I'm On Fire - Cover Versions

Cover Versions

• Johnny Cash did a famous cover version for the 2000 tribute album Badlands – A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska.
• New Zealand band HLAH (Head Like A Hole) did a cover of the song as a b-side to their single 'A Crying Shame. It is a staple of HLAH's live set and had a video made by NZ's 'Flying Fish productions. The video was made after the head of Flying Fish heard the song and offered to make a video which is highly ironic as the video had a production cost of about $150,000 dollars whereas the song was recorded by band member Nigel Regan in his home studio 'The Stench room' on a broken Fostex 8-track (reel to reel) for a cost of 0$.It was included on their greatest hits compilation from 2000, Blood On the Honky Tonk Floor.
• Harry Manx has covered this song on his 2007 In Good We Trust album, giving it a classic Indian edge using a 20 string Mohan veena slide guitar.
• Chromatics covered the song in 2007, appearing on the B-side of the single "In the City". An audio sample can be heard on their official MySpace page.
• New York based singer-songwriter Swati recorded a cover of the song for her 2007 album Small Gods.
• Kenny Chesney covered the song on the bonus tracks in his 2004 album, When the Sun Goes Down.
• Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden covered the song on the 2009 compilation Sweetheart.
• Graveyard BBQ recorded a cover of the song for their debut album, Graveyard BBQ Greatest Hits Volume One.
• The Motorettes recorded a version for their self-tited debut album, released in 2006. The band also regularly played the version live
• A.A. Bondy covered it on The American Hearts E.P. outtakes.
• Waylon Jennings covered it on his Sweet Mother Texas album.
• Town Mountain covered the song on their 2008 album Heroes and Heretics.
• Canadian jazz singer Sophie Milman included a cover on her 2009 album Take Love Easy.
• Chicago based electronica act Telefon Tel Aviv covered the song in 2009, and often played it as an encore in their live sets.
• John Mayer features a cover of the song on his 2009 album, Battle Studies. (The song is an iTunes-exclusive bonus track.)
• The Guana Batz recorded a psychobilly cover of the song.
• Whitey Morgan and the 78's covered it on their debut album, Honky Tonks and Cheap Motels.
• Electrelane covered it on their EP On Parade with a decidedly punk edge.
• Buzz Campbell covered it on his EP Buzz Campbell, released in only 300 copies, in 2010. On this album. the song is called only "Fire".
• Lindi Ortega covered it on her album Little Red Boots in 2011. This album is available as an iTunes exclusive bonus track.
• Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet on the album Whitehorse.
• The Finches recorded an a cappella cover of it in 2011. It is currently streaming on their Bandcamp page and inclusion is anticipated on a later release.
• BoDeans included a cover of the song on their 2012 album American Made.
• Slightly Stoopid covers the song on their 2012 album Top of the World
• Bat For Lashes recorded a cover of the song.
• Sophie Milman recorded a jazz cover on the album Take love easy.