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Brian Fallon covering Oasis

Unfortunately it’s not Brian Fallon singing Wonderwall (something which would complete my life). But it’s still pretty good:

The one thing I’d like to see more than a cover of Wonderwall would be a cover of Masterplan. I think it would be one of those rare covers that could be better than the original, at least from 3 mins onwards:

They have form in this respect. Compare ‘Songs for Teenagers’ by Fake Problems with the Gaslight Anthem cover:

I love Fake Problems. But the cover is vastly superior. Somewhat more contentiously, I think this is better than the original:

(edit to add: line spacing is completely messed up on wordpress. another reason to hate the new wordpress)

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