Cover versions

This page is a list of **cover versions** played by Janice Long during her radio shows. (Inspired by similar page on John Peel Wiki)

Please list as follows: Performing artist - Song (Covered Artist) Date of first known play

### A

* Ryan Adams - Wonderwall (Oasis) 12 May 2009
* Age Of Chance - Kiss (Prince) *1987*
* Marc Almond - The Days of Pearly Spencer (David McWilliams) 25 July 2014
* Gabrielle Aplin - That's All (Genesis) 07 October 2014
* Artic Monkeys - Baby I'm Yours (Barbara Lewis) 16 May 2012
* Artists United Collective - All Together Now (The Farm) 07 June 2021
* Art of Noise & Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn (Henry Mancini) 09 July 2013
* Art of Noise ft. Tom Jones - Kiss (Prince) 16 June 2014
* Associates - Heart of Glass (session) (Blondie) 07 October 1985

### B

* Shirley Bassey - Slave to the Rhythm (Grace Jones) 27 July 2009
* Shirley Bassey - Light My Fire (The Doors) 24 May 2010
* Bay City Rollers - Rebel Rebel (David Bowie) 03 January 2011
* The Beat - Can't Get Used to Losing You (Andy Williams) 05 May 1983 (TOTP)
* The Beat - The Tears of a Clown (Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) 04 May 2021
* The Beatles - Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Larry Williams) 04 March 2010
* Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime (The Korgis) 11 January 2012
* B.E.F. ft Glenn Gregory - Party Fears Two (Associates) 22 April 2013
* B.E.F. ft. Billy Mackenzie - The Secret Life of Arabia (David Bowie) 01 September 2021
* Maggie Bell - Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) 18 June 2012
* Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers – Got To Get You Into My Life (The Beatles) 10 May 2016
* The Beautiful South - You're The One That I Want (John Travolta & Olivia Newton John) 26 April 2011
* Michael Bolton & Leona Lewis - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Gaye/Terrel - Diana Ross) 05 May 2014
* David Bowie - Across The Universe (The Beatles) 14 January 2016
* David Bowie - it Ain't Easy (Ron Davies) 11 January 2021
* Billy Bragg - People Get Ready (The Impressions) / The Tracks of My Tears (The Miracles) 18 December 1985 (session)
* Billy Bragg - Glad and Sorry (The Faces) 26 June 1999
* Blondie - Heroes (David Bowie) 04 September 2009
* The Boothill Foot Tappers - Love and Affection (Bob Marley) 28 August 1985

### C

* The Cadillacs - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (trad.) 22 December 2010
* Anna Calvi - Ghost Rider (Suicide) 16 July 2014
* Johnny Cash - One (U2) 20 May 2009
* Cavern - From Me To You / Twist and Shout (The Beatles) 12 March 1983 (in session)
* CCS - Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin) 22 June 2012
* Leddra Chapman - Time to Pretend (MGMT) 22 January 2010 (live session)
* The Christians - Harvest for the World (The Isley Brothers) 05 January 2015
* Eric Clapton - behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra) 30 June 2016
* The Clash - I Fought the Law (Bobby Fuller Four) 26 April 2011
* Rachel K Collier - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Judy Garland/Frank Sinatra) 17 December 2019 (in session - rec. date unknown)
* The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye (Jackson 5) 24 May 2010
* Elvis Costello - All You Need Is Love (live) (The Beatles) (31 December 1985 - Live Aid review)
* The Creatures - Right Now (Mann/Sigman) 14 April 2011
* Jamie Cullum feat. Gregory Porter - Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Nina Simone) 09 October 2014

### D

* The Damned - Eloise (Barry Ryan) 06 September 2011
* The Dandy Warhols - Little Drummer Boy (trad.) 22 December 2010
* Sammy Davis Jr. - Talk To The Animals (Rex Harrison) 03 May 2016
* The Dentists - Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) 02 April 1987 (session) [1]
* Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) 03 May 2016
* Doctor and the Medics - Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum) 06 July 2012 (also 29 May 1986 (TOTP))
* The Dream Academy - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths) 04 March 2010
* The Dubliners - Molly Malone (trad.) 17 March 2016
* Duran Duran - Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me) (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel) 04 September 2009

### E

* Earth, Wind & Fire - Got to Get You Into My Life (The Beatles) 29 April 2017
* Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band and Easy Star All Stars - Getting Better (The Beatles) 27 April 2009
* Elbow - Golden Slumbers (The Beatles) 04 December 2017
* Sophie Ellis‐Bextor - True Faith (New Order) 08 October 2014
* Caro Emerald - Walk Like an Egyptian (The Bangles) 29 April 2017
* Everything But The Girl – I Don’t Want To Talk About It (Crazy Horse) 07 July 1988 (TOTP)

### F

* Marianne Faithfull - Scarborough Fair 06 July 2010
* The Farmers Boys - In the Country (Cliff Richard) 05 August 1984
* Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things (jazz standard) 01 April 2011
* Bryan Ferry - The 'In' Crowd (Dobie Gray) 19 April 2013
* Fine Young Cannibals - Ever Fallen in Love (Buzzcocks) 02 April 1987 (TOTP)
* Flaming Lips - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (KPEX Version) (Kylie Minogue) 17 June 2009
* Flaming Lips - Money (Pink Floyd) 21 June 2010
* Florence + the Machine - Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly) 12 May 2011
* Florence + the Machine - You've Got the Love (The Source ft. Candi Staton) 16 November 2017
* The Flying Lizards - Money (Barrett Strong) 06 July 2010
* Flying Pickets - Only You (Yazoo) 15 December 1983 (TOTP)
* Fountains of Wayne - Baby One More Time (Britney Spears) 06 December 2010
* John Foxx - Slow Motion (Ultravox) 18 July 2006
* Fugees - Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack) 17 June 2013
* Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed (The Go-Go's) 07 July 2009
* Fun Boy Three & Bananarama - It Ain't What You Do... (jazz tune - various) 05 May 2015
* Fun Boy Three - Summertime (George Gershwin) 21 July 2016

### G

* Ghost Dance - Can the Can (Suzi Quatro) 16 April 1986 (*session*)
* Ellie Goulding - Your Song (Elton John) 04 January 2012
* Grange Hill Cast - I Don't Like Mondays (The Boomtown Rats) 16 January 2012
* Gwen Guthrie – (They Long To Be) Close To You (The Carpenters) 30 October 1986 (TOTP)

### H

* Jools Holland and Melanie C & & The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra - I Wish (Stevie Wonder) 26 January 2015
* Hot 8 Brass Band - Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye) 12 December 2008

### I

* Iggy Pop - We Have All the Time in the World (Louis Armstrong) 07 May 2009

### J

* The Jam - Batman Theme (...) 27 April 2009
* The Jam - (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave (Martha and the Vandellas) 28 March 2012
* Tom Jones and The Cardigans - Burning Down the House (Talking Heads) 23 May 2018
* The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (The Hollies) 12 December 2012

### L

* Lemar - Once In A Lifetime (Talking Heads) 03 May 2016
* John Lennon - Stand By Me (Ben E. King) 28 July 2011
* Annie Lennox - I Put A Spell On You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) 09 October 2014
* Annie Lennox - Georgia On My Mind (Ray Charles) 06 January 2015
* Litmus - This Charming Man (The Smiths) 23 July 2010
* Living Colour - Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (The Clash) 08 March 2012

### M

* Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By the Light (Bruce Springsteen) 07 July 2015
* Manic Street Preachers - Suicide Is Painless (The Ron Hicklin Singers) 04 September 2009
* Manic Street Preachers - This Is The Day (The The) 03 November 2011, 24 May 2012
* Imelda May - Tainted Love (Gloria Jones) 04 January 2011
* Melanie - Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones) 12 May 2009
* George Michael - True Faith (New Order) 05 April 2011
* The Mighty Lemon Drops - When I Dream (The Teardrop Explodes) 05 February 1986
* Mint Juleps - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Neil Young) 22 January 1986
* Róisín Murphy - Slave To Love (Bryan Ferry) 04 June 2012
* Giorgio Moroder - Knights In White Satin (Moody Blues) 02 May 2011
* Morrissey - Redondo Beach (Patti Smith) 17 December 2004
* Morrissey - That's Entertainment (The Jam) 04 July 2012
* Morrissey - It's Over (Roy Orbison) 10 May 2016

### N

* Nickelback and Kid Rock - Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) (Elton John) 12 May 2009
* Leonard Nimoy - I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash) 08 May 2009
* Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie) 17 June 2009
* Nouvelle Vague - Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) (Buzzcocks) 13 May 2021
* Nouvelle Vague - Our Lips Are Sealed (The Go-Go's) 29 June 2009
* Nouvelle Vague - Making Plans For Nigle (XTC) 10 July 2012
* Gary Numan - On Broadway (live) (The Drifters) 26 April 2011

### O

* Karen O & Willie Nelson - Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie) 16 November 2020
* William Orbit - Barber's Adagio for Strings (Barber) 04 January 2016
* Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Trans-Europe Express (Kraftwerk) 20 March 2013 - *Spoken word session*

### P

* Billy Paul - Let 'Em In (Wings) 05 January 2015
* Pet Shop Boys - Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) (U2/Frankie Valli) 13 April 2011
* Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (Elvis Presley) 27 March 2018
* The Piranhas - Tom Hark ( Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes) 27 July 2015
* Margarita Pracatan - I Wanna Hold Your Hand (The Beatles) 14 March 2018
* Elvis Presley - Old MacDonald (trad.) 01 September 2010
* The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing (The Kinks) 17 March 2016

### R

* Rae Morris - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Eurythmics) 10 May 2016
* Ramones - Spiderman (TV theme) 27 May 2011
* Otis Redding - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Rolling Stones) 05 April 2010
* Joey Ramone - What a Wonderful World (Louis Amstrong) 03 January 2012
* Kate Rusby - Manic Monday (The Bangles) 03 June 2020
* Kate Rusby - Friday I'm in Love (The Cure) 08 July 2020
* Kate Rusby - Days (The Kinks) 07 September 2020
* Kate Rusby - If I Had a Boat (Lyle Lovett) 07 September 2020
* Rhythms Del Mundo ft. The Killers - Hotel California (The Eagles) 22 July 2009

### S

* Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Neil Young) 23 May 2012
* Sandie Shaw - Frederick (Patti Smith) 14 May 1986 (*session*)
* Sandie Shaw - Hand in Glove (The Smiths) 05 May 2009
* Sandie Shaw - Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling Stones) 30 March 2012
* Sandie Shaw - Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions) 03 January 2012
* Jack Savoretti - All Night Long (Lionel Ritchie) 05 May 2016
* Seal - It's A Man's Man's Man's World (James Brown) 06 January 2009
* Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Creep (Radiohead) 19 July 2010
* Ananda Shankar - Jumpin' Jack Flash (Rolling Stones) 04 December 2017
* William Shatner - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (The Beatles) 08 May 2009
* William Shatner - Common People (Pulp) 28 July 2018
* Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence (The Beatles) 22 February 2011
* Siouxsie and the Banshees - Helter Skelter (The Beatles) 27 May 2009
* The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Gladys Knight & the Pips) 02 May 2011
* Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Gloria Jones) 05 July 2011
* The Specials - A Message To You Rudy (Dandy Livingstone) 17 June 2009
* Amii Stewart - Knock on Wood (Eddy Floyd) 15 January 2019
* Rod Stewart - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher (Jackie Wilson) 04 March 2010
* Rod Stewart - Rainy Night In Georgia (vv aa) 07 January 2010
* Barbra Streisand - Life On Mars (David Bowie) 15 January 2009

### T

* This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley) 06 January 2010
* This Way Up - If I Can't Have You (Yvonne Elliman) 02 October 1987 - *Singled Out*
* The Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant (Mandy Miller) 03 May 2016 / 05 May 2015
* Turin Brakes - Kung Fu International (John Cooper Clarke) 14 August 2013 - *Spoken word session*
* twocolors - Lovefool (The Cardigans) 16 November 2020

### U

* U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Darlene Love) 15 December 2014
* UB40 - Many Rivers to Cross (Jimmy Cliff) 26 December 1983
* The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - (Theme from) The Magnificent Seven (E. Bernstein) 19 July 2010
* Midge Ure - Fade to Grey (Visage) 01 September 2010

### V

* Suzanne Vega - Walk On the Wild Side (Lou Reed) 25 August 2020

### W

* Russell Watson - I'll Be Home for Christmas (Bing Crosby) 17 December 2020
* Paul Weller - I Forgot to Be Your Lover (William Bell) 12 March 2003 (*session)*
* Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Frankie Valli) 18 March 2011
* Amy Winehouse - There's No Greater Love (Isham Jones' Orchestra)
* Amy Winehouse - Our Day Will Come (Ruby & the Romantics) 07 January 2020
* Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding (Elvis Costello) 11 January 2011

### Y

* Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away (Darryl Hall & John Oates) 31 December 1985 - Live Aid review
* Will Young - Ever Fallen in Love (Buzzcocks) 29 April 2017

### Z

* Frank Zappa – Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin) 05 January 2012