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• "Waiting for the Night"
  Popularized by Depeche Mode.

  *done by Rabbit in the Moon on the For the Masses compilation CD, 1500 Records, 1998.

• "Walk All Over You"
  Popularized by AC/DC.

  *done by Dee Snider of Twisted Sister and Scott Ian of Anthrax on the Remixed to Hell AC/DC Tribute compilation CD, Cleopatra, 2000.

• "Walk Away Renee"
  Popularized by The Left Banke.

  *done by The Four Tops on their Anthology CD, Motown, 1989. (Amazon.com)
  

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

  *done by Lotion on their The Agnew Funeral E.P., Spin Art, 1995. (Amazon.com)
  

• "Walk Like an Egyptian"
  Popularized by The Bangles.

  *done by The Del Rubio Triplets on their Three Girls, Three Guitars LP, Cabazon Records, 1988.

• "Walk On By"(Bacharach/David)
  Popularized by Dionne Warwick, and available on her The Dionne Warwick Collection CD, WEA/Atlantic/Rhino, 1989. (Amazon.com)
  

  *done by The Carpenters on their The Carpenters album, A & M Records.

  *done by Issac Hayes on the More from the Burt Bacharach Songbook CD, Varese Sarabande, 1998. (Need I say more? The "Walk ..." intro was sampled by Hooverphonic on their "2Wicky" song.)

  *done by Mel Torme on his Right Now! CD, Columbia, 1997.

• "Walking in L.A."
  Popularized by Missing Persons.

  *done by Hagfish on the Before You Were Punk compilation CD, Vagrant Records, 1998.

• "War Machine" (Adams/Simmons/Vallance)
  Popularized by Kiss.
  

  *done by Acheron on the Kiss of Death: a Sikk Tribute to Kiss compilation CD, Dwell Records, 1999.

• "Warm Leatherette"(Miller)
  Popularized by The Normal.

  *done by Grace Jones on her Warm Leatherette CD, 1990.

  *done by Pankow on their Gisela CD, Wax Trax, 1989.

• "Warsaw" (Hook/Sumner/Morris/Curtis)
  Popularized by Joy Division.

  *done by Desert Storm on the A Means to an End compilation CD, Virgin Records, 1995.

• "Wasn't That a Party"
  Popularized by Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley.

  *done by Jimmy Sturr on his Dance With Me CD, Rounder, 1998.

• "Water"
  Popularized by PJ Harvey.

  *done by Mission Statement on the Little Fish: A Tribute to Polly Jean Harvey compilation CD, Doppelganger, 1998.

• "Water on the Brain" (Clarke/Hicks/Nash)
  Popularized by The Hollies.

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

• "We Are Family" (Rogers/Edwards)
  Popularized by Sister Sledge.
  

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

• "We Can Work It Out" (Lennon/McCartney)
  Popularized by The Beatles.

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

• "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
  Popularized by Jermaine Stewart.
  

  *done by Class 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!)

• "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (Leitch)
  Popularized by Donovan.

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

• "Wedding Bell Blues"
  Popularized by The Fifth Dimension.

  *done by Lesley Gore on her It's My Party CD, Polygram, 1996.

• "Weird Science" (Elfman)
  Popularized by Oingo Boingo.

  *done by The English League on the In Their Eyes CD, Rhino/Cheap Date Records, 1998.

• "[Theme from] Welcome Back Kotter" (Sebastian)
  

  *done by Squirtgun on the Show & Tell compilation CD, Which? Records. [punk rock version]

• "We're A Happy Family" (The Ramones)
  Popularized by The Ramones.
  

  *done by The Residents on their Commercial Album CD, East Side Digital, 1988.

• "We're Not Gonna Take It" (Snider)
  Popularized by Twisted Sister.

  *done by Hairstorm 84 on the Metal Rules compilation CD, Priority Records, 1999.

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

• "We've Only Just Begun" (Williams)
  Popularized by The Carpenters.

  *done by Grant Lee Buffalo on the If I Were a Carpenter compilation CD, A & M, 1994.

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

• "What Deaner Was Talking About"
  Popularized by Ween.

  *done by Ash on their Live At The Wireless CD, Death Records, 1999. (This is one of my favorite Ween songs, and it's covered relatively faithfully by Ash.)

• "When Doves Cry" (Prince)
  Popularized by Prince.

  *done by McKinley on the NXNW PReview CD Compilation, Samson Music, 1997.

• "When I Did the Mashed Potatoes with You" (King/Goffin)
  Popularized by Larry Bright.

  *done by Wiskey Biscuit on the Delphonic Sounds Today compilation CD, DEL-FI Records, 1999.

• "When I Need You"
  Popularized by Leo Sayer.
  

  *done by Celine Dion on her Let's Talk About Love CD, 550 Music/Epic, 1997. (Let's not even go there ... Celine ruins this song.)

  *done by Roger Whittaker on his Fire and Rain CD, BMG, 1988. (Roger is great, and his almost operatic voice lends itself to this song nicely.)

• "When I Was a Painter"
  Popularized by The Breeders.

  *done by Hover on the Thurtene compilation CD, Dewdrops Records, 1994.

• "When U Were Mine" (Prince)
  Popularized by Prince.

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

  *done by Cyndi Lauper on her She's So Unusual CD.

• "When Will I See You Again?" (Gamble/Huff)
  Popularized by The Three Degrees.

  *done by Billy Bragg on the Ruby Trax compilation CD, New Music Express, 1992.

• "Where Do You Go to My Lovely?" (Sarstedt)
  Popularized by Peter Sarstedt.

  *done by Welfare Heroine on the Ruby Trax compilation CD, New Music Express, 1992.

• "[Theme from] Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?"
  

  *done by Tilt on the Show & Tell compilation CD, Which? Records. [punk rock version]

• "Where is My Mind"
  Popularized by The Pixies.

  *done by The Gosh Guys on the Thurtene compilation CD, Dewdrops Records, 1994.

• "Where the Streets Have No Name"
  Popularized by U2.

  *done by Silverbeam with Ann Louise on the We Will Follow: a Tribute to U2 compilation CD, Cleopatra Records, 1999.

• "Where's the Playground, Suzie?" (Webb)
  Popularized by Glen Campbell.
  

  *done by Scud Mountain Boys on their The Early Year CD, Sub Pop, 1997. (Amazon.com)

• "Whisper Whisper"
  Popularized by The Bee Gees.

  *done by Action Figures on the Melody Fair compilation CD, Eggbert Records, 1994.

• "White Rabbit" (Slick)
  Popularized by Jefferson Airplane.
  

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

  *done by Mephisto Waltz on the The Darkest Hour compilation CD, Cleopatra, 1997.

• "White Room" (Bruce/Brown)
  

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

• "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Reed/Brooker)
  

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

• "Who Made Who"
  Popularized by AC/DC.

  *done by Terminal Sect with En Esch of KMFDM on the Covered in Black: an Industrial Tribute to the Kings of High Voltage -- AC/DC compilation CD, Cleopatra, 1997.

• "Whole Lotta Love" (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)
  Popularized by Led Zeppelin.
  

  *done by Zen for Primates on their Albatross CD, Bummer Tent Records, 1992.

• "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  Popularized by AC/DC.

  *done by Stephen Pearcy of Ratt and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns on the Remixed to Hell AC/DC Tribute compilation CD, Cleopatra, 2000.

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

• "The Whole of the Moon" (Scott)
  

  *done by Human Drama on the New Wave Goes to Hell compilation CD, Cleopatra, 1998.

• "(I'd Go the) Whole Wide World"
  Popularized by Wreckless Eric.

  *done by The Prissteens on their Scandal, Controversy & Romance CD, Almo Sounds, 1998.

• "Why Can't This Be Love" (Van Halen/Hagar/Van Halen/Anthony)
  Popularized by Van Halen.

  *done by Gigolo Aunts on the Everybody Wants Some compilation CD, Cherrydisc Records, 1997.

• "Why Can't We Be Friends" (Allen/Brown/Dickerson/Goldstein/Jordan/Levitan/Miller/Scott)
  Popularized by War.
  

  *done by Smashmouth on the Baseketball soundtrack, Mojo Records, 1998.

• "Why It's So Hard" (Madonna)
  Popularized by Madonna.

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

• "Wichita Lineman" (Webb)
  Popularized by Glen Campbell, written by Jimmy Webb and available on his 10 Easy Pieces CD.
  

  *done by Glen Campbell & Michelle Shocked with Texas Tornadoes on the Lounge-a-Palooza compilation CD, Hollywood Records, 1997.

  *done by Ray Charles on his The Complete Country and Western Recordings, 1959-1986 CD, Atlantic Records, 1998.

  *done by The Electronic Concept Orchestra on their Electric Love album, Limelight, (1973?).

  *done by Kool and the Gang on their Live at the Sex Machine CD, Polygram, 1996.

  *done by Optiganally Yours on their Spotlight on Optiganally Yours CD, Headhunter Records, 1997.

  *done by Scud Mountain Boys on their The Early Year CD, Sub Pop, 1997. (Amazon.com)

  *done by Pete Wernick on his Dr. Banjo and Friends CD, Flying Fish, 1992.

• "Wicked"
  Popularized by Ice Cube.

  *done by Colla Destra on the Operation Beatbox compilation CD, Re-constriction, 1996.

• "Width of a Circle" (Bowie)
  Popularized by David Bowie.

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

• "Wild Thing" (Taylor)
  Popularized by The Troggs.

  *done by Total Coelo on their I Eat Cannibals CD, Elap Music, 1993.

  *done by Unrest on their F*** Pussy Galore (and All Her Friends) CD, Matador/Teen Beat, 1993.

• "Will Anything Happen?" (Lee)
  written by Jack Lee of The Nerves.

  Popularized by Blondie, and available on their Parallel Lines CD, Chrysalis, 1979.

• "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
  

  *done by Joan Baez on her The Joan Baez Country Music Album, Vanguard, 1987. (Amazon.com)
  

• "William Tell Overture"
  

  *done by Fred Lowrey on the Re/Search: Incredibly Strange Music, Volume 1 CD, Caroline, 1993.

• "Winchester Cathedral" (Stevens)
  Popularized by New Vaudeville Band.

  *done by Perrey-Kingsley on the Best of Moog compilation CD, Loud Records, 1999.

  *done by Nelson Riddle on the On the Rocks Part One compilation CD, Capitol Records, 1997.

• "Winterlong" (Young)
  Popularized by Neil Young.

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

• "Wishin' and Hopin'" (Bacharach)
  Popularized by Dusty Springfield.

  *done by Ani DiFranco on the My Best Friend's Wedding soundtrack, Sony Records, 1997.

• "Witchcraft"
  Popularized by Frank Sinatra.

  *done by Edwyn Collins on the Lounge-a-Palooza compilation CD, Hollywood Records, 1997.

• "With A Girl Like You" (Innes)
  Popularized by The Rutles.

  *done by Paleface on their Raw CD, Shimmy Disc.

• "With or Without You"
  Popularized by U2.

  *done by Heaven 17 on the We Will Follow: a Tribute to U2 compilation CD, Cleopatra Records, 1999.

• "Without Her" (Nilsson)
  Popularized by Harry Nilsson.

  *done by Beckley/Lamm/Wilson on the For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson compilation CD, MusicMasters, 1995.

• "[Theme from] WKRP in Cincinnati"
  

  *done by Weston on the Show & Tell compilation CD, Which? Records. [punk rock version]

• "Wonderwall" (Innes)
  Popularized by Oasis.

  *done by The Mike Flowers Pops on the Unconventional: Hits Post Modern Syndrome CD, Hits Magazine?.

• "Woody Woodpecker [Theme]" (Idriss/Tibbles)
  

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

• "Word Up" (Blackmon/Jenkins)
  Popularized by Cameo, available on their The Best of Cameo CD, Pgd/Polygram, 1993. (Amazon.com)
  

  *done by Gun on the Barb Wire Soundtrack, London, 1996.

• "Words" (Young)
  Popularized by Neil Young.

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

• "Words" (Bozzio/Cuccurillo)
  Popularized by Missing Persons.
  

  *done by Halomaker on the New Wave Goes to Hell compilation CD, Cleopatra, 1998.

• "Work For Love" (Jourgensen)
  Popularized by Ministry.

  *done by En Esch on the Another Prick in the Wall: a Tribute to Ministry - Volume 2 compilation CD, Invisible Records, (1999?)
  (downloadable format and samples at EMusic.com)
  

• "World in My Eyes"
  Popularized by Depeche Mode.

  *done by The Cure on the For the Masses compilation CD, 1500 Records, 1998.

• "World Without Love" (Lennon/McCartney)
  Popularized by Peter & Gordon.

  *done by World Party on the Ruby Trax compilation CD, New Music Express, 1992.

• "The World's Greatest Sinner" (Zappa)
  Popularized by Baby Ray and the Ferns.

  *done by The Dekes of Hazzard on the Delphonic Sounds Today compilation CD, DEL-FI Records, 1999.

• "Worlock" (Goettel/Key/Ogre)
  Popularized by Skinny Puppy.

  *done by The Electric Hellfire Club on the Hymns of the Worlock: a Tribute to Skinny Puppy compilation CD, Cleopatra Records, 1998.

• "Wrapped Up and Blue" (Bailey) Popularized by The Saints.

  *done by The Brothers Figaro on the Neurotically Yours: a Tribute to the Saints compilation CD, Still Sane Records, 1993.

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