"The Bells" was written and produced by Marvin Gaye for a young Motown band called The Originals. This mix from six years ago also featured a live cover by Elvis Costello & The Attractions.
One of the great song titles ever is Major Lance's "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um", which is essentially the chorus.
"More Than This" is the actor Bill Murray's affectionate cover of Roxy Music.
Other stuff: the anthemic "Rocks Off" by The Rolling Stones, the witty "Take Me Down To The Hospital" by The Replacements, RZA's oddly poignant "Kiss Of A Black Widow" with Ol' Dirty Bastard, Charles Sheffield's spooky "It's Your Voodoo Working", the menacing "Kick In The Door" by The Notorious B.I.G., an acoustic demo version of "Mean Mr. Mustard" by The Beatles, the new jack swing of "We've Got Our Own Thang" by Heavy D & The Boyz, the blissful "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" by The Spinners, Outkast's autobiographical "A Life In the Day of Benjamin Andre", Duke Ellington's mellow "Rocks In My Bed" with Ivie Anderson on vocals, Pavement's shimmering "Starlings Of The Slipstream", Nick Gilder's androgynous-sounding "Hot Child In the City", Nick Heyward's fey "Kite", Joe Walsh's philosophic "A Life Of Illusion", Bob Marley & The Wailers' sweet "High Tide Or Low Tide", the languidly funky "Can't Strain My Brain" by Sly & The Family Stone and Jimmy Scott's cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy".
