He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother as the Hollies' version in 1988. In 2012, a version of the song was recorded, and was released on 17 December 2012, by musicians and celebrities going under the name The Justice Collective, for various charities associated with the Hillsborough disaster. The song went on to take the coveted Christmas number one position for 2012 on the UK Singles Chart, beating "The X Factor" winner James Arthur, who was number one the previous week. After the News International phone hacking scandal, members of The Farm along with Pete Wylie and Mick Jones of The Clash performed at an anti-"The Sun"
80's remix homage to Madonna, Vanessa Williams, and Whitney Houston while sounding like an aerobic song. SpinOrBinMusic deemed Tronicbox's work as "strangely amazing", while "E! News" deemed them masterpieces. "Like Totally 80s" took his work less seriously, describing it as funny and hilarious, while recommending it as the "perfect prank" for kids who were oversinging the 21st century songs. "Digital Spy" said Tronicbox reworked the songs into "gloriously retro anthems". MensXP described Jerry Galeries' reworking of Linkin Park's Numb has having a "peppy...retro-disco-vibe" that would have topped the 80's charts. Thump called "Closer" as more than a gimmick, and instead something "strange