Metal, marimbas, vampires and EDM: ABBA’s Lay All Your Love On Me as you’ve never heard it before, with producer Paul Mac and composer Alice Chance.

This is the first episode of Cover Story, a new series from The Music Show in which Andy and his guests take songs of the popular music canon and examine their cover versions, for better, worse, and weirder. 

Music details:

Lay All Your Love On MeComposed by Benny Andersson & Björn UlvaeusOriginally recorded by ABBA for the album Super Trouper (1980) on Atlantic Records

Covers by:

ErasureBrian David GilbertBentley RoblesAmberian DawnPale HoneySiv JakobsenCaroline Shaw & So Percussion

Paul Mac’s Tekno Train: The Album is out now. 

German vocal ensemble Sjaella perform works by Alice Chance in July:

Hobart Festival of Voices 1/7/25, 2/7/25Ballina 6/7/25Brisbane - QPAC 10/7/25Sydney - Utzon Room 13/7/25Adelaide - Ukaria 19/7/25, 20/7/25Canberra 23/7/25Melbourne Recital Centre 25/7/25

The Music Show is made on Gadigal and Gundungurra Country. Technical Production by John Jacobs and Bethany Stewart