1. Oh Happy Day – Acapella Soul – The sound of black men making a living in the name of God.
2. Busload Of Faith – Lou Reed – Best guitar sound ever.
3. The Outsider – Marina And the Diamonds – One hit wonder and this aint that
4. It Ain’t No Use – Stevie Wonder – What we don’t think of when we think of Stevie.
5. After You’re Gone/When The Saints Go Marching In – Louis Armstrong – The most distinctive sound in popular music, on his birthday, blowing everybody away.
6. Color Me Impressed – The Replacements – My fave Replacements song ever.
7. Stand – Kiss – For what it was, it wasn’t bad.
8. I’ll Never Drop My Sword – The Drums – Powerful little allegory you got there.
9. Every Night – Paul McCartney – Knock out melodic moodiness off his first so album.
10. Ladies Of Cambridge – Vampire Weekend – There is something so collegiate about VW at this time in their career, like they’re cramming for their finals.
11. Stay Alive – The Pains Of Being Pure Of Heart – Best Coast are the West Coast version of the same band. Every song sounds great and every song sounds the same.
12. Senorita – Justin Timberlake – Star turn samba plus Timbaland thump.
13. Gypsy Queen – Van Morrison – Modulates beautifully.
14. Sleepless Night – Elvis Costello – This terrible Gram Parsons cover shoulda be a warning sign.
15. Dizzy Miss Lizzy – The Beatles – John covers Larry Williams, sounds like Paul covering Little Richard.
Mariah Carey and T. Pain – I wonder how Mariah would sound if you autotuned her.
17. Rockstar 101 (feat Slash) – Rihanna. Yeah, yeah. Er. No.
18. Sorted For E’s And Whizz – Pulp – Maybe Karen Anne can cover this one as well.
19. Cocaine Blues – Bob Dylan – From one of his great live periods, exactly what you think it its
20. Treats – Sleigh Bells – Oooh, zingy.