Unknown Mortal Orchestra Covers David Bowie’s ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’

  • Jun 14, 2018
  • 9:23 am PDT
  • By Andy Kahn
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Last night’s episode of SiriusXMU Sessions featured a stripped-down performance by Unknown Mortal Orchestra. The session saw the band performing a cover a classic David Bowie song.

Frontman Ruban Nielson led the New Zealand-based group on an arrangement of “Oh! You Pretty Things.” The song originally appeared on Bowie’s 1971 album Hunky Dory.

Check out UMO’s Bowie cover below:

    • Christchurch, New Zealand
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at The Foundry Bar
    • Dunedin, New Zealand
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Glenroy Auditorium
    • Auckland, New Zealand
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Town Hall
    • Melbourne, Australia
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Forum Theatre
    • Brisbane, Australia
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Tivoli Theatre
    • Antwerp, Belgium
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Trix
    Stephen Malkmus & The JicksTrevor PowersRolling Blackouts Coastal FeverAndy Shauf
    • Paris
    • 3 days • Nov 1 - 3, 2018
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Pitchfork Paris
    Mac DeMarcoFever RayBon Iver
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Vega
    • Oslo, Norway
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Parkteatret
    • Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at O2 Institute Birmingham
    • London, United Kingdom
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall
    • Brighton, United Kingdom
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Concorde 2
    • Sheffield, United Kingdom
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Leadmill
    Yuno
    • Dublin, Ireland
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Dublin Academy
    • Glasgow, United Kingdom
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra at O2 ABC