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Wasn't this the theme song for "Aboslutely Fabulous"? Whose version was that?

Yes.

The version in AbFab was a new recording featuirng Driscoll and comic Adrian Edmondson.

The Talking Heads cover Al Green. God, I miss these guys!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjT71N4PGM&feature=related

If that's the case, I'm not entirely surprised. Somehow I just can't imagine the teenage Susan Dallion listening to Dylan and/or the Band as she dreams of being a world-conquering pop star. That's not a slam against Dylan or the Band, it's just that Siouxsie's generation was much more into the unholy trinity of Iggy-Bowie-Reed.

Black Crowes cover Otis Redding:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtLbE3IUY2U

Cyndi Lauper again. Does she ever stop? This time featuring Jonny Lang on a BB King cover. I've seen lots of live performances in my life. Jonny Lang was one of the best. If you ever get a chance to see him, don't pass it up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XamfVQRsV3E&feature=related

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I wouldn't mind seeing Paul Rogers in drag. [fans self] They do put on a great live show.

At least you can have some happening gowns in their cover of "It\'s Now Or Never."

Linda Ronstadt covers Smokey Robinson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh0iSj9_be4

Malian goddess Rokia Traore (b.1974) makes a rare excursion into English-language song: the Gershwins' "The Man I Love."

Meanwhile, in Oz, American Eric Bibb (b. 1951) covers the Jimmy Oden classic "Goin' Down Slow."

Sometimes the simplest treatment is the best.

HIM covering Chris Issaks' Wicked Game. Preposterous video, but very good song.

There have been approximately 8,000,000,000,000,000 versions of "What Is This Thing Called Love?" recorded since Cole Porter penned it in 1929.

If you ask me, this 1963 version by Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) is still the best of them all.

These two hit all the right notes on this Van Morrison cover.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aoywIHLqbs&feature=related

Tori usually includes random covers in her concerts. She puts her unique spin on everything she touches. My favorite is her cover of Lloyd Cole's Rattlesnakes .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UazvXSLFNc

Love this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uebBTVdbErE

The Power Station did two covers on their 1985 debut album first they did a cover of T-Rex's Get it on (bang a a gong) here and they did a cover of The Isley Brothers song Harvest for the world here

The Power Station was a crazy - in a good way - idea. Great finds, John.

The great Joni Mitchell, in a refreshingly playful mood that permeates what I believe to be her most underrated album, "Wild Things Run Fast", covers a favorite oldie of hers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGfWuPEyf4s

More Joni. Thanks, Fanfic Lady.

Here's Amy Ray from the Indigo Girls covering Dire Straits. Much more raw and heartfelt than the original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GzA1ZJvSKU&feature=fvw

Yeah, Xmas is already over. But Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's re-imagining of "The Nutcracker Suite" is glorious any time of year!

"Sugar Rum Cherry" , fka "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy."

(My Mom once glowered at me for playing this on the tape deck in her car. Parents. No sense of adventure, I tell you...)

I don't think there's been an ABBA cover yet, has there?

Here. Let me fix that.

[dreamy sigh]

Sure there has-- The Chipmunks did "Take A Chance On me" on their CHIPMUNK ROCK album (1982).

I meant on this thread, profh.

I knew someone at work who get VERY OFFENDED when I put on some Chipmunks music years back. (what made it "worse" was, it was Christmastime!)

Ross Jr.'s early albums were quite good, I think (as a fan of his father's work since the early 60's). Of course, that's me...

Here's another nice Abba cover.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KXlazqs-Dg