Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter - fair warning: this one’s been stuck in my head all week.

Speed of the Sound (of You) by Peter McPoland, who I’m realizing sounds a lot like Tallest Man on Earth. I also learned that the title is a reference to John Prine’s Speed of the Sound of Loneliness. Michael Cera’s cover of John Prine’s Clay Pigeons is currently making the rounds on TikTok, paired with cute animal couples people see in the wild.

Speaking of TikTok, Hozier’s Too Sweet is going viral, for good reason.

Im In Love by Jelani Aryeh, a criminally underrated artist!

Good Vibrations by Patrice - this song came out last year, but once I realized it was a Beach Boys cover my jaw dropped and I had to include it.

Saving the best for last: Orville Peck & Willie Nelson - Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other. It turns out that Nelson’s 2006 cover was the first gay-themed mainstream country song by a major artist. Here’s the story behind that release: “David Anderson, Mr. Nelson's friend and tour manager of three decades, told his boss he's gay…Singing "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other" was Mr. Nelson's way of telling a longtime pal everything was OK, says Mr. Anderson”. We love Willie!