Watch Thom Yorke, Flea Cover Marvin Gaye’s ‘Got to Give It Up’ at London Show

By Emily Zemler

Emily Zemler

Thom Yorke made a surprise appearance at Flea‘s concert in London last night, stopping by to perform their recent song “Traffic Lights” and a cover of Marvin Gaye‘s 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up.”

Flea is currently on the European leg of his solo tour in support of his recent album, Honora. Last night, he played his only solo gig in the U.K. at London’s Koko, where he welcomed Yorke to the stage. The duo have collaborated live numerous times in the past, and performed together as Atoms of Peace. Yorke recently lent his talents to “Traffic Lights,” which appears on Honora.

“Traffic Lights” was co-written with Yorke and Josh Johnson. “Something about it reminded me of Atoms for Peace, so I sent it to Thom,” Flea shared in a statement when the track was released. “Just knowing him, I thought it would be a rhythm and a sensibility that he would relate to. And I was right, he did. With a gorgeous melody and the words, you know, about living in the ‘upside down’ and how do you make sense of things when we’re getting all this fake shit and real shit? Everyone has their ways of dealing with the world. But he’s just the warmest, free flowing, jamming motherf*cker.”

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