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We’re Smothered in Covers

I like covers. I collect them. I like the ones that are completely different from the original song. The ones that make my head itch. I take those and diligently sort and organize them. I listen to them in my car really loud and I sing along. I get back into the original version and enjoy that feeling of the the snake eating its tail for years. I put them on mix cds. I make mix cds that are only covers and then I give them to friends. Most of the time those friends are less than interested. You, friends… you’re of the different variety. You are friends that aren’t based primarily on geosocioeconomics. You are friends that are based on technology and a passion for music — perhaps even a passion for covers. Joy! Hopefully there is something down below that will make your toes tickle and your ears demand the burn than only 10 solid reps can provide.

Click on the little graphic for a cover, or click here to download the whole big mess in one tidy little zip file!

1. Eef Barzelay – Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)
2. Taj Mahal – Honky Tonk Women (The Rolling Stones)
3. The Shins – We Will Become Silhouettes (The Postal Service)
4. Weezer – Rivers (Sugar Ray)
5. Ryan Adams – Wonderwall (Oasis)
6. Cake – I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)
7. The Detroit Cobras – Last Night (The Strokes)
8. Goldspot – Float On (Modest Mouse)
9. Scissor Sisters – Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand)
10. Beck – True Love Will Find You In The End (Daniel Johnston)
11. Dirty Vegas – Days Go By (Dirty Vegas)
12. Elliott Smith – Trouble (Cat Stevens)
13. Ryan Adams – Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones)
14. The Shins – Harvest (Neil Young)
15. Clem Snide – Simple Man (Lynrd Skynrd)
16. The Eels – I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Prince)
17. The Magic Numbers – Crazy In Love (Beyonce)
18. Matt Weddle – Hey Ya (Outkast)
19. Ray LaMontagne – To Love Somebody (Bee Gees)