Song of The Day: Backyard Band “Hello” (Adele Cover)

DC Go-Go bands have a long history of taking current and classic radio hits and covering them in a more raw DC Go-Go style, which is exactly what we have here with this awesome cover by DC area Backyard Band. The take Adele’s massive current hit (a rather sleepy song) and make it more funky and upbeat while injecting some real soul and groove into it.

The Backyard Band has had a tremendous impact on the go-go world ever since they came on the scene in 1991. Like the bands before them they started out with amateur equipment and little money. In their early years they hit us with songs like the famous “’91 Dope Jam” and “I Got Five On It”. Backyard began a new hybrid style of go-go where they would take popular rap songs and hook them up with a phat go-go beat. This new style is what most young bands use today.

Song of The Day: Backyard Band “Hello” (Adele Cover)