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[jester1470]

I know its seen as 'dad' rock and bland by many of the cool people on here but I just got hold of the new Beautiful South Covers album and it's brilliant, interesting choice of songs and each one brilliantly done. I've always had a lot of respect for the BS as I think they write very clever pop songs but this album has turned me into a fan of the greatest hits into actually really wanting to explore the back catalogue. I also like the fact it's a really strange selection of songs and not the ones people usually cover.

You're The One That I Want (Olivia Newton John and John Travolta/Grease Soundtrack)
Living Thing (ELO)
This Will Be Our Year (The Zombies)
Ciao (Lush)
Valentine (Willie Nelson)
Don't Fear The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult)
This Old Skin (The Heppelbaums)
Don't Stop Moving (SClub7)
Til I Can't Take It Anymore (Ben E King)
Rebel Prince (Rufus Wainwright)
Blitzkreig Bop (Ramones)
Stone In Love With You (Stylistics)

I think even if you don't like the BS there may be something on here you'll like just because its so different and strange.

And of course any album that has an ELO track can't be bad, one of the most underated rock bands in the UK.

Cheers

Stuart