"Come, armageddon! come!"

1992 saw a Democrat return to the White House for the first time in 12 years, Mike Tyson went to jail, Kurt and Courtney got married, and 10,000 Maniacs released an EP entitled "Few and Far Between". Off their album Our Time in Eden, "Few and Far Between" was a solid single, but what made the EP was the inclusion of several covers. The first cover is of Morrissey's classic "Every Day is Like Sunday". Natalie's voice soars on this interesting take and the band captures the winsome feeling Moz created with the original.

Every Day is Like Sunday - 10,000 Maniacs

"Nothing you can sing that can't be sung"

New Jersey's own synth-pop treasure Anything Box released its debut album Peace in 1990. It featured the classic synth track that any club kid of the early 90s should remember "Living in Oblivion". The band captured a combination of early Depeche Mode, Erasure, and Yaz in a perfectly blended conconction. Following up on the success of Peace, the band went away to record their follow up Worth in 1991. It never saw the light of day until 2001 thanks to the wonderful people at Sony Records. The album is a breathtaking piece of work from a band clicking on all cylinders. Check out "World Without Love" and their cover of the Beatles "All You Need is Love" to see what I mean.

World Without Love - Anything Box

All You Need is Love - Anything Box

"I was delayed, I was way-laid"

This will be short. I heard this on WXPN out of Philadelphia the other day and was absolutely blown away. I did not know what to think. Was it blasphemy or brilliance? I couldn't tell, since we are talking about my favorite Smiths single, "Stop Me If You Think That You Heard This One Before". Check out Mark Ronson's hip-hop cover, which features Daniel Merriweather. Let me know what you think - I still can't make up my mind...

Stop Me - Mark Ronson featuring Daniel Merriweather