War Child are proud to announce the release of their biggest and most ambitious album to date. Heroes, released by EMI's Parlophone label features a unique and unprecedented collaboration between the biggest names in music history and today's hottest artists, working with a concept that mirrors one of the intrinsic aims of War Child's efforts in war zones across the world - to place faith in the next generation.The concept of Heroes is that the biggest legends in music, including Sir Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Brian Wilson and The Clash, select one of the classic tracks from their own songwriting canon, and nominate an artist from the next generation to create a modern reworking of that classic song.
UPDATE (2009 Jan 12): The album will be released in February.
The tracklisting of the War Child 'Heroes' album will be:
Beck - Bob Dylan's 'Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat'
Scissor Sisters - Roxy Music's 'Do The Strand'
Lily Allen ft Mick Jones - The Clash's 'Straight To Hell'
Duffy - Wings' 'Live And Let Die'
Elbow - U2's 'Running To Stand Still'
TV On The Radio - David Bowie's ''Heroes''
Hot Chip - Joy Division's 'Transmission'
The Kooks - The Kinks' 'Victoria'
Estelle - Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition'
Rufus Wainwright - Brian Wilson's 'Wonderful/Song For Children'
Peaches - Iggy And The Stooges' 'Search And Destroy'
The Hold Steady - Bruce Springsteen's 'Atlantic City'
The Like - Elvis Costello's 'You Belong To Me'
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - The Ramones' 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker'
Franz Ferdinand - Blondie's 'Call Me'
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