The Originals © by Arnold Rypens

U2

Cover of MAGGIE'S FARM in 1986
Cover of CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME) in 1987 - with backing vocals by Darlene Love
Cover of BALLAD OF SPRINGHILL in 1987 - during their Joshua Tree tour
Cover of ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER in 1988
Cover of GOD in 1988 - like a sequel as God Part II and dedicated to John
Cover of THEY LAID JESUS CHRIST IN HIS GRAVE in 1988 - idem, feat. Bruce Springsteen; on Folkways - A Vision Shared, Tribute To Lead Belly & Woody Guthrie
Cover of DANCING BAREFOOT in 1989 - B-side of When Love Comes To Town
Cover of EVERLASTING LOVE in 1989
Cover of NIGHT AND DAY in 1990
Cover of SATELLITE OF LOVE in 1992
Cover of MY SISTER CALLED SILENCE in 1993 - influenced The Wanderer; vocal: Johnny Cash
Cover of UNCHAINED MELODY in 1998
Cover of NEONLICHT in 2004 - idem; B-side of Vertigo
Cover of OKUPATORKA in 2004 - substantial, uncredited element in City Of Blinding Lights
Cover of NE ME QUITTE PAS in 2015 - live while all 130 names of the terrorist's victims in Paris on November 13 were shown on their overhead screen
Cover of YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH in 2026 - single announcing tribute album 20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan

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