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.