Undercover voting results
Hey there! We've got songs for Undercover 2011, with thanks to you, dear readers. We had tons of votes, and lots of hand-wringing about the additional songs—many of which were chosen based on write-in suggestions. For those that care: In the duets category, we were too in love with "Islands In The Stream" to let it go, so that's on there. "Mother" by Danzig was an inspired choice, sent in by several readers. And I'm taking all the credit/blame for "Tubthumping." Here's the full list, followed by the results of the voting! You voted that we should have no repeat performers, too, but I'm warning you now that we're going to violate that rule exactly once. Thanks for voting—the series will launch March 15.
Belle & Sebastian, “Like Dylan In The Movies”
Big Star, “September Gurls”
Blur, “Girls And Boys”
Chumbawamba, “Tubthumping”
The Clash, “Janie Jones”
Danzig, “Mother”
Fine Young Cannibals, “She Drives Me Crazy”
Gary Numan, “Cars”
Huey Lewis & The News, “The Power Of Love”
The Human League, “Don’t You Want Me”
Jawbreaker, “Boxcar”
Kanye West, “Runaway”
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, “Islands In The Stream”
LCD Soundsystem, “All My Friends”
Loretta Lynn, “The Other Woman”
Otis Redding, “Try A Little Tenderness”
Pixies, “Gigantic”
Prince, “Little Red Corvette”
Sugar, “If I Can’t Change Your Mind”
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, “Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone?”
They Might Be Giants, “Birdhouse In Your Soul”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, “American Girl”
Toto, “Africa”
The White Stripes, “Fell In Love With A Girl”
Wilco, “Shot In The Arm”