Cover versions

• k.d. lang
  K.D. Lang
  Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
  
   recorded her version of this song with The Siss Boom Bang for their 2011 album Sing It Loud
  Sing It Loud (album)
  Sing It Loud is the thirteenth studio album by k.d. lang and was released on . It is her first collection of original material since 2008's Watershed.-Track listing:All songs written by k.d...
  
  
• The song was covered by Q Lazzarus
  Q Lazzarus
  Q Lazzarus is a female American singer, best known as a one hit wonder for the 1988 song "Goodbye Horses", which was featured in Married to the Mob, The Silence of the Lambs , Clerks II, Lakai Footwear's Fully Flared, Rockstar's videogame Grand Theft Auto IV, EA's videogame Skate 3, and TV shows...
  
   and used in the soundtrack of the Jonathan Demme
  Jonathan Demme
  Robert Jonathan Demme is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, he has also directed the acclaimed movies Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married, the Talking Heads concert movie Stop...
  
   film Philadelphia
  Philadelphia (film)
  Philadelphia is a 1993 American drama film that was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme. The film stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington...
  
  . Demme previously directed the Talking Heads' concert film Stop Making Sense
  Stop Making Sense
  Stop Making Sense is a concert movie featuring Talking Heads live on stage. Directed by Jonathan Demme, it was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December 1983, as the group was touring to promote their new album Speaking in Tongues. The movie is notable for...
  
  , also featuring this song.
• The song was covered by Icehouse
  Icehouse (band)
  Icehouse is an Australian rock band, formed as Flowers in 1977 in Sydney. Initially known in Australia for their pub rock style, they later achieved mainstream success playing new wave and synthpop style music and attained Top Ten singles chart success in both Europe and the U.S...
  
   frontman Iva Davies
  Iva Davies
  Iva Davies , is the frontman for Australian electro/new wave/rock band Icehouse.-Biography:...
  
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• The song is frequently played by Widespread Panic
  Widespread Panic
  Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring...
  
   during live shows.
• The song is covered live by White Lies
  White Lies (band)
  White Lies is an English indie rock band from Ealing, London. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the band consists primarily of Harry McVeigh , Charles Cave , and Jack Lawrence-Brown...
  
  
• Voxtrot
  Voxtrot
  Voxtrot was an indie pop band from Austin, Texas, USA. Their first recordings were released in 2003 and their final shows were in June 2010.-Biography:Voxtrot was formed in Austin, Texas by singer/songwriter Ramesh Srivastava in the early 2000s...
  
   does a cover of this song.
• The song appears on Simply Red
  Simply Red
  Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
  
  's 1985 debut album Picture Book
  Picture Book (album)
  Picture Book is the debut album by British pop group Simply Red, released in October 1985. It contains the #1 single "Holding Back the Years" and a cover of The Valentine Brothers' "Money’s Too Tight ".-Track listing:Side one...
  
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• Greg Keelor
  Greg Keelor
  Greg Keelor is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as a member of the band Blue Rodeo, where he shares song writing and vocal duties with Jim Cuddy. Keelor has also released three solo albums and appeared as a guest musician on albums by Crash Vegas and Melissa McClelland...
  
   covered this song on his first solo album, Gone.
• Alkaline Trio
  Alkaline Trio
  Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
  
   covered the song on the pre-production demos to their Good Mourning
  Good Mourning
  Good Mourning is the fourth studio album by Alkaline Trio, released May 13, 2003 on Vagrant Records. The album marks the first appearance of drummer, Derek Grant, described by vocalist/guitarist, Matt Skiba, as "a whole new influence." During recording, both Skiba and vocalist/bassist, Dan Andriano...
  
   album.
• The band Duels
  Duels (band)
  Duels are an English indie band from Leeds formed in 2005. They have been described by The Guardian as "one of Britains most ambitious groups"...
  
   covered this song as a 'Little Monster'.
• In 2004, Eric Burdon
  Eric Burdon
  Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War and for his aggressive stage performance...
  
   played a jazzy version of the song for his album My Secret Life
  My Secret Life (2004 album)
  My Secret Life is an album by Eric Burdon released in 2004. It was his first solo album release, which contains new titles, in nearly 16 years. It was his comeback album....
  
  . It was also featured on his live album Athens Traffic Live
  Athens Traffic Live
  Athens Traffic Live is a live album by Eric Burdon recorded in 2005 in Greece. It includes a bonus DVD.-Track listing:# "Introduction" – 0:16# "Boom Boom" – 5:57# "When I Was Young" Athens Traffic Live is a live album by Eric Burdon recorded in 2005 in Greece. It includes a bonus DVD.-Track...
  
  (2005).
• In 2008, the band Bell X1 covered the song at a session with Paste magazine
  Paste (magazine)
  Paste is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine published in the United States by Wolfgang's Vault. Its tagline is "Signs of Life in Music, Film and Culture."-History:...
  
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• On the soundtrack to the 2009 film My Sister's Keeper
  My Sister's Keeper (film)
  My Sister's Keeper is a 2009 American drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, and Alec Baldwin...
  
  , Jimmy Scott
  Jimmy Scott
  Jimmy Scott , aka "Little" Jimmy Scott, is an American jazz vocalist famous for his unusually high contralto voice which is due to Kallmann's syndrome, a very rare genetic condition. The condition stunted his growth at four feet eleven inches until, at age 37, he grew another 8 inches to the...
  
   plays a stripped down version of the song.
• German musician Joachim Witt
  Joachim Witt
  Joachim Witt is a German musician and actor.- Life and work :Joachim Witt became a major star of the German pop scene during the eighties with huge hits such as "Der Goldene Reiter"...
  
   released a cover version with German lyrics called "Der Weg in die Ferne (Heaven)" on his album Silberblick
  Silberblick
  - Track listing :# Kosmetik # Goldener Reiter# Der Weg in die Ferne # Meine Nerven# Ich hab so Lust auf Industrie# Mein Schatten # Ja, Ja...# Sonne hat sie gesagt...
  
  in 1980.