War Child: Heroes Charity Compilation

[ALady]

http://www.warchild.org/news/Heroes/heroes1.html

Some interesting stuff on there.  I'd like to hear Elbow's version of "Running to Stand Still" since that's about the only U2 song I can stand  :D

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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Lily Allen's "Straight To Hell" is surprisingly decent.  TVOTR do a nice take (although they don't stray too far from the original) on "Heroes".  Finally a recorded version of THS taking on "Atlantic City", been waiting for that for quite some time.  I'm very curious to hear Beck's Dylan cover.  I used to loathe "Leopard-Skin...", but I've since come all the way around on it.

[dragonboy]

Elbow (U2 – "Running To Stand Still") - very interesting.

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Elbow (U2 – "Running To Stand Still") - very interesting.

Here you go db: http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new-elbow-running-to-stand-still-u2-cover_049491.html

And THS (I'm so pumped to hear this!): http://stereogum.com/archives/new-hold-steady-atlantic-city-springsteen-cover_049671.html

[dragonboy]

Elbow (U2 – "Running To Stand Still") - very interesting.

Here you go db: http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new-elbow-running-to-stand-still-u2-cover_049491.html

And THS (I'm so pumped to hear this!): http://stereogum.com/archives/new-hold-steady-atlantic-city-springsteen-cover_049671.html

Cheers for that K! Took a break from Tom Jones to give that a listen - good but it doesn't touch or add anything new to the original as a cover should IMO. Piano was nice though...

[ALady]

Beck does "Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat" in his live show pretty often, I think.  

I like the Elbow cover.

[xmascriminal]

TVOTR doing "Heroes" sounds like it'd be amazing, but that cover of Straight to Hell by Lily Allen is an insult.