Radio 1 has announced the coming together of artists across genres for a song cover for charity. Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These” is selected to be the song for the artists to cover, and it will be premiered on April 23, alongside a music video which is shot at the home of every artist involved. The proceeds from the track will be going to BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief.
Coldplay, Dua Lipa, and Rita Ora are the leading names of the artists who will join forces in making this star-studded single. Meanwhile, other musicians who will appear in the song include 5 Seconds of Summer, AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Bastille, Biffy Clyro, Celeste, Dermot Kennedy, Ellie Goulding, Grace Carter, Hailee Steinfeld, Jess Glynn, Mabel, Paloma Faith, Rag’n’Bone Man, Royal Blood, Sam Fender, Sean Pual, Sigrid, Yungblud, and Zara Larsson.
This upcoming cover of “Times Like These” is a part of The Stay Home Live Lounge hosted by Radio 1. Grammy award-winning producer Fraser T. Smith is in charge of the production, which he promised to use pots, pans and acoustic guitars as “the trickery of an expensive recording studio”. In addition, the music video will be filmed at the homes of all artists involved.
Watch the preview from the post below.
Entire profits earned from the single will be gathered up with those raised from BBC’s The Big Night In, and all will be split and sent to BBC Children In Need and Comic Relief to support those affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. In the meantime, money raised from any international platforms will support the WHO’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Tune in on April 23 for the premier of the “Times Like These” cover. The track will be on air throughout many radio stations, Radio 1, Radio 2, 1Xtra, 6Music and Asian Network.
BBC Radio 1:
Launching the biggest ever Live Lounge, with stars collaborating a cover of Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These”Featuring: Dua Lipa / Chris Martin / Bastille / Ellie Goulding / Sam Fender / YUNGBLUD / Anne-Marie / Mabel / Royal Blood / 5SOS / Zara Larsson and more.
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) April 20, 2020
“Times Like These” is a song from Foo Fighters’ 2002 record ‘One by One‘. The song is about frontman Dave Grohl’s yearning for an old good time when in the band after he and his mates taking a hiatus. It is no wonder why it is picked up to be a song for the cover, as it reminds us of a good time when we could go out and hang out with friends and family. While waiting for the cover to come, let’s hear the original and have fun again.
