G is for Godlike Genius

<p><strong>G is a look at 25 years’ worth of NME Godlike Genius’ award winners, linked largely via beatific cover versions courtesy of the most discerning of clerics, the Manic Street Preachers.&nbsp;Expect a lot of Manics, much Manchester, many Clash references, and zero Morrissey.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>1994 John Peel</strong></p> <p><strong>1995: Michael Eavis</strong></p> <p><strong>1996: Alan McGee</strong></p> <p><strong>1997 Jarvis Cocker</strong></p> <p><strong>1998 Mark E Smith</strong></p> <p><strong>1999 Massive Attack</strong></p> <p><strong>2000 Shaun Ryder</strong></p> <p><strong>2001 U2</strong></p> <p><strong>2002: Pennie Smith &amp; Nick Kent</strong></p> <p><strong>2003 The Clash</strong></p> <p><strong>2004 Ozzy Osborne</strong></p> <p><strong>2005 New Order</strong></p> <p><strong>2006 Ian Brown</strong></p> <p><strong>2007 Bobbie Gillespie</strong></p> <p><strong>2008 Manic Street Preachers</strong></p> <p><strong>2009 The Cure</strong></p> <p><strong>2010 Paul Weller</strong></p> <p><strong>2011 Dave Grohl</strong></p> <p><strong>2012 Noel Gallagher</strong></p> <p><strong>2013 Johnny Marr</strong></p> <p><strong>2014 Blondie</strong></p> <p><strong>2015 Suede</strong></p> <p><strong>2016 ColdPlay</strong></p> <p><strong>2017 Pet Shop Boys</strong></p> <p><strong>2018 Liam Gallagher</strong></p> <p><strong>2019 OFF</strong></p> <p><strong>2020 Emily Eavis<br> </strong></p> <p><strong>Tracklisting:</strong></p> <p><strong>Sorted For Es and Whiz, Pulp</strong></p> <p><strong>One Way Road, Paul Weller</strong></p> <p><strong>Velocity Girl (live), Manic Street Preachers&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Made of Stone, The Stone Roses</strong></p> <p><strong>Wrote for Luck, Manic Street Preachers</strong></p> <p><strong>Disappointed, Electronic</strong></p> <p><strong>The Drowners, Manic Street Preachers</strong></p> <p><strong>Lost In Music, The Fall</strong></p> <p><strong>Train in Vain, Manic Street Preachers</strong></p> <p><strong>10.15 Saturday Night, The Cure</strong></p> <p><strong>Dre