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Guys, thank you for the interest and in what strange places we sometimes find our favourite music

Not to miss a beat, here are the next two volumes. Baumann's one is among my best-loved covers ever, I cannot listen to the original (never could but even more so after hearing his take). The German language version is even better! Nash's version of "Dead man's curve" is really cool with that prolonged monologue, I like it immensely (Nash is generally cool, though, I recommend his stuff to everyone, sad he left us so early not getting the long-overdue recognition). Finally, Taco's cover, however overplayed and presumably cheesy, is still a very good refashioning and never loses its appeal with me.

Volume 05 - Yellow Magic Orchestra to Frankie Goes to Hollywood

01. Yellow Magic Orchestra - Day Tripper [The Beatles]
02. Midge Ure - Living in the Past [Jethro Tull]
03. The Flying Lizards - Move on up [Curtis Mayfield]
04. Depeche Mode - Route 66 [Nat King Cole]
05. Klaus Nomi - The Twist [Chubby Checker]
06. Silicon Teens - Just Like Eddie [Heinz]
07. Peter Baumann - Strangers in the Night [Frank Sinatra]
08. Blondie - The Tide is High [The Paragons]
09. Associates - Gloomy Sunday [Billie Holiday]
10. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - (Do You Know the Way to) San Jose? [Dionne Warwick]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/S4t0CIwb#dhJowrERv_mNQCQmFXln2Q

Volume 06 - Tears for Fears to Blue Rondo a la Turk

01. Tears for Fears - Sea Song [Robert Wyatt]
02. Nash the Slash - Dead Man's Curve [Jan & Dean]
03. The Thompson Twins - Revolution [The Beatles]
04. Antena - The Boy from Ipanema [Astrud Gilberto]
05. Ronny - If You Want Me to Stay [Sly & The Family Stone]
06. Taco - Puttin' on the Ritz [Fred Astaire]
07. Devo - Working in the Coalmine [Lee Dorsey]
08. Power Station - Get It on (Bang a Gong) [T. Rex]
09. Thomas Dolby - I Scare Myself [Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks]
10. Blue Rondo a la Turk - I Spy for the FBI [Jamo Thomas]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/Xp0UjKCQ#CiZ0ynk2_YV2rIxMAyYE3w

Cheers!

Time to continue, here are the next two volumes. Fast Set's one is probably my favourite here - just love that pure synth minimalism Techno Twins and Duffo are very fun, too.

Volume 07 - Naked Eyes to Dalek I

01. Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me [Sandie Shaw]
02. Data - Bilbao [Brecht-Weill]
03. Bauhaus - Third Uncle [Brian Eno]
04. Man Parrish - Brown Sugar [The Rolling Stones]
05. Duran Duran - Fame [David Bowie]
06. INXS - The Loved One [The Loved Ones]
07. Fun Boy Three - Summertime [Gershwin]
08. Humanoids on Parade - Drive My Car [The Beatles]
09. The Fast Set - Children of the Revolution [T. Rex]
10. Dalek I - You Really Got Me [The Kinks]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/uxVi2bxS#FqRJAjK2LoYdclsHw_yZSA

Volume 08 - Adam Ant to Polyrock

01. Adam Ant - Hello, I Love You [The Doors]
02. Schleimer K - On the Road Again [Canned Heat]
03. Images in Vogue - Grapevine [Marvin Gaye]
04. Tik & Tok - Higher Ground [Stevie Wonder]
05. Sandii - Jimmy Mack [Martha & the Vandellas]
06. Colourbox - You Keep Me Hangin' on [The Supremes]
07. Duffo - Take a Walk on the Wild Side [Lou Reed]
08. The Belle Stars - The Clapping Song [Shirley Ellis]
09. Techno Twins - Falling in Love Again [Marlene Dietrich]
10. Polyrock - Rain [The Beatles]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/CsVmERzJ#05N4I-fxYwKs24XSHDBhkA

Take care!

Very cool covers. thanks, passing-stranger

Let's have some more "new wave cover version" fun! One third of the series is down, two more to go

Volume 09 - Grace Jones to Virna Lindt

01. Grace Jones - The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game [The Marvelettes]
02. Comateens - Summer in the City [The Lovin' Spoonful]
03. System 56 - Shapes of Things [The Yardbirds]
04. Missing Persons - Hello, I Love You [The Doors]
05. Falco - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue [Bob Dylan]
06. Johnny Warman - Spirit in the Sky [Norman Greenbaum]
07. Vivabeat - 2000 Light Years from Home [The Rolling Stones]
08. Yukihiro Takahashi - Stop in the Name of Love [The Supremes]
09. Bronski Beat - It Ain't Necessarily So [Gershwins]
10. Virna Lindt - The Windmills of Your Mind [Noel Harrison]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/ao8g2AjC#PKAUQ8NCLJrEesi0CGaJrw

Volume 10 - Act to Madness

01. Act - White Rabbit [Jefferson Airplane]
02. Toto Coelo - Wild Thing [The Troggs]
03. Annabella - Fever [Peggy Lee]
04. Tracey Ullman - Move Over Darling [Doris Day]
05. The B-52's - Downtown [Petula Clark]
06. Vicious Pink - Spooky [Dusty Springfield]
07. Strawberry Switchblade - Jolene [Dolly Parton]
08. Rockets - On the Road Again [Canned Heat]
09. Hong Kong Syndikat - Eloise [Barry Ryan]
10. Madness - It Must Be Love [Labi Siffre]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/HslgDCQI#RzhRchQuOLyex6oYdBwDgQ

Giddyup!

P.S. By the way, which cover of "On the road again" do you prefer? Schleimer K or Rockets? Likewise "Hello I love you" - Adam Ant or Missing Persons?

The second dozen of covers compilations starts here A couple of act are not quite "New Wave" but bear with me.

Volume 11 - Toni Basil to The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts

01. Toni Basil - Little Red Book [Love]
02. Cyndi Lauper - Iko Iko [The Dixie Cups]
03. Neon - Venus [Shocking Blue]
04. The Polecats - Jeepster [T. Rex]
05. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party [Lesley Gore]
06. Wendy Wu - For Your Love [The Yardbirds]
07. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence [The Beatles]
08. UB 40 - Many Rivers to Cross [Jimmy Cliff]
09. The Colourfield - Can't Get Enough of You Baby [? & The Mysterians]
10. The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts - The Last Time [The Rolling Stones]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/v1kAmJDY#CZ3CG05AYUIIVwrlVJayBQ

Volume 12 - Fragments to British Electric Foundation

01. Fragments - Nut Bush City Limits [Ike & Tina Turner]
02. Gina X - Drive My Car [The Beatles]
03. Altered Images - Song Sung Blue [Neil Diamond]
04. Heute - Sealed with a Kiss [Brian Hyland]
05. The Stranglers - All Day and All of the Night [The Kinks]
06. Elton Motello - Can't Explain [The Who]
07. Hazel O'Connor - Bring It on Home to Me [Sam Cooke]
08. Berlin - Suffragette City (live) [David Bowie]
09. Modern Romance - Band of Gold [Freda Payne]
10. British Electric Foundation - Wichita Lineman [Glen Campbell]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/Gk0WiYTY#A4uxT7-8R490mK5nynS91Q

Doot-doot!

Thank you, Passing_Stranger!

Passing_Stranger wrote:The second dozen of covers compilations starts here A couple of act are not quite "New Wave" but bear with me.

Volume 11 - Toni Basil to Sheena Easton

01. Toni Basil - Little Red Book [Love]
02. Cyndi Lauper - What's Going on? [Marvin Gaye]
03. Neon - Venus [Shocking Blue]
04. Polecats - Jeepster [T. Rex]
05. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party [Lesley Gore]
06. Wendy Wu - For Your Love [The Yardbirds]
07. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence [The Beatles]
08. UB 40 - Many Rivers to Cross [Jimmy Cliff]
09. The Colourfield - Can't Get Enough of You Baby [? & The Mysterians]
10. Sheena Easton - Jimmy Mack [Martha & the Vandellas]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/v1kAmJDY#CZ3CG05AYUIIVwrlVJayBQ

Volume 12 - Erasure to British Electric Foundation

01. Erasure - River Deep Mountain High [Ike & Tina Turner]
02. Gina X - Drive My Car [The Beatles]
03. Altered Images - Song Sung Blue [Neil Diamond]
04. Heute - Sealed with a Kiss [Brian Hyland]
05. The Stranglers - All Day and All of the Night [The Kinks]
06. Elton Motello - Can't Explain [The Who]
07. Hazel O'Connor - Men of Good Fortune [Lou Reed]
08. Berlin - Suffragette City (live) [David Bowie]
09. Modern Romance - Band of Gold [Freda Payne]
10. British Electric Foundation - Wichita Lineman [Glen Campbell]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/Gk0WiYTY#A4uxT7-8R490mK5nynS91Q

Doot-doot!

Ooops, due to workload missed the usual "reveal day" Still, better late than never, here's new volumes, hope Sat'day this week I'll get on track. Some interesting covers here, especially from the vastly underrated Karel Fialka, and The Pretenders' one is great, like it very much. Simply Red's pne is masterful vocally, a nice (re)discovery. While Coil is... well, different. Anyway, hope you'll enjoy these two, too!

Volume 13 - Billy Idol to Shriekback
01. Billy Idol - Mony Mony [Tommy James & the Shondells]
02. Sparks - Fingertips [Stevie Wonder]
03. The Bangles - September Gurls [Big Star]
04. Tom Tom Club - Under the Boardwalk [The Drifters]
05. Neon Judgement - Wand'rin' Star [Lee Marvin]
06. Karel Fialka - People Are Strange [The Doors]
07. Lene Lovich - The Night [Frankie Valli]
08. Plastics - Last Train to Clarksville [The Monkees]
09. Cinemaspop - Wild Thing [The Troggs]
10. Shriekback - Get Down Tonight [KC & the Sunshine Band]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/H11xAQxI#NmNW8Vwet1YBaSyZ1z9P3A

Volume 14 - The Pretenders to Feargal Sharkey
01. The Pretenders - Room Full of Mirrors [The Jimi Hendrix Experience]
02. Krisma - I'm Not in Love [10cc]
03. Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds [Elvis Presley]
04. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson Said [Van Morrison]
05. Simply Red - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye [Cole Porter]
06. Videosex - Across the Universe [The Beatles]
07. Jacqui Brookes - Trains & Boats & Planes [Dionne Warwick]
08. Paul Haig - Running Away [Sly & the Family Stone]
09. The Go-Go's - Cool Jerk [The Capitols]
10. Feargal Sharkey - It's All Over Now [The Valentinos]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/2o0nxKJJ#Sc7zUMhSR6MP6F85NCKB3A

That's it for now

Thank you!!

Another excellent set of covers.

Thank you guys! It's eclectic as hell but just a piece of uncomplicated fun to celebrate the diversity of 1980s music. Glad you like those

Very cool Passing Stranger! Job well done researching and compiling these collections! Cheers

Missing my date again, but not by too much. Here's new two volumes. Some interesting covers, some clear novelties + some unexpected ones (as usual).

Volume 15 - Julian Cope to Skids

01. Julian Cope - 5 O'Clock World [The Vogues]
02. Torch Song - Ode to Billy Joe [Bobbie Gentry]
03. Paul Gardiner - Venus in Furs [The Velvet Underground]
04. Skeletal Family - Stand by Me [Ben E. King]
05. Meo 45 - Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa (live) [Gene Pitney]
06. Secession - Helter Skelter [The Beatles]
07. Jeff & Jane Hudson - The Girl from Ipanema [Astrud Gilberto]
08. EBN-OZN - Rockin' Robin [Bobby Day]
09. Kid Creole & the Coconuts - If You Wanna Be Happy [Jimmy Soul]
10. Skids - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda [Eric Bogle]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/HglQlaha#X2bz55cPAc60SoYHrx9PyQ

Volume 16 - Thick Pigeon to Minimal Compact

01. Thick Pigeon - Jingle Bell Rock [Bobby Helms]
02. Matt Bianco - Yeh Yeh [Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames]
03. Jack Heard - Sex Machine [James Brown]
04. Donna Destri - Rebel Rebel [David Bowie]
05. He Said - Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]
06. Invisible Zoo - Doo Wah Diddy [Manfred Mann]
07. Sapho - Respect [Aretha Franklin]
08. The Thought - Eight Miles High [The Byrds]
09. Echo & the Bunnymen - People Are Strange [The Doors]
10. Minimal Compact - The Immigrant Song [Led Zeppelin]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/n9t0RSzZ#WTaYkc-t8JjWxO-N6F2Yqg

Hugs'n'kisses

Next, please

Volume 17 - Paul Quinn to All the Madmen

01. Paul Quinn & Edwyn Collins - Pale Blue Eyes [The Velvet Underground]
02. Comsat Angels - Citadel [The Rolling Stones]
03. Ubangi - In Zaire [Johnny Wakelin]
04. The Motels - He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss) [The Crystals]
05. Brilliant - It's a Man's Man's Man's World [James Brown]
06. Go West - Ball of Confusion (live) [The Temptations]
07. Magazine - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) [Sly & the Family Stone]
08. Charles de Goal - You Really Got Me [The Kinks]
09. Sun Yama - Subterranean Homesick Blues [Bob Dylan]
10. All the Madmen - School's out [Alice Cooper]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/ChkS1JrT#OX7l9w4JhOcUcAV0CtKBFg

Volume 18 - Kid Montana to Stereo

01. Kid Montana - Spooky [Classics IV]
02. Low Noise - Jungleline [Joni Mitchel]
03. Department S - Solid Gold Easy Action [T. Rex]
04. Snips - You're a Wonderful One [Marvin Gaye]
05. Planet Patrol - I Didn't Know I Loved You [Gary Glitter]
06. Snakefinger - The Garden of Earthly Delights [The United States of America]
07. Captain Sensible - Nobody's Sweetheart [jazz standard]
08. Toyah - School's out [Alice Cooper]
09. Auto Da Fe - Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart [Gene Pitney]
10. Stereo - Then I Kissed Her [The Crystals]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/ews01LzC#GeHUUD8RawqkrlBZ1E4PEw

Excellent work Passing Stranger and very well researched! Job well done!

Thank you very much, Paul, I appreciate the high marks from you

This time I'm on time and to close the second dozen, here are volumes 19 and 20. Missing Scientists cover is very cool, one of my faves, Sisters of Mercy's good, very imposing but a bit drawn out, there are quite a few minimal synth takes on classics which are, hmmm, different, Wang Bros is Tik from Shock/Tik & Tok, and Stephan Eicher went on from those humble beginnings to a superstar status in France. All in all, a varied but entertaining bunch.

Volume 19 - Missing Scientists to Random Hold

01. Missing Scientists - Big City, Bright Lights [Dandy Livingstone]
02. The Damned - Alone Again or [Love]
03. The Sisters of Mercy - Gimme Shelter [The Rolling Stones]
04. Honey Bane - Baby Love [The Supremes]
05. Mood Six - I Saw the Light [Todd Rundgren]
06. Orange Juice - L.O.V.E. Love [Al Green]
07. Red Rockers - Eve of Destruction [Barry McGuire]
08. Beasts in Cages - My Coo Ca Choo [Alvin Stardust]
09. The News - Hole in My Shoe [Traffic]
10. Random Hold - We Can Work It out [The Beatles]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/Hk0kiARY#bBRLAyR5I8tzh-lFGrob2w

Volume 20 - Vietnam Veterans to BB Gabor

01. Vietnam Veterans - The Days of Pearly Spencer [David McWilliams]
02. Stephen Eicher - Sweet Jane [The Velvet Underground]
03. Denial - California Dreaming [The Mamas & The Papas]
04. 39, Lyon Street - Kites [Simon Dupree & The Big Sound]
05. Bette Bright - Shoorah Shoorah [Betty Wright]
06. The Wang Bros - While My Guitar Gently Weeps [The Beatles]
07. Anna Domino - Land of My Dreams [Aretha Franklin]
08. Rinder & Lewis - Willie and the Hand Jive [Johnny Otis Show]
09. J.J. Burnel - Pretty Face [The Beat Merchants]
10. BB Gabor - Big Yellow Taxi [Joni Mitchell]

Link: https://mega.nz/folder/ul0wzKAK#1kd1JCVceNf2CLnt-2ZS9w

Here's to pleasant listening!