E! has been rolling out covers of Robert Palmer’s 1988 power jam “Simple Irresistible,” and we’ve enjoyed modern takes by Charli XCX, the Royal Concept, and Fitz & the Tantrums.
But today’s “re-imagining” by Janelle Monae takes the top-spot — keeping true the guitar riff and synth parts but giving it the raw emotion the soul singer is known for.
Monae tweeted the track out a few minutes ago; listen to it via the un-embeddable E! soundcloud.
I had so much fuuuun reimagining this song for E’s #Oscars coverage #robertpalmer #simplyirresistible JAM. https://t.co/pxOjaeCEYo
— Janelle Monae (@JanelleMonae) March 2, 2014
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