TRACK OF THE NIGHT: Borderline

The Flaming Lips / Borderline (With Stardeath And White Dwarfs)

So what does The Flaming Lips taking on Madonna sound like? The answer - out of space psychedelic epicness. The Flaming Lips really do have a way with covers of all out pop songs shown previously in their monumental cover of Kylie's Can't Get You Out Of My Head. Borderline is just as mighty, as The Lips morph the original's retro pop grooves into a mind-blowing hybrid of pounding psychedelic keys, which sound as if they've come straight from the 60's, and some grinding almost country-sounding guitars. Along with all this we have the sweet tones of Wayne Coyne which act as the cherry on top of this delicious psychedelic cake. This is how a cover should sound: revived, vibrant, awe-inspiring and most importantly original. It seems The Flaming Lips have succeeded in all these fields by creating a truly astounding cover which blows apart the original and brings it into a glorious new sonic world. HUGE.

The Flaming Lips / Borderline (With Stardeath And White Dwarfs)  by  ShornStarMan