Kathleen Turner Overdrive

KATHLEEN TURNER SONG LIST (updated November 2025):
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
99 Red Balloons - Nena
Africa - Toto
Against All Odds - Phil Collins
Alison - Elvis Costello
Baby I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
Boys of Summer - Don Henley
Brandy - Looking Glass
Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
Centerfold - J Geils Band
Cities in Dust - Siouxsie & the Banshees
Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Crimson & Clover - Joan Jett
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Cult of Personality - Living Colour
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
Der Komissar - After the Fire
Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House
Don’t Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
Dry The Rain - Beta Band
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears For Fears
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Gloria - Laura Branigan
Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus
Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears
Heart of Glass - Blondie
Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2
In Between Days - The Cure
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield
Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend
Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
Live & Let Die - Paul McCartney
Low Rider - War
Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar
Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Middle of the Road - The Pretenders
Mirror in the Bathroom - English Beat
Modern Love - David Bowie
Monster Mash - Bobby Pickett
Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
Mr Roboto - Styx
New Years Day - U2
Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ - Velvet Underground
Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads
Ooh La La - The Faces
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
Reelin' In The Years - Steely Dan
Rikki Don’t Lose That Number - Steely Dan
Separate Ways - Journey
She’s Gone - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
Stand By Me - Ben E King
Substitute - The Who
Sweet Dreams - Eurhythmics
Take On Me - A-Ha
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & the News
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
The Weight - The Band
This Must Be The Place - Talking Heads
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show
True - Spandau Ballet
Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie
Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
Walkin’ On Sunshine - Katrina & the Waves
We Care A Lot - Faith No More
What You Need - INXS
Who Loves the Sun - Velvet Underground
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Young Americans - David Bowie

Kathleen Turner Overdrive plays Songs in the Key of Cusack, drawing nearly all their song selections from the soundtracks of John Cusack movies like Grosse Pointe Blank, Say Anything, and Hot Tub Time Machine. KTO was founded by James Hearne (guitars, vocals) in early 2022, after a discussion with a friend about a joke from High Fidelity.

James met Justin Monroe (vocals) and Francis McGrath (keys, vocals) in another band (from which the three were all subsequently dismissed over a span of a few months); in need of a rhythm section, Francis called in Tyler Kirk (bass, vocals) and Gary Donald (drums, vocals), and KTO as we know it was born. From the jump, the band found their shared humor and inspirations to be complementary, and their first gig came in October 2022.

In October 2025, on their third anniversary, KTO also celebrated their 100th show, ranging from the grungy bars of Austin's 6th St and Rainey St to a featured spot at the Blanton Museum to private events at country clubs and decommissioned churches, stunning and delighting audiences with their high energy and tight performances, playing shows filled with jokes and choreography and the finest in (mostly) 80s dance music. Kathleen Turner Overdrive is ready to make your special event unforgettable!

KTO can provide its own sound and lighting equipment, tho we're certainly also happy to work with what you have available! They can provide a stage plot and input list upon request.