Bjørn Berge releases a rough and acoustic version of T-Rex's "Get it on" today!

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Bjørn Berge has for a number of years proven himself as a unique guitarist, an acoustic genius and a formidable live performer. With his acoustic guitars, he moves mountains and blows the listeners away with hard-hitting arrangements. Berge's fierce and dynamic guitar playing on the acoustic guitar travels between blues, rock, funk and ballads. The guitarist from Norway has previously released 12 studio albums and one live album. In 2001 and 2002 he received a Norwegian Grammy in the Blues category, and the Notodden Blues Festival Blues Award in 2001.

Now he does a tough acoustic version of T-Rex's "Get It On" from 1971. A song that has become for many one of the first and greatest glam rock/boogie rock songs, also works excellently in Berge's one-man orchestra. His dark and powerful voice takes the song into a rougher, more naked musical landscape. He says that he always chooses covers based on songs he likes and has a personal relationship with.

- I've always liked T. Rex and Marc Bolan. Heard the song on the radio one day, sat down and started thinking of a way to do something with it. Tuned the guitar down to a low A, which worked well and I got a somewhat heavier sound than the original, I think, says Bjørn Berge.

The arrangements are created spontaneously both backstage and at the concert, but the final arrangements are nevertheless set by testing in front of a live audience. Which is natural, as during his career Bjørn Berge has built up a solid live reputation as a world-class guitarist, which means that he regularly visits major jazz, blues and rock festivals and clubs around Europe and North America. He has previously played, among others, Roskilde Festival(DK), Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest(CAN), Versailles Jazzfestival(FR), Nice Guitarfestival(FR), Basel Guitarfestival(CH), Arezzo Wave Love Festival(IT), Koktebel Jazzfestival(UKR) , Creation of Peace Festival(RUS), Burg Hertzberg Festival(DE), Notodden Blues Festival(NO), Molde Jazz Festival(NO), Skanderborg Festival(DK), Nibe Festival(DK) and many, many more.

The song was recorded at ABC Studio in Etne and recorded by Kjetil Ulland.

Bjørn Berge's unpolished version of the iconic T-Rex song comes as the third and final single on December 12. The long-awaited album "Introducing Steelfinger Slim" will be released on January 26.