Cover Versions
"Waterloo Sunset" has been covered by British dance-pop artist Cathy Dennis, and was the second single on her third album, Am I the Kinda Girl?. Cathy had been working with Ray Davies on tracks for the album. The single was only released in the UK and charted No.11, March 1997.
In 2001, The Fastbacks recorded a version of the song for the tribute album Give The People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks (Sub Pop, 2001).
David Bowie recorded a cover of the song during the sessions for the album, Reality, in 2003. This version was released as a bonus track on the Japanese edition.
Def Leppard recorded a version for their 2006 cover album Yeah!.
Show of Hands recorded a version for their 2000 cover album Covers.
Peter Gabriel recorded a version of the song for his 2010 collection Scratch My Back. The album features a collection of songs by other artists, who in turn will reciprocate with a version of a Gabriel song. "Waterloo Sunset" did not make the final cut, and is currently only available as a bonus track with the special edition issue of the album.
Danish singer-songwriter Allan Olsen recorded a version of the song with Danish lyrics called "På Kanten af Vesterbro" for the album "Multi Importante" released in 2007.
Affairs Of The Heart re-made the song in a synth-pop dance version on Heartbeat Records, as Pulse 100 T. The 12" single is not dated, but it would have been mid to late 1984.
Bloomington based diy band Busman's Holiday covered this song on their release "Old Friends" in 2009.
Elliott Smith has recorded this song live.
Rhett Miller included a version of the song on his 2011 live cover album entitled The Interpreter Live at Largo. He describes the song as, "only the greatest song ever written by any human being."
David Bowie and The Submarines have also made covers of the song.
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