Tricky [cover me]

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Tricky did a lot of cover versions - either on his albums, singles or live.
When you compare the cover versions to their originals, you will see
how different Tricky's approach to the songs is. Click on the Tricky
CD covers to go the discography, or on the other CD covers to go to
AMG or other sites that will give you additional details. When you click
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Black Steel

TRICKY - Black Steel
	from the album 'Maxinquaye', 1995
	from the single 'Black Steel', 1995
PUBLIC ENEMY - Black Steel (In the hour of chaos) (written by William Drayton, Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee)
	from the album 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back', 1988

Ghost Town

TERRY HALL & TRICKY - Ghost Town (live)
	from Terry Hall's single 'Rainbows EP' 1 & 2, 1995
THE SPECIALS - Ghost Town (written by Jerry Dammers)
	from the EP 'Ghost Town', 1981
	from the compilation 'The Singles Collection', 1991

Children's Story

TRICKY - Children's Story		TRICKY - Slick 66 (different version)
	b-side of the single 'Poems, 1996		b-side of the single 'Pumpkin' (12"), 1995
	from the album 'Nearly God' (US version), 1996
SLICK RICK - Children's Story (written by Richard Walters)
	from the album 'The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick', 1988

Judas

TRICKY - Judas (also called 'If you want my love')
	from the album 'Nearly God' (US version), 1996 ('Judas')
	b-side of the single 'I Be The Prophet', 1995 ('If you want my love')
DEPECHE MODE - Judas (written by Martin Gore)
	from the album 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion', 1993
DEPECHE MODE - Judas (live)
	from the album 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion Live', 1993

Tattoo

TRICKY - Tattoo
	from the album 'Nearly God', 1996
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - Tattoo (written by Sioux, Severin, Budgie)
	b-side of the single 'Dear Prudence' (7" and 12"), 1983

Black Coffee

TRICKY - Black Coffee
	from the album 'Nearly God', 1996
SARAH VAUGHAN - Black Coffee (written by Solomon Burke, P.F. Webster)
	from the shellac 10" 'Black Coffee', 1949

This song is a Jazz standard, so there are more versions existing by other artists, but this is the oldest recorded version I could find. My guess is that Tricky was inspired by a version by Billie Holiday...

Bad Dreams

TRICKY - Bad Dreams
	from the album 'Pre Millenium Tension', 1996
CHILL ROB G. - Bad Dreams (written by Robert Frazier, Mark James)
	from the album 'Ride The Rhythm', 1990

Lyrics Of Fury

TRICKY - Lyrics Of Fury
	from the album 'Pre Millenium Tension', 1996
ERIC B. & RAKIM - Lyrics Of Fury (written by Eric Barrier, W.Griffin)
	from the album 'Follow The Leader', 1988
	from the compilation 'The 18th Letter/The Book of Life', 1997

Nite Klub

TRICKY - Ghetto Youth / Nite Klub (live)
	a live version of Ghetto Youth, with the lyrics of The Specials's song Nite Klub
THE SPECIALS - Nite Klub (written by Jerry Dammers & The Specials)
	from the album 'The Specials', 1979

Summer Nights

CATH COFFEY - Summer Nights (produced by Tricky, additional vocals by Tricky)		CATH COFFEY - Summer Nights (prod. by Tricky, add. vocals by Wayne Jobson)
	from the album 'Mind The Gap', 1997	this is an unreleased early version from 1996
JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - Summer Nights (written by Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey)
	from the album 'Grease' (Soundtrack), 1987

Something About You

TRICKY & CATH COFFEY - Ghetto Youth / Something About You (live)
	a live version of Ghetto Youth, with the lyrics of Cath Coffey's Something About You
CATH COFFEY - Something About You (written by Cath Coffey, Rodney Hunter, Werner Geier)
	from the album 'Mind The Gap' (Japan), 1997
	b-side of the single 'Say What You Say' (12"), 1997

When Doves Cry

TRICKY - When Doves Cry (live)
	performed live on BBC Radio in 1996
PRINCE - When Doves Cry (written by Prince)
	from the album 'Purple Rain', 1984

Mellow

TRICKY - Mellow
	from the album 'Angels With Dirty Faces', 1998
ESG - Moody (written by Renee Scroggins)
	from the album 'ESG', 1991
	from the compilation 'A South Bronx Story', 2000

Singing The Blues

TRICKY - Singing The Blues
	from the album 'Angels With Dirty Faces', 1998
MARY McCREARY - Singing The Blues (written by Mary McCreary)
	from the 7" 'Singing The Blues', 1974
	from the 7" 'Everybody's Having Problems', 1974
	from the LP 'Jezebel', 1974
MARY McCREARY - Singing The Blues (Reggae) (written by Mary McCreary)
	from the LP 'Jezebel', 1974

The Moment I Feared

TRICKY - The Moment I Feared
	from the album 'Angels With Dirty Faces', 1998
SLICK RICK - The Moment I Feared (written by Richard Walters, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee)
	from the album 'The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick', 1988

Pop Muzik

TRICKY & DJ MUGGS - Pop Muzik
	from the single 'For Real' (CD 1 and 12"), 1999
M - Pop Muzik (written by Robin Scott)
	from the album 'New York-London-Paris-Munich', 1979

Wonder Woman

TRICKY & FLEA & JOHN FRUSCIANTE - Wonder Woman
	from the album 'Blowback', 2001
TV Theme Wonder Woman (written by Charles Fox, Norman Gimble)
	from the album 'Defenders Of Justice', 1998

Since this song is a popular TV theme you can find it on other albums, too....

Something In The Way

TRICKY & HAWKMAN - Something In The Way
	from the album 'Blowback', 2001
NIRVANA - Something In The Way (written by Kurt Cobain)
	from the album 'Nevermind', 1991

Your Name

TRICKY - Your Name
	from the album 'Blowback', 2001
JUDY GARLAND & MARGARET O'BRIEN - Under The Bamboo Tree (written by Rob Cole)
	from the soundtrack 'Meet Me In St. Louis', 1957

The song is originally from a Broadway Musical and there are also a lot of other recorded versions existing... Tricky said in an interview that he was inspired by the version of Steve Martin in the movie "The Man With Two Brains":
Steve Martin & Sissy Spacek - Under The Bamboo Tree

Dear God

TRICKY - Dear God
	from the album 'Vulnerable', 2003
XTC - Dear God (written by Andy Partridge)
	from the album 'Skylarking', 1986
	from the single 'Dear God', 1987

The Lovecats

TRICKY - The Lovecats
	from the album 'Vulnerable', 2003
THE CURE - The Lovecats (written by Robert Smith)
	from the single 'The Lovecats', 1983
	from the album 'Japanese Whispers', 1983
	from the album 'Staring At The Sea - The Images', 1986

Slow

TRICKY - Slow
	from the album 'Knowle West Boy', 2008
KYLIE MINOGUE - Slow (written by Emiliana Torrini and Dan Carey)
	from the single 'Slow', 2003
	from the album 'Body Language', 2003

Murder Weapon

TRICKY - Murder Weapon
	from the album 'Mixed Race', 2010
ECHO MINOTT - Murder Weapon
	from the 12" 'Murder Weapon', 1993

Piece Of Me

TRICKY - Piece Of Me
	from the 7" 'Murder Weapon', 2010
BRITNEY SPEARS - Piece Of Me
	from the album 'Black Out', 2007
	from the single 'Piece Of Me', 2007

Somebody's Sins

TRICKY - Somebody's Sins
	from the album 'False Idols', 2013
PATTI SMITH - Gloria (written by Van Morrison)
	from the album 'Horses', 1975

Silly Games

TRICKY - Silly Games (feat. Tirzah)
	from the single 'Silly Games', 2014
JANET KAY - Silly Games
	from the 7" 'Silly Games', 1979
	from the 12" 'Silly Games', 1984

Gangster Chronicle

TRICKY - Gangster Chronicle (feat. Bella Gotti)
	from the album 'Adrian Thaws', 2014
LONDON POSSE - Gangster Chronicle
	from the album 'Gangster Chronicle', 1990 (re-released 2013)

Diving Away

TRICKY - Diving Away (feat. Luke Harris)
	from the album 'Skilled Mechanics', 2016
PORNO FOR PYROS - Porpoise Head
	from the album 'Good God's Urge', 1996

Bother

TRICKY - Bother (feat. Luke Harris)
	from the album 'Skilled Mechanics', 2016
STONE SOUR - Bother
	from the album 'Stone Sour', 2002

Doll

TRICKY - Doll (feat. Avalon Lurks)
	from the album 'Ununiform', 2017
HOLE - Doll Parts
	from the album 'Live Through This', 1994
	from the single 'Doll Parts', 1994

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