WORLDWIDE WEDNESDAY: Scala and Kolacny Brothers, "Every Breath You Take" (The Police)

Quickly becoming the most reliable contributor to Tuna Day, Mr. Peter Jordan...

A Belgian choir singing a British song. Simply by posting this I think I slip into the 51% foreign category. Good luck to the NSA sorting out my emails.

I love the soft, beautiful voices making the lyrics and the minor chords that much creepier.
 

Danny Fong, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme" (A cappella cover)

Happy belated birthday, to my younger brother, who's just as dorky as I am.

Cluck., "Some Nights" (Fun. Cover)

Live on Jimmy Fallon Friday night, the all-chicken lineup featured Jimmy, Chris Tartaro, Michael Bublé and Amy Poehler. I'm loving it... may it become a staple of Late Night, until we get sick of it.

WORLDWIDE WEDNESDAY: The Pogues, "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart)

Once again, Sir Peter Jordan...

We lost an astonishing politician this week. Baroness Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning. Do I love her? Do I hate her? Maybe the song/band choice will give a hint.

BONUS! MARCH OF THE COVERS: Jimmy Fallon and the Chickeneers, "Ho Hey" (The Lumineers)

OPEN REQUEST SUNDAY/MARCH OF THE COVERS: Mahalia Jackson, "Elijah Rock" (Traditional)

Though the final chapter in EJ's KU career was unfortunate, we'll always have this. And this. Thanks, Wade, for the selection.

MARCH OF THE COVERS: Wilson Pickett, "Hey Jude" (The Beatles)

MARCH OF THE COVERS: The Jackson 5, "I Was Made to Love Her" (Stevie Wonder)

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MARCH OF THE COVERS: The Blues Brothers, "Stand by Your Man" (Tammy Wynette)

WORLDWIDE WEDNESDAY/MARCH OF THE COVERS: k.d. lang, "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)

Today marks the latest installment in a weekly series of guest posts by the self-acclaimed music aficionado and news junkie, Peter Jordan. Each week, the post will loosely relate to  some aspect of current events. Mr. Jordan has been given complete, unfettered editorial control over the Wednesday posts. This month, he must meet the additional requirement of using a cover song in his post. Enjoy.

Today we've got k.d. lang covering Leonard Cohen. That's right, a gay person taking a hetero's best known musical child and raising it right.  SCOTUS, are you listening? (Alito is a huge Tuna Day fan.)

PS--As Canadians, lang and Cohen have socialized medicine, too. If Canada wasn't a frozen wasteland, it might be nice to live there.

MARCH OF THE COVERS: Sonic Youth, "Superstar" (The Carpenters)

MARCH OF THE COVERS: Johnny Cash, "Personal Jesus" (Depeche Mode)

MARCH OF THE COVERS: Otis Redding, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones)

Catching up after the weekend of #madness, this one's for Saturday...

MARCH OF THE COVERS: Feist f. The Constantines, "Islands in the Stream" (Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton)

This. Is. Awesome.

MARCH OF THE COVERS: The Clash, "Pressure Drop" (Toots and the Maytalls)

MARCH OF THE COVERS: 10,000 Maniacs, "Because the Night" (Patti Smith/Bruce Springsteen)

MARCH OF THE COVERS: The Watson Twins, "Just Like Heaven" (The Cure)

OPEN REQUEST SUNDAY/MARCH OF THE COVERS: José González, "Heartbeats" (The Knife)

Courtesy of Jessica over at Wyman Projects graphic and web design, here's a great cover of a song you may have heard previously here at Tuna Day... Enjoy!

MARCH OF THE COVERS: Aimee Mann, "The Scientist" (Coldplay)

MARCH OF THE COVERS: NOFX, "Les Champs Elysées" (Joe Dassin)