Each week, our Songs of the Week column highlights the best new tracks from the last seven days. This week, we’re celebrating the newly-released Spinal Tap II and its Paul McCartney-featuring rework of “Cups and Cakes .”

Much like their new movie Spinal Tap II: The End Continues , the new album from the greatest fictional rock band of all time draws a lot on the past as well as the future. There are multiple original tracks on The End Continues , but also featured are a few covers of Spinal Tap classics, including Elton John on “(Listen to the) Flower People” and the previously released “Stonehenge,” as well as Paul McCartney leading a new version of “Cups and Cakes” that brings with it a delightful meta element.

“Cups and Cakes” was originally released on the 1984

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