I had a dream a few nights ago that a young girl with straight blond hair - probably no more than twelve years old - had a surprise indie hit with an acoustic cover version of Wreckless Eric’s 1979 single Walking on the surface of the moon. Perhaps I need to get out more…

The strange thing is not that I was hallucinating nonexistent cover versions of old new wave hits - that’s pretty much a given - but that she was *good*. It was no novelty children’s track either - she played it straight and belted out a good pacey version that was at least as good as the original. I think she’s got a future in pop music - or would if she actually existed.

If anyone has any tips on finding nonexistent tracks by nonexistent singers, I’d appreciate some advice.

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