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Anna Calvi covers TV on the Radio's Wolf Like Me - live session

Anna Calvi on the lupine lure of this track from TV on the Radio's 2006 album Return to Cookie MountainI love the desperation in this song – the original by TV on the Radio is relentless and terrifying. I find the idea of losing control of oneself very provocative, and the way this idea is explored in Wolf Like Me (the protagonist is turning into a werewolf) is humorous but dangerously effective. In my version I wanted to imagine the change is almost happening in slow motion – that there is ...

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14:52 on November 30 2011

Anna Calvi performing Baby It's You - video

Guardian Music — Anna Calvi performs an exclusive version of the Shirelles hit Baby It's You more info
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15:20 on November 30 2011

Anna Calvi performs Baby It's You

Guardian Music — Introducing the first of two exclusive session tracks, Anna Calvi explains why she covered the Shirelles' 1962 hitMy father used to play me classic 50s songs all the time... more info
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13:06 on December 1 2011

Anna Calvi performing Wolf Life Me - video

Guardian Music — Anna Calvi performs an exclusive version of the TV On The Radio song from 2006 more info
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14:00 on December 1 2011

Anna Calvi covers TV on the Radio's Wolf Like Me - live session

Guardian Music — Anna Calvi on the lupine lure of this track from TV on the Radio's 2006 album Return to Cookie MountainI love the desperation in this song – the original by TV on the R... more info
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16:36 on December 2 2011

Anna Calvi – “Wolf Like Me” (TV On The Radio Cover) (Stereogum Premiere)

Stereogum — The British wailer Anna Calvi, whose self-titled debut album has already turned up on a few year-end best-of lists, has lately been doing an unhinged live cover of TV On ... more info
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