September: Month of the Cover Song playlist



 September:

Month of the Cover Song

To save me time I’m only listing original + highlighted cover. Please see individual postings for all other covers.

TITLE ORIGINAL ARTIST/ COVER ARTIST

1.“These Boots are Made for Walkin’” Nancy Sinatra / The Meteors

2. “Heart of Glass” Blondie / Puppini Sisters

3.“Helter Skelter” The Beatles/ Siouxie and the Banshees

4. “Get Your Kicks (on Route 66) Chuck Berry/ Depeche Mode

5. “Sweet Jane” The Velvet Underground/ Cowboy Junkies

6. “Always on My Mind” Brenda Lee/ Pet Shop Boys

7. “Burning Down the House” Talking Heads/ Tom Jones & The Cardigans

8. “Betty Davis Eyes” Kim Carnes/ Brandon Flowers (of the Killers)

9. “The Kids are Alright” The Who/Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs

10. “Bizarre Love Triangle” New Order/ Frente!

11. “Till There was You” The Music Man soundtrack / the Beatles

12. “Pale Blue Eyes” The Velvet Underground/ R.E.M.

13. “Tainted Love” Gloria Jones/ Soft Cell

14. “Enjoy the Silence” Depeche Mode/Tori Amos

15. “Love Will Tear Us Apart” Joy Division/ Honeyroot

16. “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” The Smiths/ Muse

17. “Rebel Yell” Billy Idol/ ALL

18. “Funny Face” Frank Sinatra/ Ella Fitzgerald

19.. “Femme Fatale” The Velvet Underground/ Duran Duran

20. “Kids in America” Kim Wilde/ The Muffs

22. “Goody Two Shoes” Adam Ant/ Unwritten Law

21. “All the Young Dudes” Matt the Hoople/ David Bowie & Billy Corgan

23. “You Spin Me Round” Dead or Alive/ Indochine

24. “Son of a Gun” The Vaselines/Nirvana

26. “Happiness is a Warm Gun” The Beatles/ The Breeders

27. “War Pigs” Black Sabbath/Faith No More

28. “Video Killed the Radio Star” The Buggles/ Presidents of the USA

And all those Smiths Covers:

"Big Mouth Strikes Again" - The Smiths
"Big Mouth Strikes Again" - Treepeople (a favorite local band)
"Ask" - The Smiths
"Ask" - Reel Big Fish
"The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" - The Smiths
"The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" - J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
"Girlfriend in a Coma" - The Smiths
"Girlfriend in a Coma" - Archive
"Girlfriend in a Coma" - Mojo Nixson (that's right "if you don't got Mojo
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - The Smiths
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - The Beautiful South
"How Soon is Now"- The Smiths
"How Soon is Now" - t.A.T.u.
"I Know it's Over" - The Smiths
"I Know it's Over" - The Trash Can Sinatras
"Panic" - The Smiths
"Panic" - The Cribs+ Johnny Marr
"Panic" - The Puppini Sisters
"The Queen is Dead"- The Smiths
"The Queen is Dead" - The Boo Radleys
"There is a Light That Never Goes Out" - The Smiths
"There is a Light That Never Goes Out" -The Ocean Blue
"There is a Light That Never Goes Out" - Nada Surf
"There is a Light That Never Goes Out" - Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
"Everyday is Like Sunday- The Smiths
"Everyday is Like Sunday"- 10,000 Maniacs
"Everyday is Like Sunday" - The Pretenders
"Everyday is Like Sunday" - KT Tunstall

SUNDAY SPECIALS:

1. "Till There was You" - The Music Man (written by Meredith Wilson, performed by Shirley Jones in the film version)
"Till There was You" - The Beatles

2. "Funny Face" - performed by Fred Astaire

"Funny Face" - Ella Fitzgerald

3. Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin.