UB40 release emotive cover of Bill Withers’ ‘Lean On Me’ to help “NHS heroes”

nme.com:

"We’re all needing to lean on our NHS heroes" UB40 have today released an emotive cover of the late Bill Withers’ ‘Lean On Me’ to help raise money for the NHS.

You can listen to the song below. Speaking about the song, Campbell explained: “Astro and I have really felt it was the track that encapsulated everything that’s going on at the moment, we’re all needing to lean on our NHS heroes. “We wanted to make our contribution to this great cause; covering this song was the perfect way to show our appreciation.” Speaking about other versions of the song which have emerged in recent weeks, Campbell added: “I’m sure Bill Withers would have been happy to see his beautiful song put to such great use.” You can listen to the song below: Astro added: