“Sleepwalk”
artist: Santo & Johnny
album: Santo & Johnny (1959)
One of the greatest steel guitar songs of all time.
Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogxTQXAgY3Q
“Blue Moon”
artist: The Mavericks
album: The Definitive Collection (2004)
One of my favorite covers of this song.
Listen: http://www.last.fm/music/The+Mavericks/_/Blue+Moon
“Mahalo”
artist: Ratatat
album: Shiller 7” (2008)
A dreamy guitar and synthesizer driven instrumental.
Listen: http://hypem.com/track/552955/Ratatat-Mahalo
“The Seed”
artist: Cody Chestnutt
album: The Headphone Masterpiece (2003)
Lo-fi R&B/Soul.
Listen: http://hypem.com/track/586846/Cody+Chesnutt-The+Seed
“You Know I’m No Good”
artist: Ghostface Killah feat. Amy Winehouse
album: More Fish (2006)
Winehouse’s original is great to begin with, but Ghostface brings a new level of energy to his version.
Listen: http://www.myspace.com/ghostface
*Compiled by Melanie Uyeda
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