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1 Fought the Law is most popularly identified with the Clash but which band first recorded it?

2 Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb was given a disco makeover in 2004 by which act?

3 Which soul legend had a 1971 hit with a cover of the Beatles' We Can Work It Out?

4 Red, Red Wine, a 1983 British No1 for UB40, was originally recorded by which singer?

5 Which band had a 2001 hit with a cover of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal?

6 Simon and Garfunkel's Mrs Robinson was given a new lease of life in 1992 by which band?

7 Who scored an unlikely British top 10 hit in 1993 with his cover of Stairway to Heaven?

8 Which 2001 film's soundtrack featured the Gary Jules cover of Tears for Fears' Mad World?

9 Kate Bush's Hounds of Love became a hit again in 2005 for which band?

10 Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower is widely considered one of the best covers of

all time, but who first recorded it?

Solution: 1 The Crickets (post-Buddy Holly) 2 Scissor Sisters 3 Stevie Wonder 4 Neil Diamond 5 Alien Ant Farm 6 The Lemonheads 7 Rolf Harris 8 Donnie Darko 9 The Futureheads 10 Bob Dylan.

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