Try Self Esteem’s dance-inspired cowl of Jimmy Cliff’s ‘You Can Get It If You Actually Need’ from ‘This City’ soundtrack

Self Esteem has dropped the sonic new cowl of Jimmy Cliff’s ‘You Can Get It If You Actually Need’, shared as a part of the This City soundtrack. Test it out under.

The track was shared by the Sheffield singer as a part of the brand new BBC sequence which aired over the Easter weekend, and takes place within the ’80s UK, amid the two-tone ska revival.

Initially launched again in 1995, the track was first shared by Jimmy Cliff as a part of his album ‘Many Rivers To Cross’.

“Persecution you need to concern/ Win or lose you bought to get your share/ You’ve bought your thoughts set on a dream/ You may get it although exhausting it could appear now,” Self Esteem, actual title Rebecca Lucy Taylor sings within the verse, placing a contemporary, dance spin on the unique monitor.

Try each the unique and the brand new Self Esteem cowl under.

The primary two episodes of This City aired over Easter weekend, with Self Esteem’s reimagining of ‘You Can Get It If You Actually Need’ being performed from the soundtrack, in addition to Ray Laurél’s new model of ‘Someplace Over The Rainbow’.

The sequence “celebrates an exciting evolution of sound, spirit and UK tradition” and is about towards the melting-pot scene of the Midlands within the Nineteen Eighties. The soundtrack is about to reach on April 26 through Polydor, and options an eclectic mixture of artists placing their very own spin on songs from the period in a bid to pay tribute to the massively formative interval.

In addition to Self Esteem and Ray Laurél, upcoming episodes will embrace authentic covers from Mercury-nominated breakthrough Olivia Dean, Grammy-winner Gregory Porter, BRITs Rising Star nominee Sekou and Academy Award nominee Celeste. Try the total tracklist under.

This City (Music From The Unique BBC Collection) soundtrack is:

1. ‘You Can Get It If You Actually Need’ – Self Esteem
2. ‘Someplace Over The Rainbow’ – Ray Laurél
3. ‘Estella’ – Fuck The Manufacturing unit
4. ‘The Tougher They Come’ – Olivia Dean
5. ‘Birdsong’ – Fuck The Manufacturing unit
6. ‘Pelicans’ – Fuck The Manufacturing unit
7. ‘Blue Moon’ – Celeste
8. ‘Farewell To Matty And Her Flowers’ – Fuck The Manufacturing unit
9. ‘The World’s Going Up In Flames’ – Gregory Porter
10. ‘This City’ – Fuck The Manufacturing unit
11. ‘Fantastic World, Lovely Folks’ – Sekou

In different Self Esteem information, the singer has not too long ago starred on the West Finish in Cabaret alongside Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears, and has been introduced as performing a DJ set on the subsequent Membership NME occasion, which can be headlined by Mae Muller. Discover extra particulars concerning the upcoming occasion right here.