Earlier this month, Seattle independent radio station KEXP presented their list of the best cover songs ever.
The top ten were, as follows:
10. Nirvana, "The Man Who Sold the World" (David Bowie)
9. Gary Jules, "Mad World" (Tears for Fears)
8. Cowboy Junkies, "Sweet Jane" (Lou Reed)
7. Devo, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Rolling Stones)
6. Iron & Wine, "Such Great Heights" (Postal Service)
5. Dinosaur Jr, "Just Like Heaven" (The Cure)
4. Cloud Cult, "Mr. Tambourine Man" (Bob Dylan)
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Your boss would probably hate Dr. Nolan Gasser. As chief musical architect of the Music Genome Project, Gasser is directly responsible for countless hours of lost productivity and network lag-time at workplaces all over the world. That's because the MGP is the driving force behind the music-streaming site Pandora.com. Heard of it?Dr. Nolan Gasser gives a free lecture at the Folly on Saturday.
Using the ultra-shmancy, music-analyzing techniques developed by the Music Genome Project (whic