Hearken to Paul Weller’s cowl of The Bee Gees’ ‘I Began A Joke’

Paul Weller has shared a brand new cowl of the Bee Gees‘ ‘I Began A Joke’ – you may take heed to it under.

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The hanging rendition of the legendary trio’s 1968 traditional observe will seem on the soloist and former Jam frontman’s covers album, ‘Discover El Dorado’, out July 25 through Parlophone (pre-order/pre-save here).

It follows Weller’s current renditions of  ‘Lawdy Rolla’ (initially recorded by obscure French studio band The Guerrillas) and ‘Pinball’ (Brian Protheroe).

The singer-songwriter’s spin on ‘I Began A Joke’ is claimed to be “a centrepiece” of the forthcoming ‘Discover El Dorado’, per a press launch. Nevertheless, Weller didn’t hear the Bee Gees’ authentic till after he had recorded quite a few albums of his personal.

“It’s a kind of tracks that nearly makes you rethink your personal writing,” Weller defined.

“It reinforces the worth of an incredible melody. And maybe with somebody like Robin Gibb [on lead vocals], who didn’t play any devices, that’s doubly vital.”

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He continued: “As a result of that – together with the phrases you’ve written for it – is all you may actually talk to the musicians and the arranger. So every part is hanging off that.”

Weller’s ‘I Began A Joke’ is accompanied by a vibrant, animated official visualiser. Tune in above.

‘Discover El Dorado’ is described as “a map of [Weller’s] emotional and musical DNA” that sees the artist “revisit songs which have lengthy lived at the back of his thoughts – now reimagined with contemporary which means and a way of reverence”.

The gathering additionally accommodates reimaginings of traditional songs by the likes of The Kinks (‘No one’s Idiot’) and Bobby Charles (‘Small City Discuss’).

In a earlier assertion in regards to the challenge, Weller mentioned: “These are songs I’ve carried with me for years. They’ve taken on new shapes over time. And now felt just like the second to share them.”

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An official description reads: “These are songs that formed his inside world – and now, by way of a mixture of intimate preparations and standout collaborations with the likes of Hannah Peel, Declan O’Rourke, Robert Plant, Seckou Keita, Amelia Coburn and Noel Gallagher, he’s passing them on.

“That is Weller at his most reflective, providing listeners a uncommon glimpse into the music that made him, and a reminder that nice songs by no means age, they only evolve.”

‘Discover El Dorado’ marks Weller’s return to Parlophone Information. He launched his seventeenth and newest solo album, ’66’, through Polydor in Might 2024 – the day earlier than his 66th birthday.

In the meantime, this spring noticed Weller signal a letter from Heavenly Recordings to assist Kneecap’s proper to “freedom of expression” amid the current controversy across the Irish rap trio.

In different information, the singer was noticed with Noel Gallagher at Intercourse Pistols and Frank Carter’s intimate dwell gig at London’s 100 Membership earlier this yr.