Artist	Song
Lily Allen	Smile
from Alright, Still (2007)
Sheryl Crow	Soak Up the Sun
from C'Mon C'Mon (2002)
Counting Crows & Vanessa Carlton	Big Yellow Taxi
from Films About Ghosts: The Best of Counting Crows (2004)
Vampire Weekend	A-Punk
from Vampire Weekend (2008)
Moby	South Side
from Play & Play: B Sides (2008)
Uncle Kracker	Follow Me
from Double Wide (2007)
Nelly Furtado	I'm Like a Bird
from Whoa, Nelly! (2000)
O.A.R.	Shattered (Turn the Car Around)
from All Sides (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Aqualung	Brighter Than Sunshine
from Strange & Beautiful (2006)
Regina Spektor	Fidelity
from Begin to Hope (Bonus Track Version) (2006)
Sugar Ray	When It's Over
from The Best of Sugar Ray (2005)
Evanescence	Bring Me to Life
from Fallen (2003)
Pete Yorn	Strange Condition
from Musicforthemorningafter (2001)
The Goo Goo Dolls	Give a Little Bit
from Let Love In (2006)
Third Eye Blind	Never Let You Go
from Third Eye Blind: A Collection (2006)
Imogen Heap	Hide and Seek
from Speak for Yourself (2005)
Staind	So Far Away
from The Singles Collection (Deluxe Version) (2006)
NEEDTOBREATHE	More Time
from The Heat (2007)
Yael Naïm	New Soul
from Yael Naïm (2007)
The Killers	Human
from Day & Age (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Augustana	Sweet and Low
from Can't Love, Can't Hurt (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Nine Days	Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
from The Madding Crowd (2000)
Ray LaMontagne	Trouble
from Trouble (2004)

Comment:

The adult alternative landscape of the ’00s was about more than just revved-up rockers; there was still plenty of room for sharp-eyed pop pioneers to make their mark. British “bad girl” Lily Allen loaded up sizzling slices of pop perfection like “Smile” with ska-flecked beats, crafty, cutting lyrics, and a heaping helping of wise-girl attitude. If ever there was an ideal theme song for the solar-power movement — or for suntan lotion — it’s the blissful bounce of Sheryl Crow’s summery sensation “Soak Up the Sun.” And whether or not you know Joni Mitchell’s original version of “Big Yellow Taxi,” Counting Crows’ hip-swaying, finger-snapping cover brings the song’s sneaky environmental message into a new era, with a coy, cooing vocal assist from Vanessa Carlton.

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