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STOCKI'S STEREOPHONICS' COVERs PLAYLIST

I've never been a huge Stereophonics' fan. Oh I have stacks of their albums but bought them all at £1 in charity shops. The singles however. The extra track B-sides. Now I love those. So, here is my favourite Stereophonics album... as complied by myself!

 

DON’T LET ME DOWN - Beatles’ cover

(from Q Lennon Covered #1)

 

HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS - Rod Stewart cover

(from the single)

 

POSITIVELY 4TH STREET - Bob Dylan cover

(from Pick A Part That’s New single)

 

ANGIE - Rolling Stones cover

(from Hurry Up and Wait single)

 

THE BOYS OF SUMMER - Don Henley cover

(from BBC Radio 2’s Sound of the 80s Vol 2)

 

GIMME SHELTER - Rolling Stones cover

(from Pass The Buck EP)

 

REVOLUTION - Beatles’ cover

(from Jools Holland and Friends - Small World Big Band)

 

WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN - Creedence Clearwater Revival cover

(Local Boy In The Photograph single)

 

FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE - Ewen McColl cover

(from Jools Holland and Friends - More Friends)

 

HOW - John Lennon cover

(from Handbags and Gladrags single)

 

THE OLD LAUGHING LADY - Neil Young cover

(from I Wouldn’t Believe Your Radio single)

 

SOMETHING IN THE WAY - Nirvana cover

(Pick A Part That’s New CD single #2)

 

THE LAST RESORT - Eagles’ cover

(from Local Boy In The Photograph single #2)

ELBOW - COVERS, ACOUSTIC & RARE - A STOCKI PLAYLIST

Elbow have been more than generous, over the years, with their extra tracks. I love this playlist and indeed would suggest that it is my favourite Elbow album! All fits on to an 80 minute CDR...

 

GOLDEN SLUMBERS (Beatles cover)

(from The Best Of...)

 

MERCY STREET (Peter Gabriel cover)

(from I'll Scratch Your Back)

 

WAY DOWN IN THE HOLE (Tom Waits' cover)

(from Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2011)

 

RUNNING TO STAND STILL (U2 cover)

(from War Child Heroes)

 

THIS BLUE WORLD (acoustic)

(from This Blue World)

 

LIPPY KIDS (BBC Radio 2 Session)

from BBC Radio 2 - The Piano Room)

 

WORKING CLASS HEROES (John Lennon cover)

(from Uncut Lennon Covered #1)

 

BLACK MAGIC WOMAN (Fleetwood Mac cover)

(from Magicians soundtrack)

 

LIVE ON MY MIND (Bruce Cockburn cover)

(from Not A Job CD single)

 

MY SAD CAPTAINS (BBC Session)

(from Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2015)

 

ONE DAY LIKE THIS (BBC Session)

(from Acoustic Rewind)

 

AUGUST & SEPTEMBER (The The cover)

(from Q: Best of 86/06)

 

WHAT TIME DO YOU CALL THIS?

(from Man Up soundtrack)

 

OPEN ARMS (Live From St. Paul's Cathedral)

(from Lippy Kids CD single)

 

FORGET MYSELF (BBC Session)

(from Radio 1's Live Lounge Vol 2)

 

ABOUT TIME (acoustic version)

(from Powder Blue CD single)

 

SWITCHING OFF (acoustic)

(from Fugitive Motel CD single)

 

SOMETHING IN THE AIR (Thunderclap Newman cover)

(from NME One Love)

 

 

 

 

PAUL SIMON SONGS COVERED - A STOCKI PLAYLIST

Another of my carefully crafted playlists... the length of a good CDR...  this time the songs of Paul Simon, covered by a range of brilliant artists... 

 

AMERICAN TUNE - THE INDIGO GIRLS

(from Closer To Fine CD EP)

 

AMERICA - FIRST AID KIT

(from America EP)

 

GRACELAND - CHRIS MARTIN

(from BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge 2017)

 

HOMEWARD BOUND - STREET LIGHTS

(single)

 

THE BOXER - MUMFORD & SONS

(from Babel - Gentlemen Of The Road Edition)

 

SOMETHING SO RIGHT (Live for BBC Radio 1) - ANNIE LENNOX

(from Something So Right CD single 2)

 

50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER - HEATHER SMALL

(from Close To A Miracle)

 

BOY IN THE BUBBLE - PETER GABRIEL

(from Scratch My Back)

 

ONE TRICK PONY - HOLLY COLE

(from Romantically Helpless)

 

BORN AT THE RIGHT TIME - ERIN BODE

(from The Little Garden)

 

THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK - MARC COHN

(from Listening Booth: 1970)

 

BLEECKER STREET - JONATHA BROOKE

(from Bleecker Street; Greenwich Village in the 6os

 

ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOL YARD - LUKE SITAL-SINGH

(from The Greatest Paul Simon Covers)

 

KODACHROME - CONOR OBERST & The MYSTIC VALLEY BAND 

(from One Of My Kind)

 

YOU CAN CALL ME AL - THE FLYING PICKETS

(from Big Mouth)

 

ONE MAN’S CEILING IS ANOTHER MAN’S FLOOR - ROBBEN FORD AND SUSAN TEDESCHI

(from Truth)

 

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS - ARETHA FRANKLIN

(from Soul Queen)

 

QUIET - CHRISTINE COLLISTER

(from Into The Light)

 

HOMELESS - SARAH MCLACHLAN & LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO

(from Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff Viol 2)

COVERS AND COLLABORATIONS - STOCKI'S JASON ISBELL PLAYLIST

This is a collection of songs that Jason Isbell has done with other artists, for Tribute records and a couple fo live songs from his own releases...

 

INTO THE MYSTIC (LIVE) 

(from Live At Twist & Shout)

covering East Belfast’s finest Van Morrison

 

BLOW WIND BLOW

(from The Musical Mojo of Dr John: A Celebration of mac and His Music)

a New Orleans filled Dr John cover

 

NEW YORK MORNING

(from the Lang Lang album New York Rhapsody)

collaborating with classical pianist Lang Lang to cover Elbow

 

PANCHO AND LEFTY

(from Tecumseh Valley/Pancho and Lefty)

with Elizabeth Cook he takes on Townes Van Zandt

 

I KNOW A LITTLE (LIVE)

(from One More For The Fans)

a Lynyrd Skynyrd cover

 

NOW THAT YOUR DOLLAR BILLS HAVE SPROUTED WINGS

(from Beck Song Reader)

a Beck cover

 

GOD IS A WORKING MAN

(from Southern Family)

contribution to a unique concept album about the American Civil War

 

JOHNNY REB, THAT’S ME

(from You Don’t Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold)

remembering Eddy Arnold

 

BORN IN THE USA

(from Dead Man’s Town: A Tribute to Born In The USA)

contribution to a tribute covers album of Springsteen’s best selling record

 

I AIN’T EASY TO LOVE

(from Muscle Shoals; Small Town Big Sound0

for this tribute to Muscle Shoals Isbell gets together with John Paul White again but this time Candi Staton of all people anchors the team

 

THINGS THAT I LEAN ON

(from Wynonna & The Big Noise)

guest appearance with Wynonna Judd

 

PRAYER FOR LOVE

(from Welcome To Alabama)

another collaboration, this time with The Kenneth Brian Band

 

OLD FLAME

(from High Cotton; Songs Of Alabama)

another various artists contribution, this time with ex Civil Wars’ John Paul White

 

NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT

(An Album to Benefit The Preservation Hall and The Preservation Hall Outreach Programme)

made popular by Bessie Smith in the late 20s

 

DEEP RIVER BUES 

(from Accomplice One)

guest appearance with Tommy Emmanuel

 

WOODEN SHIPS 

(from Live From The Newport Folk Festival)

a David Crosby cover with David Crosby on vocals and the 400 Unites

 

LIKE A HURRICANE (LIVE)

(from Live From Alabama)

a cover of Neil Young’s classic guitar classic, live with his 400 Units