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Killing Me Softly

It's the covers that gave songs a new life. Tainted Love went electro, Mad World went from frantic synth to a ballad, and Jolene had a new spin with the White Stripes.

The Fugees were at the top of the charts with their spin on Killing Me Softly, so tonight, we want to know who else took a song and gave it a new life. Tainted Love went electro, Mad World went from frantic synth to a ballad and, Jolene was never the same after an encounter with The White Stripes. You can text us live on 80295, email the show at getiton@bbc.co.uk, join us on Whatsapp at 0800 92 95 00 or just ask your smart speaker to ask BBC Sounds to send a comment to Radio Scotland.

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Music Played

  • Blondie

    The Tide Is High

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Suspicious Minds

    • Drive Time 2 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Take That

    It Only Takes A Minute

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Orange Juice

    L.O.V.E Love

    • Can't Hide Your Love Forever.
    • Polydor.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    A New England

    • The Best Of The 80's Vol.II (Various).
    • Crimson.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Comfortably Numb

    • Comfortably Numb.
    • Universal.
    • 1.

  • The Futureheads

    Hounds Of Love

    • NME Presents The Essential Bands.
    • Universal Music TV.
    • 8 / 2.

  • Glen Campbell

    Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

    • Meet Glen Campbell.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Dear Prudence

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • The Civil Wars

    Billie Jean

    • Dermot O'leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2011.
    • Sony.
    • 10 / 2.

  • Faith No More

    Easy

    • Now 24 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Mark Ronson

    Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Soft Cell

    Tainted Love

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Fugees

    Killing Me Softly

    • Killing Me Softly.
    • Ruffhouse/Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Florence + the Machine

    You've Got The Love

    • Now That's What I Call Music 74 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 5.

  • Aztec Camera

    Jump

    • The Best Of.
    • Warner.
    • 11.

  • Aretha Franklin

    (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Bryan Ferry

    The 'In' Crowd

    • Nick Rhodes & John Taylor Present: Only After Dark.
    • EMI.

  • R.E.M.

    First We Take Manhattan

    • I'm Your Fan: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen.
    • East West.
    • 10.

  • The Lemonheads

    Mrs Robinson

    • Mrs Robinson.
    • Warner.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Where The Streets Have No Name ...

    • Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • EMI.

  • Peter Gabriel

    The Book of Love

    • Scratch My Back.
    • Virgin.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Thursday 18:00
    BBC Radio Scotland