Because I'm an Idiot

I'm working on a "covers project" whereby I'm collecting my favorite cover songs and putting them into a CD set. I have some rules that change daily, so I won't explain my selection process, but here's what I have. It's long and boring and probably enough evidence to get me committed. But It's a good listen.

1. The Aluminum Group - Caroline, No (Beach Boys) (3:40)
2. Johnny Cash - One (U2) (3:53)
3. Annie Hardy - God Only Knows (Beach Boys) (3:15)
4. Rasputina - Fire And Ice (Pat Benatar) (2:14)
5. Drugstore - She Don't Use Jelly (Flaming Lips) (2:32)
6. Belly - Its Not Unusual (Tom Jones) (2:20)
7. Pas/Cal - Duchess (Scott Walker cover) (2:40)
8. Cat Power - Sea Of Love (2:19)
9. Otis Redding - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Rolling Stones) (2:48)
10. Nicoletta - Le Grand Amour (Dusty Springfield) (2:13)
11. Pizzicato Five - The Girl From Ipanema (Jobim) (3:48)
12. Seu Jorge - Life On Mars? (David Bowie) (3:26)
13. Madeleine Peyroux - Between The Bars (Ellliot Smith) (3:45)
14. Rasputina - Tourniquet (Marilyn Manson) (3:25)
15. Wondermints - Open My Eyes (Live) (Nazz) (2:48)
16. Dealership - Major Tom (Coming Home) (David Bowie) (5:00)
17. Teenage Fanclub - Here Comes Your Man - (Pixies cover) (3:02)
18. Stanford Counterpoint - Don't Speak [acapella] (No Doubt) (4:19)
19. Flaming Lips - After the Gold Rush (Neil Young) (4:14)
20. Cornershop - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Beatles) (2:27)
21. Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Neil Young) (4:30)
22. Whistler - At Seventeen (Janis Ian) (3:28)
23. Silent Gray - Fitter Happier (Radiohead) (3:19)
24. Game Theory - I Want to Hold Your Hand (Beatles) (2:15)
25. David Alexandre Winter - Qu'Est Ce Que J'Ai Danse! (Archie Bell & the Drells) (2:29)
26. DJ Zebra - Jerk the Casbah (The Clash) (3:44)
27. Wondermints - Arnold Layne (Pink Floyd) (3:29)
28. Uncle Tupelo - I Wanna Destroy You (The Soft Boys) (2:30)
29. Cake - I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) (5:10)
30. Cat Power - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Rolling Stones) (3:05)
31. Susan Voelz - Ode To Billy Joe (Bobbie Gentry) (6:20)
32. Jack Johnson - Holiday (Madonna) (3:49)
33. Kathryn Williams - All Apologies (Nirvana) (3:34)
34. Holly Golightly - Tell Me Now So I Know (The Kinks) (2:02)
35. Darren Hanlon - Dont Stop (Fleetwood Mac) (2:27)
36. Flaming Lips - Somewhere Over the Rainbow (3:45)
37. The Cat Empire - Hotel California (Eagles) (4:39)
38. Oranger - Make It With You (Bread) (3:21)
39. TV On The Radio - Mister Grieves (Pixies Cover) (4:11)
40. Rasputina - All Tomorrow's Parties (Velvet Underground) (4:23)
41. Rasputina - Bad Moon Rising (CCR) (3:29)
42. Wall of Voodoo - Do It Again (Beach Boys) (3:21)
43. Wondermints - Bubbles (Live in Tokyo) (Free Design) (2:06)
44. Steve Ward - Another Day (Paul McCartney) (3:43)
45. Iron & Wine - Peng! (Stereolab) (3:26)
46. Thea Gilmore - Cover Me (Bruce Springsteen) (3:37)
47. Wondermints - Getting Better (Beatles) (2:50)
48. Badly Drawn Boy - Thunder Road (Bruce Springsteen) (5:37)
49. Whistler - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Bacharach) (2:40)
50. The Pictures - Milkshake (Kelis) (2:48)
51. Lou Reed - This Magic Moment (The Drifters) (3:23)
52. Superchunk - 10,000 Fireflies (Magnetic Fields) (3:17)
53. The Postal Service - Suddenly Everything Has Changed (Flaming Lips Cover) (3:52)
54. Nouvelle Vague - Guns of Brixton (The Clash) (4:06)
55. The Last Town Chorus - Modern Love (David Bowie cover) (4:14)
56. The Luxury Liners - Believe (Cher) (2:51)
57. High Llamas - Frankly, Mr Shankly (The Smiths) (3:54)
58. Rasputina - Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd) (4:23)
59. Aimee Mann - Baby Blue (Badfinger) (3:51)
60. David Byrne - I Wanna Dance With Somebody Who Loves Me (Whitney Houston Cover Live) (4:52)
61. Johnette Napolitano & Danny Lohner - The Scientist (Cold Play) (5:07)
62. Fountains of Wayne - Can't Get It Out of My Head (ELO) (3:55)
63. Fantastic Plastic Machine-Steppin Out CR (Joe Jackson Cover) (5:28)
64. Jason Falkner - Photograph (Def Leopard) (3:12)
65. The Clash - I Fought the Law (Bobby Fuller Five) (2:39)
66. Steve Burns - Strange (galaxie 500) (3:43)
67. Paul Anka - Eyes Without A Face (Billy Idol) (3:59)
68. The Diskettes - How Bizarre (omc) (3:49)
69. Wondermints - I Wanna Pick You Up (Brian Wilson) (3:21)
70. Nina Gordon - Straight Out Of Compton (NWA) (1:49)
71. Nickel Creek - Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Bob Dylan) (3:34)
72. Clem Snide - I'll Be Your Mirror (Velvet Underground) (3:27)
73. Cat Power - Wonderwall (live) (Oasis) (2:42)
74. Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails) (3:38)
75. Clem Snide - Donna (Ritchie Valens) (3:50)
76. Super Furry Animals - Warmth of The Sun (Beach Boys) (3:30)
77. Rage Against The Machine - Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd) (4:18)
78. Camper Van Beethoven - I'm Not Like Everybody Else (The Kinks) (3:24)
79. Ted Leo - Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson) (3:38)
80. Fountaings of Wayne - Baby One More Time... (Britney Spears) (3:13)
81. Lemonheads - Mrs Robinson (Simon and Garfunkel) (3:45)
82. Dion - Book of Dreams (Bruce Springsteen) (3:01)
83. Stiv Bators - It's Cold Outside (The Choir) (2:53)
84. Supersuckers - Hey Ya! (Outkast) (4:06)
85. Lust For Life - Bad Livers (Iggy Pop) (1:52)
86. Scarling. - Creep (Radiohead) (3:52)
87. Devo - Ohio (Buffalo Springfield) (3:21)
88. Local H - Toxic (Britney Spears) (3:23)
89. Sonic Youth - I Know There's An Answer (Beach Boys) (3:03)
90. Kristen Hersh - Pennyroyal Tea (Nirvana) (3:00)
91. The Connells - Insane In The Brain (Cypress Hill) (4:12)
92. Prozak for Lovers - London Calling (The Clash) (3:19)
93. The Early November - The Power of Love (Huey Lewis) (5:18)
94. Milo Binder - Dancing Queen (ABBA) (3:07)
95. Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude (Beatles) (4:07)
96. Wondermints - Knowing Me, Knowing You (ABBA) (4:07)
97. Dar Williams - Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd) (5:26)
98. Ben Folds - She Don't Use Jelly (Flaming Lips) (4:13)
99. Uncle Tupelo - I Wanna Be Your Dog (Stooges Cover) (3:04)
100. Marie Laforet - Marie Douceur Marie Colere (Rolling Stones) (2:53)
101. Lesley Gore - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (AC/DC) (4:02)
102. Of Montreal - Know Your Onion (The Shins) (2:26)
103. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Puff The Magic Dragon (Peter, Paul & Mary) (3:43)
104. K.D. Lang - After the Gold Rush (Neil Young) (4:03)
105. HIM - The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult) (6:24)
106. Self - Stratford On Guy (Liz Phair Cover) (3:04)
107. The Nirvana Sitar & String Group - The Letter (The Boxtops) (1:51)
108. Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out (Beatles) (3:12)
109. Al Green - I Want to Hold Your Hand (Beatles) (2:20)
110. Ben Harper - The Drugs Don't Work (The Verve) (4:00)
111. The Divine Comedy - With Whom to Dance (Magnetic Fields) (2:42)
112. Thompson, Richard - Oops! I Did it Again (Britney Spears) (3:36)
113. Grant McLennan - If I Should Fall Behind (Bruce Springsteen) (3:02)
114. Kathryn Williams - Spit On A Stranger (Pavement) (3:23)
115. Nick Cave - Here Comes The Sun (Beatles) (2:58)
116. Low - Nowhere Man (Beatles) (2:46)
117. They Might Be Giants - Maybe I Know (Lesley Gore) (2:05)
118. Ben Kweller - Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) (1:51)
119. Uncle Tupelo - Suzy Q (Live) (CCR) (7:13)
120. The Beautiful South - Don't Fear The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult) (4:03)
121. Evan Dando - Knowing Me, Knowing You (ABBA) (2:18)
122. the Mountain Goats - The Boys Are Back In Town (Thin Lizzy) (3:55)
123. David Byrne - Sock It 2 Me (Missy Elliot Cover Live) (4:12)
124. Supersuckers - Eastbound and Down (Jerry Reed) (3:22)
125. The Shins - We Will Become Silhouttes (Postal Service Cover) (3:01)
126. Heather Nova - I'm on Fire (Bruce Springsteen) (2:58)
127. Josh Rouse - It Don't Matter to Me (Bread cover) (2:49)
128. Last Town Chorus - Do You Really Wanna Hurt Me? (Culture Club) (3:50)
129. The Light - Lori Carson (Todd Rundgren) (3:50)
130. The Lemonheads - Fade To Black (Metallica) (3:21)
131. Death Cab for Cutie - All is Full of Love (Bjork) (3:19)
132. Loud Family - A Horse With No Name (America) (4:12)
133. Rachid Taha - Rock el Casbah (The Clash) (4:34)
134. Red House Painters - Long Distance Runaround (Yes) (4:41)
135. Black Box Recorder - Seasons In The Sun (Jaques Brel/Terry Jacks) (2:40)
136. Wondermints - Porpoise Song (Monkees) (3:12)
137. Kronos Quartet - Marquee Moon (Television) (4:13)
138. The Band - Atlantic City (Bruce Springsteen) (5:16)
139. Ben Folds - Tiny Dancer (Live) (Elton John) (5:25)
140. The Posies - I'm Looking Through You (Beatles) (2:58)
141. Talking Heads - Take Me to the River (Al Green) (5:02)
142. Nouvelle Vague - I Melt with You (Modern English) (4:00)
143. Ben Gibbard (with Ben Barnett) - Joga (Bjork) (3:01)
144. Steve Burns - Dead (TMBG) (3:55)
145. John Wesley Harding - Jackson Cage (Bruce Springsteen) (3:29)
146. Game Theory - Couldn't I Just Tell You (Todd Rundgren/Utopia) (2:56)
147. Hole - Paradise City (Guns N Roses) (4:18)
148. Miles Davis - Time After Time (Cindi Lauper) (9:59)
149. Baby Lemonade - How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees) (3:36)
150. They Might Be Giants - One More Parade (Phil Ochs) (2:22)
151. The Postal Service - Against All Odds (Phil Collins) (4:12)
152. Johnny Cash - Heart of Gold (Neil Young) (3:01)
153. Seu Jorge - Rebel Rebel (David Bowie) (2:26)
154. Ivy - Be My Baby (Ronettes) (4:41)
155. Negro Problem - MacArthur Park (Jimmy Webb/Richard Harris) (3:29)
156. M. Ward - Let's Dance (David Bowie) (5:00)
157. The Aluminum Group - Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns -n- Roses) (4:18)
158. The Ramones - Surfin' Safari (Beach Boys) (1:47)
159. Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights (Postal Service) (4:10)
160. Drive-By Truckers - Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan) (6:03)
161. Vic Chesnutt - The Nights The Lights When Out In Georgia (Vicki Lawrence) (4:34)
162. Madness - You Keep Me Hangin' On (The Supremes) (3:10)
163. The Wiggles - Walk On The Wild Side (Lou Reed) (1:45)
164. Wilson Pickett - Sugar, Sugar (The Archies) (2:59)
165. Lounge Brigade - Iron Man (Black Sabbath) (3:53)
166. Claude Francois - J'ai Combattu la Loi (Bobby Fuller Four) (2:10)
167. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) (3:03)
168. Reel Big Fish - Hungry Like The Wolf (Duran Duran) (3:37)
169. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana) (4:24)
170. The Farmers - Crocodile Rock (Elton John) (2:39)
171. Fountains of Wayne - Better Things (Kinks cover) (3:10)
172. Screaming Jets - My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion) (3:18)
173. Loud Family - Re-make Re-model (Roxy Music Cover) (3:51)
174. Vyvienne Long - Seven Nation Army (White Stripes) (2:47)
175. Prozak For Lovers - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division) (3:34)
176. The Decemberists - Human Behavior (Bjork) (4:16)
177. Dolly Parton - Help (Beatles) (2:44)
178. David Byrne - Gypsy Woman (Crystal Waters Cover live) (3:48)
179. Shonen Knife - Daydream Believer (Monkees) (2:52)
180. Jon Auer - Beautiful Stranger (Madonna) (4:18)
181. Hole - Hungry Like a Wolf (Duran Duran) (1:41)
182. My Morning Jacket - Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley) (4:05)
183. Sufjan Stevens - The One I Love (REM) (2:37)
184. The Concretes - Miss You (Rolling Stones Cover) (3:31)
185. Kelly Hogan - Papa Was A Rodeo (Magnetic Fields) (4:29)
186. Mercury Rev - Caroline Says (Velvet Underground) (3:56)
187. John Wesley Harding and Kelly Hogan - A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock 'N' Roll (Donny & Marie) (2:35)
188. Si*Se - Just Like Heaven (Como el Chico) (The Cure) (3:48)
189. Mercury Rev - Raindrops Keeps Falling on My Head (BJ Thomas) (2:02)
190. Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd) (4:26)
191. Oranger - Vegetables (Beach Boys) (2:39)
192. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Porpoise Song (Monkees) (3:06)
193. Mojo Nixon & The Second Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) (First Edition) (4:44)
194. Candyskins - She Dont Use Jelly (Flaming Lips) (3:21)
195. Blind Melon - Candy Says (Velvet Underground) (3:30)
196. The Free Design - I Found Love (Styrofoam & Sarah Shannon Mix) (3:49)
197. Frank Alamo - Heureux Tous Les Deux (The Turtles) (2:49)
198. Wondermints - Ooh Child (The Five Stairsteps) (3:31)
199. Sebadoh - Cold As Ice (Foreigner) (2:28)
200. Clem Snide - Beautiful (Christina Aguilera) (3:54)
201. Mary Lou Lord - I Don't Want To Get Over You (Magnetic Fields) (2:26)
202. Eileen - Ces Bottes Sont Faites Pour Marcher (Nancy Sinatra) (2:36)
203. Linus of Hollywood - Warm and Beautiful (Paul McCartney) (3:08)
204. Death By Chocolate - If You Want To Sing Out Sing Out (Cat Stevens) (2:42)
205. Derrick Harris - Don't Worry Baby (Beach Boys) (3:35)
206. Delgados - Mr Blue Sky (ELO) (5:23)
207. Blind Melon - Three Is A Magic Number (Schoolhouse Rock) (3:14)
208. Okkervil River - Unravel (Bjork) (4:38)
209. John Edwards - Tin Man (America cover) (3:46)
210. Rex Daisy - Welcome Back (John Sebastian) (2:47)
211. Bran Van 3000 - Cum on Feel the Noize (Slade/Quiet Riot) (3:22)
212. Black Box Recorder - Rock 'n' Roll Suicide (David Bowie) (3:06)
213. Kings of Convenience - The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side (Magnetic Fields) (3:24)
214. Noise For Pretend - It's Oh So Quiet (Bjork) (4:41)
215. Number One Cup - Here (Pavement Cover) (3:38)
216. Weezer - Mrs Robinson (Simon and Garfunkel) (3:43)
217. Dealership - Anarchy In the U.K. (Sex Pistols) (2:38)
218. Marie Laforet - D'Etre A Vous (Bob Dylan) (2:53)
219. Godhead - Eleanor Rigby (Beatles) (3:43)
220. Whistler - All Apologies (Nirvana) (3:13)
221. Glen Hansard & Colm Mac Con Iomaire of The Frames - Everytime (Britney Spears) (3:49)
222. Don Ho - Shock The Monkey (Peter Gabriel) (4:09)
223. Ben Gibbard - Complicated (Avril Lavigne) (4:30)
224. Wondermints - You Need Love (The Hollies) (2:56)
225. Johnny Hallyday - Mal (Deep Purple) (2:40)
226. Presidents of the USA - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles) (3:23)