Watch Aodhan cover The Cars’ ‘Just What I Needed’ for triple j’s Like A Version

He also performed his 2020 single 'Twelve Again'

Aodhan is the latest artist to take to the triple j studios for the broadcaster’s Like A Version segment, covering The Cars’ ‘Just What I Needed’.

The young Dharawal singer and his band put their own spin on the 1978 classic, turning it into an indie-rock jam. They retain its core elements, like the synth line that carries the song, but Aodhan’s vocals and stage presence give it a soft-grunge feel.

“I chose this track because I kind of thought it was what my band and I were doing anyway, like similar to our live show, like all the wacky synths and stuff were doing on stage,” Aodhan said in a post-performance interview.

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“It was just a fun song that I think everybody likes.”

Watch his cover of ‘Just What I Needed’ below.

 

As is typical of the segment, he also performed an original song, opting for his September 2020 single ‘Twelve Again’. Watch that performance below too.

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It was the 17-year-old singer’s very first Like A Version appearance. Back in 2019, he won the triple j Unearthed High Indigenous Initiative for his song ‘When Your Eyes Speak’. He also made it into the finals for last year’s Unearthed High competition.

Aodhan – real name Aidan Whitehall – released his debut EP earlier this year, titled ‘Flies In My Room’, produced by Thelma Plum and Angus and Julia Stone producer, Ryan Miller.

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