Jarvis: Cover Versions

Live covers in solo shows

Jarvis has often played a cover version at the end of his live sets. Below is a list of these covers along with details of when and where they were played.

Are 'Friends' Electric?
Being Boiled
Hey Joe
Into the Valley
Little Green Bag
Lola
19th Nervous Breakdown
Outdoor Miner
Satellite of Love
Shot By Both Sides
Sidewalking
Silver Machine
Starman
The Boys Are Back In Town
The Cross
The Crystal Ship
Tonight Will Be Fine
What Goes On

Live covers in miscellaneous live & TV performances

Jarvis appeared at different concerts or TV shows and played some cover versions.

Boy Child
  • Date: 25 July 2017
  • Programme: BBC Prom 15: The Songs of Scott Walker (1967-70)
  • Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
  • Originally by: Scott Walker
Cold Hard Times
  • Date: 5 April 2020
  • Programme: Light in the Attic & Friends
  • Originally by: Lee Hazlewood
I Can´t Forget
  • Date: January 2005
  • Programme: Came So Far for Beauty
  • Venue: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
  • Originally by: Leonard Cohen
  • Note: This live performance was later released as an album "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man" in 2006.
I Wonder if I Care as Much
  • Date: 4th December 2010 (recorded date)
  • Programme: Other Voices (RTÉ2)
  • Originally by: The Everly Brothers
  • Note: This performance was later released as a various artists compilation album "Other Voices: Series 9, Vol. 2 (Live)" in 2013.
If the Kids Are United
  • Date: 5th December 2014
  • Programme: VICE 20th Anniversary Party
  • Venue: Duggal Greenhouse, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Originally by: Sham 69
I'm a Stranger Here
  • Date: 4th December 2010 (recorded date)
  • Programme: Other Voices (RTÉ2)
  • Originally by: Lambchop
  • Note: This performance was later released as a various artists compilation album "Other Voices: Series 9, Vol. 2 (Live)" in 2013.
Just What I Needed (feature The Strokes)
  • Date: 11 August 2011
  • Programme: Reading Festival, UK
  • Originally by: The Cars
Little Things
  • Date: 25 July 2017
  • Programme: BBC Prom 15: The Songs of Scott Walker (1967-70)
  • Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
  • Originally by: Scott Walker
Memphis Tennessee
  • Date: 4th December 2010 (recorded date)
  • Programme: Other Voices (RTÉ2)
  • Originally by: Lambchop
  • Note: This performance was later released as a various artists compilation album "Other Voices: Series 9, Vol. 2 (Live)" in 2013.
Paper Thin Hotel (feature Chilly Gonzales)
  • Date: 2017, several live performances during his side project Room 29 tours.
  • Originally by: Leonard Cohen
Plastic Palace People
  • Date: 25 July 2017
  • Programme: BBC Prom 15: The Songs of Scott Walker (1967-70)
  • Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
  • Originally by: Scott Walker
Power of Love
  • Date: 5th December 2014
  • Programme: VICE 20th Anniversary Party
  • Venue: Duggal Greenhouse, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Originally by: Celine Dion
Private Dancer (feature Chilly Gonzales)
  • Date: 28th October 2024
  • Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
  • Originally by: Tina Turner
Snow Is Falling In Manhattan (feature Chilly Gonzales)
  • Date: 2021
  • Originally by: Purple Mountains
The War is Over
  • Date: 25th July 2017
  • Programme: BBC Prom 15: The Songs of Scott Walker (1967-70)
  • Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
  • Originally by: Scott Walker
Two Little Boys
Une Chose Entre Autres
  • Date: 3rd February 2024
  • Programme: Jane Birkin by Friends
  • Venue: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France
  • Originally by: Jane Birkin

Studio covers

Jarvis released one French album Chansons d'Ennui Tip-Top, he covers 12 French songs for Wes Anderson's 2021 film "The French Dispatch." Details see here.

California Dreamin’
  • Release: LOS ANGELES RISING (various artists compilation album)
  • Release Date: 6 February, 2025
  • Originally by: The Mamas & the Papas
  • Note: Kim Sion (backing Vocals)
A Drop of Nelson's Blood
  • Release: Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys (various artists compilation album)
  • Release Date: 21 August 2006
  • Originally by: Traditional, origin is unknown
Red Right Hand (feature Iggy Pop)
  • Release: Red Right Hand (single)
  • Release Date: 13 December, 2017
  • Originally by: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Cheat
  • Release: Total Lee: The Songs of Lee Hazlewood (various artists compilation album)
  • Release Date: 3 June 2002
  • Originally by: Lee Hazlewood
  • Note: Richard Hawley (guitar)
The Battle is Done With
  • Release: Joy Of Living (A Tribute To Ewan MacColl) (various artists compilation album)
  • Release Date: 18 September, 2015
  • Originally by: Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger

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