Robbie Williams wants to cover 'It's Raining Men' with Radiohead

Robbie Williams wants to cover the 1983 Weather Girls anthem, It’s Raining Men, and he's after Radiohead to provide the backing track for a rock version of the classic.

He told The Sun's Bizarre column: “I want to do a cover of ‘It’s Raining Men’ but I want Radiohead to do a backing track for me.

“But they have not got back to me. I keep asking but nothing back. I dunno. I might ask Trent Reznor.”

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He also told the Daily Star that he previously had his heart set on being an alternative musician.

"I went through a pompous moment when I didn't want to have anything to do with the mainstream stuff I used to enjoy. I thought it was babyish. I wanted to be Oasis and Radiohead.

"Then I was fortunate enough to relinquish those chains and go, 'Who am I? What do I like? What do I want to be?'

"And, actually, who I am is Morecambe and Wise, the Two Ronnies, Bruce Forsyth, Terry Wogan - that sort of British, professional entertainer who brought so much joy to someone like me, and now I hope to bring it to others."