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The Kings of Leon on stage next to Swedish singer Robyn
If you are wondering why the Kings of Leon‘s cover of ‘Dancing on my Own‘ by Robyn has suddenly taken over your social media feed then you are not along. Similarly, if you cannot get enough of the song no matter how many times you listen to it, you are not alone.
The Kings of Leon have been covering Robyn’s ‘Dancing on my Own’ for years. It is a millennial anthem featured in HBO’s Girls and a song which Robyn herself performed at the SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert. And now the clip has made its way to TikTok where millions of people have glommed onto the cover and are outraged that the Kings of Leon have not ever released it on Spotify.
The Kings of Leon Cover of Robyn’s ‘Dancing on my Own’ Takes Off
Swedish singer Robyn released ‘Dancing on my Own’ on 4/20 back in 2010. It was one of those zeitgeist tracks that seemed to perfectly capture the vibe of the era with a je ne sais quoi only those with boots on the ground in Williamsburg, Brooklyn could describe.
One thing about great songs is they lead to great covers. Such was the case with Robyn’s ‘Dancing on my Own’ as the Kings of Leon have been covering it for over 10 years. They performed the cover at Lollapalooza back in 2014. Heck, we posted an article about this cover here at BroBible all the way back in 2013!
Now, as much as I’d love to say ‘Gen Z never misses a chance to act like they are the first to discover something that has existed for a long time” that is not the case here. The Kings of Leon’s cover of ‘Dancing on my Own’ has blown up on TikTok with the clip being used in tens of thousands of videos such as this one:
But nobody is denying the cover exists. What the millions of people on TikTok are begging for is the Kings of Leon to release the cover on Spotify. As things stand, this 13+ year old cover from the BBC’s Radio 1 Live Lounge is available for anyone to stream on YouTube. But YouTube only accounts for around 18% of where Americans get their music.
Weirdly, there are multiple TikTok videos titled ‘Petition to add Kings of Leon’s Dancing on my Own to Spotify’ but as things stand there is no actual petition. Someone needs to start that.
Is this the best Kings of Leon cover?
I count myself among the millions begging for this Kings of Leon cover to get added to Spotify. Robyn’s version of the song makes my Spotify Wrapped ‘Most Listened’ songs list every single year. It is a timeless banger.
But, and this is a but so large its of Sir-Mix-A-Lot proportions, I would argue the Kings of Leon’s cover of ‘Where is my Mind’ by The Pixies is their best cover and one that deserves just as much praise as ‘Dancing on my Own.’ Again, it is years old. They all are. The Kings of Leon have been a band since 1999. It is not as if these covers just materialized out of thin air last month.
This cover of ‘Where is my Mind’ is top notch though and hte fact that it is a studio recording bodes well for people wanting a studio version of the band’s ‘Dancing on my Own’ cover.
If you had to pick one, the Kings of Leon’s cover of ‘Dancing on my Own’ by Robyn or ‘Where is my Mind’ by the Pixes, which one are you keeping? Serious answers only down below in the comments!