worst compilation of all time?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Did. Not. Need. So early in the morning.

Radio 1. Established 1967. Compilation album of exclusive covers to
celebrate the station's anniversary.

October 1st 2007 sees the release of Radio 1. Established 1967, a
compilation celebrating the 40th anniversary of Radio 1, which first
broadcast on 30th September 1967. The album will be released through
Universal.

Unique, in terms of most compilations, the album gathers together a
series of 40 cover versions by contemporary artists, each one taken
from one of the forty years Radio 1 has been on air. Included is a
cover version by The Kaiser Chiefs of the very first track played on
the station, Flowers In The Rain by The Move.

The forty tracks included are totally exclusive and recorded
specifically for this album. They have not previously been available
elsewhere.

The full tracklisting is as follows:

1967 – Flowers In The Rain (The Move) covered by The Kaiser Chiefs
1968 – All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix Experience) covered by
The Fratellis
1969 – Cupid (Johnny Nash) covered by Amy Winehouse
1970 – Lola (The Kinks) covered by Robbie Williams
1971 – Your Song (Elton John) covered by The Streets
1972 – Betcha By Golly Wow (The Stylistics) covered by Sugababes
1973 – You're So Vain (Carly Simon) covered by The Feeling
1974 – Band On The Run (Wings) covered by Foo Fighters
1975 – Love Is The Drug (Roxy Music) covered by Kylie
1976 – Let's Stick Together (Bryan Ferry) covered by KT Tunstall
1977 – Sound & Vision (David Bowie) covered by Franz Ferdinand
1978 – Teenage Kicks (The Undertones) covered by The Raconteurs
1979 – Can't Stand Losing You (The Police) covered by Mika
1980 – Too Much Too Young (The Specials) covered by Kasabian
1981 – Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie) covered by Keane
1982 – Town Called Malice (The Jam) covered by McFly
1983 – Come Back And Stay (Paul Young) covered by James Morrison
1984 – Careless Whisper (George Michael) covered by The Gossip
1985 – The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis & The News) covered by Pigeon
Detectives
1986 – Don't Get Me Wrong (The Pretenders) covered by Lilly Allen
1987 – You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate) covered by Stereophonics
1988 – Fast Car (Tracy Chapman) covered by Mutya Buena
1989 – Lullaby (the Cure) covered by Editors
1990 – Englishman In New York (Sting) covered by Razorlight
1991 – Crazy For You (Madonna) covered by Groove Armada
1992 – It Must Be Love (Madness) covered by Paolo Nutini
1993 – All That She Wants (Ace Of Base) covered by The Kooks
1994 – You're All I Need To Get By (Mary J Blige) covered by Mark Ronson
1995 – Stillness In Time (Jamiroquai) covered by Calvin Harris
1996 – No Diggity (Blackstreet) covered by Klaxons
1997 – Love Fool (The Cardigans) covered by Just Jack
1998 – Ray Of Light (Madonna) covered by Natasha Bedingfield
1999 – Drinking in LA (Bran Van 3000) covered by The Twang
2000 – The Great Beyond (REM) covered by The Fray
2001 – Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus) covered by Girls Aloud
2002 – Like I Love You (Justin Timberlake) covered by Maximo Park
2003 – Don't Look Back Into The Sun (The Libertines) covered by The View
2004 – Toxic (Britney Spears) covered by Hard-Fi
2005 – Father & Son (Yusuf & Ronan Keating) covered by The Enemy
2006 – Steady As She Goes (The Raconteurs) covered by Corinne Bailey Rae

Launched in 1967, as a direct response to the growing popularity of
offshore pirate stations such as Radio Caroline, Radio 1 set out to
appealtoa younger audience which previously hadn't been catered for
by the BBC. The first DJ to broadcast on Radio 1 was Tony Blackburn and
the station's initial DJ line-up included the likes of Terry Wogan,
Kenny Everett, Jimmy Young and Ed Stewart.

Throughout its 40 year history the station has continued its remit of
bringing new music to its young listenership. DJs such as Steve Lamacq,
Westwood, Trevor Nelson, Zane Lowe, Pete Tong and John Peel, have all
played a major part in providing an outlet for fresh and exciting
contemporary music.

Comments

These ones sound good!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

1973 – You're So Vain (Carly Simon) covered by The Feeling
1975 – Love Is The Drug (Roxy Music) covered by Kylie


"Unique, in terms of most compilations" - this phrase annoys me far more than it should.

Re: These ones sound good!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Actually I can see McFly doing ATCM working too.

Re: These ones sound good!

[cis.livejournal.com]

'unique, in terms of most compilations' = we're ripping off the warchild compilations, but this time it's not for charity!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

1971 – Your Song (Elton John) covered by The Streets

I would rather rip my own ears off than hear this

1975 – Love Is The Drug (Roxy Music) covered by Kylie

OK this one sounds awesome actually!

1991 – Crazy For You (Madonna) covered by Groove Armada

This one doesn't,.

1994 – You're All I Need To Get By (Mary J Blige) covered by Mark Ronson

WHAT. DIE. DIE DIE DIE DIE, worthless hacky whiteboy. Mary J Blige could EAT YOU and I HOPE SHE DOES.

1995 – Stillness In Time (Jamiroquai) covered by Calvin Harris

Oddly appropriate, this!

1996 – No Diggity (Blackstreet) covered by Klaxons

DIE, HOW DARE YOU

1997 – Love Fool (The Cardigans) covered by Just Jack

I am curling up into a ball and whimpering here

2002 – Like I Love You (Justin Timberlake) covered by Maximo Park

I can feel ACTUAL VOMIT in my throat

2003 – Don't Look Back Into The Sun (The Libertines) covered by The View

MMM I WONDER WHAT THE VIEW COVERING THE LIBERTINES COULD POSSIBLY SOUND LIKE

2004 – Toxic (Britney Spears) covered by Hard-Fi

GAH! LEAVE POOR BRITNEY ALONE you cunts, surely she has QUITE ENOUGH PROBLEMS right now?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Are The View the least imaginative band of all time? I mean, not that I WANT them to do a dodgy 'pop' cover version but COME ON LADS.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

And it's Madonna's birthday today too! Poor Madonna, the news that GROOVE SODDING ARMADA and NATASHA BLOODY BEDINGFIELD are going to paw over her songs on her birthday. Ugh this is just unbearably grim.

[whalefish.livejournal.com]

1999 – Drinking in LA (Bran Van 3000) covered by The Twang

!

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Apt, given that they're both one hit wonders.

I like the sound of:

1971 – Your Song (Elton John) covered by The Streets
1974 – Band On The Run (Wings) covered by Foo Fighters
1975 – Love Is The Drug (Roxy Music) covered by Kylie
1984 – Careless Whisper (George Michael) covered by The Gossip
2001 – Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus) covered by Girls Aloud

[zenith.livejournal.com]

The idea that The Kaiser Chiefs are the premier pop band of the day in the UK just terrifies and sickens me. It's sort of equivalent to Richard Littlejohn being Prime Minister.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

have you seen the video for 'Angry Mob' or whatever it's called? worst thing ever

the soft bigotry of low expectations

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

1990 – Englishman In New York (Sting) covered by Razorlight

!! :D

this CANNOT be worse than i am imagining so hence will be BETTAH!

Re: the soft bigotry of low expectations

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

it will be good if Borrell uses the lyrics in Shinehead's version.

[ninebelow.livejournal.com]

My God, there are some terrifying prospects on there. Potentially intriguing ones:

1971 – Your Song (Elton John) covered by The Streets
1974 – Band On The Run (Wings) covered by Foo Fighters
1975 – Love Is The Drug (Roxy Music) covered by Kylie
1996 – No Diggity (Blackstreet) covered by Klaxons

There are no words for this though:

1990 – Englishman In New York (Sting) covered by Razorlight

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

You know, I think I might have to download this just so I can spend a few hours marvelling at EXACTLY HOW SHIT IT IS.

Genuinely want to hear:
A Town Called Malice by McFly
Love Is The Drug by Kylie (this will surely be awesome)
Hard-Fi covering Britney (sorry world!)

Genuinely DO NOT WANT to hear:
Everything else but especially the bits with The Fratellis, James Morrison and motherfucking MIKA covering the motherfucking POLICE ARGH NO.

Really, whoever organised this should be dragged out into the street and garotted with it. What a load of utterly awful, totally transient wank. Will even a tenth of these artists be around in three years? My arse they will, etc.

I rly, rly hope I can get Fraser from (Radio 1) Chartblog to let us write something slagging it all off. We seem to get away with this due to three and a half teenagers reading the blog.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Have we ever had a Cover Versions Canon?

[infov0re.livejournal.com]

2000 – The Great Beyond (REM) covered by The Fray
That just sounds too reflexive to be true. It'll implode!

1985 – The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis & The News) covered by Pigeon
Detectives
SACRILEGE

Weirdly, I really want this album because I have a cover versions fetish, despite the AWFUL RUINATION that will ensue.

want

[ms-bracken.livejournal.com]

Even the horrible ones look sort of fascinating.

HOW SOON WE FORGET

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I cannot believe Carsmile has not posted this yet!

DISC ONE

THE WONDER STUFF: Coz I Luv You
BILLY BRAGG: When Will I See You Again?
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN: Little Red Rooster
THE MISSION: Atomic
THE FATIMA MANSIONS: (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
ST ETIENNE: Stranger In Paradise
THE WEDDING PRESENT: Cumberland Gap
AZTEC CAMERA / ANDY FAIRWEATHER-LOW: (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice
DANNII MINOGUE: Show You The Way To Go
WELFARE HEROINE: Where Do You Go To My Lovely?
THE BLUE AEROPLANES: Bad Moon Rising
SENSELESS THINGS: Apache
TEENAGE FANCLUB: Mr Tambourine Man

DISC TWO

CARTER USM: Another Brick In The Wall
BLUR: Maggie May
TEARS FOR FEARS: Ashes To Ashes
THE HOUSE OF LOVE: Rock Your Baby
THE FRANK AND WALTERS: I'm A Believer
EMF: Shaddap You Face
SUEDE: Brass In Pocket
TORI AMOS: Ring My Bell
KINGMAKER: Lady Madonna
MARC ALMOND: Like A Prayer
THE FARM: Don't You Want Me?
NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN: I've Never Been To Me
BOY GEORGE: My Sweet Lord

DISC THREE

JESUS JONES: Voodoo Chile
BOB GELDOF: Sunny Afternoon
JOHHNY MARR & BILLY DUFFY: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
CUD: Down Down
THE FALL: Legend Of Xanadu
SINEAD O'CONNOR: Secret Love
WORLD PARTY: World Without Love
INSPIRAL CARPETS: Tainted Love
ELEKTRIC MUSIC: Baby Come Back
RIDE: The Model
VIC REEVES: Vienna
TIN MACHINE: Go Now
CURVE: I Feel Love* 4:24
MANIC STREET PREACHERS: Suicide Is Painless

Re: HOW SOON WE FORGET

[infov0re.livejournal.com]

Umm, want. Want a lot. Maybe we could arrange?

:-0

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I hate the way that every time I look at the tracklist I notice something even more awful:

1987 – You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate) covered by Stereophonics

Re: :-0

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

omg the awful memory of their 'Nothing Compares 2U' cover springing unbidden to mind

Dark Horse

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

1981 – Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie) covered by Keane

This will be the best thing on here.

Sigh, I thought it said Johnny CASH

[zenith.livejournal.com]

What does 'Cupid' by Johnny Nash sound/go like? Will it suit AW's "Ronnie Spector on THE HORSE" stylings?

Re: Sigh, I thought it said Johnny CASH

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

isn't it 'Cuuupid draw back your boo-woooh, and let your arrow goooo straight my lover's heart, for meeee' - that one

Winehouse could pull that off fine but not v interesting.

also in Kaiser Chiefs news...

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

British band The Kaiser Chiefs and footballer John Terry appear as Beano characters in the latest edition of the magazine, BeanoMAX

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

This should've been a poll - as in which one BOGGLES YOUR MIND the most.

[credoimprobus]

1988 – Fast Car (Tracy Chapman) covered by Mutya Buena -- I'm actually kinda excited about this one! Has the potential to be quite lovely.

On the other end of the scale: despite not overly minding the Klaxons, the idea of them covering No Diggity makes me cry inside. :(

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Do you think they will try to RAP oh no :o

[sbp.livejournal.com]

Why don't they just bring out a compilation of the originals instead? People might actually buy that.

Lex's stomach may never recover.

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

Yikes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxFeesWL5OI)! I think it's hilarious, but I think this will encourage the vomit the rest of the way.

[dzilinebisa.livejournal.com]

The ones I like the sound of...

Band On The Run (Wings) covered by Foo Fighters
Love Is The Drug (Roxy Music) covered by Kylie
Sound & Vision (David Bowie) covered by Franz Ferdinand
Don't Get Me Wrong (The Pretenders) covered by Lilly Allen
Fast Car (Tracy Chapman) covered by Mutya Buena
Lullaby (the Cure) covered by Editors
Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus) covered by Girls Aloud (even though I LOATHE the song)

The ones that particularly make me want to cry...
Lola (The Kinks) covered by Robbie Williams
Your Song (Elton John) covered by The Streets
Can't Stand Losing You (The Police) covered by Mika
Too Much Too Young (The Specials) covered by Kasabian
Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie) covered by Keane
Town Called Malice (The Jam) covered by McFly
Careless Whisper (George Michael) covered by The Gossip
You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate) covered by Stereophonics
Ray Of Light (Madonna) covered by Natasha Bedingfield

Rather than "Crazy For You" by Madonna, my vote is that Groove Armada should cover "Crazy For You" by Let Loose instead.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Having already heard an acoustic gay version of 'Teenage Dirtbag' in which it became 'Teenage Soft Boy' and Erasure stood in for Iron Maiden, I am perhaps more receptive than most to its pop cover potential.

it really does get more awful every time I read it

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

DJs such as Steve Lamacq,
Westwood, Trevor Nelson, Zane Lowe, Pete Tong and John Peel, have all
played a major part in providing an outlet for fresh and exciting
contemporary music

I suspect that whoever wrote this press release is an utter, utter, utter cunt. And indeed possibly that they are, in fact, Zane Lowe.

Would be interesting to know which of that lot discovered and brought to the youthful masses Ronan Keating.

THANKS FOR THIS

[(Anonymous)]

I've just had a fucking stroke. What a load of cunt-soup