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[pete]

plenty of new favourites incoming

SOUNDS OF THE 80’S
UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL COVERS

CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS COVERING CLASSIC 80’S HITS INCLUDE SAM SMITH, ED SHEERAN, LONDON GRAMMAR, KAISER CHIEFS, KYLIE MINOGUE AND OLLY MURS
ONLY AVAILABLE ON THIS ALBUM.
OUT NOVEMBER 10TH




Radio 2 and Warner Music announce a brand new album, ‘Sounds of the 80s’, a unique collection celebrating music’s biggest, diverse and flamboyant decade recorded by some of todays most popular contemporary acts. Artists including Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, London Grammar, Olly Murs and Kylie Minogue make up this sensational album which is out on November 10.

Every single one of the 37 tracks is exclusive to this album and is previously unreleased. All songs have been carefully chosen by each artist and truly made their own. Highlights include Sam Smith singing Whitney Houston’s ‘How Will I Know’, Ed Sheeran’s take on Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Atlantic City’, London Grammar with Chris Isaac’s ‘Wicked Game’ and Kylie Minogue’s version of Kim Carnes ‘Bette Davis Eyes’.

Kylie Minogue says: "I have always loved 'Bette Davis Eyes', by Kim Carnes. It marks a point in time for me as a young teenager in Australia, crazy about pop music. What a thrill to cover this amazing and seminal song."

CD 1

1. Sam Smith- How Will I Know (Whitney Houston)
2. Ed Sheeran -Atlantic City (Bruce Springsteen)
3. The Script- Drive (The Cars)
4. Christina Perri- If I Could Turn Back Time (Cher)
5. Passenger- Romeo & Juliet (Dire Straits)
6. Birdy-Lucky Star (Madonna)
7. Rumer -Arthur’s Theme (The Best That I Can Do) (Christopher Cross)
8. Chrissie Hynde-Every Day Is Like Sunday (Morrissey)
9. Dido- Smalltown Boy (Bronski Beat)
10. Katie Melua -Wonderful Life (Black)
11. Amy MacDonald- Waiting For A Star To Fall (Boy Meets Girl)
12. Caro Emerald -Walk Like An Egyptian (The Bangles)
13. Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott -Caravan of Love (Isley Jasper Isley/ The Housemartins)
14. The Shires- Islands In the Stream(Kenny Rodgers & Dolly Parton)
15. Train -Holding Back the Years (Simply Red)
16. Level 42-Need You Tonight (INXS)
17. Kaiser Chiefs-Should I Stay Or Should I Go (The Clash)
18. Manic Street Preachers -Start Me Up (The Rolling Stones)

CD 2

1. Olly Murs-Let’s Groove (Earth Wind & Fire)
2. Kylie Minogue- Bette Davis Eyes ( Kim Carnes)
3. Dolly Parton Feat Richie Sambora Lay Your Hands On Me ( Bon Jovi)
4. James Blunt- I Guess That’s Why they Call It the Blues (Elton John)
5. London Grammar-Wicked Game (Chris Isaak)
6. Will Young- Teardrops (Womack & Womack)
7. Shane Filan-True Colours (Cyndi Lauper)
8. Texas- Don’t Talk To Me About Love (Altered Images)
9. Millers Daughter- Head Over Heels (Tears For Fears)
10. The Pierces- Don’t Give Up (Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush)
11. Ward Thomas -Man In The Mirror( Michael Jackson)
12. Boyzone -The Whole of the Moon (The Waterboys)
13. Kian Egan- Run To You (Bryan Adams)
14. Jermain Jackman- I Want To Know What Love Is (Foreigner)
15. Si Cranstoun -Tell Her About It (Billy Joel)
16. Overtones -Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Wham!)
17. Lisa Stansfield -You’re the Best Thing (The Style Council)
18. Gabrielle Aplin-That’s All (Genesis)
19. Sophie Ellis-Bextor-True Faith (New Order)

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Boyzone -The Whole of the Moon (The Waterboys)

Haha

You live long enough, everything you love will be destroyed.

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[7 - No tomorrow]

That whole list and the only one I'd be curious to hear would be Lisa Stansfield

 

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[7 - No tomorrow]

I Guess That’s Why they Call It the Blues (Elton John)

I listened to this for real today.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

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[Lili Marlene]

Ugh Kylie doing Bette Davis Eyes

I really hate Kylie Minogue. That cd is an abomination. Shane Filan covering True Colours should be unintentionally funny though.

 

[Jim Daniels]

The girl from ABBA doing a Webber

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[Lili Marlene]

There are so many shitty big-band versions of this song you'd almost not realize how amazing it can be

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[therealjohnny]

That compilation cd looks amazing. Terrible and amazing. The Script, Katie Melua, Shane Filan....what a cavalcade of talent

Paul Heaton has already covered Caravan of Love, that's cheating.

Contemporary artists like Texas, Will Young and Level42. Awesome.

 

[therealjohnny]

The girl from ABBA doing a Webber

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She does a fair cover of this surprisingly good Cilla Black song

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[7 - No tomorrow]

I really hate Kylie Minogue.

Ah, she's adorable, no?

 

[therealjohnny]

No

 

[Lili Marlene]

She's very, very attractive.

I always feel under some weird pressure to appreciate her; like Paul Morley is gonna give out to me for not liking pop right. I just think that as far as pop stars go she's as dull as it comes.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

First time I heard Can't Get You Out Of My Head I wanted to mainline it into my brain.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Something about that song has always annoyed the fuck out of me. And I don't mean that just to be argumentative, I wish I could like it like other people do. All that "la la la" stuff just sounded like an insane 3 year old to me.

I'm looking through her discography now.... I liked Confide in Me and Love at First Sight. I probably like quite a few actually but there's just something so careerist and gimlet-eyed about her. And she seems to rediscover her sexuality every 5 minutes.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Something about that song has always annoyed the fuck out of me. And I don't mean that just to be argumentative, I wish I could like it like other people do.

You are an interesting man

 

[therealjohnny]

NME News Pet Shop Boys' 'Always On My Mind' voted 'top cover version' | NME.COM

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

NME News Pet Shop Boys' 'Always On My Mind' voted 'top cover version' | NME.COM

Class cover

I dont know why Al Green doing I Wanna Hold Your Hand is not regarded more highly

And The Fall doing Victoria

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Something about that song has always annoyed the fuck out of me. And I don't mean that just to be argumentative, I wish I could like it like other people do. All that "la la la" stuff just sounded like an insane 3 year old to me.

I'm looking through her discography now.... I liked Confide in Me and Love at First Sight. I probably like quite a few actually but there's just something so careerist and gimlet-eyed about her. And she seems to rediscover her sexuality every 5 minutes.

Great analysis of Taylor Swift's new record on Vulture