Artist	Song
Ramones	Rockaway Beach
from Rocket to Russia (Deluxe Version) (2005)
Wild Cherry	Play That Funky Music
from Wild Cherry (1990)
Coldplay	Viva la Vida
from Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)
The Blasters	Marie, Marie
from American Music (2011)
Kool & the Gang	Jungle Boogie
from The Very Best of Kool & the Gang (1999)
Hanson	MMMBop
from Middle of Nowhere (1997)
Stray Cats	Rock This Town
from Stray Cats: Greatest Hits (2000)
David Cook	The Time of My Life
from The Time of My Life - Single (2008)

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