St. Vincent - Cover Versions, Volume 3: 2022-2026 | Albums That Should Exist

 I am really enjoying this series from Paul over at ATSE! I confess I wasn’t ever the biggest fan, I mean I found her really interesting but post David Byrne p[roject stopped checking her out for a bit but these covers’ project are really fun! Including the originals is a stroke of genius!

St. Vincent - Cover Versions, Volume 3: 2022-2026

Here's the third and final album of cover versions by singer-songwriter St. Vincent. Once again, a big thanks to musical friend Lil Panda for coming up with the idea and helping to put this together.

This time, the vast majority of the songs are unreleased versions, usually from concert bootlegs. The only officially released ones are the first three tracks, plus track 7. As usual, consult the mp3 tags for more sourcing details.

Also, if you think her version of "Running Up That Hill" sounds remarkably similar to the original by Kate Bush, that's because it's St. Vincent's vocals added to the instrumentation of the original. 

Even though most of the songs come from bootlegs, the sound quality is generally excellent. 

This album is 50 minutes long.

Here's a list of the original artists for each song:

01 Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
02 Dig Me Out - Sleater-Kinney
03 Piggy - Nine Inch Nails
04 You Still Believe in Me - Beach Boys
05 Glory Box - Portishead
06 Running Up That Hill [A Deal with God] - Kate Bush
07 Pain for Fun - Willow
08 Breed - Nirvana
09 Lush Life - Iggy Pop
10 Young Americans - David Bowie
11 Grace - Jeff Buckley
12 Poses -  Rufus Wainwright

Here's the usual song list: 

01 Funkytown (St. Vincent)
02 Dig Me Out (St. Vincent)
03 Piggy (St. Vincent)
04 You Still Believe in Me (St. Vincent)
05 Glory Box (St. Vincent with the Roots)
06 Running Up That Hill [A Deal with God] [Live Vocals Only] (St. Vincent)
07 Pain for Fun (Willow & St. Vincent)
08 Breed (Nirvana & St. Vincent)
09 Lush Life (St. Vincent)
10 Young Americans (St. Vincent)
11 Grace (St. Vincent)
12 Poses (St. Vincent)

Poses -  Rufus Wainwright [solo version]

St. Vincent - Young Americans (David Bowie Cover)

St. Vincent - Cover Versions, Volume 2: 2016-2021(covers and originals!) | Albums That Should Exist

 St. Vincent - Cover Versions, Volume 2: 2016-2021

Paul he say: Here's a second volume of covers performed by singer-songwriter St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark). 

This volume is evenly split between officially released and unreleased. Tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, and 16 are the officially released ones. Check out the mp3 tags for each song for specific details about where they come from. 

The others generally come from concert bootlegs, or in-person radio station appearances, or the like. Again, check the mp3 tags for more info. They all sound excellent, except for "Perfect Day." That one was from an audience bootleg with rough sound quality. But I ran it through several filters with the MVSEP audio editing program, and I think it sounds decent now. 

Note that "Masseduction-One Kiss" isn't a cover in the usual sense. Instead, it's a medley of a song by St. Vincent with one by Dua Lipa, and performed by them together. I thought it was interesting enough to include, even though it's only sort of half of a cover version.

This album is 53 minutes long.

Here's a list of the original artists for each song:

01 Something on Your Mind - Karen Dalton
02 Bad Girls - Elegant Too
03 Crazy - Willie Nelson / Patsy Cline
04 London Calling - Clash
05 Possum Kingdom - Toadies
06 Consideration - Rihanna featuring SZA
07 And Then She Kissed Me - Crystals
08 Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell
09 Perfect Day - Lou Reed
10 Wouldn’t Want to Be like You - Sheryl Crow
11 Masseduction-One Kiss - St. Vincent & Dua Lipa
12 Controversy - Prince
13 Martha My Dear - Beatles
14 The Eddy - Glen Ballard & Randy Kerber
15 All Tomorrow’s Parties - Velvet Underground
16 Sad but True - Metallica

Here's the usual song list: 

01 Something on Your Mind (St. Vincent)
02 Bad Girls (St. Vincent)
03 Crazy (St. Vincent)
04 London Calling (St. Vincent)
05 Possum Kingdom (St. Vincent)
06 Consideration (St. Vincent)
07 And Then She Kissed Me (St. Vincent)
08 Court and Spark (St. Vincent)
09 Perfect Day (St. Vincent)
10 Wouldn’t Want to Be like You (St. Vincent & Sheryl Crow)
11 Masseduction-One Kiss - St. Vincent & Dua Lipa
12 Controversy (St. Vincent)
13 Martha My Dear (St. Vincent)
14 The Eddy (St. Vincent)
15 All Tomorrow’s Parties (St. Vincent & Thomas Bartlett)
16 Sad but True (St. Vincent) 

Here’s Volume II why it’d be rude not to!

St. Vincent & Dua Lipa | Masseduction / One Kiss | 2019 GRAMMYs

St. Vincent - Cover Versions, Volume 1: 2006-2016 | Albums That Should Exist

 St. Vincent - Cover Versions, Volume 1: 2006-2016

Paul NOTEs : Today, I'm having trouble getting the cover art added in. I hoping and assuming this is some technical problem that will soon resolve on its own. When it does, I'll add in the image. 

I started to be familiar with the music of St. Vincent when I posted her Glastonbury performance in August 2025. But I didn't know she did a lot of interesting cover versions until musical friend Lil Panda tipped me off. He sent me a bunch of covers. I took that and ran with it, finding a bunch more. In the end, we came up with enough for three albums worth.

One thing I like about her covers is she has a wide range of influences, and often some lesser known ones. Check out the below list to see what I mean.

This album is 50 minutes long.

These are the original artists for each song: 

01 These Days - Jackson Browne / Gregg Allman
02 Dig a Pony - Beatles
03 Sleep All Summer - Crooked Fingers
04 Every Drop of Rain - David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
05 Need You Tonight - INXS
06 Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
07 Tango Till They're Sore - Tom Waits
08 She Is Beyond Good and Evil - Pop Group
09 Some of Them Are Old - Brian Eno
10 Early Autumn - Woody Herman & His Orchestra
11 Make Believe - Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks
12 Lithium - Nirvana
13 Emotional Rescue - Rolling Stones

Here's the usual song list: 

01 These Days 
02 Dig a Pony 
03 Sleep All Summer (St. Vincent & the National)
04 Every Drop of Rain (David Byrne & Fatboy Slim with Candie Payne & St. Vincent)
05 Need You Tonight (Beck, St. Vincent & Liars)
06 Never Tear Us Apart (Beck, St. Vincent & Liars)
07 Tango Till They're Sore
08 She Is Beyond Good and Evil 
09 Some of Them Are Old 
10 Early Autumn (St. Vincent & the Living Sisters)
11 Make Believe 
12 Lithium (Nirvana & St. Vincent)
13 Emotional Rescue

 (all tracks St. Vincent except where noted)