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Kimbra in 2011 | Credit: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

triple j’s Like A Version in 2011

Stacks of local and international visited the triple j studios for Like A Version in 2011. The Vines tried their hands at Gorillaz’ ‘Clint Eastwood’, Hot Hot Heat covered Miike Snow’s ‘Animal’ and Stonefield took on Steppenwolf’s ‘Magic Carpet Ride’. 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.

2011

  • Adalita – ‘Burning Up’ (Madonna cover) – Listen
  • 360 – ‘! (The Song Formerly Known As)’ (Regurgitator cover) – Listen
  • Architecture In Helsinki – ‘Break My Stride’ (Matthew Wilder cover) – Listen
  • Art vs Science – ‘Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger’ (Daft Punk cover) – Listen
  • Boy & Bear – ‘Walking On A Dream’ (Empire of the Sun cover) – Listen
  • Ben Folds – ‘Sleazy’ (Kesha cover) – Listen
  • Andy Bull – ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’ (Tears For Fears cover) – Listen
  • Dialectrix – ‘Buy Me A Pony’ (Spiderbait cover) – Listen
  • Busby Marou – ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ (Cyndi Lauper cover) – Listen
  • Calling All Cars – ‘Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair’ (Arctic Monkeys cover) – Listen
  • Cosmo Jarvis – ‘Spinning Around’ (Kylie Minogue cover) – Listen
  • Eagle And The Worm – ‘Tightrope’ (Janelle Monáe cover) – Listen
  • Example – ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ (Green Day cover) – Listen
  • Eskimo Joe – ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ (Gotye ft. Kimbra cover) – Listen
  • GATC – ‘Flash’ (Queen cover) – Listen
  • Jebediah – ‘Apartment’ (Custard cover) – Listen
  • Hot Hot Heat – ‘Animal’ (Miike Snow cover) – Listen
  • Lykke Li – ‘Unchained Melody’ (The Righteous Brothers cover) – Listen
  • Kate Nash – ‘Let’s Hear It for the Boy’ (Deniece Williams cover) – Listen
  • Kasabian – ‘I’m So Tired’ (The Beatles cover) – Listen
  • Lotek – ‘Rock It’ (Little Red cover) – Listen
  • Mark Ronson & The Business Intl – ‘Solitude Is Bliss’ (Tame Impala cover) – Listen
  • Leader Cheetah – ‘Losing My Religion’ (R.E.M. cover) – Listen
  • Pigeon John – ‘Last Nite’ (The Strokes cover) – Listen
  • Oh Mercy – ‘Evil Woman’ (Electric Light Orchestra cover) – Listen
  • Phrase – ‘Tighten Up’ (The Black Keys cover) – Listen
  • Paul Dempsey – ‘Daniel’ (Bat For Lashes cover) – Listen
  • The Kills – ‘One Silver Dollar’ (Marilyn Monroe cover) – Listen
  • Stonefield – ‘Magic Carpet Ride’ (Steppenwolf cover) – Listen
  • The Gaslight Anthem – ‘Sitting, Waiting, Wishing’ (Jack Johnson cover) – Listen
  • The Holidays – ‘Wolf Like Me’ (TV On The Radio cover) – Listen
  • The Beards – ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ (ZZ Top cover) – Listen
  • The Grates – ‘Please Leave’ (Jebediah cover) – Listen
  • The Wombats – ‘Price Tag’ (Jessie J cover) – Listen
  • The Mission In Motion – ‘Punching In A Dream’ (The Naked And Famous cover) – Listen
  • Washington – ‘Even When I’m Sleeping’ (Leonardo’s Bride cover) – Listen
  • The Vaccines – ‘Where Is My Mind?’ (Pixies cover) – Listen
  • Yeasayer – ‘Crazy’ (Seal cover) – Listen
  • Owl Eyes – ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ (Foster The People cover) – Listen
  • The Vines – ‘Clint Eastwood’ (Gorillaz cover) – Listen
  • Gossling – ‘Dance the Way I Feel’ (Ou Est Le Swimming Pool cover) – Listen
  • Plan B – ‘Runaway’ (Kanye West cover) – Listen
  • Kimbra – ‘Two Weeks’/’Head Over Heels’ (Grizzly Bear & Tears For Fears cover) – Listen
  • Kaiser Chiefs – ‘Record Collection’ (Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. cover) – Listen

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