Surprising cover version of the day - Ezra Furman does LCD Soundsystem

This blog is (at times anyway) a paean to LCD Soundsystem and all their associated wonders, so it's not really a surprise that I like this. Furman has stripped the track back to just an acoustic guitar and vocals, in doing so highlighting was a great songwriter Mr. Murphy is (not that you need me to tell you that). The track can be found on a bonus disc that comes with Ezra's new album 'Perpetual Motion People' when you buy it from any of the Rough Trade shops.

Things that remind me of other things #1: 'Busy Earnin'' by Jungle & 'You Can't Hide' by LCD Soundsystem

I've been listening to Busy Earnin' for a while now and in the back of my mind there was a nagging feeling that it felt like something else. It finally clicked today while I was playing the song (really loudly) in the sunshine. They're not identical but I reckon the vibe's pretty similar. If you're not familiar with the LCD Soundsystem track it was on the '45:33' album that they made for Nike. This version's taken from their fantastic farewell concert at Madison Square Gardens:



The Jungle track comes from their eponomyously-titled debut album, which came out this week:



Compare and contrast - what do you think?