Covers

Being Cale

Cale's songs have been covered by a host of artists. Favorite tracks are Amsterdam (4 covers), Buffalo Ballet (5 covers), (I Keep A) Close Watch (12 covers), Fear Is A Man's Best Friend (6 covers) and Hanky Panky Nohow (5 covers).

Notes

Release dates of some of the covers are unknown. If you any information, please let me know.

Cale contributed three songs to Nico's debut album Chelsea Girl.

Cale wrote the music for Perfect Moon on Ivan Kral's Nostalgia album.

Last added:

• Courtney Barnett - (I Keep A) Close Watch
• Eyelids - Only Time Will Tell
• Sam Beam and Ben Bridwell - You Know Me More Than I Know
• Younghusband - Gun

Artist	Song	Year
Nicolai Dunger	Amsterdam	2006
Alejandro Escovedo	Amsterdam	1999
Maria McKee	Amsterdam	1993
Revenge	Amsterdam	1990
Yo La Tengo	Andalucia	1990
David J.	Antarctica Starts Here	1992
Okkervil River	Antarctica Starts Here	2007
Noah and the Whale	Barracuda	2011
Anthony LaMarca	Big White Cloud	2013
Mark Lanegan	Big White Cloud	2010
The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy	The Biggest, Loudest, Hairiest Group Of All	1989
Loleata Holloway	Bring It On Up	?
Lancaster County Prison	Bring It On Up	1997
Arbouretum	Buffalo Ballet	2008
Paul Kelly and The Messengers	Buffalo Ballet	1991
My Friend the Chocolate Cake	Buffalo Ballet	1991
The Raymen	Buffalo Ballet	1999
The Walkabouts	Buffalo Ballet	1993
Luxury Liners	Caribbean Sunset	2013
Steve Ferguson	Charlemagne	?
Revolting Cocks	Chickenshit	1991
Superchunk	Child's Christmas in Wales	2010
The Jazz Butcher	Chinese Envoy	1990
My Friend the Chocolate Cake	Chinese Envoy	1994
Rene Hall	Cleo	?
Blackeyed Susans	(I Keep A) Close Watch	1991
Courtney Barnett	(I Keep A) Close Watch	2015
Dream City Film Club	(I Keep A) Close Watch	1999
Harvey Gold	(I Keep A) Close Watch	1977
Human Drama	(I Keep A) Close Watch	1997
Agnes Obel	(I Keep A) Close Watch	2010
Orup	(I Keep A) Close Watch	2010
Mercury Rev	(I Keep A) Close Watch	2002
Fausto Rossi	(I Keep A) Close Watch	1995
Mathilde Santing	(I Keep A) Close Watch	1989
Patti Smith	(I Keep A) Close Watch	1976
Helen Terry	(I Keep A) Close Watch	1986
Genya Ravan	Darling I Need You	1978
Ladybug Transistor	Empty Bottles	2006
Jennifer Warnes	Empty Bottles	1972
Manic Street Preachers	The Endless Plain of Fortune	2011
Pontiak	The Endless Plain of Fortune	2008
Billy Bragg	Fear Is A Man's Best Friend	1992
The Channels	Fear Is A Man's Best Friend	2004
David J.	Fear Is A Man's Best Friend	1986
Robyn Hitchcock & Steve Wynn	Fear Is A Man's Best Friend	2010
Red Hot Chili Peppers	Fear Is A Man's Best Friend	2004
Shivaree	Fear Is A Man's Best Friend	2002
Debris	Gun	1976
Siouxsie & The Banshees	Gun	1987
Younghusband	Gun	2014
Sally Timms	Half Past France	1995
The Hope Blister	Hanky Panky Nohow	1998
Miracle Fortress	Hanky Panky Nohow	2007
Moonbabies	Hanky Panky Nohow	2001
David Sylvain	Hanky Panky Nohow	?
Yo La Tengo	Hanky Panky Nohow	1989
Sol Invictus	Hedda Gabler	?
Julian Cope & The Teardrop Explodes	I'm Not The Loving Kind	1981
Msrk Lanegan	I'm Not The Loving Kind	2013
Maria McKee	If You Were Still Around	1996
The Jazz Butcher	Leaving It Up to You	1985
Pontiak	Mr. Wilson	2008
Eyelids	Only Time Will Tell	2015
The Abigails	Nobody But You	2012
Niteflights	Paris 1919	2011
Soldier String Quartet	Paris 1919	1991
Bauhaus	Rosegarden Funeral of Sores	1980
David J.	Ship Of Fools	1986
Spare Change	Ski Patrol	1979
Sugar Ray	Spinning Away	2000
S.F. Seals	The Soul Of Patrick Lee	1995
Roddy Frame	Thoughtless Kind	1999
MoeJadKateBarry	Why Don't You Smile Now	1987
Spacemen 3	Why Don't You Smile Now	1986
Spiritualized	Why Don't You Smile Now	2000
Sam Beam and Ben Bridwell	You Know More Than I Know	2015

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