Also a cover. Hoyt Axton.(I know you don't know the name, but he also wrote "The Pusher" which became a hit for Steppenwolf.)

"Love Song."

Hall & Oates original is classic… and better.

Almost sure "Rehab" and "You Know I'm No Good" qualify as bigger Winehouse hits.
"Valerie" wasn't even released as a single in the U.S. originally.

And Whitney's cover of George Benson's "The Greatest Love Of All."
Pretty sure Whitney was one of the last divas who let others write her songs. Mariah, Britney, etc got wise to the publishing game and now insist on "co-writing" credits even when they have absolutely NOTHING to do with the actual writing of said song.

I'm almost SURE that "Born To Run" is Springsteen's signature song, but either way…
Bruce DID write Patti Smith's biggest hit, "Because The Night." Also 10,000 Maniacs' biggest hit. The circle of life….

Ah, that's an even MORE dickish move on ABKCO's part that I originally assumed…

While "Bitter Sweet Symphony" sounds nothing like the Stones' version of "The Last Time," one listen to the Andrew Loog Oldham "orchestral" version and it's pretty obvious:
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Yeah but "Heart Of Glass" and "Rapture" were much bigger hits for them. (Although "The Tide Is High" WAS another cover…)

Oddest/coolest thing: At the show I saw, they opened with "Mad World" in "Gary Jules" style… Then an hour later, came right back around and did "Mad World" in O.G. Tears For Fears style.
One hit… Two performances!!

"Double bullshit." — Marilyn Manson

He was referring to PATSY's best known song ("Crazy") being a cover, not Willie's.

Is it bad that I find this funnier than anything on last night's actual show?

I would counter-argue that Interpol was, in fact, Joy Division in disguise.
Listen to Fake Empire, Mistaken For Strangers, or Mr. November. The National have a lot more depth than Interpol ever did. (Their one song was pretty good for a few years tho.)

The National is very much a slow-burn band, but once you "get" it, they're fantastic. Subtle, but fantastic.
Also, the previous three albums are every bit as good as Trouble. And neither song they played last night is in my top 5 for THAT album. Wish they'd pulled out Sea Of Love or Pink Rabbits.

Never thought I'd see the day on AV Club when Modern Family gets a higher grade than The Americans. How bout that.

Next on Hatesong: The bass player from Five Finger Death Punch discusses the true shittiness of The Beatles' "A Day In The Life."

I'm almost positive that was a reference back to Busta Rhymes' classic verse in Tribe's (equally classic) "Scenario."
Whoever posted above about wishing rap had never existed, feel free to ignore this comment.

Does Matthew Good count? Definitely not the 1960s.
I literally have no idea what actual Canadians think of him. If I'm being honest, a large part of the appeal to me is that I can listen to his music in a near vacuum. I will never hear his music by accident, no American magazine or blog will ever mention him, and no…

No Kurt Vile, no Arcade Fire, and Daft Punk comes in behind Fall Out Boy?!? Oh dear….