover) – Listen
  • Shihad – ‘Ace of Spades’ (Motörhead cover) – Listen
  • The Pictures – ‘Milkshake’ (Kelis cover) – Listen
  • The Living End – ‘Walls’ (Icehouse cover) – Listen
  • The Cat Empire – ‘Hotel California’ (The Eagles cover) – Listen
  • The Beautiful Girls – ‘I’ve Just Destroyed the World’ (Willie Nelson cover) – Listen
  • The Camels – ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ (Frankie Valli cover) – Listen
  • Serena Ryder – ‘Illegal Smile’ (John Prine cover) – Listen
  • Starky – ‘Show a Sign of Life’ (The High Strung cover) – Listen
  • Missy Higgins – ‘Moses’ (Patty Griffin cover) – Listen
  • Pete Murray – ‘Sugar Mountain’ (Neil Young cover) – Listen
  • Salmonella Dub – ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ (Bob Marley & The Wailers cover) – Listen
  • Lazy Susan – ‘Are You Old Enough’ (Dragon cover) – Listen
  • Love Outside Andromeda – ‘Andy Warhol’ (David Bowie cover) – Listen
  • Little Birdy – ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin” (Nancy Sinatra cover) – Listen
  • Jebediah – ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’ (B. J. Thomas cover) – Listen
  • John Butler Trio – ‘Message in a Bottle’ (The Police cover) – Listen
  • Grinspoon – ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ (The Verve cover) – Listen
  • Goodshirt – ‘Gouge Away’ (Pixies cover) – Listen
  • Gorgeous – ‘Little Suicides’ (The Golden Palominos cover) – Listen
  • Darren Hanlon – ‘Don’t Stop’ (Fleetwood Mac cover) – Listen
  • End Of Fashion – ‘Quicksand’ (David Bowie cover) – Listen
  • Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males – ‘Sitting By the Riverside/Summer Wine’ (The Kinks/Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood cover) – Listen
  • Damien Rice – ‘When Doves Cry’ (Prince and the Revolution cover) – Listen
  • Ash – ‘Teenage Kicks’ (The Undertones cover) – Listen
  • Big Heavy Stuff – ‘Hyperballad’ (Björk cover) – Listen

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