Original Airdate: January 3, 2007
Theme: Then... and Now
Download 1/3/07 (Then): Click here
(Click HERE for the "Then" Show's page)
Details: There've been a number of great songs written and sung over the years. And some of them were just too good to pass by without other artists picking them up. To accentuate the changing of the calendar to a new year, The Hot Spot will be highlighting these songs with "Now and Then". In these two weeks you'll hear two recordings of each song- the first by the original (or earlier) artist, and the second by a more recent cover version of the very same song. Blow your mind with how dissimilar the very same words and tune can sound when performed by different artists!
| Artist 1 | Songs (Ordered by "Now" playlist) | Artist 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Collins | In the Air Tonight | Nonpoint |
| Christopher Cross | Sailing | NSYNC |
| ABBA | Dancing Queen | U2 |
| Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly | Fugees |
| The Police | King of Pain | Alanis Morissette |
| The Village People | Go West | Pet Shop Boys |
| Don Henley | The Boys of Summer |
The Ataris |
| Bryan Adams | Heaven | DJ Sammy & Yanou f/ Do |
| Depeche Mode | Personal Jesus | Marilyn Manson |
| The Tokens | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Lion King SST |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch OCR | Wicked Little Town | Ben Jelen |
| Enya | Orinoco Flow | Taliesin Orchestra |
| Rocky Horror Picture Show OST | Planet Schmanet, Janet | Tsunami Bomb |
| The Monkees | I'm a Believer | Smash Mouth |
| Bananarama | Cruel Summer | Ace of Base (Blazin' Rhythm Remix) |
| ABBA | Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) | A*Teens |
| Nancy Sinatra | These Boots | Jessica Simpson |
| Ricky Nelson | Last Kiss | Pearl Jam |
| New Order | Blue Monday | Orgy |
| Stevie Wonder | Higher Ground | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Talk Talk | It's My Life | No Doubt |
| Jimi Hendrix | Purple Haze | Ozzy Osbourne |
| Procol Harum | Whiter Shade of Pale | Annie Lennox |
| Neil Diamond | Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon | Urge Overkill |
| Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Marilyn Manson |
| Prince | Kiss | Tom Jones |
| KoRn | Thoughtless | Evanescence (Live version) |
| Don McLean | American Pie | Madonna |
| Metallica | Enter Sandman | Motorhead |
| Michael Jackson | Smooth Criminal | Alien Ant Farm |
| Chris Isaak | Wicked Game | H.I.M. (666 Remix) |
| Genesis | Land of Confusion | Disturbed |
| Rolling Stones | Paint It Black | Glen Tipton |
| Gordon Lightfoot | If You Could Read My Mind | Stars on 54 |
| Derek and the Dominos | Layla | Eric Clapton |
| Bill Withers | Ain't No Sunshine | Hanson (Live) |
| Boston | More Than a Feeling | NSYNC |
| Nine Inch Nails | Hurt | Johnny Cash |
| Jefferson Airplane | Somebody to Love | The Ramones |
| Eminem | 97 Bonnie and Clyde | Tori Amos |
| Frank Sinatra | My Way | Sex Pistols |
| Linkin Park | One Step Closer | Richard Cheese |
| The Beatles | Across the Universe | Fiona Apple |
| A-Ha | Take On Me | MxPx |
| Peggy Lee | Fever | Madonna |
| The Weathergirls | It's Raining Men | Geri Halliwell |
| Pet Shop Boys | It's a Sin | Paul Anka |
| Tears for Fears | Mad World | Gary Jules |