The Script, Ed Sheeran, Kylie & the Manics star on 80s covers album

Music
22 Oct 14

Shane Filan covering Cyndi Lauper’s ‘True Colours’; Boyzone re-working The Waterboys’ ‘The Whole Of The Moon’; Kian Egan tackling Bryan Adams’ ‘Run To You’ and The Script making The Cars’ ‘Drive’ their own.

Those are the Irish contributors to Sounds Of The 80s, a 37-track collection of contemporary artists celebrating one of pop’s most flamboyant decades.
Out on November 10, the BBC Radio 2/Warner Bros collaborative effort also matches Ed Sheeran to Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Atlantic City’; Birdy to Madonna’s ‘Lucky Star’, Manic Street Preachers to the Rolling Stones’ ‘Start Me Up’; Kylie to Kim Carnes’ ‘Bette Davies Eyes’ and Sophie Ellis-Bextor to New Order’s ‘True Faith’.
We’re also keen to hear how Dolly Parton got on with Bon Jovi’s ‘Lay Your Hands On Me’!