(SPECIAL COVERS EPISODE!) This week we hear a few of my favorite cover songs, new and old. These songs I like both the original song AND the cover version. Some are novel, but I think they all hold up on their own as well. Fist French model-turned-actress-turned-singer Vanessa Paradis cover's Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" from her 1990 album Variations sur le meme t'aime (Amazon). Then French/British effort Nouvelle Vague covered Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" from their album of 80's covers which is also called Nouvelle Vague (Amazon, Other Music, you can get this track in iTunes). Next was Seu Jorge covering David Bowie's "Life on Mars?" from the soundtrack to the new Wes Anderson movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (iTunes, Amazon, Other Music). Then we heard Portland Oregon's The Decemberists covering Björk (don't miss her new video directed by Spike Jonze) with their awesome version of "Human Behavior" from a new compilation of bands covering her songs called Read - Interpreting Björk (iTunes, Amazon), and because I couldn't decide which song to put on the show, as a bonus song, also from Portland the band Noise for Pretend cover Björk's "It's Oh So Quiet" from the same record. (If you like covers as much as I do, you should check out Coverville. It's another podcast that is worth listening to.    )