This set took place shortly after John Peel’s death, with Rob Da Bank filling the great man’s boots. Shellac – live at Maida Vale (John Peel session, Radio 1, 2004) It would take an exceptionally poor cover to diminish this song’s poignancy, but equally, it takes a great one to cast it as something new. They reimagined her characteristically theatrical take on the trepidation of falling in love, singer Ross Millard plaintive and plausible as an anxious indie boy afraid of expressing his feelings. But what made the Futureheads’ take on Hounds of Love an instant classic was their palpable commitment to the spirit of Bush’s original. Some Live Lounge covers can be too winking, overly relying on the novelty of hearing a familiar song in a new style. The Futureheads – Hounds of Love (Radio 1 Live Lounge, 2003)
Delicate and unfussy, the duo stripped the Radiohead classic back to bones as bare as the ones that adorn Bridgers’ skeleton outfit, adding subtle gravity through Parks’ murmured harmonies. Parks and Bridgers, both at the top of their pandemic-zeitgeist game, created introverted magic with this 2020 union. Arlo Parks and Phoebe Bridgers – Fake Plastic Trees (Radio 1 Piano session, 2020) The Welshmen weren’t obvious bedfellows for TOTP, but nihilism had never sounded so anthemic.
The Manics drew more than 25,000 complaints for this fiery performance: frontman James Dean Bradfield appeared in a balaclava displaying his name, which viewers mistook for support of the IRA. Manic Street Preachers – Faster (TOTP, 1994) It may not be not pretty, but it’s oddly sublime. The frailty of his voice – not always nailing the tune or tempo – contrasted with the giddy energy of Metallica, who were clearly relishing liberation from the expectations of their day job. This divisive collaboration was Reed’s final project. Lou Reed and Metallica – Iced Honey (Later With Jools Holland, 2011) All mimed of course – and perhaps for the best.
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Although both acts were firmly established in indie circles by 89, having Madchester’s finest both performing Top 30 entries on the same episode of TOTP felt like a changing of the guard: the Roses were up first with a truncated Fools Gold, segueing into Mondays plus Kirsty MacColl for Hallelujah.
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