Random Cover of the Week – The Rosebuds Put a Twist on The Bee Gees

Ivan and Kelly from The Rosebuds

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, a third-world country, or Nebraska for the last 30 years you know The Bee Gees’ “Staying Alive”. And if you’ve been reading this site for a while you know who The Rosebuds are. But I bet you can’t imagine The Rosebuds, in all their indie-rock glory, covering “Staying Alive”. Well imagine no more:

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Their take is darker, more brooding than the falsetto-laden original. It’s a cool twist on the song that spawned John Travolta, for better or worse.

via My Old Kentucky Blog