Miles Standish proud. (Not quite Wednesday three.)

Stalking YouTube again... this time for REM covers:

• Begin the Begin - The Decemberists feat. Peter Buck
  
• Hairshirt - Glen Hansard
• Orange Crush - Editors and We Are Scientists
  

The first two are wonderful. The latter is by two bands I'm supposed to like but just can't get into. This certainly helps their case.

Random bonus cover: Michael Stipe and Billy Bragg doing their version of Tom's Diner. A very dear old friend had purchased a Tom's Diner cover album (wow, 20 years ago... am I THAT old?!) and I snagged a copy of this version via cassette tape (OK, yes I am that old). Anyway, I want to marry whoever got this on video because it makes me laugh every time I hear it.