RHODA DAKAR
VERSION GIRL
SUNDAY BEST
“From 1980, back in the day, I took an old song and did it our way,” opens Rhoda Dakar on her new covers album, Version Girl. Referencing her debut 45 with The Bodysnatchers, Let’s Do Rock Steady, she celebrates her passion for reggae and ska by eschewing the predictable. These 12 songs salute her inspirations, with tracks by Elvis Costello, The Pretenders and David Bowie all receiving makeovers. “I wanted to go a little leftfield,” she says, as highlights include unique interpretations of Walking After Midnight, As Tears Go By and Morrissey’s Every Day Is Like Sunday.