In my head I have an R.E.M. covers album done by current artists. So far I have the following:
Adele doing I’ll Take The Rain. I picture her in a ballgown backed by a full orchestra giving it her all.
Harry Styles doing Be Mine. I see him doing a version that is kitschy while paying homage to the original resulting on a fantastic new take on the song
Taylor Swift - Nightswimming is a logical choice but I’ll go with another piano-driven song: Electrolite.
That’s only three, so we need another 10-15 songs for a complete album
The Smithereens - Old Man Kensey
Neil Young - I remember California (purely it sounds like something he wisely decided to bin anyway, so he might as well try putting some life into it)
Placebo~I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
Counting Crows~Driver 8 or Don’t Go Back to Rockville
Radiohead~Fireplace or Exhuming McCarthy (although Thom has mentioned South Central Rain as his favorite song)