With a plethora of samples, sound bites, and painful pop-punk covers swarming the air and web waves, finding a decent cover song can require intervention by a veteran P.I. Fortunately, A.V. Club has done the sleuthing for you, collecting 25 bands to cover 25 well-known songs in one small, circular room for A.V. “Undercover.”
This week, Clem Snide frontman Eef Barzelay gives Journey’s life-on-the-road power ballad “Faithfully” an irony-free vocal-and-ukulele treatment. Whistling ensues.
