Sweet Covers: Regina Spektor, Julian Casablancas, Ben Folds

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Cover songs; every time you turn around, there’s a new one.

Ben Folds cheers up Elliott Smith’s “Say Yes” as part of The AV Club’s ongoing Undercovers project; Folds wrote “Late,” off 2005’s Songs For Silverman, in Smith’s honor.

Ben Folds covers Elliott Smith

Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas steps into Bruce Springsteen’s shoes for this competent cover of “Dancing In The Dark.” Maybe the ‘80s weren’t that bad, after all.

Everything Regina Spektor touches turns to gold, including this reading of the Radiohead OK Computer staple “No Surprises,” which she recorded as a charity single for Doctors Without Borders. You can download it from iTunes here.

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