ANNA CALVI "Wolf Like Me" (TV On The Radio cover)

I love the desperation in this song – the original by TV on the Radio is relentless and terrifying. I find the idea of losing control of oneself very provocative, and the way this idea is explored in Wolf Like Me (the protagonist is turning into a werewolf) is humorous but dangerously effective. In my version I wanted to imagine the change is almost happening in slow motion – that there is no fight any more, but a dreamlike embrace of the inevitable. I wanted the song to feel like a hypnotic prayer. I chose to omit the last verse of the original, and instead allow the guitar to take over, at the point where all control is lost.

• This performance of Wolf Like Me was recorded at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels on 3 October 2011. This video also includes tour footage from Berlin, Stockholm, Finland, Amsterdam, Oslo and Rennes.