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
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