Cover Fun

The next John Lewis advert is Elbow doing Chequered Love (Kim Wilde).

Live from Wembley Stadium, Wheatus covered No Particular Place To Go (Chuck Berry).

Earworm alert! Reverend Black Grape (Black Grape) by Darren Hayman.

How did the cover of There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards (Ian Dury & The Blockheads) by Badly Drawn Boy fail to chart on its original release?

Hidden CD track Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard (Paul Simon) by Spiritualized.

Going viral on TikTok, Mulder And Scully (Catatonia) covered by Richard And Linda Thomson.

In a parallel universe, De La Soul covered Uh (Fujiya & Miyagi).

Up for auction at Sotheby's, a cover version of Take The Skinheads Bowling (Camper Van Beethoven), by Nick Drake.

Absolutely incredible version of Me Myself & I (De La Soul) by John Lennon!

Only ever performed once, in Melbourne as a surprise encore, Thorn In My Side (Eurythmics) by Television.

This is my jam - My Perfect Cousin (The Undertones) by UB40.

Only on the new super deluxe edition, a cover version of Stockholm Syndrome (Yo La Tengo) by Kate Bush.

Obscure B-side by Lloyd Cole, a cover of Burn The Liars (The Earlies).

First recorded for a John Peel session, The Man In Me (Bob Dylan) by Pixies.

White label only, Surrender To The Rhythm (Brinsley Schwarz) by B52s

Instrumental version of Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk (Rufus Wainwright) by Genesis.

At a career low point, Robyn Hitchcock covered One Way Or Another (Blondie).

Teaming up for one song only, Space and The Killers decided to cover Don’t Look Back Into The Sun (The Libertines).

Obscure B-side by Paul Heaton, a cover of Super Trouper (ABBA).

How did the Bobbie Gentry cover of Out In The Cold (Ultimate Painting) get past the censors?

Relegated to a B side, a cover of Negotiations And Last Words (Pete Greenwood) by The Everly Brothers.

Why didn't The Beautiful South release the cover of Hatchet (Low) at the time?

This is my jam - Take It Easy (The Eagles) by Chris Bell.

As played at the royal funeral, Travelling Light (Tindersticks) covered by Avi Buffalo.

How about Red Morning Light (Kings Of Leon) covered by Casiotone For The Painfully Alone?

The heavily-bootlegged Always The Last To Know (Del Amitri) by Haircut 100.

The final straw for the record company was Cliff Richard doing a cover of Wot! (Captain Sensible).

Only ever performed once, in Melbourne as a surprise encore, All Friday Night (Star Wheel Press) by Johnny.

Possibly struggling with writer's block, Junior Senior covered The Things We Do For Love (10CC).

Imagine Bobbie Gentry covering Peace Frog (The Doors).

Supressed at the time due to the controversial lyric change, Georgia (Yuck) by U2 is now available.

Banned by the BBC for obvious reasons, a cover of I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges) by The Everly Brothers.

Popular due to its use on Masterchef, The High Llamas doing Da Da Da (Trio).

At a career low point, Spiritualized covered Truck On (Simple Kid).

Sadly failed to chart, a cover of You Held The World In Your Arms (Idlewild) by Nik Kershaw.

Up for auction at Sotheby's, a cover version of Joe’s Garage (Frank Zappa), by Blondie.

Originally released in Japan only, Clampdown (The Clash) by The Boo Radleys.

Who expected the Xmas number one to be a cover of Gimme Three Steps (Lynyrd Skynyrd) by The Traveling Wilburys?

Why didn't Dolly Parton release the cover of Karma Police (Radiohead) at the time?

Teaming up for one song only, Gorillaz and Gary Low decided to cover You May Be Blue (Vetiver).

The demo that got Idlewild the record deal was a cover of Where Is My Mind (Pixies).

Norman Cook-style remix of Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus) covered by The Clash.

Absolutely incredible version of Stockholm Syndrome (Yo La Tengo) by The Cave Singers!

How did the Jim White cover of A Shot In The Arm (Wilco) get past the censors?

Up for auction at Sotheby's, a cover version of A Man Is In Love (The Waterboys), by Prefab Spout.

Banned by the BBC for obvious reasons, a cover of You Held The World In Your Arms (Idlewild) by Epic Soundtracks.

Is Me Myself & I (De La Soul) by Syd Barrett better than the original?

As played at the royal funeral, Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery (Graham Coxon) covered by Rufus Wainwright.

Going viral on TikTok, Lonsdale Slipons (The Bug Club) covered by Tom Petty.