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The collective that produced Help back in 95 have a forthcoming album containing chart-toppers played by current artists. The NME is streaming it until 5pm today. Tracklisting follows:

Starsailor - 'All Or Nothing' (The Small Faces, 1966)
Feeder - 'The Power Of Love' (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 1984)
Sugababes - 'Killer' (Adamski, 1990)
Muse - 'House Of The Rising Son' (The Animals, 1964)
Stereophonics - 'Nothing Compares 2 U' (Sinead O' Connor, 1990)
Faithless/Dido - 'Dub Be Good 2 Me' (Beats International, 1990)
Oasis - 'Merry Xmas Everybody' (Slade, 1973)
Elbow - 'Something In The Air' (Thunderclap Newman, 1969)
Ms Dynamite - 'Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)' (Soul II Soul, 1989)
Manic Street Preachers - 'Out Of Time' (Chris Farlowe, 1966)
Badly Drawn Boy - 'Come On Eileen' (Dexy's Midnight Runners, 1982)
Prodigy - 'Ghost Town' (The Specials, 1981)
Jimmy Eat World - 'Firestarter' (Prodigy, 1996)
McAlmont And Butler - 'Back For Good' (Take That, 1995)
Darius - 'Pretty Flamingo' (Manfred Mann, 1966)
More Fire Crew -'Dreams' (Gabrielle, 1993)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 4 October 2002 12:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Stereophonics - 'Nothing Compares 2 U'

This is the worst thing I ever have heard. Though it's early days yet.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 4 October 2002 12:24 (twenty-three years ago)

I did a track-by-track review in another thread. As horrible as the Stereophonics song is, Jimmy Eat World covering "Firestarter" is for SO many reasons one of the worst moments in music history. Not that they do a bad job, it's just the low point of emo, a music which in itself is a low point.

― Aaron, Friday, 4 October 2002 12:36 (twenty-three years ago)

So you did, and it's here.

Tom! Please Delete Me!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 4 October 2002 12:41 (twenty-three years ago)

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