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Seven Great Songs That Are Homages to Other Bands: The Clash, Talking Heads, and more

There are plenty of artists who love to wear their influences of their sleeves, but instead of covering songs by artists they love, sometimes they’ll write a song by blatantly taking another band’s sound and putting their own spin on it. Here are seven great songs that were homage to other bands.
Van Morrison Moondance Outtakes to be Released

A massive collection of old Van Morrison songs will be released by Warners Brothers next week, and not at the blessing of the artist himself. According to The Telegraph, there are five CDs of 50 songs, ranging from unreleased mixes to studio recording outtakes. This summer the Moondance reissue was reported as being released September 30th, so there was a short delay. By next week, you should be able to get a hold of it for yourself. At the time, the 1970 album Moondance was released to critical acclaim. The Grammy Hall of Fame inducted it nearly 30 years later, and Moondance is one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Van Morrison 'Moondance' Reissue To Contain 50 Unreleased Tracks

Van Morrison's Moondance is getting a reissue and -as is common with reissues of classic albums- will contain some sweet bonus material. However, where many albums would be content to throw one or two demos out there for hardcore fans to...