Memphis Mystery Train Set List: June 28, 2012

Sometimes, a girl's got to do a theme show, and this morning was one of those times. The theme? Cover songs (and one mashup, but whatever).

Here's what I played on this week's Mystery Train. As always, the local tracks are marked with an asterisk:

Clem Snide – Beautiful (Christina Aguliera)
The Egyptians – Party Stomp
Okkervil River – O Dana (Big Star)
Nick Cave and Neko Case – She's Not There (The Zombies)
Cee-lo Green – (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (Buddy Holly)
Pomplamousse – Single Ladies (Beyonce)
Best Coast – That's the Way Boys Are (Leslie Gore)
Otis Redding – Shout Bamalama (The original version of a cover I play pretty regularly)
The Clash – I Fought the Law (The Crickets)
*Reigning Sound – I'd Much Rather Be with the Boys (Donna Lynn)
Polyphonic Spree – Lithium (Nirvana)
They Might Be Giants – Tubthumping (Chumbawamba)
Raveonettes – My Boyfriend's Back (?)
*The Oblivians – Locomotion (Little Eva)
Nouvelle Vague – Blister in the Sun (Violent Femmes)
Marie Laforet – Marie Douceur Marie Colere (Rolling Stones)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sheena is a Punk Rocker (Ramones)
5 Royals – Right Around the Corner (Another original version of a frequently played cover)
Harvey Danger – Save it for Later (English Beat)
Langley Schools Music Project – Mandy (Barry Manilow)

Yo La Tengo – Emulsified (The Gibson Bros.)
Hood Internet – I'm a Flirt (R. Kelly vs. Broken Social Scene)
Dum Dum Girls – September Gurls (Big Star)
*Lucero – Kiss the Bottle (Jawbreaker)
The Headcoatees – Strychnine (The Sonics)
Hold Steady – American Music (Violent Femmes)
Jens Lekman – Call Me Al (Paul Simon)
She and Him – Oh Boy! (Buddy Holly)
Ramones – Do You Wanna Dance (Del Shannon)
Those Darlins – Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian (John Prine)
Freddy – Sie Heiss Mary-Ann (standard)
*Automusik – The Hound Dog (Elvis)
Old 97s – El Paso (Marty Robbins)
Calexico – Alone Again, Or (Love)
Johnny Cash – Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode)
Devotchka – Venus in Furs (Velvet Underground)
Elvis Costello – (What's So Funny About) Peace, Love and Understanding (Nick Lowe)
 

You can catch the Memphis Mystery Train live every Thursday morning from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. and on Monday from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. on 89.9 FM in Memphis or online at wevl.org.