Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge

Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	2001
Genre	Comedy, live
Producer	Andrew Denton

Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge is an album released by Austereo in 2001 featuring musical challenges posed by radio comedian Andrew Denton to musicians, generally selecting a song in a style in contrast to their own. Following the success of the radio series, the album was released and then a second album followed in 2003, and later a compilation of the greatest of the two was released.

Background

Andrew Denton hosted a morning radio program on Triple M in Sydney, entitled "Andrew Denton Breakfast Show." The Musical Challenge segment was created with Denton challenging musical guests to perform songs which don't necessarily suit their style, such as Jimmy Barnes singing ABBA's hit "Dancing Queen"^[1] Two CDs of these performances were released on Sony Music with proceeds from the sale going to the Children's Hospital at Westmead^[2]

Volume 1

1. "Billie Jean" - Neil Finn
2. "I Write The Songs" - Mark Lizotte
3. "Word Up" - Taxiride
4. "Dancing Queen" - Jimmy Barnes
5. "Cheap Wine" - Tina Arena
6. "Lump" - Lee Kernaghan
7. "Wuthering Heights" James Reyne
8. "Legs" - Human Nature
9. "My Heart Will Go On" - Screaming Jets
10. "1999" - Shawn Mullins
11. "Freak" - Troy Cassar Daley
12. "I Touch Myself" - Rolf Harris
13. "Ben" - Jon Stevens
14. "Creep" - Gina Jeffreys
15. "You Got Nothing I Want" - Alex Lloyd
16. "Gangsta's Paradise" - Richard Clapton
17. "SOS" - Tonic
18. "Jump In My Car" - Men at Work
19. "Down Under" - The Red Army Choir
20. "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" - James Blundell
21. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" - The Wiggles
22. "Pretty Vacant" - The Delltones
23. "Nutbush City Limits" - Suzanne Johnston
24. "Why Don't You Get A Job?" - John Williamson
25. "Thriller" - Joe Dolce
26. "Play That Funky Music" - Archie Roach

Volume 2: Even More Challenged

1. "Sorrow" - Powderfinger
2. "I Was Made For Lovin' You" - Killing Heidi
3. "Mysterious Way" - Alex Lloyd
4. "When Doves Cry" - Barenaked Ladies
5. "Kryptonite" - Gina Jeffries
6. "You Can't Stop The Music" - The Superjesus
7. "Genie In A Bottle" - Something for Kate
8. "Little Red Corvette" - Paul Kelly
9. "Weir" - David Campbell
10. "Baby I'm A Want You" - The Living End
11. "T.N.T." - Human Nature
12. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Scandal'Us
13. "Jive Talkin"' - Spiderbait
14. "Sexual Healing" - Neil Finn
15. "Teenage Dirtbag" - Adam Brand
16. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" - Lash
17. "Top Of The World" - Stabbing Westward
18. "Sometimes When We Touch" - Diesel
19. "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" - Bodyjar
20. "Una Paloma Blanca" - Zed
21. "Loving You" - The Cruel Sea
22. "Eye Of The Tiger" - Josh Joplin
23. "Walk On The Wild Side" - The Wiggles
24. "Are You Gonna Go My Way" - John Paul Young
25. "Smoke On The Water" - Mental As Anything
26. "Morning Train (9 to 5)" - The Angels
27. "Dirty Deeds" - Kerri-Anne Kennerley
28. "I'm Like A Bird" - Richard Clapton
29. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Willie Nelson

Volume 3: Third Time Lucky!

The New Stuff

1. "Sympathy For The Devil" - Killing Heidi
2. "Love Will Keep Us Together" - Nickelback
3. "Aussie Medley" - Tenacious D
4. "Kiss Kiss" - Bodyjar
5. "These Days" - Kasey Chambers
6. "It's Raining Men" - Jebediah
7. "Murder On The Dancefloor" - One Dollar Short
8. "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" - Shawn Mullins
9. "Not Pretty Enough" - Grinspoon
10. "A Little Less Conversation" - CrashPalace
11. "The Girl From Ipanema" - Noiseworks
12. "Sex Bomb" - The Red Army Choir
13. "Enter Sandman" - Mental As Anything
14. "Paranoid" - Diesel
15. "Working Class Man" - David Campbell
16. "Sweet Child O'Mine" - Human Nature
17. "Close To You" - Hall & Oates
18. "Jet Airliner" - Screaming Jets
19. "Delilah" - James Reyne
20. "Alive" - Bob Downe
21. "Physical" - The Cruel Sea
22. "Control" - Adam Brand
23. "Advance Australian Working Class Man" - Adam Hills

The Classics

1. "Billie Jean" - Neil Finn
2. "Dancing Queen" - Jimmy Barnes
3. "Cheap Wine" - Tina Arena
4. "Lump" - Lee Kernaghan
5. "Ben" - Jon Stevens
6. "Creep" - Gina Jeffreys
7. "You Got Nothing I Want" - Alex Lloyd
8. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Scandal'us
9. "It's A Long Way To The Top" - The Wiggles
10. "Nutbush City Limits" - Suzanne Johnston
11. "Why Don't You Get A Job?" - John Williamson
12. "Sorrow" - Powderfinger
13. "You Can't Stop The Music" - The Superjesus
14. "Genie In A Bottle" - Something For Kate
15. "Little Red Corvette" - Paul Kelly
16. "Baby I'm A Want You" - The Living End
17. "Jive Talkin'" - Spiderbait
18. "Are You Gonna Go My Way" - John Paul Young
19. "I'm Like A Bird" - Richard Clapton
20. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Willie Nelson

Bonus Track:

1. "Come As You Are" - Killing Heidi

References

1. ^ Tim Benzie (2003-09-25). "Jimmy Barnes: Good wine & a three day growth". Sydney Star Observer. Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20070905164001/http://ssonet.com.au/archives/display.asp?articleID=3422. Retrieved 2007-04-03. 
2. ^ "Sony Music keeps kids smiling". Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children. 2001-10-05. http://www.chw.edu.au/about/news/items/2001/85.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-03. 

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