Cover versions of showtunes

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I don't mean when, say, Frank Sinatra (bless him) sings something from My Fair Lady. This here is a related thread:
Contemporary songs that borrow hooks from showtunes
but I am thinking in the main of when a rock band or similarly unlikely candidate has a go, be it in all seriousness or for a laugh. A few examples:
Afghan Whigs, "The Temple" from Jesus Christ Superstar
the Beatles, "Till There Was You" from The Music Man
and so forth. What else be there?

― Lotta Continua (Damian), Thursday, 13 April 2006 21:44 (twenty years ago)

Alice Cooper, "The Jet Song" - West Side Story

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 13 April 2006 21:49 (twenty years ago)

there are about 4 billion Hair albums. can anyone explain why? can they also explain why all the beatdiggers love them all?

― Jaxon von Jaxon (jaxon), Thursday, 13 April 2006 21:50 (twenty years ago)

Pet Shop Boys did "Somewhere" from West Side Story. And Gumball did 39 Lashes from JC Superstar.

― everything, Thursday, 13 April 2006 21:51 (twenty years ago)

Todd Rundgren has three:

"Never Never Land" from Peter Pan
"Something's Coming" from West Side Story
"Lord Chancellor's Nightmare Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe

Yes did a version of "Something's Coming" as well.

― Lotta Continua (Damian), Thursday, 13 April 2006 21:52 (twenty years ago)

Patti Smith used to do 'Tomorrow' from Annie in concert. A version popped up on the Land compilation.

― Jeff K (jeff k), Thursday, 13 April 2006 22:01 (twenty years ago)

Didn't Galaxie 500 do "I Love To Laugh" from Mary Poppins? They should have done anyway.

― everything, Thursday, 13 April 2006 22:29 (twenty years ago)

Tom Waits-"Somewhere" (from West Side Story)

― Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 13 April 2006 23:30 (twenty years ago)

Sinead O'Connor, "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from Evita

― Lotta Continua (Damian), Thursday, 13 April 2006 23:40 (twenty years ago)

The Reivers did "Lazy Afternoon" from The Golden Apple (but made famous by Barbara Streisand.

― phil d. (Phil D.), Friday, 14 April 2006 00:21 (twenty years ago)

Is "Alabama Song" a showtune of sorts? Doors and Bowie both did cover versions of that one.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 14 April 2006 00:26 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

Japan, "Don't Rain On My Parade" from Funny Girl.

― LC (Damian), Thursday, 29 June 2006 12:04 (twenty years ago)

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes did a whole cd of showtune covers

― pinder (pinder), Thursday, 29 June 2006 15:35 (twenty years ago)

I know I've posted this somewhere here before, but Blondie's version of "Follow Me" from Camelot.

― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Thursday, 29 June 2006 15:49 (twenty years ago)

Dave Marsh's second version of The Book of Rock Lists included a list for this topic.

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons recorded Cole Porter's "I've Got You Under My Skin," from the MGM musical Born to Dance (but probably familiar through Sinatra's or Ella Fitzgerald's versions).

Then you have "Blue Moon" as performed by Elvis, or the Marcels. Written by Lorenz and Hart for another MGM musical, Manhattan Melodrama (the film John Dillinger was watching right before he was shot dead by the FBI after exiting the theater ... or did they get the wrong man?)

― James datapanik (voltstax), Thursday, 29 June 2006 16:02 (twenty years ago)

lemonheads covered "frank mills" from hair.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 29 June 2006 16:04 (twenty years ago)

Dionne Warwick did a bunch of songs from the Bacharach/David/Simon musical "Promises Promises" ("I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "Wanting Things", "Knowing When To Leave", the title song).

― Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 29 June 2006 19:32 (twenty years ago)

5th Dimension - "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" from Hair
The Cowsills - "Hair" from Hair
The Coasters and The Move - "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" from Thumbs Up and Listen Darling

― Matt Golden (goldmatt), Thursday, 29 June 2006 19:41 (twenty years ago)

"If I Ruled the World," James Brown

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 29 June 2006 20:11 (twenty years ago)

Also, "I Love(s) You Porgy," if that counts.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 29 June 2006 20:11 (twenty years ago)

Machine - Memory
Grace Jones - Send in the Clowns, What I Did For Love, Tomorrow,
Festival - Don't Cry for Me Argentina
Gloria Gaynor - I Am What I Am

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Thursday, 29 June 2006 22:22 (twenty years ago)

Don Armando's 2nd Avenue Rhumba Band "I'm An Indian Too" from Annie, Get Your Gun"

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 29 June 2006 22:25 (twenty years ago)

Gun Club-"My Man Is Gone Now" from Porgy and Bess

― Arthurgh! A Music War (Arthur), Thursday, 29 June 2006 23:05 (twenty years ago)

The Nice did "America" from West Side Story, but I think as an instrumental.

― nickn (nickn), Thursday, 29 June 2006 23:44 (twenty years ago)

amanda palmer/the dresden dolls - june is bustin' out all over from carousel, though she adds her own lyrics.

― Emily B (Emily B), Friday, 30 June 2006 00:37 (twenty years ago)

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