Culturegeeks

I’m sure I have worse things in my collection, but Nouvelle Vague comes to mind first… I believe it was the word “craptacular” that did it. I like Bande a Part, but the concept gets old pretty fast. Still, they they do have a few really entertaining covers. Their version of “Marian” works so well that it makes my brain short out in denial.

This page had some good ones, although it seems like they lumped sample-heavy tracks in with genuine covers:

http://briansworld.nova.org/80/80covers.html

I think you should go with hit songs from the 80s that were covers - cause the modern cover versions of 80s (and early 90s) songs are sooo played out. Though it you haven’t heard Tom Jones’ version of “Situation”, you ain’t living.

That said, try these:
“Money”, the Flying Lizards
“Der Kommissar”, After the Fire (Falco’s version was only from the year before!)
“Venus”, Bananarama (DUH)
“Hazy Shade of Winter”, the Bangles
“Mony Mony”, Billy Idol
“I Think We’re Alone Now” or “I Saw HIM Standing There”, Tiffany
“You Can’t Hurry Love”, Phil Collins
“Working in a Coal Mine” or “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”, Devo
“Tears of a Clown”, English Beat
“Always On My Mind”, Pet Shop Boys
“Bang a Gong (Get It On)”, Power Station
“Lay All Your Love On Me”, Information Society
“Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)”, Joan Jett
“Always Something There to Remind Me”, Naked Eyes
“Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go”, Soft Cell (both songs are covers!)
“New Rose”, Rachel Sweet (excellent cover of the Damned)
“Judy In Disguise”, Silicon Teens
“Puttin’ on the Ritz”, Taco
“When You Were Mine”, Cyndi Lauper (doing Prince)
“Telegram Sam” or “Ziggy Stardust”, Bauhaus
“Route 66″, Depeche Mode
“People Are Strange”, Echo & the Bunnymen
“Head On”, Pixies
“Love Will Tear Us Apart”, the Swans
“Ball of Confusion”, Love & Rockets
“In the Ghetto”, Nick Cave (one of his many covers)
“Get Down Make Love”, Nine Inch Nails
“Wild Horses”, the Sundays
“Dear Prudence”, Siouxsie & the Banshees (or any of Through the Looking Glass)
“I Want Candy”, Bow Wow Wow
“I Fought the Law”, the Clash
“Victoria”, The Fall
“Roadrunner”, the Modern Lovers
“Let’s Dance”, the Ramones
“My Way”, Sid Vicious
“Kiss”, Age of Chance
“The Model”, Big Black
“Pictures of Matchstick Men”, Camper Van Beethoven
“Addicted to Love”, Ciccone Youth
“Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”, They Might Be Giants
“Mama Told Me Not to Come”, Wolfgang Press

and just for all the Denver people, “Back In Black”, Warlock Pinchers

And did you know that “Mickey” was a cover? Really!

Anyway, that’s just what I saw flipping through my iTunes - sure there is a ton more. Um…you want me to send YOU a mix?

Oooh! Yes, please!