Best/favorite cover songs

I know this isn't a fresh idea for a thread. But Halloween is approaching, so it's appropriate.

The Jam - That's Entertainment
Morrissey - That's Entertainment
Pylon - Crazy (Original)
Pylon - Crazy
R.E.M. - Crazy
The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket
The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Supermarket
Vince Taylor & His Playboys - Brand New Cadillac
The Clash - Brand New Cadillac
The Clash - Straight to Hell
Heather Nova/Moby - Straight to Hell
The Clash - Train in Vain
Third Eye Blind - Train in Vain
H�sker D� - Pink Turns to Blue
The Blue Up? - Pink Turns to Blue
H�sker D� - Celebrated Summer
Anthrax - Celebrated Summer
Mark Kozelek - Celebrated Summer
Big Drill Car - Celebrated Summer
Public Enemy - Bring the Noise
Public Enemy - Bring the Noise
The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Dum Dum Girls - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Schneider TM - The Light 3000 (Remake by Schneider TM & KPT.michi.gan)
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Care Bears On Fire - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Daniel Johnston - Living Life
The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
Treepeople - Big Mouth Strikes Again
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
Van Halen - Dancing In The Street
Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
Van Halen - (Oh) Pretty Woman
Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
Bonnie "Prince" Billy/Tortoise - Thunder Road
Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes
Chuck Berry - Roll over Beethoven
The Beatles - Roll over Beethoven
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
Social Distortion - Ring of Fire
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
The Who - Summertime Blues
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Al Green - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Otis Redding - Hard To Handle
The Black Crowes - Hard To Handle
Lulu - Where's Eddie
Drive-By Truckers - Where's Eddie
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - Working Class Hero
Tin Machine - Working Class Hero
Disney - Snow White - Someday My Prince Will Come
Miles Davis - Some Day My Prince Will Come
Tom Waits - I Don't Wanna Grow Up
The Ramones - I Don't Wanna Grow Up
The Magnetic Fields - 100,000 Fireflies
Superchunk - 100,000 Fireflies
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
The Beatles - Please Mr. Postman
SHANGRI-LAS - Train From Kansas City
Superchunk - Train from Kansas City
Neko Case - Train From Kansas City
The Shop Assistants - Train From Kansas City
Pavement - Box Elder
The Wedding Present - Box Elder
The Beatles - She Said She Said
Overwhelming Colorfast - She Said, She Said
Daniel Johnston - Like A Monkey In A Zoo
Kathy McCarty - Like a Monkey in a Zoo [From Songs of Pain]
Daniel Johnston - Sorry Entertainer
Kathy McCarty - Sorry Entertainer [From Yip Jump Music]
Daniel Johnston - Hey Joe
Kathy McCarty - Hey Joe [From Hi, How Are You]
Daniel Johnston - Walking The Cow
fIREHOSE - Walking The Cow
Kathy McCarty - Walking the Cow [From Hi, How Are You]
David Bowie - Under Pressure
Crooked Fingers - Under Pressure
Prince - When You Were Mine
Crooked Fingers - When You Were Mine
Cyndi Lauper - When You Were Mine
Bruce Springsteen - The River
Crooked Fingers - The River
Blu Cantrell - Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Hit 'Em Up Style
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Meat Puppets - Lake Of Fire
Nirvana - Lake Of Fire
Willie Hutch - I Choose You
UGK - Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) Featuring Outkast
Yes - Long Distance Runaround
Red House Painters - Long Distance Runaround
AC/DC - Rock 'n' Roll Singer
Mark Kozelek - Rock 'n' Roll Singer
AC/DC - Up to My Neck in You
Mark Kozelek - Up To My Neck In You
AC/DC - What's Next to the Moon
Mark Kozelek - What's Next To The Moon
AC/DC - If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
Mark Kozelek - If You Want Blood
Psychic TV - The Orchids
Califone - The Orchids
The Beach Boys - California Girls
David Lee Roth - California Girls
The Velvet Underground - I Found a Reason
Cat Power - I Found A Reason
The Doors - People Are Strange
Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange
Das Racist - People Are Strange (Produced By Devo Springsteen)
Uncle Tupelo - Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Frank Proffitt - Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Uncle Tupelo - I Wish My Baby Was Born
Dillard Chandler - I Wish My Baby Was Born
Black Flag - Depression
The Dirty Projectors - Depression
Black Flag - Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
The Dirty Projectors - Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
Black Flag - Thirsty and Miserable
The Dirty Projectors - Thirsty and Miserable
Black Flag - Rise Above
The Dirty Projectors - Rise Above
Mott the Hoople - I Wish I Was Your Mother
Dramarama - I Wish I Was Your Mother
Rod Stewart - Dirty Old Town
The Pogues - Dirty Old Town
Peter Tosh - Stepping Razor
Sublime - Steppin' Razor
Faces - Ooh la La
Silkworm - Ooh la La
The Brains - Money Changes Everything
Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything
Hall & Oates - Kiss on My List
The Bird and the Bee - Kiss on My List
Hall & Oates - Rich Girl
The Bird And The Bee - Rich Girl
Wire - Strange
R.E.M. - Strange
Bob Dylan - Million Dollar Bash
Fairport Convention - Million Dollar Bash
Elton John - Country Comfort
Rod Stewart - Country Comfort
The Beatles - Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
The Feelies - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
John Lennon - Give Me Some Truth
Generation X - Gimme Some Truth
The Rolling Stones - Memo from Turner
Dramarama - Memo from Turner
Kelly Gordon - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Neil Diamond - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
The Housemartins - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
The Who - Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand
Petra Haden - Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand
Yo La Tengo - Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
The Who - Armenia City in the Sky
Petra Haden - Armenia City in the Sky
Sugar - Armenia City in the Sky
Diana Ross & the Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
Clamtones/Jeffrey Frederick/Michael Hurley/The Holy Modal Rounders - Griselda
Yo La Tengo - Griselda
The Rolling Stones - I Can't Get No Satisfaction
Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing
Derek & the Dominos - Little Wing
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Little Wing
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
The Clash - I Fought the Law
Dead Kennedys - I Fought The Law
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails cover)
Soundgarden - Rusty Cage
Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
Van Halen - You Really Got Me
Bob Dylan - Absolutely Sweet Marie
Jason & The Scorchers - Absolutely Sweet Marie
The Beatles - Come Together
Aerosmith - Come Together
Ike & Tina Turner - Come Together
Fats Domino - Ain't That a Shame
Cheap Trick - Ain't That a Shame
Dolly Parton - Jolene
The White Stripes - Jolene
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - Jolene
The Beach Boys - Do You Wanna Dance
The Ramones - Do You Wanna Dance?
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
MXPX - Summer Of '69
Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The School Yard
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - Rocket Man
a-Ha - Take On Me
MXPX - Take On Me
The Monkees - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
Jimi Hendrix - Stepping Stone
Minor Threat - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
The Who - Heaven and Hell
John Entwistle - Heaven and Hell
Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign
Cream - Born Under a Bad Sign
Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
Crooked Fingers - Sunday Morning, Coming Down
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - Sunday Morning Coming Down
The Monkees - Plesant Valley Sunday
The Wedding Present - Pleasant Valley Sunday
The Go-Betweens - Cattle And Cane
The Wedding Present - Cattle and Cane
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Don't Cry No Tears
The Wedding Present - Don't Cry No Tears
Julee Cruise - Falling
The Wedding Present - Falling
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Cortez the Killer
The Church - Cortez the Killer
Television - Friction
The Church - Friction
The Who - Substitute
The Ramones - Substitute
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain
The Ramones - Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Prince - Erotic City
Arto Lindsay - Erotic City
Dump - Erotic City
Richard Hell & The Voidoids - The Kid With the Replaceable Head
Condo Fucks - The Kid With The Replaceable Head
The Beach Boys - Shut Down
Condo Fucks - Shut Down
Condo Fucks - Shut Down Part 2
The Beach Boys - Little Honda
Yo La Tengo - Little Honda
Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane
Condo Fucks - Gudbuy T'Jane
Wire - Mr. Suit
New Bomb Turks - Mr. Suit
Led Zeppelin - Hey Hey What Can I Do
The Hold Steady - Hey Hey What Can I Do (Led Zep)
PJ Harvey - Wang Dang Doodle
R.E.M. - 7 Chinese Brothers
R.E.M. - Voice Of Harold
Roger Miller - King Of The Road
R.E.M. - King Of The Road
The Velvet Underground - There She Goes Again
R.E.M. - There She Goes Again
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
PJ Harvey - Highway '61 Revisited
Howlin' Wolf - Wang Dang Doodle
Howlin' Wolf - Wang Dang Doodle
Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
Cream - Spoonful
The Only Ones - Another Girl Another Planet
The Replacements - Another Girl, Another Planet
The Carpenters - 02 - SUPERSTAR (REMIX)
Sonic Youth - Superstar
Modest Mouse - Never Ending Math Equation
Sun Kil Moon - Neverending Math Equation
Modest Mouse - Tiny Cities Made of Ashes
Sun Kil Moon - Tiny Cities Made of Ashes
Modest Mouse - Exit Does Not Exist
Sun Kil Moon - Exit Does Not Exist
Modest Mouse - Dramamine
Sun Kil Moon - Dramamine
Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty
Sun Kil Moon - Ocean Breathes Salty
Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U
Sin�ad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
McLusky - To Hell With Good Intentions
Japandroids - To Hell With Good Intentions
X - Sex And Dying In High Society
Japandroids - Sex and Dying in High Society
PJ Harvey - Shame
Japandroids - Shame
The Doors - Soul Kitchen
X - Soul Kitchen
Big Black - Racer X
Japandroids - Racer-X
Pixies - Wave of Mutilation
Grant-Lee Phillips - Wave Of Mutilation
New Order - Age of Consent
Grant-Lee Phillips - Age Of Consent
Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains
Grant-Lee Phillips - I Often Dream Of Trains
Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Grant-Lee Phillips - The Killing Moon
The Church - Under the Milky Way
Grant-Lee Phillips - Under The Milky Way
R.E.M. - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
Grant-Lee Phillips - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Grant-Lee Phillips - Boys Don't Cry
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Grant-Lee Phillips - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
The Who - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
David Bowie - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
The Who - I Can't Explain
The Who - I Can't Explain
David Bowie - I Can't Explain
The Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things
Jeff Beck - Shapes Of Things
David Bowie - Shapes Of Things
Chuck Berry - Roll over Beethoven
The Beatles - Roll over Beethoven
Chuck Berry - Rock & Roll Music
The Beatles - Rock and Roll Music
Chuck Berry - Memphis
Faces - Memphis
Chuck Berry - Come On
The Rolling Stones - Come On
Chuck Berry - Carol
The Rolling Stones - Carol
Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
David Bowie - See Emily Play
Buddy Guy - Mary Had A Little Lamb
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Mary Had A Little Lamb
Joy Division - The Eternal
Grant-Lee Phillips - The Eternal
The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
Grant-Lee Phillips - Love My Way
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - City of Refuge
Grant-Lee Phillips - City Of Refuge
Guided by Voices - Man Called Aerodynamics
Elf Power - Man Called Aerodynamics
Guided by Voices - Tractor Rape Chain
Crooked Fingers - Tractor Rape Chain
Guided by Voices - Game of Pricks
Lou Barlow - Game Of Pricks
Bruce Springsteen - Blinded By the Light
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light
Bruce Springsteen - Spirit in the Night
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Spirits In The Night
Bruce Springsteen - Because The Night
Patti Smith - Because The Night
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode cover)
David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
Tears For Fears - Ashes To Ashes
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
The Postal Service - Against All Odds
Keane - Under Pressure
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
Pixies - Cactus
David Bowie - Cactus
a-Ha - Take On Me
Reel Big Fish - Take On Me
The Cramps - New Kind of Kick
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Head On
Pixies - Head On
John Cale - andalucia
Yo La Tengo - Andalucia
The Velvet Underground - What Goes On
The Feelies - What Goes On
The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb
The Who - Under My Thumb
Social Distortion - Under My Thumb [*]
The Louvin Brothers - The Christian Life
The Byrds - The Christian Life
The Louvin Brothers - The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
Johnny Cash - The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
Elmore James - The Sky Is Crying
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - The Sky Is Crying
Neil Diamond - Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon
Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
The Replacements - Favorite Thing
Yo La Tengo - Favorite Thing
The Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun
The Breeders - Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Tom T. Hall - Mama Bake a Pie (Daddy Kill a Chicken)
Drive-By Truckers - Mama Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken)
The Vaselines - Molly's Lips
Nirvana - Molly's Lips [John Peel Session]
Moby Grape - Naked, If I Want To
Cat Power - Naked If I Want To
Warren Zevon - Play It All Night Long
Drive-By Truckers - Play It All Night Long
Hank Williams - Kaw-Liga
Charley Pride - Kaw-Liga
John Lennon - Jealous Guy
Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
Squeeze - Tempted
Debra Dobkin/Judith Owen/Richard Thompson - Tempted
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Dinosaur Jr. - Just Like Heaven
The Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You
Uncle Tupelo - I Wanna Destroy You [B Side]
Van Halen - Jump
Aztec Camera - Jump
XTC - Making Plans for Nigel
Primus - Making Plans For Nigel
The Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon
Mandy Moore - The Whole Of The Moon

COTTON. the fiber that breathes.
awe inspiring list pailman.

p.s. i like the BRUINS this season to go back to back. Stanley Cup champs.



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Awe-inspiring indeed, nosey. Either you already had such a list prepared or that was just about the most productive 23 minutes ever spent. Well done, my friend, and I think you got just about all of 'em, so there ain't much left to say.

Thanks Rhett,

It's just my winamp "covers" playlist that I add to every time I discover a new cover song I like. Its one of the perks to being a programmer and being able to listen to music through headphones for about 8 hours a day.

Craig

hey rhett,
how about a first hand/orgonian? northwest weekend weather report mate.

Please include any and all OWS updates and general surf report.



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Sorry, STEVE - didn't see your post until tonight, which means you probably won't see it till Sunday, which means you probably won't be able to catch any waves out here no matter what I say. The short answer is that Portland is 90 minutes from the coast, so I don't have any insights into the surf conditions. But it was partly sunny and about 66 here in town today, which is about as good as we can hope for in late October. Hope you were so lucky in FLA.

Quite a list, Craig. I'd add:

Richard Thompson - Wall of Death
R.E.M. - Wall of Death

Cat Power did a great version of Wonderwall (Oasis) on a Peel Session.

Sid Vicious - My Way (Sinatra)
Save Ferris - Christmas Wrapping (The Waitresses)
Lords of The New Church - Like a Virgin (Madonna)
Evan Dando - The Ballad of El Goodo (Alex Chilton)
Yo La Tengo - Speedy Motorcycle (Daniel Johnston)
Pinhead Gunpowder - Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
Operation Ivy - These Boots Are Made For Walking [mislabeled on the CD as "One of These Days [trad.]"

I am not sure I understand. Several of those aren't covers.

sorry. I list the original and then the alternate version/cover.

China Drum - Wuthering Heights
Mr Floppy - Wuthering Heights

Thanks for all the great responses, guys. My show this Thursday will be all covers — artists masquerading as other artists.

The Cramps - She Said
Hasil Adkins - She Said

Who ya gonna believe?

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hoip chiggs wrote:

> [www.youtube.com]

Ouch. That was NOT a good look for Olivia.

I'm gonna side with her. I know what's good for me.

Sun and the Moon - Elected (Alice Cooper)

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Nile.

I totally disagree. She looks pretty damn hot to me in that video

Nose

nosepail wrote:

> I totally disagree. She looks pretty damn hot to me in that video

À chacun son goût, Nose.

Cheers!

All right, mate. This'll make up for it.

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Mummenschanz are holding pictures of Olivia here.

Thanks to all of you for your posts. Here's the setlist from last night's show:

"Kids in America" – The Muffs
"Freddie's Dead" – Fishbone
"This Is Radio Clash" – The Urge
"I Fought the Law" – The Clash
"Love Is All Around" – Hüsker Dü

"Jackie Blue" – A.M. & Shawn Lee
"Telegram Sam" – Bauhaus
"Strange" – R.E.M.
"2541" – The Auto-No
"Enjoy the Silence" – Nada Surf
"I Feel Alright" – Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers

"My Heart Will Go On" – Los Straitjackets
"The Harder They Come" – Joe Jackson
"Room Full of Mirrors" – The Pretenders

"Let's Go to Bed" – Ivy
"Paint It Black" – Echo & the Bunnymen
"Instant Karma" – U2
"Absolutely Sweet Marie" – Jason & the Scorchers
"Cinderella" – The Fuzztones

"Never Let Me Down Again" – Smashing Pumpkins
"Big Sky" – Matthew Sweet
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" – Bryan Ferry
"Swan Lake" – Madness
"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" – David Bowie

"Heroes" – King Crimson
"Thirteen" – Garbage
"Long Distance Runaround" – Red House Painters
"Munsters Theme" – Boy O Boy

"Magical Mystery Tour" – Cheap Trick
"Sloop John B" – Me First & the Gimme Gimmes
"Tears of a Clown" – The English Beat
"Art School" – Silversun
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – Devo
"The Real Me" – Fastball

"I Want You Back" – Graham Parker & the Rumour
"Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" – The Embarrassment
"Breathe" – The Flaming Lips
"Two Little Hitlers" – Todd Rundgren
"My Little Red Book" – The Last Shadow Puppets

"Pictures of Matchstick Men" – The Slickee Boys
"Tainted Love" – Imelda May
"Is There Something I Should Know?" – The Mr. T Experience
"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" – Dum Dum Girls

Some pretty great stuff there, Del, tho that Echo cover of "Paint It Black" always kinda annoyed me.

I'm curious about how these are grouped into threes or fours or whatever. Is that how you break it up to go in and ID the songs you've played? I was never a radio DJ and it never occurred to me that, on a non-formatted station, one would pre-plan where you break in for announcements and song IDs.

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Some pretty great stuff there, Del, tho that Echo cover of "Paint It Black" always kinda annoyed me.

'Cause it SUCKED! Almost as bad as their Doors cover, man!

Rumor has it that they learned that song off the Greatest Hits CD.

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The Television cover is much better.

Thanks, Rhett. And yep, three breaks per hour. First one, back-call the songs and read a public service announcement; second one, back-call and give the weather forecast; third one, back-call and let a five-minute NPR News break in, at the top of the hour.

I would add two:
Brand New Love (Superchunk)
Eight Miles High (Husker Du) - the greatest cover in rock, and possibly the most intense 4 minutes ever recorded. Just my opinion, but I'm right.

kwk, so right. You win!

I'm with ya on "Eight Miles High", kwk.

Yeah, it pretty much sucked, though it's a damn sight better than their cover of "All You Need Is Love", which is truly horrendous. We may have done a list on here before of the WORST cover songs, and if I failed to nominate that one, it was an egregious oversight.

I feel bad busting on the Bunnymen twice in the same thread for their terrible covers, 'cuz otherwise I love them....

One more very nice one:

Bo Diddley / New York Dolls - "Pills"

Simply use the following URL to immediately find 10 of the worst:

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That should seed your list. There has never been a cover of this song by an artist who seemed to comprehend the point of the song.

I got several positive phone calls and emails about last week's all-covers show. So, since I had a lot of choice selections left over, I did a sequel last night:

"Tuesday Afternoon" – The Doughboys
"Take Five" – The Specials
"Alone Again Or" – The Damned
"Hounds of Love" – The Futureheads
"To Sir with Love" – Jann Arden (for Lulu's birthday)

"Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" – Phish
"New Kind of Kick" – The Jesus & Mary Chain
"Blue" – The Auto-No
"Memo from Turner" – Dramarama

"Blowin' in the Wind" – Me First & the Gimme Gimmes
"Not Fade Away" – Florence & the Machine
"Mustang Sally" – The Gadjits
"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" – Patti Smith

"Hanging on the Telephone" – Blondie
"Oh Well" – Joe Jackson
"Up the Junction" – Hot Rats (for Chris Difford's birthday)
"English Rose" – Everything But The Girl
"David Watts" – The Jam
"Will Anything Happen" – Blondie

"All Along the Watchtower" – Jimi Hendrix
"White Light/White Heat" – David Bowie
"Secret Agent Man" – Devo
"Shakin' All Over" – The Who
"California Man" – Cheap Trick

"Rio" – Goldfinger
"Higher Ground" – Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Soul Kitchen" – X
"What a Wonderful World" – Joey Ramone

"Substitute" – The Ramones
"Cold Turkey" – The Soft Boys
"Bells of Rhymney" – Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians
"Paris Summer" – The Last Shadow Puppets, with Alison Mosshart

"Wild Horses" – The Sundays
"World in My Eyes" – The Cure
"Hiroshima Mon Amour" – The Church
"Armenia City in the Sky" – Petra Haden

"Disguises" – The Jam
"20th Century Boy" – Placebo
"What Difference Does It Make?" – Face to Face
"I Don't Mind" – Naked Raygun
"Come On Eileen" – Save Ferris
"Viva Las Vegas" – Dead Kennedys

Is "Will Anything Happen" really a cover? I thought it was written for BLondie. Haven't found any original versions, but I'd love to hear 'em if they exist.

kathleen says, 'tears of a clown' english beat

Bowie does some good covers. His WL/WH is good. His versions of I'm Waiting for The Man and Springsteen's Growing Up are completely awesome. I love the song Sorrow from Pin Ups too (even though I am not familiar with the original.)

that or kirsty macColl's-'Days to Remember'

David Bowie is a very rich source of good covers — both his own recordings, and some choice covers of his songs by other artists. I can keep up my streak for the rest of my days at KRCC pretty easily — including Bowie in every show, in one way or another.

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I can keep up my streak for the rest of my days at KRCC pretty easily — including Bowie in every show, in one way or another.

Promise?

"All we need is music!"

"Sweet, sweet music!"

"C'mon ... every guy ... grab a ...

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Blimey. Uncomfortable innit?

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Who the hell is that dude in the background anyway?

Yep, no sweat. Don't even have to get close to barrel scrapings like "Dancing in the Street."

This would have been a welcome inclusion.
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Speaking of great cover tunes ... Check this out.



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I remember seeing those guys at the Hotel Manly in the '80s. They were the first tribute band I'd ever heard of. It was like a Wednesday night and the room was pretty empty. It was like sitting down with a beer with The Beatles in the background.

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Bowie does some good covers.

One of music buddies used to love to play/discuss/rave about Bowie's Let's Spend the Night Together, claiming it was the best cover of all time and put the Stones to shame. And the Stones were his favorite band.