Irish singer
Dermot Kennedy released a cover version of the song as a single on 4 March 2020. The song features on compilation album
Songs for Australia.
Background The album,
Songs for Australia was curated by Australian singer-songwriter
Julia Stone to aid
bushfire relief, consisting of covers of well-known Australian songs by other artists. Proceeds will go to Firesticks, Landcare Australia, SEED,
Emergency Leaders for Climate Action, WildArk and the
NSW Rural Fire Service. In a press statement, Stone said that 'Songs For Australia' initially stemmed from a one-off recording session, but the singer ended up curating the entire project by asking fellow musicians with to contribute, "I couldn't believe the responses I was getting. I received the most heart-warming replies from the biggest, busiest artists in the world. Most of these artists have toured here, have family here, friends here, have lived here or spent time here. Everyone has such great memories of this country and to see it in flames was breaking everyone's hearts." ==References==