Julia Jacklin Reframes “Throw Your Arms Around Me”
Julia Jacklin slows down Hunters & Collectors' 1984 rock anthem "Throw Your Arms Around Me," transforming its rousing singalong into a spare, acoustic ballad.
Tracklist
- Throw Your Arms Around Me (Hunters & Collectors Cover) [Live @ SiriusXM] — Julia Jacklin
- Throw Your Arms Around Me — Hunters & Collectors
- Shivers — Julia Jacklin
Transcript
Throw Your Arms Around Me (Hunters & Collectors Cover) [Live @ SiriusXM] — Julia Jacklin
What happens to a rousing singalong when you slow it down? Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin covers Hunters & Collectors’ “Throw Your Arms Around Me” in a live-in-studio SiriusXMU session, joined by a backing singer who plays guitar. Stereogum’s Tom Breihan hears her turn the rocker into a slow, spare, mostly acoustic ballad. Around 1:13, the title line arrives. Hear how it lands in this smaller setting. Watch Throw Your Arms Around Me (Hunters & Collectors Cover) [Live @ SiriusXM] by Julia Jacklin.
Throw Your Arms Around Me — Hunters & Collectors
Before Jacklin’s cover, Australian post-punk band Hunters & Collectors released “Throw Your Arms Around Me” in 1984. The recording here appears on Human Frailty. Stereogum’s Tom Breihan calls the band’s version a rousing singalong rocker and says its gigantic chorus can catch you by surprise. Listen for that chorus after hearing Jacklin sing the title line in her spare SiriusXMU performance. Hear Throw Your Arms Around Me by Hunters & Collectors.
Shivers — Julia Jacklin
Before her SiriusXMU performance, Julia Jacklin covered another song: Rowland S. Howard’s “Shivers.” She was asked to contribute it to a compilation honoring Australian producer Tony Cohen. Jacklin says it was one of the first songs she learned to play; she’d sung it in Sydney bars, venues and at open-mic nights. Cohen recorded the original “Shivers” and numerous Hunters & Collectors albums. Hear Shivers by Julia Jacklin.