B:

• "Babooshka" (Bush)
  Popularized by Kate Bush.

  *done by The Plunging Necklines on the I Wanna Be Kate: the Songs of Kate Bush compilation CD, Brown Star Records, 1998.

• "Baby Come Back" (Grant)
  Popularized by Equals.

  *done by Elektric Music on the Ruby Trax compilation CD, 1992.

• "Baby I'm a Star" (Prince)
  Popularized by Prince.

  *done by Buddy Miles on the Party O'The Times: A Tribute to Prince compilation CD, Cleopatra Records, 1999.

• "Baby Let Me Be" (Innes)
  Popularized by The Rutles.

  *done by Daniel Johnston on the Rutles Highway Revisited (a Tribute to the Rutles) CD, Shimmy Disc, 1990.

• "Back in Black"
  Popularized by AC/DC.

  *done by Joe Lyn Turner of Rainbow and Phil Collen of Def Leppard on the Remixed to Hell AC/DC Tribute compilation CD, Cleopatra, 2000.

  *done by Pigface vs. Sheep on Drugs on the Covered in Black: an Industrial Tribute to the Kings of High Voltage -- AC/DC compilation CD, Cleopatra, 1997.

• "Bad Boys [Theme from Cops]" (Lewis)
  

  *done by H2O on the Show & Tell compilation CD, Which? Records.

• "Bad Girl" (Madonna)
  Popularized by Madonna.

  *done by James Hardway with Amanda Ghost Featuring Boy George on the Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna compilation CD, Cleopatra Records, 1999.

• "Bad Moon Rising" (Fogerty)
  Popularized by Blondie.

  *done by Blue Aeroplanes on the Ruby Trax compilation CD, 1992.

• "Bad Seeds"
  Popularized by Beat Happening.

  *done by Scrawl on the Fortune Cookie Prize: a Tribute to Beat Happening compilation, Simple Machines Records, 1992.

• "Balls to the Wall" (Baltes/Kaufmann/Hofmann/Dirkschneider/Hauke Schmidt)
  Popularized by Accept.

  *done by REO Speedealer on the Come on Feel the Metal compilation CD, Steve Records, 1997.

• "Baby Hold on to Me" (Douglas)
  Popularized by Peter Frampton.

  *done by The TV TVs on the KPNK Punk Radio compilation CD, Countdown Records, 1997.

• "Badlands"
  Popularized by AC/DC.

  *done by Psychopomps on the Covered in Black: an Industrial Tribute to the Kings of High Voltage -- AC/DC compilation CD, Cleopatra, 1997.

• "Barabajagal" (Leitch)
  Popularized by Donovan.

  *done by Chocolate Factory on the Donovan: Island of Circles compilation CD, Nettwerk, 1991.

• "[Theme from] Baretta"
  

  *done by Trick Babys on the Show & Tell compilation CD, Which? Records.

• "Barstool Blues" (Young)
  Popularized by Neil Young.

  *done by Soul Asylum on the The Bridge: a Tribute to Neil Young compilation CD, Caroline Records, 1989.

• "Barterers and their Wives" (Brown/Feher)
  Popularized by The Left Banke.

  *done by The Idea on the Shadows Breaking Over Our Heads: A Tribute to the Left Banke Compilation CD, Apollo/Brobdingnagian Records, 1999.

• "Basket Case" (Joe/Green Day)
  Popularized by Green Day.

  *done by Speedster on the Under the Covers compilation CD, TJSB, 1996.

• "Be My Wife" (Bowie)
  Popularized by David Bowie.

  *done by Blame on the Ashes to Ashes: a Tribute to David Bowie compilation CD, Doppelganger Records, 1998.
  (Samples and ordering information at Amazon.com)

  *done by Halomaker on the Goth Oddity 2000 compilation CD, Cleopatra Records, 2000.
  (Read my review at Amazon.com)
  

• "Be Thankful for What You've Got" (DeVaughn)
  Popularized by William DeVaughn.

  *done by Yo La Tengo on their Little Honda CD, Matador Records, 1998.

• "Beautiful Girls" (Van Halen/Roth/Van Halen/Anthony)
  Popularized by Van Halen.

  *done by Red Time on the Everybody Wants Some compilation CD, Cherrydisc Records, 1997.

• "The Beautiful Ones" (Prince)
  Popularized by Prince.
  

  *done by Dump on their That Skinny M.....F..... with the High Voice cassette, Shrimper, 1999.

• "Beaver Patrol"
  Popularized by The Shadows of Knight.
  

  *done by Pop Will Eat Itself on their Box Frenzy CD, Chapter 22, 1988. (This is the more popular version, but The Shadows of Knight version is great! Both sound similar, only the Pop Will Eat Itself version definitely sounds like a PWEI song.)

• "Bedazzled" (Moore)
  From the movie "Bedazzled", featuring Dudley Moore.
  

  *done by Bongwater on their The Power of Pussy CD, Shimmy Disc, 1991.

• "Bedtime Story" (Madonna)
  Popularized by Madonna.

  *done by Silverbeam on the Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna compilation CD, Cleopatra Records, 1999.

• "Being Sucked In (Again)" (Newman)
  Popularized by Wire.

  *done by Polar Bear on the Whore: Various Artists Play Wire compilation CD, WMO, 1996.

• "Beth" (Criss)
  Popularized by Kiss.
  

  *done by Coffin Break on the Hard to Believe: a Kiss Covers Compilation LP, C/Z Records, 1991?.

• "Better Off Without a Wife" (Waits)
  Popularized by Tom Waits.

  *done by Pete Shelley on the Step Right Up: the Songs of Tom Waits compilation CD, Manifesto Records, 1995.

• "Between Us" (Innes)
  Popularized by The Rutles.

  *done by Unrest on the Rutles Highway Revisited (a Tribute to the Rutles) CD, Shimmy Disc, 1990.

• "[Theme from] Beverly Hillbillies" (Henning)
  

  *done by Butt Trumpet on the Show & Tell compilation CD, Which? Records.

• "[Theme from] Bewitched" (Greenfield/Keller)
  

  *done by Brutal Juice on the Show & Tell compilation CD, Which? Records.

• "The Bewlay Brothers" (Bowie)
  Popularized by David Bowie.

  *done by Replicants on their Replicants CD, Zoo Entertainment, 1995.

• "Big Balls"
  Popularized by AC/DC.

  *done by Muscadine on the ECW: Extreme Music compilation CD, Slab, 1999.

• "Big Black Smoke" (Davies)
  Popularized by The Kinks.

  *done by Patch-Up Boys on the Shangri-La: a Tribute to the Kinks compilation, Imaginary Records, 1989.

• "Big Joe and Phantom 309" (Waits)
  Popularized by Tom Waits.

  *done by Archers of Loaf on the Step Right Up: the Songs of Tom Waits compilation CD, Manifesto Records, 1995.

• "Big Mouth Strikes Again" (Morrissey/Marr)
  Popularized by The Smiths.
  

  *done by Treepeople on their Something Vicious for Tomorrow CD, C/Z Records, 1992.

• "Big Sky" (Davies)
  Popularized by The Kinks.

  *done by The Mock Turtles on the Shangri-La: a Tribute to the Kinks compilation, Imaginary Records, 1989.

• "Birthday" (Lennon/McCartney)
  Popularized by The Beatles.

  *done by The Texas Chainsaw Orchestra on their self-titled CD, Rhino Records, 1997.

• "Black Betty"
  

  *done by Young Fresh Fellows on the 20 Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hits compilation CD, Pravda Records, 1991.
  (downloadable format and samples at EMusic.com)
  

• "Black Candy"
  Popularized by Beat Happening.

  *done by Kim, Thurston and Epic on the Fortune Cookie Prize: a Tribute to Beat Happening compilation, Simple Machines Records, 1992.

• "Black Celebration"
  Popularized by Depeche Mode.

  *done by Monster Magnet on the For the Masses compilation CD, 1500 Records, 1998.

• "Black Diamond"
  Popularized by Kiss.
  

  *done by Yoshiki on the Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved compilation CD, Polygram Records, 1994.

• "Black Hole" (Jones)
  

  *done by Yo La Tengo on their Little Honda CD, Matador Records, 1998.

• "Black Hole Sun"
  Popularized by Soundgarden.

  *done by Steve & Eydie on the Lounge-a-Palooza compilation CD, Hollywood Records, 1997.

• "Black Widow" (Leitch)
  Popularized by Donovan.

  *done by Change of Heart on the Donovan: Island of Circles compilation CD, Nettwerk, 1991.

• "Bless the Beasts and Children"
  Popularized by The Carpenters.

  *done by 4 Non Blondes on the If I Were a Carpenter compilation CD, A & M, 1994.

• "Blind in Texas" (Lawless/Duren)
  Popularized by Wasp.

  *done by Strap on the Come on Feel the Metal compilation CD, Steve Records, 1997.

• "Blonde in the Bleachers" (Mitchell)
  Popularized by Joni Mitchell.
  

  *done by Lou Barlow on his Lou Barlow and Friends: Another Collection of Home Recordings CD, Mint Records, 1994.

• "The Blood" (The Cure)
  Popularized by The Cure.

  *done by Mud on the Give Me the Cure compilation CD, Radiopaque/Corduroy, [1996?].

• "Blowin' in the Wind" (Dylan)
  Popularized by Peter, Paul and Mary.

  *done by Eddie Albert on the Golden Throats [1] compilation CD, Rhino Records, 1988.

  *done by Dionne Warwick on her 36 All-Time Favorites CD, Warner Special Products, 1995.

• "Blue" (Mitchell)
  Popularized by Joni Mitchell.
  

  *done by Sarah McLachlan on the Spirit of '73: Rock for Choice CD, Sony Music, 1995. (Amazon.com)
  

• "Blue Eyed Devil"
  Popularized by Soul Coughing.
  

  *done by Low on the Teleconned: We Want the Airwaves CD. (Amazon.com)

• "Blue Flower" (Blegvad/Moore)
  Popularized by Slapp Happy.
  

  *done by Floral Majority (and credited to the Pale Saints ;) )on the Thurtene compilation CD, Dewdrops Records, 1993.

  *done by The Pale Saints on their In Ribbons CD, 4AD, 1992.

• "Blue Jean" (Bowie)
  Popularized by David Bowie.

  *done by Example on the Ashes to Ashes: a Tribute to David Bowie compilation CD, Doppelganger Records, 1998.
  (Samples and ordering information at Amazon.com)

• "Blue Suede Schubert" (Innes)
  Popularized by The Rutles.

  *done by The Tinklers on the Rutles Highway Revisited (a Tribute to the Rutles) CD, Shimmy Disc, 1990.

• "Both Sides Now"
  Popularized by Judy Collins.

  *done by Dick Hyman on the The Synthesizer Featuring Dick Hyman at the Moog album, ABC Records, 1973.

  *done by Roger Whittaker on his Fire and Rain CD, BMG, 1988.

• "Boy" (Ottaviano)
  Popularized by Book of Love.
  

  *done by Non-Agression Pact on the Shut Up Kitty compilation CD, Re-constriction/Cargo, 1993. (This is a great cover. It's on a compilation of industrial versions of pop songs, and is heavily laden with samples of L.L. Cool J. and others.)

• "The Boys are Back in Town"
  Popularized by Thin Lizzy.

  *done by Everclear on the Detroit Rock City soundtrack, Mercury, 1999.

• "Boys Don't Cry" (The Cure)
  Popularized by The Cure.

  *done by Tuscadero on the Give Me the Cure compilation CD, Radiopaque/Corduroy, [1996?].

• "Boys Keep Swinging" (Bowie/Eno)
  Popularized by David Bowie.

  *done by AFX on the Ashes to Ashes: a Tribute to David Bowie compilation CD, Doppelganger Records, 1998.

  *done by The Dambuilders on the Crash Course for the Ravers: a Tribute to the Songs of David Bowie compilation CD, Undercover Records, 1996.

• "Boyz-N-The Hood"
  Popularized by NWA.

  *done by Dynamite Hack on their Superfast CD, Universal Records, 2000.

• "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"
  Popularized by Looking Glass.

  *done by The Reivers on the 20 Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hits compilation CD, Pravda Records, 1991.
  (downloadable format and samples at EMusic.com)
  

• "Brass in Pocket" (Hynde)
  Popularized by The Pretenders.

  *done by Suede on the Ruby Trax compilation CD, NME, 1992.

• "Breed" (Cobain/Nirvana)
  Popularized by Nirvana.
  

  done by The Pink Gun on the Smells Like Nirvana compilation CD, Dressed to Kill, 2000.

• "Bring on the Dancing Horses" (Sergeant/De Freitas/McCulloch/Pattinson)
  Popularized by Echo and the Bunnymen.

  *done by Ninety Nine on the Pretty in Pop compilation CD, Endearing Records, 1998.

  *done by Round House on the In Their Eyes CD, Rhino/Cheap Date Records, 1998.

• "Brother Louie" (Brown/Wilson)
  Popularized by The Left Banke.

  *done by Jim Basnight on the Shadows Breaking Over Our Heads: A Tribute to the Left Banke Compilation CD, Apollo/Brobdingnagian Records, 1999.

• "Brown Eyed Girl"
  Popularized by Van Morrison.

  *done by Magadog on the Skandalous: I've Gotcha Covered compilation CD, Shanachie Records, 1996.
  (downloadable format and samples at EMusic.com)

• "Build Me Up Buttercup" (Macaulay/D'Abo)
  

  *done by The Goops on the Mallrats soundtrack, 510 Records, 1995.

• "Bullwinkle P. II" (Rose/Furrow)
  Popularized by The Centurions.

  *done by Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods on the Delphonic Sounds Today compilation CD, DEL-FI Records, 1999.

• "Burnin' Up" (Madonna)
  Popularized by Madonna.

  *done by Babyland on the Shut Up Kitty compilation CD, Re-constriction/Cargo, 1993.

  *done by The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black on the Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna compilation CD, Cleopatra Records, 1999.

• "Burning Inside"
  Popularized by Ministry.

  *done by Death Ride 69 on the Ministry: Wish You Were Queer compilation CD, Invisible Records, 1999.
  (downloadable format and samples at EMusic.com)
  

• "Bus Stop" (Gouldman)
  Popularized by The Hollies.

  *done by Material Issue on the Sing Hollies in Reverse compilation CD, Eggbert Records, 1995.

• "But Not Tonight"
  Popularized by Depeche Mode.
  

  *done by The Push Kings on the Double Agent 1980 compilation CD, Double Agent Records, 1998. (To hear/download an mp3 version of this song, go to egroups.com and the Double Agent group. I was very happy to see some of the songs from this album since I lost my copy a long time ago and the covers were so brilliant!)

• "Butterfly Potion" (Thirlwell)
  Popularized by Foetus.
  

  *done by Gumball on their Wisconsin Hayride CD, Columbia, 1992.

• "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
  Popularized by Glen Campbell.
  

  *done by Roger Whittaker on his Fire and Rain CD, BMG, 1988.

• "By the Time It Gets Dark" (Denny)
  Popularized by Martin Denny.

  *done by Yo La Tengo on their Little Honda CD, Matador Records, 1998.

• "Bye Bye Love" (Bryant/Bryant/Rose)
  Popularized by the Everly Brothers.

  *done by Lothar and the Hand People on their Presenting ... CD, One Way Records, 1994.

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