Yes, we’re launching a little bit later than usual this year, but A.V. Undercover season six is already off to a cracking start with two “pre-season” entries from Laura Jane Grace and an Andrew Jackson Jihad/Jeff Rosenstock super mash-up. And tomorrow we’ll start the official 2015 series with a return appearance by a band that gave you just what you needed their first time around. Here’s the list—we’re doing 30 again this year—in no particular order. As usual, they’ll run every Tuesday, though we may be doing some double weeks so we can get done in time for Holiday Undercover. Thanks for all the suggestions; we literally got thousands of solid ideas, so it was hard as hell getting this down to a manageable number.
The Cardigans, “Lovefool”
Blind Melon, “No Rain”
Beastie Boys, “Sabotage”
The Strokes, “Reptilia”
Crowded House, “Don’t Dream It’s Over”
Cyndi Lauper, “She Bop”
Oasis, “Rock N Roll Star”
The Runaways, “Cherry Bomb”
Howard Jones, “Things Can Only Get Better”
Phil Collins, “In The Air Tonight”
Destiny’s Child, “Bills, Bills, Bills”
The Velvet Underground, “She’s My Best Friend”
Europe, “The Final Countdown”
Gillian Welch, “Everything Is Free”
James, “Laid”
Styx, “Renegade”
Patsy Cline, “Walkin’ After Midnight”
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, “Say Say Say”
The Fixx, “One Thing Leads To Another”
Peter Gabriel, “Shock The Monkey”
Slayer, “Raining Blood”
GWAR, any song
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, “The Impression That I Get”
Electric Light Orchestra, “Don’t Bring Me Down”
Stealers Wheel, “Stuck In The Middle With You”
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
The Crystals, “He’s A Rebel”
Joy Division, “Transmission”
Toadies, “Possum Kingdom”
Enya, “Orinoco Flow”