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by **unguarded moment** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 8:19 am

It is UB-40 , But it is on my Pretenders Greatest Hits CD...

by **1981baby** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 8:27 am

the fall - victoria - the kinks

another great kinks cover

by **Luna Lure** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 8:33 am

Dead Kennedys - Viva Las Vegas is a nice little ditty.

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by **Plata66** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 8:38 am

801 live with ENO-Tomorrow never Knows & you really got me
David Van Teigham-In A Gadda Davida
Daniel Dax-Tomorrow Never Knows
Nash the Slash-His entire "American Bandages" LP w/run through the Jungle ,We're an american band etc..
Telex-Rock Around th

by **tglopez** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 11:13 am

Chameleons - Johnny, I'm only Dancing (Bowie)
Chameleons - Tommorrow Never Knows (Beatles)
Altred Images - Song Sung Blue (N. Diamond)
Adult Net - Incense & Peppermints (Starwberry Alarm Clock)
Morrissey - Thats Entertainment (the Jam)
Richard Barone

by **Amosboy** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:24 pm

The Jam did alot of Cover songs

but my favorite was

Curtis Mayfield's -- Move on Up -- covered by the Jam
The Chi lites -- Stoned out of my Mind -- covered by the Jam
Junior Murvin -- Police and Thieves -- covered by the Clash
Marvin Gaye -- Ain'

by **lisstrat** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 6:49 pm

R.E.M.-"Superman" (The Clique, 1967?)

Blondie-"The Tide Is High" (The Paragons, 1968)

Candy Flip-"Strawberry Fields Forever" (Beatles)

Talking Heads-"Take Me to the River" (Al Green)

The Specials-"A Message To You, Rudy" (unknown, 1960s reggae

by **Frau_Blucher** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 10:59 pm

"It's my party" Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - Lesley Gore
"My Way" Bollock Brothers - Sinatra
"Don't leave me this way" Communards - Thelma Houston
"Thin line between love & hate" Pretenders & Annie Lennox - Persuaders
"In the midnight hour" Roxy Mu

by **unguarded moment** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 1:24 am

"Dirty Water" - The Inmates ( But they changed the Line "Boston" to "London your my Home..")

by **unguarded moment** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 10:38 am

Wow! Thanks for all of your suggestions! This is gonna be one hell of a compilation!

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by **stormkpr** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 11:32 am

The Damned did a fine cover of Love's Alone Again Or on the Anything album in '86. There also a Billy Bragg cover of Love's 7 and 7 Is floating around out there.

by **randy** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 11:27 pm

Once again I must mention The Original Mirrors version of Reflections. ( am I the only person on this board into them?) and Graham Parkers version of "I Want You Back".

by **1981baby** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 5:02 am

another band who did their cover in the 90's but had signed their deal in the 80's and were putting out albums and of course were a band at least in the mid 80's:

smashing pumpkins - landslide - fleetwood mac

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by **leadfoot** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 10:08 am

others:

"Fame" Duran Duran covered David Bowie

"Morning Dew" Einsterzende Neubaten covered the Grateful Dead as well as Black Sabbath ( I think it was Sabbath--)

"Paint it Black" Echo and the Bunnymen as well as The Avengers covered the Rolling S

by **Plata66** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 10:17 am

the Flying Lizards-Money from self titles first
from 'top ten"
what's new pussycat
Purple Haze
Sex machine
then He kissed me
Great balls of fire
Devo-"My home town" off of Potatoes originaly from Andy Griffith R.F.D.
Daniel Ash

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