Vol. XII update

As expected, the response to DAA Vol. XII has been tremendous. 30% of the 15 people to whom I sent the last link wrote to me privately of their own thoughts and experiences with musical remakes. A few quick notes:
Brian Y. sent me a remake of "Beast of Burden". Remember, I do not care for the Rolling Stones. And this particular song is one of my least favorite, not only by them, but by anyone, ever. So I was quite impressed that this remake by Buckwheat Zydeco actually makes the song decent. Email me if you want to know more.
Jon suggested Jeff Buckley's take on Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". Both of those artists are completely outside my sphere of musical experience, akin to Metallica and Ani DeFranco. So I can't comment except to say that Jon is smart and trustworthy. He also noted Ray Charles' "Yesterday" - specifically, it's "honey on my ears." This facial accoutrement has never held special appeal to me, but to each their own. Although Jon is smart and trustworthy, he is apparently also one sick mama jama. But it reminded me of Ray Charles' wonderful 1962 album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music", which contains a soulful version of "Bye Bye Love".
Dave likes Nirvana's remake of Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World" better.

Also, a mistake. Here's the link for Camper van Beethoven's remake of "Pictures of Matchstick Men". http://youtube.com/watch?v=WyKDRE2yGR4