The A.V. Club’s popular Undercover web-video series that rolled out last summer returned over the holidays, this time tapping au courant indie acts to cover modern-day holiday classics. The latest installment features the very folky Vetiver tackling the Ramones’ ’80s classic “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight).” Needless to say, it’s an entirely different take on the punk favorite.
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Video: The Cure’s ‘Inbetween Days’ covered by Superchunk
- Video: Wedding Present’s ‘My Favourite Dress’ covered by Patrick Stump
- Video: The Smiths’ ‘A Rush and a Push’ covered by Coheed & Cambria
- Video: The Wedding Present covers the Rolling Stones’ ‘19th Nervous Breakdown’
- Video: Depeche Mode’s ‘Enjoy the Silence’ covered by Maritime
- Video: Ted Leo covers Tears for Fears’ ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’
Meh… think I’ll pass and watch the original.