Best New Wave Cover: Soft Cell--Tainted Love

[iposse]

I'll set my phasers to kill and eliminate "41. Where’s Captain Kirk?—R.E.M."

3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton
13. Don’t Leave Me This Way—Communards
16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen
20. Take A Chance On Me—Erasure
21. Night And Day—Everything But The Girl
22. Ever Fallen In Love—Fine Young Cannibals
23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan
32. Demolition Man—Grace Jones
35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
38. Always On My Mind—Pet Shop Boys
45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
52. Revolution—Thompson Twins
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
57. Everlasting Love—U2
58. Spooky—Vicious Pink
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes
60. Keep Me Hangin’ On—Kim Wilde
62. Wild Thing-X

[WolverineSyr]

[quote][i]Originally posted by gnj1958[/i]

Probably cos it made his version sound like shite.
[/quote]

Thank you, I feel exactly the same!

By the way - I have nothing against disco covers, but only if they're not sung by screeching Jimmy Somerville. 13. Don’t Leave Me This Way—Communards. Sorry girlfriend, I have to.

3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton

16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen
20. Take A Chance On Me—Erasure
21. Night And Day—Everything But The Girl
22. Ever Fallen In Love—Fine Young Cannibals
23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan
32. Demolition Man—Grace Jones
35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
38. Always On My Mind—Pet Shop Boys
41. Where’s Captain Kirk?—R.E.M.

45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
52. Revolution—Thompson Twins
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
57. Everlasting Love—U2
58. Spooky—Vicious Pink
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes
60. Keep Me Hangin’ On—Kim Wilde
62. Wild Thing-X

[Otters Walk Among Us]

Just stumbled in to find this steaming pile of excrement still on the list. There are, in fact, many turds still on the list, but this is the biggest. Ever recorded a cover so awful it brought primal, pants-soiling terror to its listeners?
22. Ever Fallen In Love—Fine Young Cannibals

3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton
16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen
20. Take A Chance On Me—Erasure
21. Night And Day—Everything But The Girl

23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan
32. Demolition Man—Grace Jones
35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
38. Always On My Mind—Pet Shop Boys
41. Where’s Captain Kirk?—R.E.M.
45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
52. Revolution—Thompson Twins
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
57. Everlasting Love—U2
58. Spooky—Vicious Pink
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes
60. Keep Me Hangin’ On—Kim Wilde
62. Wild Thing-X

[plagiarism]

I wouldn't call the original or the remake "Spooky".

3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton
16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen
20. Take A Chance On Me—Erasure
21. Night And Day—Everything But The Girl
23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan
32. Demolition Man—Grace Jones
35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
38. Always On My Mind—Pet Shop Boys
45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
52. Revolution—Thompson Twins
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
57. Everlasting Love—U2
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes
60. Keep Me Hangin’ On—Kim Wilde
62. Wild Thing-X

[DonGately]

When they did Revolution, it was a revelation: they had jumped the shark. Bye Bye Thompson Twins.



3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton
16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen
20. Take A Chance On Me—Erasure
21. Night And Day—Everything But The Girl
23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan
32. Demolition Man—Grace Jones
35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
38. Always On My Mind—Pet Shop Boys
45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
57. Everlasting Love—U2
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes
60. Keep Me Hangin’ On—Kim Wilde
62. Wild Thing-X

[iposse]

"21. Night And Day—Everything But The Girl" will be Missing from this list.

3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton
16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen
20. Take A Chance On Me—Erasure
23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan
32. Demolition Man—Grace Jones
35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
38. Always On My Mind—Pet Shop Boys
45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
57. Everlasting Love—U2
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes
60. Keep Me Hangin’ On—Kim Wilde
62. Wild Thing-X

[waldnorm]

[quote][i]Originally posted by glokstadt
<br>Later, 54. They Don’t Know—Tracey Ullman, we just didn't know...

BTW, #26 is The Go-Go's doing a cover of Fun Boy Three, pull out the album "Beauty and the Beat" and see the credits after the song title: T. Hall!!! Also, #50 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? was a cover done by Culture Club of Jamacian Rocksteady artist: Junior![/i]

Yes Hall wrote it, but the Go-Go's recorded it first (Fun Boy Three a year later). I didn't know Culture Club's version was a cover--that's news to me (I believe that's Junior of "Momma Used to Say"?--not "The Word Is Out" which is by Jermaine Stewart who collaborated with Boy George at one point as I was trying to associate). Tracey Ullman did a cover of Kirsty Macoll's tune (she did the original version a couple of years earlier on Stiff--it's on the Stiff Records box set).

As for complaints of some of these covers--well, I did say not exactly the cheesy category as there's great ones here, but what am I to do? Ignore Taco--then that's denying the dark recesses of New Wave's past. [:D]

[waldnorm]

I'm setting free "Keep Me Hangin' On"--Kim Wilde (#60)

3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton
16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen
20. Take A Chance On Me—Erasure
23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan
32. Demolition Man—Grace Jones
35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
38. Always On My Mind—Pet Shop Boys
45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
57. Everlasting Love—U2
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes

62. Wild Thing-X

[empyrean]

Goodbye! U2..Everlasting Love

3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton
16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen
20. Take A Chance On Me—Erasure
23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan
32. Demolition Man—Grace Jones
35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
38. Always On My Mind—Pet Shop Boys
45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes

62. Wild Thing-X

[i_like_lectric_motors]

38. Always On My Mind—Pet Shop Boys


3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton
16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen
20. Take A Chance On Me—Erasure
23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan
32. Demolition Man—Grace Jones
35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes
62. Wild Thing-X

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Yah! Kimiiii is back! Hip hip hooray! [22%] 18 votes

[iposse]

That bizarre reggae rapping in the middle just ruins it for "20. Take A Chance On Me—Erasure"

3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton
16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen
23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan
32. Demolition Man—Grace Jones
35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes
62. Wild Thing-X

[marie3]

No Alone Again Or? by The Damned?

Take A Chance On Me—Erasure is out of here!

3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton
16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen

23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan
32. Demolition Man—Grace Jones
35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes
62. Wild Thing-X

[marie3]

We were thinking the same thing iposse!

[marie3]

I'll try again,
Demolition Man—Grace Jones

3. Peter Gunn—Art of Noise
4. Jump—Aztec Camera
5. Downtown—B-52’s
6. Venus—Bananarama
7. Ziggy Stardust--Bauhaus
9. I Want Candy—Bow Wow Wow
11. Rocket Man—Kate Bush
12. Johnny, Are You Queer?—Josie Cotton
16. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction—Devo
18. Please Please Let Me Get What I Want—Dream Academy
19. People Are Strange—Echo and the Bunnymen
23. Suspicious Minds—Fine Young Cannibals
25. War—Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go's
27. I’m a Believer—Nina Hagen
28. Liar Liar—Debbie Harry
31. I Second That Emotion—Japan

35. Ball of Confusion—Love and Rockets
36. I Think We’re Alone Now—Lene Lovich
37. Wild World—Maxi Priest
45. The Passenger—Siouxsie and the Banshees
46. Tainted Love--Soft Cell
47. Where Did Our Love Go?--Soft Cell
49. Walk On By—Stranglers
51. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)—They Might Be Giants
53. Tell That Girl To Shut Up—Transvision Vamp
55. The Man Who Sold the World—Ultravox
59. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Violent Femmes
62. Wild Thing-X

[iposse]

[quote][i]Originally posted by marie3[/i]
<br>We were thinking the same thing iposse!
[/quote]

Or maybe it's the song that doesn't want to go away!