THIN LIZZY'S ''DON'T BELIEVE A WORD'' from Johnny the Fox (1976) Elliott: ''They were the biggest influence on us when we started out and played pubs. We used to do three Lizzy songs in our 45-minute set.''

DAVID ESSEX'S ''ROCK ON'' from Rock On (1973) Elliott: ''Other than 'Waterloo Sunset,' this is the only other one we kind of tore apart and glued back together; we put the beat box on and plucked all the hokey strings out.''

BLONDIE'S ''HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE'' from Parallel Lines (1978) Elliott: ''They took off in England quicker than they did in the States, so even though they were American, we claimed them as our own.''

Originally posted May 12, 2006 Published in issue #877 May 19, 2006 Order article reprints
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