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Best Cover Songs Of 2012

Best Cover Songs Of 2012
Anne T Donahue
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It's been a great year for music.

But what's been even greater is how musicians have been paying tribute to each other's work, as well as creating their own.

Yes, we listeners scored some great original music, but there's something to be said for artists like Feist, Destroyer, and Bruce Springsteen interpreting someone else's song in his or her own, unique way.

So behold: our picks for the best covers of 2012. Luckily for you, because there are so many, your new favorite song is probably included.

Best Cover Songs Of 2012
13. Santigold "Proud Mary"(01 of02)
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Original artist: Creedence Clearwater RevivalThink about everything you've come to expect from "Proud Mary" (minus Lisa Simpson's beauty pageant song and dance), and erase it from your mind. Enter: Santigold's version, a hardly recognizable electronic effort, which is different, unabashed, and "Santi" through and through. Frankly, anything else would be disappointing. (credit:Getty | Getty)
17. The Roots/Elvis Costello "Brilliant Disguise"(02 of02)
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Original artist: Bruce SpringsteenWell if anyone's going to cover Bruce Springsteen, it might as well be Elvis Costello, who, with a little help from The Roots, not only work to remind us why we like them, but why we like Bruce as well. (And you too, Jimmy Fallon. Don't worry.) (credit:Getty | Getty)

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