New music: The Dø – Tightrope

This French/Finnish duo have a go on Janelle Monaé's Tightrope, giving the opulent original a minimalist makeoverArtists often cover songs either as a way of adding a layer of "authenticity" (see Travis's acoustic take on Britney's Baby One More Time, or as part of a TV talent show and they have no choice. On both occasions a good cover – to quote Simon Cowell – involves "making the song your own" and while that's always nice when it happens (Johnny Cash's reworking of Nine Inch Nails' Hurt...

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