Duran Duran, Vivian Girls, Devendra Banhart (and others!) cover David Bowie for benefit CD

Duran Duran, Vivian Girls, Devendra Banhart (and others!) cover David Bowie for benefit CD

David Bowie, beyond being the coolest guy to ever work in rock ‘n’ roll, is a very giving, loving, and charitable fellow. If you don’t believe me, then you should check out the work he’s done with the War Child charity. War Child’s goal is to help any and all children affected by war, regardless of borders, and Bowie has been very vocal about his support for the charity’s efforts.

Next on the slate for Bowie and War Child is an album, We Were So Turned On, scheduled for release on September 14 on Manimal Vinyl, wherein various artists of guaranteed “coolness” cover classic songs by The Thin White Duke himself. The album, which saw its genesis way back in 2008, features a diverse set of artists, ranging from Warpaint to Duran Duran, Devendra Banhart to Mick Karn, and Vivian Girls to Carla Bruni.

We Were So Turned On tracklisting:

Disc 1:

01. Exitmusic - “Space Oddity”
02. Duran Duran - “Boys Keep Swinging”
03. Megapuss - “Sound+Vision”
04. Warpaint - “Ashes to Ashes”
05. Corridor - “Be My Wife”
06. Chairlift - “Always Crashing in the Same Car”
07. Vivian Girls - “John, I’m Only Dancing”
08. All Leather - “Fame”
09. We Are the World - “Afraid of Americans”
10. A Place to Bury Strangers - “Suffragette City”
11. Tearist - “Repetition”
12. Halloween Swim Team - “Look Back in Anger”
13. Afghan Raiders - “Fashion”
14. Polyamorous Affair - “Theme” from Cat People
15. Swahili Blonde - “Red Money”
16. Jessica 6 - “I’m Deranged”
17. Aska + Bobby Evans (feat. Moon & Moon) - “African Night Flight”
18. Xu Xu Fang - “China Girl”

Disc 2:

01. Voicesvoices - “Heroes”
02. Carla Bruni - “Absolute Beginners”
03. Papercranes - “Blue Jean”
04. Keren Ann - “Life On Mars?”
05. Lewis & Clarke - “Changes”
06. Zaza - “It Aint Easy”
07. Genuflex - “Soul Love”
08. Sister Crayon - “Bewlay Brothers”
09. Marco Benevenuto - “Art Decade”
10. Mick Karn - “Ashes to Ashes”
11. Lights - “World Falls Down”
12. Aquaserge - “The Supermen”
13. Caroline Weeks - “Starman”
14. Rainbow Arabia - “Quicksand”
15. Mechanical Bride - “Sound + Vision”
16. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - “Memory of A Free Festival”

Bonus tracks (iTunes only):

01. Viv Albertine - “Letter to Hermoine”
02. Ariana Delaware - “Ziggy Stardust”
03. Gangi - “Oh You Pretty Things”
04. Amanda Jo William - “The Man Who Sold The World”
05. Laco$te - “Within You”
06. Universe - “Heathen”
07. St. Clair Board - “Secret Life of Arabia”
08. Pizza! - “Modern Love”

Wow! That’s a lot of David Bowie covers! Even though my favorite, “Velvet Goldmine,” is sadly missing, I would still totally buy that disc and help out little kids! For more information about the War Child charity, well, just visit their website!

• David Bowie: http://www.davidbowie.com
• Manimal Vinyl: http://manimalvinyl.tumblr.com

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