WTF

David Hasselhoff Covers Echo and The Bunnymen’s “Lips Like Sugar” and Plans to Follow up with The Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Head On”

In the above photo taken in the autumn of 2018, we see David Hasselhoff photographed together with Al Jourgensen of Ministry.

The unlikely pairing was the result Jourgensen, together with DJ Swamp, recording a remix of Hasselhoff’s cover version of the Neil Diamond song Sweet Caroline.

Despite the collaboration having yet to emerge, the former Knight Rider star has shown that this was not a joke.

“I’m doing some heavy metal songs on my new album,” Hasselhoff told German news site Zeit. “Why not? I do not have an album title yet, but it should read: ‘Everything is allowed.’ I do everything. Because I can. Because I want it.”

Hasselhoff, being no stranger to post-punk, famously covered David Bowie’s “Heroes” during the taking down of the Berlin Wall. Not only that, also had none other than New Order perform their 1993 single “Regret” on his hit television series Baywatch.

Recently, producer Adam Hamilton shared a Facebook video showing Hasselhoff covering cover of “Lips Like Sugar” by Echo & The Bunnymen, adding that that he and The Hoff have plans to record The Jesus and Mary Chains “Head On” soon as well (see live version at the bottom of this article).

Watch The Hoff’s rendition of “Lips Like Sugar” below:

The tracklist for Hasselhoff’s upcoming album remains to be seen, but from the looks of it, the release, scheduled for June of 2019, is going to going to span a variety of genres in addition to metal and post-punk.

UPDATE: David Hasselhoff performed The Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Head On” live at Fonda Theatre in Hollywood on Oct. 12th 2018.

post-punk.com

From the Editor at Post-Punk.com

Recent Posts

Amsterdam’s Automatic Noise Festival Returns This Spring with Svart Ridå, Sun Mahshene, Attic Ocean, and L’orne

Amsterdam's Automatic Noise Festival 2024 is set to deliver an immersive shoegaze experience once again…

7 hours ago

Perestroika Offers Up a Slice of Dance Heaven With “Foreign Keys”

The newest offering from the Montreal-based band, Perestroika, is a slice of dance heaven. Members…

7 hours ago

Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder — Dark Songstress Julia Gaeta Debuts Video for “Blur Divine”

In the winding paths of love gone awry, where affection veers from its blissful beginnings,…

8 hours ago

No Mountains, No Horizon | An Interview With Simon Huw Jones of And Also the Trees

British-born, rural-centric post-punk project And Also the Trees has been a forever favorite for us…

11 hours ago

Berlin’s Curses Signs to Italians Do It Better and Releases New Single ‘Elegant Death”

Don't try to tell me I haven't seen death before It's always knocking Knocking at…

21 hours ago

Johnny Dynamite & The Blood Suckers Debut New Single “Straitjacket Summer Love” Ahead of Spring Tour

We may be crazy How could it be? You couldn't try to get over me…

1 day ago