Another pop-culture question for the audience: Jason Hare, in the course of recapping a Top Ten from 1985 makes a shrewd observation:
“Sussudio” was a damn catchy song in 1985 and while nobody will admit to liking it now, I guarantee you that once an indie band covers it, Stereogum will lose their shit.
So, the question is, who should cover it? I’m not going to be terribly strict about the “indie” classification, as I have trouble keeping track of who has sold out these days, so let’s leave it open:
Some band working today is going to cover Phil Collins’s “Sussudio,” and it’s going to be awesome: who is the band for the job?
Alternatively, if you find the thought of Phil Collins covers too horrible to contemplate, suggest another cheeseball but catchy song from the 80’s, and a band that would do a kick-ass cover version of it.
(My default answer for any “who should cover this song” question is whatever band Greg Dulli is fronting at the moment (Twilight Singers, Afghan Whigs). I’m not sure how “Sussudio” can be made to sound sinister, but I bet they could manage it…)