New Wave Outpost Forum

Lets start a new thread of cover versions by "new wave" artists-
Post one or two we can compile it to cd or two.
Lets keep it to lesser known ones for fun.

To start heres my two to start:

The Associates "Green Tambourine"
http://download.yousendit.com/B1BE6AE859293CD9

Aztec Camera "True Colors"
http://download.yousendit.com/64E4777E77F20AED

Here's a cover of The Beatles 'Please Please Me' by Barnes N' Barnes from 1980:

http://download.yousendit.com/537FE8D978895FA9

Excellent idea Apollo!

Here's Blondie's Live version of Bowie's Heroes
http://download.yousendit.com/4FAF49A031CCA2CC

and

Echo & the Bunnymen's live version of Paint It Black
http://download.yousendit.com/FEDB9135646B2F0B

Here's a couple:

<a href="http://www.cyberus.ca/~cs/Gary Numan - On Broadway (live) (1979).mp3">Gary Numan - On Broadway (live) (1979)</a>

<a href="http://www.cyberus.ca/~cs/Nash the Slash - 19th nervous breakdown.mp3">Nash the Slash - 19th nervous breakdown.mp3</a>

Of course, the first one that made an impression on me was Devo's version of (I can't get no) Satisfaction.

Lovin that 19th Nervous Breakdown!!!! Awesome! I love it!!!!!

Good stuff from everyone!

OK, how about these...

Duran Duran doing David Bowie's "Fame" (from the Careless Memories [12" Single]):

http://s58.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2HSV ... FAXYB9O5KP

Oingo Boingo doing The Kinks' "You Really Got Me":

http://s58.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=25UE ... EAZGQGAK6X

Feargal Sharkey doing The Rolling Stones' "It's All Over Now":

http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php? ... CC3BBEEE59

[8D]

Excellent!! i was hoping for some cool covers i didnt know about

This fits well with the Associates cover. Billy MacKenzie and BEF doing Bowie's Secret Life of Arabia.

http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php? ... 25377920CA

Here are the Pretenders doing Morrisey's "Everyday Is Like Sunday"... love this version.

http://download.yousendit.com/3A8709F5465C8C7C

Anyone have Lene Lovich doing "I Think We're Alone Now"??

This is SOFT CELL cover of GHOSTRIDER (Suicide!), ripped from flexi-disc

http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php? ... 5A020F4D3E

Another Duran Duran cover, this one is Neil Young's The Needle and the Damage Done.

http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2XSH ... M92P9SCC23

Lene Lovich - "I Think We're Alone Now"

http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3VDL ... TE8VKNPX9T

Excellent, ekahob! [8D]

Here is Elton Motello's cover of The Who's "Can't Explain"

http://s58.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2QF1 ... ZC0AMYCH5A

Here is two from me:

Indochine - Mad world (Tears for fears)
http://download.yousendit.com/2933A7E22DA23AD0');

Dead or alive - Thats the way (KC and the sunshine band)
http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id%3d3M ... S6R9A85B6T");