Cover songs which are generally assumed to be originals
Song Title Recorded by... Originally Recorded by... A New England Kirsty MacColl Billy Bragg (1985) Agadoo Black Lace Patrick Zabé ("Agadou" 1974 France) Always On My Mind Elvis Brenda Lee (1972) Blame It On The Boogie The Jacksons Mick Jackson (no relation) (1978) Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band Bruce Springsteen (1973) Blue Suede Shoes Elvis Carl Perkins (1955) Brand New Cadillac The Clash Vince Taylor and his Playboys (1959) Caravan of Love The Housemartins Isley-Jasper-Isley (1985) Cats in the Cradle Ugly Kid Joe Harry Chapin (1974) China Girl David Bowie Iggy Pop (1977) Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood The Animals Nina Simone (1964) Don't Turn Around Ace Of Bass Tina Turner (1986) Fell in Love with a Boy Joss Stone The White Stripes (“Fell In Love With A Girl” 2002) Freak Like Me Sugababes Adina Howard (1995) Girls Just Want to Have Fun Cyndi Lauper Robert Hazard (1979) Go Now The Moody Blues Bessie Banks (1964) Green Green Grass of Home Tom Jones Johnny Darrell (1965) Groovy Kind of Love Phil Collins The Mindbenders (1966) He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The Hollies Kelly Gordon (1969) Help Yourself Tom Jones Dino and Wilma Goich ("Gli Occhi Miei" 1968) Hey Joe The Jimi Hendrix Experience Billy Roberts (1962) House Of The Rising Sun The Animals Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster (1934) Hurt Johnny Cash Nine Inch Nails (1994) I Fought the Law The Clash Sonny Curtis (1964) I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye Gladys Knight & the Pips (1967) I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany Tommy James & the Shondells (1967) I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston Dolly Parton (1973) Fernando ABBA Frida (1975) I've Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison James Ray (1962) In The Army Now Status Quo Bolland & Bolland (1981) It Must Be Love Madness Labi Siffre (1971) It's All Coming Back to Me Now Celine Dion Pandora's Box (1989) Jackie Wilson Said Dexys Midnight Runners Van Morrison (1972) Killing Me Softly with His Song Roberta Flack Lori Lieberman (1971) Love Is All Around Wet Wet Wet The Troggs (1967) Mickey Toni Basil Racey ("Kitty" 1978) Money (That's What I Want) Flying Lizards Barrett Strong (1959) Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds Bob Dylan (1964) My Baby Just Cares for Me Nina Simone Ethel Shutta (1930) No More I Love Yous Annie Lennox The Lover Speaks (1986) Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor The Family (1985) On A Night Like This Kylie Minogue United DJ's vs Pandora (1999) One Step Beyond Madness Prince Buster Pure And Simple Hear'Say Girl Thing (2000) Ray Of Light Madonna Curtiss Maldoon ("Sepheryn" 1971) Respect Aretha Franklin Otis Reading (1965) Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash Anita Carter (1962) Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley & His Comets Sonny Dae & the Knights (1953) Rockin' All Over the World Status Quo John Fogerty (1975) She's The One Robbie Williams World Party (1997) Shoop shoop song (It's in his kiss) Cher Merry Clayton (1963) Singin' in the Rain Gene Kelly Cliff Edwards (1929) Step On The Happy Mondays John Kongos ("He's gonna step on you again" 1971) Tainted Love Soft Cell Gloria Jones (1964) That's Life Frank Sinatra Marian Montgomery (1964) The Best Tina Turner Bonnie Tyler (1988) The Crying Game Boy George Dave Berry (1965) The Tide Is High Blondie (Or Atomic Kitten) The Paragons (1967) Torn Natalie Imbruglia Ednaswap (1995) Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds Pete Seeger (1962) Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers Todd Duncan (1955 for the film "Unchained") Venus Bananarama Shocking Blue (1970) When You Say Nothing at All Ronan Keating Keith Whitley (1988) Who's Sorry Now? Connie Francis Various – the song's origins are unknown Wrong 'em Boyo The Clash The Rulars (1967) www.paulplowman.com