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Sunday afternoon, and we're just about to see Hot Chip turn in a furiously danceable set on the main stage. But wait - what's this we find, hiding in the corner of the Rainbow Bar? It would appear to be the back end of a caravan, fashioned into, yes, a giant jukebox. And inside sit three oddly-clad gentlemen who should definitely know better, churning out oddly chintzy but really rather charming renditions of whatever tune the pound-paying punters want (from a list of about 30  -they're not completely insane).

So rather than wait for Hot Chip to blow our socks off with a blistering, hugely funked-up rendition of 'Over And Over' - which, naturally, is precisely what they do, providing Bestival's unofficial theme tune in the process - we stick our money in and let these chaps have a go instead.

Their cover version sounds like, well, Isle of Wight residents The Bess in fact. Which, considering where we are, might not be surprising. Must be something in the water.

Posted by Charlie Ivens at 04:55PM


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