Genre | Live music |
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Running time | 8:00 am–8:15 am |
Country of origin | Australia |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | triple j |
Hosted by | Concetta Caristo and Bryce Mills (current) |
Starring | Various |
Created by | Mel Bampton |
Original release | 2005 – present |
Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
Website | www |
Like a Version is a weekly segment on Australian youth radio station triple j. It involves Australian and international artists playing two songs live in the triple j studio, one of their own songs (an "original") and then a cover version, hence the name of the segment. The title is wordplay on the Madonna song "Like a Virgin".
It was created by Mel Bampton as part of the Mel in the Morning program. [1] The segment was later moved to Robbie Buck's Drive program, [2] and then to the Breakfast Show. [3] Due to the intimate nature of the presenters' studio, the performances in the segment's early years were often acoustic or otherwise stripped-back. In more recent years, however, the performances have been moved into a larger studio to allow for full-band performances. The segment has grown in popularity over the years, leading to the release of compilation CDs featuring the covers. Some particularly well-received covers have also made it into the triple j Hottest 100. All Like a Version performances are filmed by triple j and are made available on the triple j website and YouTube channel.
Like a Version is comparable to BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and Irish Today FM's Even Better Than the Real Thing .
On 15 July 2023, Triple J celebrated 20 years of Like A Version by hosting a special edition of its annual Hottest 100 countdown with the Triple J Hottest 100 of Like a Version. Listeners were able to vote for their favourite Like A Version's of the past 20 years as a celebration of the segment. Third place was taken by Ocean Alley's cover of Player's "Baby Come Back", second place was Denzel Curry's cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Bulls on Parade" and the top spot was taken by DMA's cover of Cher's "Believe". [4]
23-track compilation CD released in 2005 by ABC Music. [1]
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Track 13 by Damien Rice contains a portion of Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Anne Bredon/Jimmy Page & Robert Plant)
22-track compilation CD released in 2006 by ABC Music. [5]
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20-track compilation CD and 10 video DVD released in 2007 by ABC Music [6]
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19-track compilation CD and 14 video DVD released in 2008 by ABC Music. [2]
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20-track compilation CD and 14-track DVD released in November 2009 by ABC Music. [7]
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21-track compilation CD and 16-track DVD released in October 2010 by ABC Music [9]
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Australia (ARIA) [12] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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23-track compilation CD and 15-track DVD released in November 2011 by ABC Music. [13]
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Australia (ARIA) [17] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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21-track compilation CD and 14-track DVD released in October 2012 by ABC Music. [3]
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Australia (ARIA) [20] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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20-track compilation CD and 20-track DVD released in October 2013 by ABC Music. [21]
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Australia (ARIA) [24] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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19-track compilation CD and 25-track DVD released in October 2014 by ABC Music. [25]
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Australia (ARIA) [29] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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40-track compilation CD released on 2 October 2015 by ABC Music. [30]
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Australia (ARIA) [34] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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39-track compilation CD released on 7 October 2016 by ABC Music.
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Australia (ARIA) [37] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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38-track compilation CD released on 6 October 2017 by ABC Music.
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39-track compilation CD released on 19 October 2018 by ABC Music.
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42-track compilation CD released on 18 October 2019 by ABC Music.
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [40] | 6 |
40-track compilation CD released on 23 October 2020 by ABC Music / Universal Music Australia. [41]
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [42] | 32 |
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