# Meshell Ndegeocello & Cat Power – “Don’t You Want Me” (The Human League Cover)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/meshell-ndegeocello-cat-power-dont-you-want-me-the-human-league-cover/
- Published: 2026-08-07T16:32:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-08T04:15:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2507490/meshell-ndegeocello-cat-power-dont-you-want-me-the-human-league-cover/music/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Ndegeocello and Cat Power cover “Don’t You Want Me”.
- The version recasts the hit as a reggae duet.
- Synonym arrives on 2 October via Blue Note.

## Summary

Meshell Ndegeocello and Cat Power have released a cover of The Human League’s 1982 hit “Don’t You Want Me”. Their version transforms the synthpop original into a slower, reggae-influenced duet, giving the song a different emotional tone and adding new meaning through its same-gender perspective.

The track is the latest preview of Ndegeocello’s forthcoming covers album, Synonym, due on 2 October via Blue Note. The album features collaborators including ANOHNI, Chaka Khan, Nick Hakim and Bill Callahan; its lead single paired Ndegeocello with Cynthia Erivo on “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”.

## Coverage

- [Stereogum: Meshell Ndegeocello & Cat Power – “Don’t You Want Me” (The Human League Cover)](https://stereogum.com/2507490/meshell-ndegeocello-cat-power-dont-you-want-me-the-human-league-cover/music/)
- [Pitchfork: Meshell Ndegeocello and Cat Power Cover the Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me”](https://pitchfork.com/story/meshell-ndegeocello-and-cat-power-cover-the-human-leagues-dont-you-want-me/)

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