also see Squeeze (Heartbreaking World)
Angel Of Harlem -
U2 (LP
Rattle & Hum,
1988)
Lyrics: we got John Coltrane and "A Love Supreme"
Song & LP:
A Love Supreme - Acknowledgement (
John Coltrane,
1965)
Ariel -
DEAN FRIEDMAN (LP
Dean Friedman,
1977)
Lyrics: I met a young girl, she sang mighty fine ''Tears On My Pillow" and "Ave Maria"
Songs:
Tears On My Pillow (
Little Anthony & The Imperials,
1958)
Ave Maria
Ashes To Ashes -
DAVID BOWIE (LP
Scary Monsters,
1980)
Lyrics: Ground control... Major Tom's a junkie
Song:
Space Oddity (
David Bowie,
1969)
Astrud -
BASIA (LP
Time & Tide,
1987)
Lyrics:''One Note Samba'' will never be the same
Song (original version &
Astrud's version):
Samba de Uma Nota So (
Joao Gilberto,
1960)
One Not Samba (
Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto,
1964)
Back On The Chain Gang -
THE PRETENDERS (OST
The King Of Comedy,
1982 / LP Learning To Crawl, 1984)
Song:
Chain Gang (
Sam Cooke,
1960)
Back Stabbers -
O'JAYS (
single,
1972)
Lyrics: ''Smiling Faces Sometimes'' tell lies
Song (original version & version referred to):
Smiling Faces Sometimes (
The Temptations,
1971)
Smiling Faces Sometimes (
The Undisputed Truth,
1971)
Black Velvet -
ALANNAH MYLES (LP
Alannah Myles,
1989)
Lyrics: "Love Me Tender" leaves 'em cryin' in the aisle
Song:
Love Me Tender (
Elvis Presley,
1956)
Calling Elvis -
DIRE STRAITS (LP
On Every Street,
1991)
Lyrics:
Songs:
Heartbreak Hotel (
1956)
Don't Be Cruel (
1956)
Return To Sender (
1962)
Crocodile Rock -
ELTON JOHN (LP
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player,
1972)
Lyrics:
Song: Rock Around The Clock (Bill Haley & His Comets,
1955)
Don't Need A Gun -
BILLY IDOL (LP
Whiplash Smile,
1986)
Lyrics
Song: Be-Bop-A-Lula (Gene Vincent,
1956)
Drive -
R.E.M. (LP
Automatic For The People,
1992)
Lyrics: maybe you "Rock Around The Clock"
Song: Rock Around The Clock (Bill Haley & His Comets,
1955)
Freestyler -
BOMFUNK MC'S (LP
In Stereo,
1999)
Lyrics: Let there be a lesson, question You carry protection Or will "your heart go on" Like Celine Dion "Karma Chameleon"
Songs:
My Heart Will Go On
Karma Chameleon
Funky Cold Medina -
TONE LOC (LP
Loc'ed After Dark,
1989)
Lyrics: like Mick Jagger said ''I Can't Get No Satisfaction''
Song:
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (
The Rolling Stones,
1965)
Hey, Soul Sister -
TRAIN (LP Save Me, San Francisco,
2009)
Lyrics: "Like A Virgin", you're Madonna
Song:
Like A Virgin (Madonna,
1984)
I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor -
ARCTIC MONKEYS (LP
Whatever People....
2005)
Lyrics: Your name isn't "Rio" but I don't care for sand
Song: Rio (Duran Duran,
1982)
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea -
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS (LP
This Year's Model,
1978)
Lyrics: Photographs of fancy tricks to "Get Your Kicks At Sixty-Six"
Song: Route 66 (Nat King Cole,
1946)
I Feel Like Buddy Holly -
ALVIN STARDUST (LP
I Feel Like... Alvin Stardust,
1984)
Lyrics: Well, I feel like Buddy Holly 'cause it's raining in my heart... Now I know how Paul McCartney felt when he got up to say: I wish it was yesterday... Now I've made my reservation at the Heartbreak Hotel... Now I know what Paul Simon meant by the words he found: I wish I was homeward bound
Songs:
Raining In My Heart
Yesterday
Heartbreak Hotel
Homeward Bound
I Need Your Help, Barry Manilow -
RAY STEVENS (LP
The Feeling's Not Right Again,
1979)
Lyrics: "Hello, "Mandy"? It's me. I'm here at the "Copa" You know, the "Copacabana" I know I don't write the songs that make the whole world sing but I do know one thing, Mandy... "I can't smile without you"... Forget Lola... Remember that "Weekend in New England"? I thought then that This "could be the magic" at last... Now here I am... "Tryin' to get the feelin' again"!
Songs:
"Mandy"
"Copacabana"
"I Write The Songs"
"Can't Smile Without You"
"Weekend in New England"
"Could It Be Magic"
"Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again".
In The Days Before Rock 'n' Roll -
VAN MORRISON (LP
Enlightenment,
1990)
Lyrics: Then the Killer came along, the Killer Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis "Sure A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" "Great Balls of Fire" Little Richard
It's My Life -
BON JOVI (LP
Crush,
2000)
Lyrics: like Frankie said I did it ''My Way''
Song: My Way (Frank Sinatra,
1969)
Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie -
EDDIE COCHRAN (
single,
1958)
Songs:
Blue Suede Shoes (
Carl Perkins,
1956)
Rock Around The Clock (
Bill Haley & His Comets,
1955)
Land Of 1.000 Dances -
WILSON PICKETT (single,
1966)
Song:
Long Tall Sally (
Little Richard,
1956)
Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken -
CAMERA OBSCURA (LP
Let's Get Out Of This Country,
2006)
Lyrics:
Song:
Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken (
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions,
1984)
Make Me Lose Control - ERIC CARMEN (single,
1988)
Lyrics: Jennifer's got her daddy's car, she's playing "Up-town" on the stereo...
Jennifer's singin' "Stand By Me" and she knows every single word by heart...
(And then they played) "Back In My Arms Again"
Songs:
Uptown (The Crystals,
1962)
Stand By Me (Ben E. King,
1961)
Back In My Arms Again (The Supremes,
1965)
Mambo Italiano - FLABBY feat. CARLA BONI (
single,
1998)
Songs:
Sneaking Out The Back Door (Matt Bianco,
1984)
Quando, Quando, Quando (
Tony Renis,
1962)
Me & My Monkey -
ROBBIE WILLIAMS (LP
Escapology,
2002)
Lyrics & songs: ''I left my wallet in El Segundo''... sticking on Kurt Cobain singing bout "Lithium"
I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (
A Tribe Called Quest,
1990)
Lithium (
Nirvana,
1991)
Sheena Easton
Nightshift -
THE COMMODORES (LP
Nightshift,
1985)
Lyrics: talk to me so you can see "What's Going On"... Your love it lifted us Higher and higher
Songs:
What's Going On (Marvin Gaye,
1971)
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher (Jackie Wilson,
1967)
1973 -
JAMES BLUNT (LP
All The Lost Souls,
2007)
Lyrics & Songs:
As Time Goes By (Dooley Wilson,
1942)
Here We Go Again (Ray Charles,
1967)
I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash,
1972)
Nothing Has Bee Proved -
PET SHOP BOYS feat. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (OST
Scandal,
1989)
Lyrics: Christine's fallen out with Lucky Johnny's got a gun "Please Please Me"'s number one
Lyrics: Bye, bye love my baby's leavin' me Now lonely teardrops are all that I can see Oh, oh got a one way ticket to the blues Gonna take a trip to lonesome town Gonna stay at heartbreak hotel A fool such as I that never learns I cry a tear so well
Songs:
"Bye Bye Love" (The Everly Brothers, 1957)
"Lonely Teardrops" (Jackie Wilson, 1958)
"Lonesome Town" (Ricky Nelson, 1958)
"Heartbreak Hotel" (Elvis Presley, 1956)
"A Fool Such As I" (Hank Snow, 1952, Elvis Presley, 1959)
"I Cried A Tear" (Lavern Baker,
1958)
Radar Love -
GOLDEN EARRING (LP Moontan,
1973)
Lyrics: The radio is playing some forgotten song, Brenda Lee's "Coming On Strong"
Song:
Coming On Strong (Brenda Lee,
1966)
Rip It Up -
ORANGE JUICE (
single,
1983)
Lyrics
Song:
Boredom (
Buzzcocks,
1977)
Rock On -
DAVID ESSEX (single,
1973)
Lyrics & songs:
Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran,
1958)
Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins,
1956)
Rocket -
DEF LEPPARD (LP
Hysteria,
1987)
Lyrics & Songs:
"Jack Flash" > Jumpin' Jack Flash (The Rolling Stones,
1969)
"Rocket Man" > Rocket Man (Elton John,
1972)
"Sgt. Pepper & the Band" > Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
(The Beatles,
1967)
"Ziggy" > "Ziggy Stardust" (David Bowie,
1972)
"Bennie and the Jets" (Elton John,
1973)
"Satellite of Love" (Lou Reed,
1972)
"Laser Love" (T.Rex,
1976)
"Jet" (Paul McCartney & Wings,
1973)
"Johnny B." & Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry,
1958)
"Jean Genie" (David Bowie,
1973)
"Killer Queen" (Queen,
1974)
"Dizzy Lizzy" & "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (The Beatles,
1965 /
also a nod to Thin Lizzy)
"Major Tom" & "Space Oddity" (David Bowie,
1969)
"Block Buster!" (Sweet,
1973)
Roll Over Beethoven -
CHUCK BERRY (
single,
1956)
Lyrics: don't you step on my "Blue Suede Shoes"
Song: Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins,
1956)
Runnin' Blue -
THE DOORS (LP The Sift Parade,
1969)
Lyrics: Got to find the dock in the bay Maybe find it back in L.A.
Lyrics:
Lyrics: The night Spanish Eddie cashed it in They were playing, "Desolation Row" on the radio The night Spanish Eddie fell from grace
Song: Desolation Row (Bob Dylan,
1965)
Spending My Time -
ROXETTE (LP
Joyride,
1991)
Lyrics: I fall asleep to the sound Of "Tears Of A Clown" A prayer gone blind
Lyrics: Kung Fu Fighting, Dancing Queen
Songs:
Stan -
EMINEM feat. DIDO (
The Marshall Mathers LP,
2000)
Lyrics: you know the song by Phil Collins ''In The Air Of The Night''
Song:
In The Air Tonight (
Phil Collins,
1981)
Stop The Rock -
APOLLO 440 (single,
1999)
Lyrics: dancing like Madonna "Into The Groovy"
Song:
Into The Groove (Madonna,
1985)
Summer Rain -
JOHNNY RIVERS (LP
Realization,
1968)
Lyrics: Everybody kept on playin' "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Song:
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (
1967)
Sweet Home Alabama -
LYNYRD SKYNYRD (LP Second Helping,
1974)
Lyrics: a "Southern Man" don't need him round
Song:
Southern Man (
Neil Young,
1970)
Sweet Soul Music -
ARTHUR CONLEY (
single,
1967)
Lyrics
Songs & artists:
Going To A Go-Go (
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles,
1965)
Love's A Hurtin' Thing (
Lou Rawls,
1966)
Hold On, I'm Coming (
Sam & Dave,
1966)
Mustang Sally (
Wilson Pickett,
1966)
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) (
Otis Redding,
1966)
James Brown
Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby) -
EDDIE MONEY feat. RONNIE SPECTOR (LP Can't Hold Back,
1986)
Lyrics: be my little baby
Song:
Be My Baby (
The Ronettes,
1963)
That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'N Roll -
AC / DC (LP Blow Up Your Video,
1988)
Lyrics: Be Bop A Lula baby What'd I Say
Songs:
Be Bop A Lula (Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps,
1956)
What'd I Say (Ray Charles,
1959)
The Tears Of A Clown - SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES (LP Make It Happen,
1967)
Lyrics: Just like "Pagliacci" did, I try to keep my surface hid
Song:
Pagliacci (Italian opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo,
1892)
Thunder Road -
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (LP Born To Run,
1975)
Lyrics: the radio plays Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Song:
Only The Lonely (Roy Orbison,
1960)
Too Old To Rock & Roll: Too Young To Die -
JETHRO TULL (LP Too Old...
1976)
Lyrics: they've thrown way their "Blue Suede Shoes"
Song: Blue Suede Shoes (
Carl Perkins,
1956)
Train In Vain (Stand By Me) - THE CLASH (LP London Calling,
1979)
Lyrics: You say you "Stand By Your Man", tell me something I don't understand
Song: Stand By Your Man (Tammy Wynette,
1968)
Tribute (Right On) -
THE PASADENAS (LP
To Whom It May Concern,
1988)
Lyrics
Songs & artists:
Tutti Frutti (
Little Richard,
1955)
All Shook Up (
Elvis Presley,
1957)
Sam Cooke
Jackie Wilson
Oti Redding
James Brown
What's Going On (
Marvin Gaye,
1971)
For Once In My Love (
Stevie Wonder,
1968)
The Tears Of a Clown (
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles,
1970)
Ike & Tine Turner
Aretha Franklin
Jimmi Hendrix
The Jackson 5
Walk Of Life -
DIRE STRAITS (LP Brothers In Arms,
1985)
Songs:
Be Bop A Lula (Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps,
1956)
What'd I Say (Ray Charles,
1959)
I Got A Woman (Ray Charles,
1954)
Walking In Memphis - MARC COHN (LP Marc Cohn,
1991)
Lyrics: put on my "Blue Suede Shoes"
Song: Blue Suede Shoes (
Carl Perkins,
1956)
When Do I Get To Sing "My Way" -
SPARKS (LP Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins,
1994)
Lyrics
Song: My Way (
Frank Sinatra,
1969)
When We Was Fab -
GEORGE HARRISON (LP Cloud Nine,
1987)
Lyrics & Songs:
You've Really Got A Hold On Me (The Miracles,
1962)
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan,
1965)
Would Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) -
SCRITTI POLITTI (LP Cupid & Psyche 85,
1985)
Lyrics
Say A Little Prayer (Aretha, 1967)
Song producer Arif Mardin produced
Young Americans -
DAVID BOWIE (LP Young Americans,
1975)
Lyrics & song: I heard the news today o boy (A Day In The Life, The Beatles / 1967)
Πάμε Όλοι Μαζί Σε Μια Παραλία -
ΗΜΙΣΚΟΥΜΠΡΙΑ (
single,
2001)
Songs:
CopaCabana (At The Copa) - BARRY MANILOW (1978)
Legalize It - PETER TOSH (1976)
The playlist:
22:00:26
Def Leppard -
Rocket (LP Hysteria, 1987)
22:04:56
Golden Earring -
Radar Love (LP Moontan, 1973)
22:09:28
Tom Petty -
Runnin' Down A Dream (LP Full Moon Fever, 1989)
22:14:08
Eddie Money feat. Ronnie Spector -
Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby) (LP Can't Hold Back, 1986)
22:17:35
Eric Carmen -
Make Me Lose Control (1988)
22:22:26
Marc Cohn -
Walking In Memphis (LP Marc Cohn, 1991)
22:26:27
Elton John -
Crocodile Rock (LP Don't Shoot Me... 1972)
22:30:16
Wilson Pickett -
Land Of 1000 Dances (1966)
22:32:37
Arthur Conley -
Sweet Soul Music (1967)
22:34:53
Berry, Chuck -
Roll Over Beethoven (1956)
22:37:13
Eddie Cochran -
Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie (1958)
22:39:22
Apollo 440 -
Stop The Rock (1999)
22:42:57
Sparks -
When Do I Get To Sing '"My Way" (LP Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins, 1994)
22:47:45
Orange Juice -
Rip It Up (1983)
22:51:27
The Clash -
Train in Vain (Stand by Me) (LP London Calling, 1979)
22:54:24
The Pasadenas -
Tribute (Right On) (LP To Whom It May Concern, 1988)
22:59:25
Camera Obscura -
Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken (LP Let's Get Out Of This Country, 2006)
23:03:08
Flabby feat. Carla Boni -
Mambo Italiano (1998)
23:06:22
Basia -
Astrud (LP Time & Tide, 1987)
23:10:30
Train -
Hey Soul Sister (LP Save Me, San Francisco, 2009)
23:14:14
U2 -
Angel of Harlem (LP Rattle and Hum, 1988)
23:18:04
George Harrison -
When We Was Fab (LP Cloud Nine, 1987)
23:21:45
Dire Straits -
Calling Elvis (LP On Every Street, 1991)
23:27:31
Alannah Myles -
Black Velvet (LP Alannah Myles, 1989)
23:32:17
Eurythmics -
17 Again (LP Peace, 1999)
23:36:57
The O Jays -
Back Stabbers (1972)
23:40:15
The Commodores -
Nightshift (1985)
23:44:30
R.E.M. -
Drive (LP Automatic For The People, 1992)
23:48:45
Jethro Tull -
Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die (LP Too Old.... 1976)
23:52:31
David Essex -
Rock On (1973)
23:56:35
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles -
The Tears Of A Clown (LP Make It Happen, 1967)
