"Paradise" was written by John Prine for his father and first appeared on his eponymous 1971 debut album. He re-recorded it for his 1986 album German Afternoons. Johnny Cash also recorded it twice, once in full band arrangement for his 1982 album Adventures Of Johnny Cash and a year earlier in a stripped-down version for a tv movie. The latter cover is here with the original Prine version as well as covers by Jackie DeShannon, The Everly Brothers and John Fogerty.
"Here, There And Everywhere" is from The Beatles 1966 album Revolver. Paul McCartney wrote it in reaction to "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys. Previous mixes have included the original, a cover by Carmen McRae and by Bobbie Gentry singing a Spanish version called "En Todas Partes". This mix includes Gentry's English language version along with other covers by Emmylou Harris, Sarah Vaughan, Helen Merrill and Roberta Flack performing live.
One other song repeats this week: Luther Vandross' 1981 single "Never Too Much" from his album of the same name, with a cover by Mary J. Blige.
"Your Move" by Yes is part of a suite of songs called "I've Seen All Good People".
"Cheer Up, Charlie" is creidted to the actress Diana Sowle who performed it in the 1971 film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, but the actual singing was said to be by Diana Lee.
The rest: the rockabilly obscurity "I Love Girls" by The Tampellas, the Latin-tinged McCartney homage "Don't Ask Me Why" by Billy Joel, a cover of Chicago's "Beginnings" by Astrud Gilberto, Kool Keith alias Dr. Dooom's peevish "Leave Me Alone", MF Doom's Raekwon collaboration "Yessir!" with the oft-used sample "UFO" by ESG, Jackie Stoudemire's funky "Don't Stop Dancin'", Run-D.M.C.'s witty "You Be Illin'" and Paul Westerberg's ballad "Even Here We Are" from his 1993 debut album 14 Songs.
Here, There And Everywhere Bobbie Gentry
Paradise Jackie DeShannon
I Love Girls The Tampellas
Don't Ask Me Why Billy Joel
Here, There And Everywhere Emmylou Harris
Paradise The Everly Brothers
Your Move (edit) Yes
Beginnings Astrud Gilberto
Here, There And Everywhere Sarah Vaughan
Paradise John Prine
Leave Me Alone Dr. Dooom
Never Too Much Luther Vandross
Yessir! MF Doom ft. Raekwon
Don't Stop Dancin' Jackie Stoudemire
You Be Illin' Run-D.M.C.
Never Too Much Mary J. Blige
Here, There And Everywhere Helen Merrill
Paradise John Fogerty
Cheer Up, Charlie Diana Sowle
Even Here We Are Paul Westerberg
Here, There And Everywhere (live) Roberta Flack
Paradise Johnny Cash
