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It's Friday, it's getting on for 5 o'clock again. However, everyone knows time works differently between Christmas and New Year. Accordingly, for the last time: It's time to go underneath the covers (with the lights out).

I always recommend listening to a cover version without knowing what or who it is, so click on the link before reading ahead...

Today's cover version [mp3 download]

That was Luke Haines covering (I Love The Sound Of) Breaking Glass, originally by Nick Lowe

This track originally appeared on the Luke Haines soundtrack of the deeply weird Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry. Quite what possessed him to put a Nick Lowe cover on there is a mystery; the man is willfully perverse.

In addition to willful perversity, he does also display songwriting genius (when not committing covers). Oh, and shocking arrogance, since he subtitled his 2002 compilation Das Capital "the Songwriting Genius of Luke Haines and The Auteurs".

I'm slightly surprised he mentioned the Auteurs, since the program for the concert where we saw Das Capital performed live stated that the Auteurs did not break up, but were dismissed on grounds of "diminished musical responsibility".

Anyway. I've waffled plenty about Luke Haines on here in the past. Monstrous ego. Partially justified. Check him out :)

Oh, and in case you were curious: "Underneath the covers with the lights out" is a lyric from the Luke Haines song The Rubettes.

Happy new year, everyone.