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War Child cover album may be one of the best cover albums to date

posted February 2, 2009, 6:12 pm by dscanland | Filed Under Music News | comment Leave a Comment

Tags: charity, Beck, Kooks, Elbow, TV On The Radio, Scissor Sisters, new release

Due out end of February, the non-profit organization War Child has brought together some great talent covering some great songs. The album is called War Child Heroes.

Listen to some samples after the jump…


Here’s the full track listing:Beck (Bob Dylan – “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat”)
The Kooks (The Kinks – “Victoria”)
The Hold Steady (Bruce Springsteen – “Atlantic City”)
Hot Chip (Joy Division – “Transmission”)
Lily Allen feat. Mick Jones (The Clash – “Straight To Hell”)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (The Ramones – “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker”)
Franz Ferdinand (Blondie – “Call Me”)
Duffy (Paul McCartney – “Live And Let Die”)
Estelle (Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”)
Rufus Wainwright (Brian Wilson -” Wonderful & Song For Children”)
Scissor Sisters (Roxy Music – “Do The Strand”)
Peaches (Iggy Pop – “Search And Destroy”)
Adam Cohen (Leonard Cohen – “Take This Waltz”)
Elbow (U2 – “Running To Stand Still”)
The Like (Elvis Costello – “You Belong To Me”)
TV On The Radio (David Bowie – “Heroes”)

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