High concept time! Today's imaginary playlist takes its cue from my long-threatened book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) and its associated debris: GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE artists covering other GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE artists.
Each of the performers in today's phony program is the subject of a GREM! chapter I've already written, either for the theoretical book, its even more theoretical sequel, or, y'know, the hell of it. And each song performed, though not itself the subject of its own GREM! entry, was previously recorded by another act who has at least one other song in my library of written GREM! celebrations.
Confusing? Don't worry your pretty li'l head about it. Just rock, man. Just rock.
(But watch out for [REDACTED] at the end. I can say no more at this time.)
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FAKE TIRnRR Playlist: GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE Artists Cover Other GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE Artists
THE FLASHCUBES: Wouldn't You Like It [The Bay City Rollers]
P. P. ARNOLD: Different Drum [Linda Ronstadt]
OTIS REDDING: Satisfaction [The Rolling Stones]
THE BEATLES: Please Mr. Postman [The Marvelettes]
BIG STAR: Till The End Of The Day [The Kinks]
TEGAN AND SARA: Rebel Rebel [David Bowie]
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MILLIE SMALL: Bring It On Home To Me [Sam Cooke]
PATTI SMITH: So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star [The Byrds]
THE WHO: Man With Money [The Everly Brothers]
JOHNNY JOHNSON AND THE BANDWAGON: Mr. Tambourine Man [Bob Dylan]
THE SEARCHERS: Sweets For My Sweet [The Drifters]
THE SHANGRI LAS: Shout [The Isley Brothers]
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EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS: Get Out Of Denver [Bob Seger]
THE BANGLES: Tear Off Your Own Head [Elvis Costello]
RONNIE SPECTOR: All I Want [Amy Rigby]
THE COCKTAIL SLIPPERS: Hush [Deep Purple]
THE SEX PISTOLS: Somethin' Else [Eddie Cochran]
DAVID BOWIE: See Emily Play [Pink Floyd]
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SUZI QUATRO: Keep A Knockin' [Little Richard]
BUDDY HOLLY: Brown Eyed Handsome Man [Chuck Berry]
STEVIE WONDER: I Hear A Symphony [The Supremes]
THE SPINNERS: My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) [David Ruffin]
THE RUNAWAYS: Rock And Roll [The Velvet Underground]
THE BAY CITY ROLLERS: Let's Pretend [Raspberries]
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TINA TURNER: The Acid Queen [The Who]
SHOES: Words Of Love [Buddy Holly]
BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY: Ball And Chain [Big Mama Thornton]
THE ROLLING STONES: Cry To Me [Solomon Burke]
THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES: Sometimes [Paul Revere and the Raiders}
ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS: I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself [Dusty Springfield]
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MARYKATE O'NEIL: Pleasant Valley Sunday [The Monkees]
THE DICTATORS: Slow Death [The Flamin' Groovies]
THE MONKEES: I'll Be True To You [The Hollies, as "Yes I Will"]
LULU: The Boat That I Row [Neil Diamond]
THE SUPREMES: Because [The Dave Clark Five]
THE SMITHEREENS: The Slider [T. Rex]
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EYTAN MIRSKY: Don't Bother Me [The Beatles]
TODD RUNDGREN: Good Vibrations [The Beach Boys]
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: Every Day I Have To Cry Some [Arthur Alexander]
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS: Needles And Pins [The Searchers]
THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS: I Can't Turn You Loose [Otis Redding]
JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS: Everyday People [Sly and the Family Stone]
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THE RUBINOOS: Evil Hearted You [The Yardbirds]
CHEAP TRICK: That '70s Song [Big Star, as "In The Street']
LESLEY GORE: Wedding Bell Blues [The 5th Dimension]
THE FOUR TOPS: I'm A Believer [The Monkees]
LITTLE RICHARD: The Way You Do The Things You Do [The Temptations]
ALICE COOPER: Pretty Ballerina [The Left Banke]
THE NEW YORK DOLLS: Great Big Kiss [The Shangri-Las]
DEL SHANNON: Rag Doll [The Four Seasons]
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THE RAMONES: Baby I Love You [The Ronettes]
THE BEACH BOYS: I Was Made To Love Her [Stevie Wonder]
LINDA RONSTADT: The Tracks Of My Tears [The Miracles]
ARETHA FRANKLIN: You're All I Need To Get By [Marvin Gaye]
BONEY M: Painter Man [The Creation]
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Searchin' [The Coasters]
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: I Wanna Be Sedated [The Ramones]
[REDACTED]: Nothing Really Matters When You're Young [The Flashcubes]
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THE VENTURES: House Of The Rising Sun [The Animals]
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