"Stand By Me" was a hit for Ben E. King in 1961. This week's mix features covers by Jimmy & David Ruffin, The Walker Brothers and John Lennon, recorded in 1970, 1967 and 1974, respectively.
Also featured this week is the Beatles ballad "The Long And Winding Road", with covers by Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and Nina Simone.
Previous mixes have featured various versions of Roberta Flack's "Feel Like Makin' Love". This mix adds renditions by The Dynamics and Barbara Mason.
The rest: the graphic "Ever So Clear" by Bushwick Bill, the seductive "Sweet Stuff" by Sylvia, the bass-driven "Happy Jack" by The Who, Urge Overkill's minor hit "Turn Your Back On Me", Nancy Sinatra's sassy "These Boots Were Made For Walkin'", the Quincy Jones-produced "I'll Be Good To You" by The Brothers Johnson, the jungle-accented "Monkey Barz" by Sean Price, an MF Doom remix of Nas' "If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)", Charles Mingus' socially conscious "Freedom", the funky "Behind Closed Doors" by Chuck Brooks, the suggestive "Let Me Play With It" by Hartman's Heartbreakers, the dramatic "The Folk Singer" by Johnny Cash and a cover of The Psychedelic Furs' "The Ghost In You" by Robyn Hitchcock.
