Another charity compilation, this time for children affected by war. For sure was this a time to misuse the word “impacted” but no. It’s written right there on the cover: an album to benefit children affected by war.
It’s all covers of popular songs by popular artists, but different ones. So you get Lily Allen covering “Straight to Hell” by The Clash. Mick Jones was nice enough to help out on this one, however.
Duffy did Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die,” and it’s fan-fugu-tastic. Guns and Roses totally screwed this up when they covered it.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs predictably cover the Ramones classic “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker.” However, Peaches does a nice job with Iggy Pop’s “Search and Destroy.”
Because you’ve heard of the original and the cover artist, it makes it pretty easy to pick out something you will have a good time with. Last but not least, Franz Ferdinand covers Blondie’s “Call Me,” and you want to talk about making a song your own? This is it. Truly a barrel of fun.
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