19. The Smiths – Rusholme Ruffians

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Johnny Marr never denied borrowing the riff from ‘His Latest Flame’ for The Smiths’ ‘Rusholme Ruffians’. In concert they used to segue from one to the other…

18. Elvis Presley – (Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame

Elvis Presley

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Kate Bush’s 2005 album Aerial featured the track ‘King of the Mountain’, which referred to Elvis Presley…

17. Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

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Peter Gabriel collaborated with Kate Bush on ‘Don’t Give Up’, and she sang backing vocals on his tracks ‘Games Without Frontiers’ and ‘No Self Control’…

16. Peter Gabriel – I Don’t Remember

Peter Gabriel

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The late Kirsty MacColl’s former husband Steve Lillywhite produced Peter Gabriel’s third eponymous album…

15. Kirsty MacColl – In These Shoes?

Kirsty MacColl

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‘Dirty Old Town’ was written by Ewan MacColl, AND his daughter Kirsty sang with The Pogues on ‘Fairytale of New York’…

14. The Pogues – Dirty Old Town

The Pogues

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Joe Strummer stood in for Shane MacGowan as The Pogues’ vocalist on several occasions…

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