{"id":36590,"date":"2025-08-01T04:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T04:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/36590\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T04:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T04:18:08","slug":"skegss-covers-sheryl-crows-if-it-makes-you-happy-for-like-a-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/36590\/","title":{"rendered":"Skegss covers Sheryl Crow’s ‘If It Makes You Happy’ for Like A Version"},"content":{"rendered":"

If it makes you happy (and it will), Skegss has popped into the Like A Version studio to cover a Sheryl Crow classic.<\/p>\n

Fresh off a temperature-rising winter tour across Aus, the Byron Bay rockers have turned their hand to ‘If It Makes You Happy’, the American singer’s country-twanged 1996 hit about feeling blue despite her debut album’s success.<\/p>\n

“I like her lyrics, she always seems to have fun, comical lyrics,” says Skegss frontman Ben Reed.<\/p>\n

“‘Cos she’s got that country-esque storytelling, she paints a good picture, but has a lot of fun with it\u2026 She’s a real clever lyricist.”<\/p>\n

How did the group land on the track? It wasn’t easy, with the boys saying they were struggling to come up with a solid Like A Version. It makes sense given the band’s first crack in 2019 with Pixies’ ‘Here Comes Your Man’<\/a> remains a hit, with Ben saying they’re still asked about the track six years on.<\/p>\n

After throwing around a few ideas, Ben remembered his sisters blasting ‘If It Makes You Happy’ on repeat back in the early 2000s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First jam, it all clicked, with the band’s fuzzy surf rock take adding a new dimension to the pop classic. Skegss might just have another fan favourite on their hands.<\/p>\n

Check out more from Skegss return to Like A Version below.<\/p>\n

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