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2010: Best Of Cover Songs

Dec 13, 2010, 8:00am The Tale of The Tape

This is Part 5 of The Tale of The Tape's Year End Best of Series : Covers I almost didn't bother making an entire list, as this Kills cover slays the competition.  Somehow almost completely swept under the rug, Alison Mosshart & Jamie Hince's take on the Velvet Underground classic captures everything you could ask for in a cover song.  Familiar and faithful without becoming a replica, "Pale Blue Eyes" borrows the best parts from the original (Reed's eternal melody, Morrison's delicate guitar) while Hince's dirty distortion and Mosshart's faraway delivery help make this [...]

• Crocodiles - Groove Is In The Heart / California Girls
• Kyp Malone & Harsh Toke - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads cover)
• Lissie - Pursuit Of Happiness (Kid Cudi Cover)
• Record Club - Never Tear Us Apart
• The Tallest Man On Earth - Graceland (Paul Simon Cover)
• Vampire Weekend - I'm Going Down (Bruce Springsteen Cover)
• Various Artists - 2010: Best Of Cover Songs

Artist:	Crocodiles
Title:	Groove Is In The Heart / California Girls
Link Text:	Crocodiles - Groove Is In The Heart/California Girls (Deee-Lite/Beach Boys Cover)
File Name:	Groove Is In The Heart.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Kyp Malone & Harsh Toke
Title:	This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads cover)
Link Text:	Kyp Malone & Harsh Toke - This Must Be The Place(Naive Melody) (Talking Heads Cover)
File Name:	This Must Be The Place.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Lissie
Title:	Pursuit Of Happiness (Kid Cudi Cover)
Link Text:	Lissie - Pursuit Of Happiness (Kid Cudi Cover)
File Name:	Pursuit Of Happiness.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Record Club
Title:	Never Tear Us Apart
Link Text:	Beck ft. St. Vincent, Liars, & Os Mutantes - Never Tear Us Apart (INXS Cover)
File Name:	Never Tear Us Apart.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	The Tallest Man On Earth
Title:	Graceland (Paul Simon Cover)
Link Text:	The Tallest Man On Earth - Graceland (Paul Simon Cover)
File Name:	Graceland.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Vampire Weekend
Title:	I'm Going Down (Bruce Springsteen Cover)
Link Text:	Vampire Weekend - Im Going Down (Bruce Springsteen Cover)
File Name:	Im Going Down.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps

Artist:	Various Artists
Title:	2010: Best Of Cover Songs
Link Text:	THE MIX
File Name:	Best Of Covers Mix.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2010

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