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Lightspeed Champion 'butchers' Michael Jackson

Lightspeed Champion, album review

Lightspeed Champion, album review

Dev Hynes has been celebrating 'Thriller's birthday

Lightspeed Champion has covered Michael Jackson’s 'Thriller'.

He sang the classic single with his band to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album of the same name, the best-selling album of all time.

On his MySpace bulletin Dev admits: “Sorry Michael, we did butcher it.”

The performance was filmed and can be seen on the BBC’s Culture Show on Saturday (February 16).


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