After a long gap between Under The Covers With Mayhem Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 the third chapter has arrived just a few weeks later. This time I bring you a cover of the Cars 1978 hit “Just What I Needed”. The original reached number 27 in the USA and 17 in the UK chart. The artist is GmBt Life who comprise of Aleksi Mäkelä, Timo Zwandun, and Nabim Fieev. They are based in France but have links with Finland and Afghanistan. This one is a very different take on the original version and I love the slow, building broodiness and dark feel that it delivers.
I have said previously that my ideal cover version has a different slant from the original rather than just a facsimile-style cover. So the generic boy bands are probably never likely to feature, but you never know, right? Feel free to recommend any songs you think should be included in Under The Covers With Mayhem. I want to stay clear of the mainstream ideally, but off-the-wall covers by major artists might work too 🙂
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