VOTE 2008: Cream of the Cover Crop!

Today is the final day of VOTE 2008 and the one year anniversary of Covering the Mouse!

I'm happy to be able to share my love for Disney music with you! I'll be blogging for a long while so stay tuned, tell your friends and leave lots of comments!

To celebrate the anniversary, here are the ten most popular tracks on this site, voted by you!


10. Part of Your World - Captain Bogg & Salty



Pirates singing anything is always music to my ears. So this version of Part of Your World has got to be good! The best part is at the beginning when he calls this song a "Mermaid Lullaby".



9. Grim Grinning Ghosts - Barenaked Ladies



This sure is a popular song! And why not? It's so much fun and is a great representation of the Haunted Mansion! Too bad it's not in BNL's regular repetoire.



8. Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat - Psapp



No one has covered this Aristocats tune better and more uniquely than Psapp. Their interesting style makes this one fun to listen to over and over again



7. Chim Chim Cher-ee - John Coltrane Quartet



The fact that John Coltrane turned this song into a standard, and that he recorded a version twenty minutes long, must mean that he really loves the piece! And when you really love the piece you want to make your version the best that it can be. Well done, John.



6. It's a Small World - Rockapella



Despite this song being one of the most annoying songs in history, you have to love the amount of time and effort that went into arranging this piece. Remember, there are no instruments in this version, only voices. Now that's talent.




5. Alice - Pogo



Pogo burst onto the scene a few months ago with four songs almost completely made up of sounds from Alice in Wonderland. While not a true cover song, Alice and Pogo must be recognized for its uniqueness and brilliance.



4. Circle of Life - Collin Raye



It's very hard to take Circle of Life and make it sound different but still good. Collin Raye does this by adding a bit of country bluegrass. You gotta love that banjo.



3. Mickey Mouse Club March - Andrew WK



If the Mickey Mouse Club we on the air today, I would love to hear this version as the theme song. It would get everybody pumped and really to have fun! However, Disney would probably get one of their HSM stars instead. Bummer.



2. This is Halloween - Marylin Manson



Marylin Manson singing Danny Elfman is really a match made in heaven. Disney was spot on when they asked him to cover this song for the Nightmare Before Christmas' re-release. It is done so well and I agree, one of the best covers on this site!



1. A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes - Daniel Bedingfield



The top track comes from a Disneymania CD. I know! Who would have thought that?! But Daniel Beddingfield's voice, along with the big band arrangement of A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes definitely makes this song the best! It is really fantastic and deserves the top spot on this list.


That's it! Thanks for celebrating one whole year of great Disney cover tunes with me! Have a great weekend and I'll be back on Monday for Year Two!