Artist	Song
Eddie Holland	Leaving Here
from The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 3 - 1963 (2005)
Odetta	Bald Headed Woman
from Livin' With the Blues (2006)
James Brown	Shout and Shimmy
from The Singles, Vol. 2 (2007)
James Brown	I Don't Mind
from The Singles, Vol. 2 (2007)
James Brown & The Famous Flames	Please, Please, Please
from JB40 (40th Anniversary Collection) (1996)
Bo Diddley	I'm a Man
from The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection: Bo Diddley - His Best (1997)
Paul Revere & The Raiders	Louie-Go Home
from The Legend of Paul Revere (1990)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	Motoring
from The Ultimate Collection: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (1998)
The Marketts	Batman Theme
from The Batman Theme Played by The Marketts (2005)
Ronny & The Daytonas	Bucket T
from G.T.O. - Best of the Mala Recordings (2005)
The Beach Boys	Barbara Ann
from Sounds of Summer - The Very Best of The Beach Boys (2003)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
from The Ultimate Collection: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (1998)
The Everly Brothers	Man With Money
from Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers 1960-1969 (2007)
The Rolling Stones	The Last Time
from More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) [Remastered] (2005)
The Rolling Stones	Under My Thumb
from Hot Rocks 1964-1971 (2005)
Eddie Cochran	My Way
from The Best Of (2003)
Benny Spellman	Fortune Teller
from The New Orleans Hit Story, 1950-1970 (Disc 1) (2006)
Sonny Boy Williamson	Eyesight to the Blind
from King Biscuit Time (2011)
Bo Diddley	Roadrunner
from The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection: Bo Diddley - His Best (1997)
Eddie Cochran	Summertime Blues
from The Best Of (2003)
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates	Shakin' All Over
from The Complete Johnny Kidd, Vol. 1 & 2 (2008)
Mose Allison	Young Man's Blues
from The Prestige Collection: Mose Allison - Greatest Hits (2006)
Marvin Gaye	Baby Don't You Do It
from The Complete Collection (2011)
The Isley Brothers	Twist and Shout
from Twist & Shout and Other R&B Hits (2009)
Elton John	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
from Elton John: Greatest Hits (1992)

Comment:

Considering that the Who possessed an in-house songwriting dynamo, it’s somewhat surprising that they cut so many covers; what’s [i]not[/i] surprising is why they gravitated to the songs they chose to cover. Songs like these. After Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were busted for drug possession in 1967, the Who pledged to record only Stones songs while their pals languished in the pokey; the Who’s double A-side of the Stones’ bluesy kiss-off “The Last Time” and the slinky slab of machismo “Under My Thumb” barely had time to chart before the Stones rolled out of jail. Eddie Cochran’s ultimate can’t-fight-the-Man teen anthem, “Summertime Blues,” serves its rockabilly straight up, Cochran's acoustic guitar snapping, crackling, and popping like a downed power line. Surf was most definitely [i]never[/i] up anywhere near Keith Moon’s London home, but that didn’t keep him from aspiring to Beach Boyhood, and the Southern California band’s doo-wop-on-the-sand frat-house fave, “Barbara Ann,” later showed up in the movie [i]The Kids Are Alright[/i]. From “Fortune Teller” to “I’m a Man,” these are the songs that the Who couldn’t resist making their own, and when you hear the originals, you’ll understand [i]precisely[/i] why.

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