Bloc Party Covers Nelly Furtado "Right"

Kele and his Bloc Party playmates take on punchy Nelly Furtado... Pow!

Those cheeky Bloc Party lads may be the indie rock darlings of the millennium (or something like that) but they also love a good pop song. Witness this cover they cranked out during a UK radio interview, in which they serve up a glum yet sparkling version of Nelly Furtado's nugget "Say It Right." You can her their spare take on the tune here.

In other Bloc-Pop-Party news, evidently the band's lead singer, Kele Okereke, is also spreading rumors that Britney's new music is life-changing (or maybe he's just jerking the Klaxons around) and he's jonesing to work with Timbaland. Or maybe he just wants to get close to JT...

Comments

[alan.]

ooh, thanks for the info.
'say it right' is one of nelly's best songs... and bloc party certainly does it justice.

i love the brits and their penchant for covers.
my favs being: natasha bedingfield - the scientist, jamie cullum - frontin, klaxons - my love, amy winehouse - valerie... and the list goes on and on.
i wish jo whiley's live lounge was broadcast here in the states.

i guess i'll just have to settle for socal's kcrw and nyc's east village radio.

[Stephanie]

I haven't heard it yet. But i know Bloc Party will do it justice. I don't really like Nelly's new sound but i like when other bands cover other popular songs. I think Nelly was better when she did the whole folk thing. Her first two cd's rocked.