I really want toast with jam right now

I was in the car on Tuesday night with a friend, and we were listening to this old mix CD that got left in my car years ago during a church youth group outing. I had no idea what was on it, but after listening, said friend and I decided that the goal of the CD's creator was to include one song from each genre (she even got disco on there!)  So, filling the "alternative/rock/metal/whatever" spot was Alien Ant Farm's cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal." While listening, I decided I liked their version better. Which inspired in me the desire to create a list of my favorite covers, in no particular order, and with no set number. I would do a top ten, but then that would add the stress of picking favorites and making the list exactly ten. Entirely too much work for a blog that was really just created so that I'd have a place to write down the things I think about/care about/notice, and deign interesting enough to share with others.

So, without further ado, my "List of Musical Covers I Like":

• "Smooth Criminal" -- Alien Ant Farm, originally Michael Jackson
• "Umbrella" -- All Time Low, originally Rihanna
• The whole ABBA Generation CD -- A*Teens, originally ABBA
• "Let It Be" -- Carol Woods (Across The Universe Soundtrack), originally The Beatles (who else?)
• Come to think of it, most of Jim Sturgess' covers on that soundtrack -- again, originally the Fab 4
• "Boys Of Summer" -- The Ataris, originally The Eagles
• "All The Way" -- Celine Dion, originally Frank Sinatra (although she sort of did it as a duet with him, so idk if this counts...whatever. it's my blog, i say it counts)
• "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" -- Kanye West, originally DaftPunk (sort of an adaptation but again, my blog)
• Speaking of adaptations/remixes, "Once Again" -- Girl Talk (ok, not really a cover, actually more of a mash-up, but hey), including samples from The Verve, Ciara, Luda, Boston,  Fabolous, the Ying Yang Twins, Oasis, Eminem...
• Ok, ok, like...all of Girl Talk's mash-ups -- Girl Talk, originally just about anyone you've ever heard of
• "Such Great Heights" -- Iron & Wine, originally The Postal Service (or is it the other way around? I've never been sure. Either way, I like both)
• "We Will Become Silhouettes" -- The Shins, originally The Postal Service (again, which was first? and again, love 'em both)

more later, maybe.