{"id":32636,"date":"2026-08-08T14:38:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32636"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:38:54","slug":"vera-blue-covers-radioheads-creep-for-triple-js-like-a-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32636","title":{"rendered":"Vera Blue covers Radiohead&#8217;s &#8216;Creep&#8217; for triple j&#8217;s Like A Version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/vera-blue\/\">Vera Blue<\/a> has taken on one of alternative rock\u2019s most enduring songs, covering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/radiohead\/\">Radiohead<\/a>\u2018s \u201cCreep\u201d for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/triplej\/like-a-version\/vera-blue-covers-radiohead-creep-for-like-a-version\/107004490\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">triple j\u2019s Like A Version<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Australian singer-songwriter stripped the 1992 track back to three elements \u2014 electric guitar, piano and vocals \u2014 building from the lower end of her range into a soaring falsetto by the chorus. Late in the performance she deployed The Pipe, a mouth-controlled dynamic effects processor and synthesizer made by SOMA Laboratory, adding an eerie texture to the arrangement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBlue said she was drawn to the song\u2019s emotional core, describing \u201cCreep\u201d as an \u201cepic rock song\u201d whose lyrics are also \u201cheartbreaking,\u201d and aiming for a \u201cvery haunting version\u201d that still nods to Thom Yorke\u2019s original.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"a-article-related-module-wrap lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl lrv-u-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-160@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/vera-blue\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"o-indicator lrv-a-glue a-glue--b-n050 lrv-a-glue--r-0 a-glue--t-auto a-glue--l-0 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto u-pointer-events-none lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-border-radius-50p u-width-20 u-height-20 a-icon-related-artist lrv-a-icon-after\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBlue also performed \u201cMaze,\u201d a track from her forthcoming album <em>Modern Rituals<\/em>, during her studio session. The album is due Friday, Aug. 21 via Island Records\/Universal Music Australia, and Blue will support it with a national tour opening the same night at Brisbane\u2019s Princess Theatre and running through Perth\u2019s The Rechabite on Aug. 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBorn Celia Pavey, Vera Blue first emerged as a folk artist and finalist on <em>The Voice Australia<\/em> before reinventing herself under the Vera Blue name in 2016. Her 2017 album <em>Perennial<\/em> reached No. 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart, powered by the double-platinum single \u201cRegular Touch.\u201d Her highest-profile chart success came via her collaboration with fellow Australian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/flume\/\">Flume<\/a> on \u201cRushing Back,\u201d which reached No. 12 on Billboard\u2019s Hot Dance\/Electronic Songs chart. <em>Modern Rituals<\/em> will be her third studio album as Vera Blue, following 2022\u2019s <em>Mercurial<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vera Blue\u00a0covers Radiohead\u2019s \u2018Creep\u2019\u00a0for Like A Version\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EKviQZzQdyk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Vera Blue \u2014 Modern Rituals Australian Tour 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAug. 21 \u2014 Brisbane \u2014 Princess Theatre<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAug. 22 \u2014 Sydney \u2014 City Recital Hall<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAug. 23 \u2014 Canberra \u2014 UC Refectory<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAug. 26 \u2014 Melbourne \u2014 Northcote Theatre<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAug. 27 \u2014 Adelaide \u2014 The Gov<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAug. 28 \u2014 Perth \u2014 The Rechabite<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vera Blue has taken on one of alternative rock\u2019s most enduring songs, covering Radiohead\u2018s \u201cCreep\u201d for triple j\u2019s Like A Version. 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