Like A Version is a segment on the radio station Triple J's program Mel in the Morning, hosted by Mel Bampton. It involves Australian, and more recently, international artists playing live, accoustic versions of some of their favourite songs. This segment's popularity has led to the release of two compilation CDs. Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... Melissa Mel Bampton is an Australian radio announcer, best known for her work on the Triple J network. ...

The title is an obvious parody of Like a Virgin. Like a Virgin (1984, see 1984 in music) is the second studio album by singer Madonna. ...

Like A Version: Volume One

23-track compilation CD released in 2005 ©Australian Broadcasting Corporation and distributed by Warner Music Australia. There was some controversy regarding the album cover at the time of the album's release, as it was believed that the artwork denigrated the Virgin Mary. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ... The term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: Mary, the mother of Jesus, the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary Blessed Virgin Mary, the Roman Catholic theological and doctrinal concept of Mary Marian apparitions shrines to the Virgin Mary Virgin Mary in Islam, the Islamic theological and doctrinal concept...

Track listing:

1. Grinspoon - "Drugs Don't Work" (Richard Ashcroft)
2. The Pictures - "Milkshake" (Pharrell Williams/Chad Hugo)
3. Jebediah - "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (Burt Bacharach/Hal David)
4. Salmonella Dub - "Get Up Stand Up" (Bob Marley/Peter Tosh)
5. Speedstar - "There is A Light That Never Goes Out" (S.Morrissey/J.Marr)
6. Little Birdy - "These Boots Were Made For Walking" (Lee Hazlewood)
7. The Cat Empire - "Hotel California" (D.Felder/D.Henley/G.Frey)
8. End Of Fashion - "Quicksand" (David Bowie)
9. Bertie Blackman - "Tyrone" (E.Wright/N.Hurt)
10. Goodshirt - "Gouge Away" (Black Francis)
11. Love Outside Andromeda - "Andy Warhol" (David Bowie)
12. Darren Hanlon - "Don't Stop" (Christine McVie)
13. Damien Rice - "When Doves Cry"* (Prince)
14. John Butler Trio - "Message In A Bottle" (Sting/Gordon Sumner)
15. Gorgeous - "Little Suicides" (A.Fier/L.Carson)
16. Lazy Susan - "Are You Old Enough" (Paul Hewson)
17. Betchadupa - "Sweet Dreams" (Phillip Judd)
18. Starky - "Show A Sign Of Life" (J.Malerman/M.Owen)
19. Serena Ryder - "Illegal Smile" (John E. Prine)
20. Missy Higgins - "Moses" (Patty Griffin)
21. Big Heavy Stuff - "Hyperballad" (Bjork Gudmundsdottir)
22. Donovan Frankenreiter - "Stay Young" (G.Lyle/B.Gallagher)
23. Clare Bowditch - "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)

• Track 13 by Damien Rice contains a portion of Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (J.Page/R.Plant/A.Bredon)

Grinspoon are an Australian alternative/grunge rock band from Lismore, fronted by Phil Jamieson with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass and Kristian Hopes on drums. ... Richard Ashcroft performing at Live 8, with Chris Martin of Coldplay in the background Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971, in Billinge, Wigan, England) is best known as the lead singer of The Verve, which he helped form in 1989. ... The Pictures are an Australian alternative rock band based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Pharrell Williams aka Skateboard P (born April 5, 1973) is one half of - and the songwriter for - the primarily hip-hop production duo, The Neptunes (with Chad Hugo). ... Jebediah is an alternative/pop rock band from Perth, Western Australia. ... Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States in January, 1970. ... Burt Bacharach (born May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a Jewish-American pianist and composer. ... Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an Jewish-American lyricist and songwriter. ... Salmonella Dub Salmonella Dub are a Dub/Drum n Bass/Reggae/Roots band from Christchurch, New Zealand. ... Get Up, Stand Up is a reggae song written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. ... Robert Nesta Marley, OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Little Birdy is a four piece rock band from Perth, Western Australia. ... Barton Lee Hazlewood (born July 9, 1929 in Mannford, Oklahoma) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... The Cat Empire is a six-piece band, based in Melbourne, Australia. ... Hotel California is an album released by American rock band the Eagles in late 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... End of Fashion are a rock band from Perth, Western Australia. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and mixer, whose work spans more than four decades. ... Goodshirt is a New Zealand Pop/Rock four piece band formed in Auckland, with albums released in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and more recently Japan. ... Frank Black, also known as Black Francis (real name Charles Michael Kitridge Thompson IV, born April 6, 1965), is an American musician. ... Bold text==History==Bold text Melbournes Love Outside Andromeda formed in 2000 as Andromeda, the brainchild of Sianna Lee - an ambitious bedroom guitarist with a knack for confessional-style song writing. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and mixer, whose work spans more than four decades. ... Darren Hanlon is an Australian musician who plays folk-rock. ... Dont Stop is also the name of a song written by ATB and the name of Jolin Tsais album. ... Christine McVie Christine McVie (born Christine Anne Perfect, July 12, 1943, in Birmingham) is a British singer, keyboardist, and songwriter. ... Damien Rice Damien Rice (born December 7, 1970) is an Irish musician, born in Celbridge, County Kildare, some 22 kilometres from Dublin, whose album O was an enormous success, quickly adding him to the roster of notable Irish musicians. ... When Doves Cry is a 1984 song by Prince, and according to Billboard magazine, it was the top-selling single of the year. ... Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... The John Butler Trio is a jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. ... Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is a British musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... UK DVD cover Gorgeous (玻璃樽 Bor lei jun) is a 1999 Hong Kong movie, directed by Vincent Kuk. ... Lazy Susan on a Chinese style table. ... Other people called Bono are available at Bono (disambiguation). ... Betchadupa is a New Zealand pop/rock group. ... Starky is a fictional, playable character from the SquareSoft RPG Chrono Cross. ... Serena Ryder is a Canadian singer/songwriter who is based in Peterborough, Ontario. ... Missy Higgins Missy Higgins (born Melissa Morrison Higgins on August 19, 1983) is an Australian singer-songwriter living in Melbourne. ... Patty Griffin. ... Big Heavy Stuff is a Sydney-based Australian indie rock band with a unique style. ... Bj rk Gu mundsd ttir (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjav k, Iceland) is a singer/songwriter with a great expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including popular, hip-hop, alternative-rock, torch songs, folk, and classical. ... Donavon Frankenreiter (born December 10, 1972-) is an American roots musician and surfer. ... Clare Bowditch is an Australian musician from Melbourne, Victoria. ... Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter. ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, and are one of the most successful and influential groups in popular music history. ... Babe Im Gonna Leave You is a folk song performed by Joan Baez and most famously by the British rock group Led Zeppelin, on their 1969 debut album. ...

Like A Version: Volume Two

Released in 2006. Whilst the first album contained only three tracks from international artists - Serena Ryder, Salmonella Dub and Donovan Frankenreiter - volume 2 has seen the overseas contribution expand to 7.

Track listing:

1. Gyroscope - "Monument"
2. The Herd - "I Was Only 19"
3. Eels - "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man"
4. Sophie Koh - "Creep"
5. Spoon - "Upwards at 45 Degree"
6. Sarah Blasko - "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
7. The Drones - "Words From A Woman To Her Man"
8. Lior - "Needle And The Damage Done"
9. Holidays On Ice - "The Holiday Song"
10. Crooked Fingers - "Long Black Veil"
11. Tegan and Sara - "Dancing In The Dark"
12. Evermore - "Relapse"
13. Holly Throsby - "Mistress"
14. 67 Special - "Scar"
15. Live@Subs – "Rolled Up"
16. Mia Dyson - "Can't Let Go"
17. The Panda Band - "My Mistake"
18. The Mountain Goats - "Wild World"
19. Kate Miller-Heidke - "Little Water Song"
20. The Tea Party - "The Maker"
21. New Buffalo - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
22. Willy Mason - "The Way I Am"

A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principle of conservation of angular momentum. ... The Herd may be: The Herd (group) a Football firm following Arsenal Football Club The Herd Forum. ... Eels is an American rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as Mr. ... Sophie Koh in Darwin, Northern Territory (2003) Sophie Koh is an Australian based musician. ... Spoon. ... Sarah Blasko is an Australian musician. ... The Drones are an Australian rock group who rose to prominence during the early noughties. ... Lior is a Australian singer songwriter based in Sydney. ... Crooked Fingers is the name of a band led by former Archers of Loaf lead singer Eric Bachmann. ... If It Was You Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin (born September 19, 1980, identical twins) are Canadian singer-songwriters, performing as Tegan and Sara. ... Evermore are an alternative rock band, from the New Zealand North Island town of Feilding. ... 67 Special is a rock band based in Melbourne. ... Mia Dyson poses with her guitar Mia Dyson (born 1981) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... The Panda Band are an indie pop band originating from Perth, Western Australia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Tea Party was a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock and Middle Eastern influences. ... New Buffalo is: The name of several towns in the United States: New Buffalo in Michigan, New Buffalo in Pennsylvania. ... Willy Mason Willy Mason (born 21 November 1984) is an American singer-songwriter. ...

External links

• Triple J website