SNARKY A & R

Last week, journalist and power pop expert Jordan Oakes posted this challenge on Facebook: "What's a song that a given band should cover -- based on having common thematic elements with the band's name? Example: Earthquake should cover 'All Shook Up.'" I was delighted with the question, and I came up with a number of responses. Let's play SNARKY A & R!

GIRLS SAY YES: Tell Her No
AC/DC: Make A Circuit With Me
THE FLASHCUBES: Photograph
THE GO-GO'S: Stay
HERMAN'S HERMITS: Solitary Man
DAWN: Morning Has Broken 
SIMPLE MINDS: Dazed And Confused
THE 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS: Shaft
THE CASTAWAYS: Six Months In A Leaky Boat
THE WEEKEND: Friday On My Mind
THE KINKS: Love Is Strange
THE COASTERS: Take It Easy
THE MIRACLES: I'm A Believer
TALK TALK: Rumors, Gossip, Words Untrue
THE INMATES: We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
999: Help!
SWEET: Sugar Sugar
THE ANIMALS: At The Zoo
BIG STAR: Little Star
CREAM: No Milk Today
THE WARLOCKS: I Put A Spell On You
THE RUNAWAYS: She's Leaving Home
THE ELECTRIC PRUNES: Run Run Run
VANITY: I'll Be Your Mirror
THE ADVERTS: Get A Job
THE BUDDY SYSTEM: You've Got A Friend
THE STROKES: Do The Swim
PILOT: Leaving On A Jet Plane
THE GRASS ROOTS: D.I.Y.
THE SPINNERS: Round And Round
THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH: I Say A Little Prayer
BREAD: Money
MEN AT WORK: Earn Enough For Us
X-RAY SPEX: I'm Looking Through You
20/20: I Can See Clearly Now
STATUS QUO: It's Not Unusual
THE STRANGLERS: Take My Breath Away
THE DAMNED: Highway To Hell
THE KNACK: Nobody Does It Better
THE PRETENDERS: Imagine
JOURNEY: Heading Out To The Highway
THE LOVELESS: Alone Again Naturaly
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION: The Bare Necessities
THE WINDBREAKERS: It's A Gas

And my favorite:

SANTANA: History Never Repeats

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