It’s always ambitious to take on a well-known song for triple j’s Like A Version, but it’s even gutsier to take on a song that pretty much anyone who was alive in the ’90s knows all of the words to and can perfectly vocalise the guitar solo.
But Canberra rockers Hands Like Houses have never shied away from a challenge, whether they’re reinventing themselves on their albums or taking on a Like A Version cover. For the latter, the five-pice decided to take on No Doubt’s iconic ‘Don’t Speak’.
The 1996 tune became one of the most played of the ’90s, topped charts around the world, and set a record for weeks spent at Number 1 of the US Hot 100 Airplay chart. Still, Hands Like Houses decided they ought to put their own imprint on it.
As we’ve previously noted, this year’s Like A Version series has gotten off to an interesting start – we’ve seen a heart-wrenching David Bowie cover, an ambitious mash-up from this year’s Hottest 100 winners, a deeply divisive cover of a huge hit from 2015, and a cover that showed us what Like A Version is meant to be.
Hands Like Houses are touring next February:
Friday 3rd February – The Factory, Sydney (all ages)
Tickets available from The Factory Theatre
Saturday 4th February – Triffid, Brisbane (all ages)
Tickets available from OzTix
Friday 10th February – Uni Bar, Adelaide (all ages)
Tickets available from OzTix
Saturday 11th February – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (18+)
Tickets available from The Corner Hotel
