The rumours are true. The Tullamarines are performing classic Fleetwood Mac track ‘The Chain’ live for Like A Version.
It’s the first time that the Kaurna/Adelaide foursome have covered a song for the program.
“Initially, we were thinking, we couldn’t do [‘The Chain’] justice,” frontman Ben Waltho remembers of brainstorming potential versions.
“But we just went, we’ll give it a go, see what happens.”
The Tullamarines haven’t gone too far off the chain, adhering closely to the blueprint that Fleetwood Mac formulated way back in 1977.
“I think the thing is for me, make it more us,” guitarist Lucinda Machin says of the minor instrumental tweaks made to the original.
“So if people haven’t listened to us before, it’s kind of like what style The Tullies are. If it’s too serious and we botch it up…” she laughs, trailing off.
Thankfully, no one would accuse the band of doing any such thing. With a cover this earnest and energetic, The Tullamarines couldn’t have made a better introduction.