Listen to Yard Act’s stripped-back cover of Elton John’s ‘Tiny Dancer’
nme.comYard Act have shared a cover of Elton John’s ‘Tiny Dancer’ – listen to it below.Speaking about the cover, which the group told NME about last week, Smith said: “We did ‘Tiny Dancer’ ‘cause our new best pal Elton has been so kind about us in the press recently.“A song like ‘Tiny Dancer’ seems so far removed from what people assume Yard Act is, we thought it would be a really interesting way of showing not only our own versatility, but also the versatility of a song as good as ‘Tiny Dancer’.”John personally gave his blessing to the group for their cover in a “personal telephone call to frontman James Smith,” according to a press release.You can listen to the cover here.John has previously spoken of his admiration of Yard Act.
Speaking to NME in last year’s Big Read, John said of the band’s style: “I can’t do it but I love it and I wonder how they do it.”In this week’s NME Big Read with Yard Act, the group responded to John’s praise saying: “It was mind-blowing, I fucking love Elton John; I want to write some lyrics for him.
I’m hoping we’ll bump into him at some point.“We’re doing a live cover of ‘Tiny Dancer’ to get his attention to pique his interest.
It could go completely wrong, but you’re better off giving something a go. People are so fucking precious and judgemental: do something rather than nothing; we’re all gonna be dead soon.”When asked if they’d like to do a collaboration, Smith replied: “A hundred per cent!
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