Songs
Cobb wrote, or co-wrote the following songs, most notably recorded by the artists noted:
- "Barracuda" – The Standells
- "Heartbeat" – Gloria Jones later covered by The Remo Four
- "Brontosaurus Stomp" – The Piltdown Men
- "Dirty Water" – The Standells
- "Every Little Bit Hurts" – Brenda Holloway, The Small Faces, Jimi Hendrix, George Clinton, The Spencer Davis Group, The Clash, The Jam, Alicia Keys
- "I'll Always Love You" – Brenda Holloway
- "No Way Out" – The Chocolate Watch Band
- "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White" – The Standells, later covered by Minor Threat, The Outlets and The Vaccines
- "Tainted Love" – originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965 (it did not chart); significantly reworked by Soft Cell and released in 1981. It became a #1 hit in 17 countries and remains one of the most enduring pop songs of the 1980s
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