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The Courteeners cover Sugababes and Velvet Underground for new single

The Courteeners

The Courteeners

Mancunians also tackle Mama Cass, Laura Marling and James

The Courteeners have covered songs by The Velvet Underground and Sugababes for B-sides to their forthcoming single.

The Manchester band have recorded their versions of Sugababes' 'About You Now' and The Velvet Underground's 'I'm Sticking With You' as flipsides to 'No You Didn't, No You Don't'.

Liam Fray and co also reworked Mama Cass' 'Dream A Little Dream Of Me', Laura Marling's 'New Romantic' and James' 'Out To Get You' for the release.

The songs will feature on CD, digital and 7" formats, all of which are out on June 23.

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Panama Jack 

May 21, 2008

These guys are going to hit the big time soon. Lets see how they handle massive live gigs..

its_rudimentary 

May 22, 2008

Way too much hype surrounds this band they have sum gd tunes but u cud be forgiven for thinkin they were the new stones or summat they way some people go on....why aren't they writin their own b-sides have they run out of ideas already!?

guyp16 

May 22, 2008

oh dear... new romantic will be ruined!

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