With UK indie rockers The Vaccines‘ debut album, we got exactly what we expected: great pop-inspired punk rock. However, when the group hit BBC Radio One’s Live Lounge earlier today, they doled out a rather unexpected offering: a cover of Katy Perry‘s “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”. The track, available below via Pretty Much Amazing, offers an intriguing snapshot: Try and imagine a Talking Heads tribute band covering Perry in some sleazy dive. Yes, that is the most beaming bit of praise we could ever muster.

The Vaccines – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”

And, for comparison sake, here’s the original: