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Earlier this year, Vampire Weekend tried their hand at a cover of Rancid's ska-punk classic, "Ruby Soho." Now, we find the New York indie-pop band ending the year with a cover of a U.K. pop smash, with their take on Cheryl Cole's "Fight For This Love."
The original version, by the "X-Factor" judge, singer and British tabloid fixture, is a surging and uplifting dance-pop anthem that wouldn't sound out of place next to any of the singles from the last Kylie Minogue album.
Vampire Weekend's cover, recorded at BBC Radio 1, features a full horn section and a guitar line that sounds like it was lifted from The Strokes' "What Ever Happened." Singer/guitarist Ezra Koenig doesn't sound as convinced as Cole that this is a love affair worth fighting for, adding some ambiguity to the original's statement of intent.
+ Listen to Vampire Weekend's cover of Cheryl Cole's "Fight For This Love."