In a new video on his YouTube channel, Justin Hawkins shared his thoughts on Bring Me The Horizon’s cover of Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall.’
“All right I liked it. I thought it was really cool,” the Darkness frontman shared. “What do you think? Use the comment section below. I mean there may be some similarities to other efforts to cover that song but who cares?”
He continued, “Talent borrows, genius steals and if you’re doing something in the style of Bring Me The Horizon, then Bring Me The Horizon comes and does it. You got to be flattered by that really, haven’t you? Cuz it means that your aim was pretty good in the first place. I enjoyed it thoroughly.”
One of the covers Hawkins referred to came from Loner Youth’s YouTube channel in 2023. He asked Todd Barriage to cover the song in the style of Bring Me The Horizon. It bears some resemblance to the band’s version.
Barriage left a comment under Hawkins’ video, writing, “Didn’t expect to ever see myself in a Justin video! At 9:50 you absolutely nailed it. When I heard BMTH using some of the riffs and vocal re-arrangements we’d added in the løner yøuth cover, I was honoured (and a little amused) as hell we cover songs because we love them to begin with, so the similarities are like musical smooches from one artist to another glad you hear you enjoyed some of the bits we added! That call & response has existed in my brain for years.”
Liam Gallagher liked Bring Me The Horizon’s ‘Wonderwall’ cover on X. The band released the cover on January 29, swapping Noel Gallagher’s acoustic guitar for a heavy electric riff. Liam commented when a user shared the track on X, “I f*cking LOVE it.”
Later, Liam responded to someone who said he’d be ‘so pissed off’ about the cover. He wrote, “I’m not it’s absolutely incredible made my day I’m of out on my skateboard f*ck y’all.”
Bring Me The Horizon also recreated the ‘Wonderwall’ video, with bassist Matt Kean reading a newspaper on the left. The cover is part of Spotify’s ongoing series, along with artists like IDLES, Wet Leg, and LCD Soundsystem.
