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February 14, 2008 15:28

Lightspeed Champion 'butchers' Michael Jackson

Dev Hynes has been celebrating 'Thriller's birthday

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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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