Tuesday, September 18, 2007

40 years of Radio1

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of BBC's Radio1, various artists have re-recorded one song from each year of the station's existence. Am very excited about hearing the following covers-

1969
'Cupid' by Johnny Nash
Covered by Amy Winehouse

1970
'Lola' by The Kinks
Covered by Robbie Williams

1977
‘Sound & Vision’ by David Bowie
Covered by Franz Ferdinand*

1980
‘Too Much Too Young’ by The Specials
Covered by Kasabian**

1987
‘You Sexy Thing’ by Hot Chocolate
Covered by Stereophonics***

1989
‘Lullaby’ by the Cure
Covered by Editors

1996
‘No Diggity’ by Blackstreet
Covered by Klaxons****

2001
‘Teenage Dirtbag’ by Wheatus
Covered by Girls Aloud

2003
‘Don't Look Back Into The Sun’ by The Libertines
Covered by The View*****

*and this isn't just because I know that Girls Aloud did the backing vocals

**er, this could be INTERESTING

***As Kelly Jones is a wee sexy thing- very appropriate

****Holy hell, do I want to hear this! Please, let it have sirens.

*****EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!

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