# Allen and Scissors cut remakes of old classics in aid of  War Child

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/01/12/allen-and-scissors-cut-remakes-old-classics-aid-war-child/
- Published: 2009-01-12T15:11:41+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

War Child has announced the full list of artists and songs that feature on its new
album “Heroes”, released on Parlophone on February 16th.

The album concept is that the biggest legends in music history select one of their
personal favourite songs from their own songwriting canon, and nominate a music 
hero from the next generation to create a modern reworking of that classic song.
The album is in support of the real heroes – children who live with the brutal affects
of war.

The tracklist in full:

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Beck (Bob Dylan: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat)

Scissor Sisters (Roxy Music: Do The Strand)

Lily Allen ft. Mick Jones (The Clash: Straight To Hell)

Duffy (Paul McCartney: Live And Let Die)

Elbow (U2: Running To Stand Still)

TV On The Radio (David Bowie: Heroes)

Hot Chip (Joy Division: Transmission)

The Kooks (The Kinks: Victoria)

Estelle (Stevie Wonder: Superstition)

Rufus Wainwright (Brian Wilson: Wonderful/ Song For Children)

Peaches (Iggy Pop: Search And Destroy)

The Hold Steady (Bruce Springsteen: Atlantic City)

The Like (Elvis Costello: You Belong To Me)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs (The Ramones: Sheena Is A Punk Rocker)

Franz Ferdinand (Blondie: Call Me)

EMI has made a substantial upfront payment to War Child, and will release the album
on its Parlophone label.

Parlophone are donating all their profits to War Child’s work to protect the most
marginalised children in war zones, who would otherwise be overlooked: street children,
child soldiers and children in prison.

www.warchild.org.uk/heroes

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