While a rare occurrence for July Talk (particularly full band versions), there have been a few memorable cover songs performed by band members over the years. Collected below are all known covers and collaborative performances of other artists’ songs where a copy exists in reasonable quality.
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Full Band Covers
- Heart Shaped Box (Nirvana cover) – May 6, 2014
- Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen cover, with Arkells and Repartee) – 2016
- Ace of Spades (Motorhead cover, with Matt Mays) – June 24, 2017
- Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen cover, with Arkells, Said the Whale, Mondo Cosmo) – June 24, 2017
- Modern Pressure (Daniel Romano cover with Daniel Romano) – December 22 2017
- Little Garcon (Born Ruffians cover with Luke Lalonde) – December 23 2017
- Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen cover with Adam Baldwin, Matt Mays, The Beaches) – January 20, 2018
- To Hell With Good Intentions (Mclusky cover) – February 2020
- Laid (James cover) – December 2020
- Custer Died For Your Sins (Floyd ‘Red Crow’ Westerman cover) – December 2020
- A Girl Like You (Edwyn Collins) – December 4, 2021
- A Girl Like You (Edwyn Collins cover ft Nyssa) – December 10, 2021
- Suffragette City (David Bowie cover ft Nyssa) – April 14, 2023
Peter and Leah Covers, and Single Band Member Performances
- Bad Moon Rising (CCR cover) – Mourning Ritual ft Peter Dreimanis) – 2014
- Venus Stopped the Train (Wilco cover) – December 2014
- Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley cover) – Bo & The Locomotive ft Peter and Leah – June 16, 2015
- My Music At Work (Tragically Hip cover, Leah Fay with Arkells) – July 2016
- It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over (Lenny Kravitz cover, Leah Fay solo) – December 31, 2016
- Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams ft various Juno performers – April 2, 2017
- Intergalactic (Beastie Boys cover) – Dwayne Gretzky ft Danny Miles – 2017
- The River (Bruce Springsteen cover) – Fred’s Records, NL 2017
- If It Be Your Will (Leonard Cohen cover with Elisapie) – 2017
- Winning (Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton cover) – Massey Hall Ghostlight session
- If It Be Your Will (Leonard Cohen cover) – SOCAN Awards 2017
- Let’s Stay Engaged (The Tragically Hip cover, with Whitehorse) – 2018
- I’m With You (Avril Lavigne cover, Leah with The Beaches/The Elwins) – 2018
- Complicated (Avril Lavigne cover, full night ensemble incl Leah Fay) – 2018
- The Boys of Summer (Don Henley cover) – The Darcys with Leah Fay – 2018
- Cactus Tree (Joni Mitchell cover, with Taylor Knox) – Strombo Show 2018 (you will need to jump to 40:45)
- Baby, It’s Cold Outside/Hard Candy Christmas – Leah Fay with the Queer Songbook Orchestra – December 2018
- Swing Set (Gord Downie cover) – Peter and Leah performing at Secret Path Live – October 19, 2019
- Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them (Gord Downie cover) – Peter and Leah performing with Tanya Tagaq at Secret Path Live – October 19, 2019
- We Are Circling – Buffy Saint-Marie with ensemble performers of Secret Path Live including Peter and Leah, October 19, 2019
- Mirrored Heart (FKA Twigs cover) – Peter and Leah – December 2019
- State Trooper (Bruce Springsteen cover) – Peter Dreimanis (part of a Nebraska tribute album) – July 2020
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (ABBA cover) – Arkells ft The Beaches, members of July Talk – October 1, 2021
- Little Wheel Spin and Spin (Buffy Saint-Marie cover) – Peter and Leah at Music Declares October 2022
- I Can Change (LCD Soundsystem cover) – Peter and Leah at Music Declares October 2022
- Wild Mountain Thyme (aka Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go? – Francis McPeake cover) as seen in the film Sinners – Peter Dreimanis solo encore – August 22, 2025
- Tonight’s The Night (Neil Young cover) – Peter and Leah with house band including Dani Nash at NY80, Massey Hall Toronto ON – November 12, 2025
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