Watch The Jungle Giants Take On Underworld's 'Born Slippy' For 'Like A Version'

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It was time for one of Australia’s most loved bands, The Jungle Giants, to return to the triple j studios for Like A Version. And they took to the task with gusto, covering an iconic song, Underworld’s Born Slippy.

The Jungle Giants vocalist Sam Hales brought plenty of energy to the cover, while his bandmates went hard on the drums, guitar, keyboards, and synthesisers.

It’s a stunning tribute that retains the spirit of a groundbreaking song in electronic music, and is either the most or least Jungle Giants cover ever, depending on who you ask.

The band also went behind the scenes, discussing why they chose to cover such an important electronic song and how they approached performing it live.

“We loved the idea of covering it, and we thought it was kind of crazy no one had done it yet,” Hales explained, sharing that upon people’s discovery of Born Slippy, they often get into dance music.

He added, “We kind of put our own flair into it in a couple of different ways,” noting that the band changed the song’s arrangement, with guitarist Cesira Aitken saying that they “accentuated lager.”

Hales also explained that the band performed Born Slippy live, so the drum kit was sampled and sent into Michael Belsar’s “little sample world,” making the drums sound like a drum machine.

Initially, Aitken worried that there might not be any guitar for their Like A Version, but she ended up featuring a MIDI pickup in her guitar, making her work sound synthesised.

While they were in the triple j studios, The Jungle Giants also performed their song, Lovesick. Check out their cover of Born Slippy, their interview about the cover, and rendition of Lovesick below.

The Jungle Giants have been touring across Australia and New Zealand over the last two months, promoting their latest album, Experiencing Feelings of Joy.

Released in May, the songs within explore hopeful exuberance alongside crushing personal loss. The album arrived after Hales believed he couldn’t write a song ever again.

“I’d overextended and kind of cooked it, but I really found myself,” he explained in a statement. “That’s where the joy comes from, having this unwavering hope even after experiencing adversity. This record is what everything culminated in for me, because I’m so in love with it and I’m so addicted to music again.”