Music’s all about interpretation of the world we live in. Covers are reinterpretations and some of it sounds pretty rad. Here are my twenty favorite covers from 2010!

20. Kelis – In For The Kill (La Roux)

19. The Henry Clay People – Glory (Television)

18. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Memory of a Free Festival (David Bowie)

17. Local Natives – Careful (Television)

16. Band of Horses – Georgia (Cee-Lo Green)

15. Ellie Goulding – Your Song (Elton John)
(Hear the original cover here.)

14. jj – CEO Birthday (Jerimih)

13. Aloe Blacc – Femme Fatale (The Velvet Underground)

12. The Tallest Man On Earth – Graceland (Paul Simon)

11. Class Actress – Terminally Chill (Neon Indian)

10. Vanaprasta – All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem)

09. The Futureheads – Acapella (Kelis)

08.  Hot Chip – She Wolf (Shakira)

07.  The Morning Benders – Lovefool (The Cardigans)

06.  Lissie – Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)

05. Cee-Lo Green – No One’s Gonna Love You (Band of Horses)

04. First Aid Kit – When I Grow Up (Fever Ray)

03. The Bird and the Bee – Private Eyes (Hall and Oates)

02. Robotanists – Exiled State of Mind (Jay-Z and Alicia Keys)

01. Jonsi – Time To Pretend (MGMT)