19 Best Cover Songs of 2012 -- Lana Del Rey, Feist, Japandroids, Divine Fits, Cookie Monster & More
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But what's been even greater is how musicians have been paying tribute to each other's work, as well as creating their own.
Yes, we listeners scored some great original music, but there's something to be said for artists like Feist, Destroyer, and Bruce Springsteen interpreting someone else's song in his or her own, unique way.
So behold: our picks for the best covers of 2012. Luckily for you, because there are so many, your new favorite song is probably included.
- 1. The New Pornographers "Think About Me"
- 2. Lana Del Rey "Goodnight Kiss"
- 3. Willow Smith "Skyfall"
- 4. Usher "Pumped Up Kicks"
- 5. Cookie Monster "Call Me Maybe"
- 6. Divine Fits "Shivers"
- 7. Destroyer "Leave Me Alone"
- 8. Zola Jesus "Diamonds"
- 9. Bat For Lashes "We Found Love"
- 10. Boy George "Video Games"
- 11. Best Coast "Rhiannon"
- 12. Bruce Springsteen "The Weight"
- 13. Santigold "Proud Mary"
- 14. Feist "Black Tongue"
- 15. Mastodon "A Commotion"
- 16. Japandroids "Jack the Ripper"
- 17. The Roots/Elvis Costello "Brilliant Disguise"
- 18. Austra "None of Dem"
- 19. Alanis Morissette "Basket Case"
- Top Albums of 2012
- 50. The Flaming Lips, 'The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends'
- 49. Murder by Death, 'Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon'
- 48. Tame Impala, 'Lonerism'
- 47. The Hives, 'Lex Hives'
- 46. Four Tet, 'Pink'
- 45. Lana Del Rey, 'Born to Die'
- 44. Lee Fields, 'Faithful Man'
- 43. The Walkmen, 'Heaven'
- 42. Dirty Ghosts, 'Metal Moon'
- 41. Neil Young, 'Psychedelic Pill'
- 40. Stars, 'The North'
- 39. Flying Lotus, 'Until the Quiet Comes'
- 38. Zeus, 'Busting Visions'
- 37. Titus Andronicus, 'Local Business'
- 36. Miguel, 'Kaleidoscope Dream'
- 35. Polica, 'Give You the Ghost'
- 34. Crystal Castles, 'III'
- 33. El-P, 'Cancer 4 Cure'
- 32. the xx, 'Coexist'
- 31. Will Stratton, 'Post Empire'
- 30. Mac DeMarco, '2'
- 29. Tennis, 'Young and Old'
- 28. Schoolboy Q, 'Habits & Contradictions'
- 27. Mumford and Sons, 'Babel'
- 26. Cloud Nothings, 'Attack on Memory'
- 25. Grizzly Bear, 'Shields'
- 24. Kathleen Edwards, 'Voyageur'
- 23. Purity Ring, 'Shrines'
- 22. Pujol, 'United States of Being'
- 21. Lianne La Havas, 'Is Your Love Big Enough?'
- 20. Bob Mould, 'Silver Age'
- 19. Screaming Females, 'Ugly'
- 18. Killer Mike, 'R.A.P. Music'
- 17. Solange, 'True'
- 16. Jack White, 'Blunderbuss'
- 15. Daphni, 'JIAOLONG'
- 14. Father John Misty, 'Fear Fun'
- 13. Metric, 'Synthetica'
- 12. P.O.S., 'We Don't Even Live Here'
- 11. Dirty Projectors, 'Swing Lo Magellan'
- 10. Grimes, 'Visions'
- 9. Beach House, 'Bloom'
- 8. Alabama Shakes, 'Boys and Girls'
- 7. Divine Fits, 'A Thing Called Divine Fits'
- 6. Sharon Van Etten, 'Tramp'
- 5. Leonard Cohen, 'Old Ideas'
- 4. Kendrick Lamar, 'good kid, m.A.A.d city'
- 3. Japandroids, 'Celebration Rock'
- 2. Frank Ocean, 'Channel Orange'
- 1. Fiona Apple, 'The Idler Wheel...'
- Some of the Best 'Best Song' Oscar Winners
- 'Wizard of Oz' (1939)
- 'Pinocchio' (1940)
- 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (1961)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- Shaft (1971)
- 'Fame' (1980)
- 'Flashdance' (1983)
- 'Top Gun' (1986)
- 'Dirty Dancing' (1987)
- 'Philadelphia' (1993)
- 'Hustle and Flow' (2005)
- '8 Mile' (2002)
- 'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008)
- 'Once' (2007)
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- A League Of Their Own (1992)
- Beerfest (2006)
- Blades Of Glory (2007)
- Blue Crush (2002)
- Bring It On (2000)
- Center Stage (2000)
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
- Major League (1989)
- Moneyball (2011)
- She's the Man (2006)
- Space Jam (1996)
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby (2006)
- The Cutting Edge (1992)
- The Replacements (2000)
- Whip It (2009)
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