I've been meaning for a while to put together another cover versions show & finally got round to it. The biggest problem with cover versions is deciding which ones to leave out - I hope you enjoyed the ones that made the final playlist:
- Madness - Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames (Prince Buster)
- Rainy Night in Georgia - Lord Tanamo & the Skatalites (Brook Benton)
- Black Magic Woman - Winston 'King' Cole (Fleetwood Mac)
- Blam Blam Fever - The Simmertones (The Valentines)
- Leaving on a Jet Plane - David Isaacs (Peter, Paul & Mary)
- Just Dance - London Ska Orchestra (Lady Gaga)
- Hungry Like the Wolf - Reel Big Fish (Duran Duran)
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Ska Cubano (The Four Lads / They Might Be Giants)
- My Sweet Lord - Freddie Notes & the Rudies (George Harrison)
- I'm Only Sleeping - Suggs (The Beatles)
- She's Leaving Home - Easy Star All Stars (The Beatles)
- Daytripper - Bombskare (The Beatles)
- Darker Shade of Black - Jackie Mittoo (The Beatles)
- And the Beat Goes On - Prince Fatty (The Whispers)
- Ali Baba - Dreadzone (John Holt)
- Hey Joe - Dolphin (Jimi Hendrix - big thanks to Mark W for this one)
- Stand & Deliver - Mark Foggo's Skasters (Adam & the Ants)
- The Tide is High - The Selecter (The Paragons / Blondie)
- You Keep Me Hanging On - Madness (The Supremes)
- Hoots Mon - Bad Manners (Lord Rockingham's XI)
- Take Five - Rico (Dave Brubeck)
- The Russians are Coming - Val Bennett (Dave Brubeck)
- Declaration of Dub - King Tubby (Dave Brubeck)
- No, No, No - Gussie Clark & King Tubby (Dawn Penn)
- Stranger on the Shore - The Upsetters (Acker Bilk)
- Theme form 'Shaft' - Byron Lee & the Dragonaires (Isaac Hayes)
- 54-46 was my Number - Ernest Ranglin (The Maytals)
- Massachusetts - Alton Ellis (Bee Gees)
- Winter Shade of Pale - Dennis Brown (Procul Harem)
- Tracks of my Tears - Pat Kelly (Smokey Robinson & the Miracles)
- Fever - Junior Byles (Elvis)
- Duke of Dub - Tommy McCook & the Paragons (Gene Chandler)
- Swan Lake - The Cats (Tchaikovsky!)
- Your Turn - Prince Buster (Otis Redding)
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