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Cleaning day: part 3. This used to be on my music page, but since I’ve gone to the blog only, here it is again for your enjoyment and my back-up.

Long before Craig Kilborn was making bands sing covers on his show, I was plotting the perfect tribute CDs. Here are a few of my ideas.

He’s a Man: The Tom Jones Tribute
1. It’s Not Unusual – Ann-Margret
2. What’s New, Pussycat – Pizzicato Five
3. Delilah – David Byrne
4. Green, Green Grass of Home – Ween
5. Young Mexican Puppeteer – Beck
6. Daughter of Darkness – Pavement
7. Detroit City – Eminem
8. She’s a Lady – k.d. lang
9. I (Who Have Nothing) – Morrissey
10. Move Closer – Harry Connick, Jr.
11. Thunderball – Garbage
12. Kiss – Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
13. Letter to Mary – Ol’ Dirty Bastard

Glamtastic!: The Glam Rock Tribute
1. Girls, Girls, Girls – the Indigo Girls featuring Tori Amos and Ani DiFranco
2. Talk Dirty to Me – Sinead O’Connor
3. Round and Round – Peter Gabriel and Michelle Shocked
4. Cum on Feel the Noize – Phil Collins
5. Seventeen – Britney Spears
6. Cherry Pie – Cibo Matto
7. Livin’ on a Prayer – Frank Black
8. Dr. Feelgood – Stevie Nicks
9. You Give Love a Bad Name – Alanis Morrissette
10. Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Cher
11. Here I Go Again – Celine Dion

I Honestly Love Olivia Newton John
1. (Let’s Get) Physical – Elton John, Richard Simmons, and Eminem
2. I Honestly Love You – Marilyn Manson
3. Magic – Limp Bizkit and Christina Aguilera
4. Hopelessly Devoted to You – Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain
5. You’re the One That I Want – Busta Rhymes and Celine Dion
6. Have You Ever Been Mellow – Korn
7. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Sugar Ray
8. Suddenly – Ricky Martin and Morrissey
9. Soul Kiss – The Cure with Wesley Willis
10. You Were Great, How Was I? – Shania Twain and Bikini Kill

Still Hangin’ Tough: The New Kids on the Block Tribute
1. Hangin’ Tough – Hanson
2. Covergirl – 98 Degrees
3. Didn’t I Blow Your Mind – Backstreet Boys
4. Step by Step – Boyzone
5. Right Stuff – 2gether
6. I’ll Be Lovin’ You (Forever) – O-Town
7. This One’s for the Children – the Monkees
8. Please Don’t Go, Girl – 5ive
9. Stop It, Girl – B2K
10. Tonight, Tonight – N’Sync

From Here to the Mall: A Celebration of Debbie Gibson and Tiffany
1. I Think We’re Alone Now – Britney Spears
2. Shake Your Love – Jessica Simpson
3. Hold an Old Friend’s Hand – Mandy Moore
4. Only In My Dreams – Jennifer Love-Hewitt
5. I Saw Him Standing There – Christina Aquilera
6. Electric Youth – Destiny’s Child
7. Could Have Been – B*Witched
8. Fallen Angel – Spice Girls
9. Only In My Dreams – All Saints
10. Foolish Beat – Geri Halliwell

Don’t Damn Me: A Guns ‘n’ Roses Tribute
1. Paradise City – the Brian Setzer Orchestra
2. Sweet Child o’ Mine – Christina Aguilera
3. Rocket Queen – Tenatious D
4. Patience – Barry Manilow
5. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Wallflowers
6. Don’t Cry – Chris Isaak
7. November Rain – Portishead
8. Welcome to the Jungle – Robbie Williams
9. Live and Let Die – Marilyn Manson
10. Don’t Damn Me – Metallica

Deep D: A Metallica Tribute by Artists Whose Names Start With “D”
1. One – Dr. Dre
2. Enter Sandman – Dido
3. I Disappear – Deftones
4. The Unforgiven – DMX
5. Sad But True – Das EFX
6. Nothing Else Matters – Depeche Mode
7. Master of Puppets – Devo
8. And Justice for All – Duran Duran
9. Wherever I May Roam – Charlie Daniels

ABBAlicious: The Fabulous Sounds of Then By the Fabulous Artists of Today
1. Dancin’ Queen – Bjorn Again
2. Waterloo – Abba Teens
3. Gimme a Man (After Midnight) – Mariah Carey
4. Voulez Vous – Celine Dion
5. Super Trooper – Outkast
6. Fernando – Christina Aquilera
7. Mamma Mia – Backstreet Boys
8. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do – Nine Inch Nails
9. I Have a Dream – Kid Rock
10. Thank You – Jennifer Lopez
11. The Winner Takes It All – Julee Cruise
12. Lay All Your Love on Me – Radiohead

Barry and Beyond: The Barry Manilow Tribute Album
1. I Write the Songs – Babyface
2. Mandy – Pavement
3. Copacabana – Ricky Martin and Madonna
4. Can’t Smile Without You – Jay-Z
5. Weekend in New England – Southern Culture on the Skids
6. American Bandstand Boogie – Korn
7. Trying to Get the Feeling Again – Barbra Streisand and Puff Daddy
8. It’s a Miracle – Shaquille O’Neill
9. Looks Like We Made It – Ice Cube
10. Even Now – Lil’ Bow Wow