Kaisers frontman furious with Girls Aloud

Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has criticised Girls Aloud for covering one of their songs without permission.

The singer was furious after learning that the girls had performed I Predict A Riot at their last tour, changing the lyric "borrow a pound for a condom" to "borrow a pound for a phone call".

"I don't give a s*** if they don't change the words. But they did change the words," Ricky told the Daily Star. "I'm gonna cover a Girls Aloud song and change all their words but make them really filthy. They said 'Borrow a pound for a phone call'. What? It's illegal, Girls Aloud. We're after you."

Ricky's bandmate Nick Hodgson has confirmed that the group gave their permission to Lily Allen to cover the track and were pleased with her version.

"Lily asked our permission for the song," Hodgson explained. "Girls Aloud didn't and then they changed the words. It's embarrassing because people think we have been asked and we haven't been."