Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Covers show

Today's show was all covers! I was going for covers of hit songs - I could do an entire other show of covers of other underground artists.

Listen to this show on request, leave me a comment.

Playlist:
John Cale - Heartbreak Hotel (Slow Dazzle, 1975 - Elvis Presley, 1956)
Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Q: Are We Not Men, 1978 - The Rolling Stones, 1965)
The Sex Pistols - I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone (rehearsal, 1976) (The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle, 1979 - The Monkees, 1966)
The Jam - Move On Up (Beat Surrender EP, 1982 - Curtis Mayfield, 1970)
The Primitives - I'll Be Your Mirror (Pure, 1989 - The Velvet Underground, 1966)
Siouxsie - Dear Prudence (Hyaena, 1984 - The Beatles, 1968)
Husker Du - Eight Miles High (Zen Arcade bonus, 1984 - The Byrds, 1966)
Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange (V/A - The Lost Boys soundtrack, 1987 - The Doors, 1967)
The Fall - Victoria (The Frenz Experiment, 1988 - The Kinks, 1969)
Robyn Hitchcock - Kung Fu Fighting (V/A - Alvin Lives In Leeds, 1990 - Carl Douglas, 1974)
Frank And Walters - Funky Cold Medina (After All EP, 1992 - Tone Loc, 1989)
The Beautiful South - We Should Be Dancing (Bell Bottomed Tear single, 1992 - Bee Gees, 1976)
Alex Chilton - Volare (High Priest, 1987 - Domenico Modugno, 1958 Eurovision entry!)
Stan Ridgway - Witchcraft (The Way I Feel Today, 1998 - Frank Sinatra, 1957)
David Sylvian - Somewhere (Digital download, 2004 - from West Side Story, 1961)
Innocence Mission - Over The Rainbow (Now The Day Is Over, 2004 - Judy Garland, 1939)
Syd Straw - Harper Valley PTA (V/A - Real - The Tom T Hall Project, 1998 - Jeannie C. Riley, 1968)
Jason & The Scorchers - Absolutely Sweet Marie (Fervor EP, 1983 - Bob Dylan, 1966)
Reverend Horton Heat - Folsom Prison Blues (Holy Roller, 1999 - Johnny Cash, 1955)
Whiskeytown - Dreams (Strangers Almanac reissue, 2008 - Fleetwood Mac, 1977)
Barbara Manning - Dancing In The Dark (Live Instore, 2000 - Bruce Springsteen, 1984)
Richard Thompson - Oops I Did It Again (1000 Years Of Popular Music, 2003 - Britney Spears, 2000)
Porter Hall Tennessee - People Who Died (V/A - For A Decade Of Sin, 2005 - Jim Carroll, 1980)
Joe Pernice - Hello It's Me (It Feels So Good When I Stop, 2009 - Todd Rundgren, 1974)
Peter Gabriel - Heroes (Scratch My Back, 2010 - David Bowie, 1977)
Firewater - The Beat Goes On (Songs We Should Have Written, 2004 - Sonny & Cher, 1967)
Gene - Nightswimming (Where Are They Now EP, 1997 - REM, 1992)
Tears For Fears - Creep (Raoul And The Kings Of Spain EP, 1995 - Radiohead, 1993)
Adrian Belew - Free As A Bird (Belew Prints, 1998 - The Beatles, 1995 for The Beatles Anthology)
Billy Bragg - When Will I See You Again (V/A, Ruby Trax, 1992 - The Third Degrees, 1974)
Jill Sobule (and me!) - All The Young Dudes (live) (Personal bootleg, 1995 - Mott The Hoople, 1972)

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