I’ve closed the voting for the Coverville Countdown 2009, and I’m tabulating the results right now. Some old favorites on the list, as well as some new independent stuff that I’m really happy to see made the grade.

Starting tomorrow, we’ll countdown the top 40 on the last four shows of the decade! And as promised, following the break, see the entire list of nominees:

Here is the full list of nominees (minus the songs inducted into the Coverville Hall Of Fame)

‘1999’ – Red Dirt Rangers [orig. Prince]
‘9 to 5’ – Janie Porsche [orig. Dolly Parton]
‘A Day in the Life’ – Jeff Beck [orig. The Beatles]
‘A New England’ – Groovie Ghoulies [orig. Billy Bragg]
‘All Along the Watchtower’ – Bear McCreary [orig. Bob Dylan]
‘All Along the Watchtower’ – Dave Mason [orig. Bob Dylan]
‘Alone and Forsaken’ – Thore [orig. Hank Williams]
‘American Tune’ – Eva Cassidy [orig. Paul Simon]
‘Anarchy in the UK’ – Duckmandu [orig. Sex Pistols]
‘Are the Good Times Really Over for Good ‘ – John Doe & The Sadies [orig. Merle Haggard]
‘Baby Got Back’ – Mike Hightower [orig. Sir Mix-a-Lot]
‘Baker Street’ – Foo Fighters [orig. Gerry Rafferty]
‘Barracuda’ – Rasputina [orig. Heart]
‘Battle of Evermore’ – The Lovemongers [orig. Led Zeppelin]
‘Beat It’ – The Last Dinosaur [orig. Michael Jackson]
‘Beautiful’ – Clem Snide [orig. Christina Aguilera]
‘Beautiful Stranger’ – Jon Auer [orig. Madonna]
‘Because the Night’ – 10,000 Maniacs [orig. Patti Smith]
‘Better Things’ – Dar Williams [orig. The Kinks]
‘Billie Jean’ – Chris Cornell [orig. Michael Jackson]
‘Billie Jean’ – Dolapdere Big Gang [orig. Michael Jackson]
‘Bizarre Love Triangle’ – Frente [orig. New Order]
‘Body Language’ – Queen of Japan [orig. Queen]
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ – Weird Al Yankovic [orig. Queen]
‘Book of Love’ – Mike Doughty [orig. Magnetic Fields]
‘Book of Love’ – Mike Doughty [orig. Magnetic Fields]
‘Both Sides Now’ – Jason Falkner [orig. Joni Mitchell]
‘Boys in the Hood’ – Dynamite Hack [orig. Easy E]
‘Brand New Key’ – The Dollyrots [orig. Melanie]
‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ – Electric Soft Parade [orig. Kylie Minogue]
‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’ – Ingrid Michaelson [orig. Elvis Presley]
‘Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa ‘ – Hot Chip w/Peter Gabriel [orig. Vampire Weekend]
‘Catch’ – The Devics [orig. The Cure]
‘Ceremony’ – Galaxie 500 [orig. New Order/Joy Division]
‘Clint Eastwood / 19/2000’ – Iris T. and the Billy Rubin Trio [orig. Gorillaz]
‘Comfortably Numb’ – Dar Williams [orig. Pink Floyd]
‘Coming Back to You’ – Martin Gore [orig. Leonard Cohen]
‘Committed To Parkview’ – Porter Wagoner [orig. Johnny Cash]
‘Crazy’ – Violent Femmes [orig. Gnarls Barkley]
‘Crazy’ – Diana Krall, Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello [orig. Patsy Cline]
‘Crazy in Love’ – The Magic Numbers [orig. Beyonce]
‘Creep’ – Edmund Welles [orig. Radiohead]
‘Crimson and Clover’ – Joan Jett [orig. Tommy James & The Shondells]
‘Crosstown Traffic’ – Bonerama [orig. Jimi Hendrix]
‘Crown of Love’ – This Is Ivy League [orig. Arcade Fire]
‘Darling Nikki’ – Foo Fighters [orig. Prince]
‘David Watts’ – The Jam [orig. The Kinks]
‘Dear Prudence’ – The Clarks [orig. The Beatles]
‘Defying Gravity’ – Lea Michelle [orig. Wicked Soundtrack]
‘Disappointed’ – State Shirt [orig. Electronic]
‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ – Paul Melancon [orig. Crowded House]
‘Don’t Fear The Reaper’ – The Mutton Birds [orig. Blue Oyster Cult]
‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’ – Macy Gray & ODB [orig. Elton John & Kiki Dee]
‘Don’t Stop Believin” – Northern Kings [orig. Journey]
‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ – Petra Haden [orig. Journey]
‘El Paso’ – Old 97s [orig. Marty Robbins]
‘Elderly Woman Behind a Counter in a Small Town’ – Charlotte Martin [orig. Pearl Jam]
‘Fearless’ – Robin Danar [orig. Pink Floyd]
‘Feelin’ Groovy’ – Jim’s Big Ego [orig. Simon & Garfunkel]
‘Fields of Gold’ – Eva Cassidy [orig. Sting]
‘Firestarter’ – Jimmy Eat World [orig. Prodigy]
‘Fool in the Rain’ – O.A.R. w/ Robert Randolph [orig. Led Zeppelin]
‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ – Kay Pettigrew [orig. Will Smith]
‘Freshman, The’ – Mustard Plug [orig. The Verve Pipe]
‘Get Back’ – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [orig. The Beatles]
‘Gin and Juice’ – The Gourds [orig. Snoop Dogg]
‘Goodbye Earl’ – Me First & The Gimme Gimmes [orig. The Dixie Chicks]
‘Green Fields of France, The’ – Dropkick Murphys [orig. Eric Bogle]
‘Hallelujah’ – Freshmen Fifteen [orig. Leonard Cohen]
‘Hallelujah’ – Clemson Takenote [orig. Leonard Cohen]
‘Heartland’ – Bell X1 [orig. U2]
‘Heat Of The Moment’ – Matt the Electrician [orig. Asia]
‘Heaven’ – DJ Sammy & Yanou featuring Do [orig. Bryan Adams]
‘Hey Ya!’ – Obadiah Parker [orig. Outkast]
‘Higher Ground’ – Ellen McIlwaine [orig. Stevie Wonder]
‘Hold Me Now’ – Stephanie Casey [orig. Thompson Twins]
‘Holland 1945’ – Canoe [orig. Neutral Milk Hotel]
‘Hot In Herre’ – Jenny Owen Youngs [orig. Nelly]
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Muse [orig. Traditional/The Animals]
‘How Deep Is Your Love’ – The Bird and The Bee [orig. The Bee Gees]
‘Hurt’ – Johnny Cash [orig. Nine Inch Nails]
‘I Don’t like Mondays’ – Tori Amos [orig. Boomtown Rats]
‘I Don’t Want To Grow Up’ – Ramones [orig. Tom Waits]
‘I Don’t Wanna Dance’ – Lady Linn and Her Magnificent Seven [orig. Eddie Grant]
‘I Get a Kick out of You’ – The Living End [orig. Frank Sinatra]
‘I Got You Babe’ – The Cynics [orig. Sonny and Cher]
‘I Kissed A Girl’ – Barnicle [orig. Katy Perry]
‘I Know There’s an Answer/Hang on to Your Ego’ – Aaron Sprinkle [orig. The Beach Boys]
‘I Love Trash’ – Aerosmith [orig. Sesame Street]
‘I Will’ – Jonathan Coulton [orig. Beatles]
‘I’ll Never Fall In Love Again’ – Splitsville [orig. Burt Bacharach]
‘If I Had a Million Ducats’ – Brobdingnagian Bards [orig. Barenaked Ladies]
‘If It Be Your Will’ – Antony [orig. Leonard Cohen]
‘In Between Days’ – Ben Folds [orig. The Cure]
‘Islands in the Stream’ – The Constantines feat. Feist [orig. Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton]
‘It’s A Sin’ – Clara Luzia [orig. Pet Shop Boys]
‘It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)’ – Great Big Sea [orig. REM]
‘Just Dance (feat. Mr Dialysis)’ – Gary Go [orig. Lady Gaga]
‘Just Like Heaven’ – Gatsby’s American Dream [orig. The Cure]
“‘Killing (cover of “”Killing In the Name””)’ – The Apples [orig. Rage Against the Machine]”
‘Killing Me Softly’ – Youngblood Brass Band [orig. Roberta Flack]
‘Let It Ride’ – Big Sugar [orig. Bachman Turner Overdrive]
‘Let Me Entertain You’ – Brandeis VoiceMale [orig. Robbie Williams ]
‘Let Your Love Flow’ – Petra Haden [orig. Bellamy Brothers]
‘Life on Mars?’ – Anggun [orig. David Bowie]
‘Life on Mars?’ – Hayley Sanderson [orig. David Bowie]
‘Long Black Veil’ – Rosanne Cash [orig. Lefty Frizzell]
‘Loser’ – Cracker [orig. Grateful Dead]
‘Love Hurts’ – Gram Parsons & Emmy Lou Harris [orig. Everly Brothers]
‘Love Vigilantes’ – Iron and WIne [orig. New Order]
‘Love Vigilantes’ – Hungry Lucy [orig. New Order]
‘Love Vigilantes’ – Laura Cantrell [orig. New Order]
‘Mama Do (Uh Oh Uh Oh)’ – Newton Faulkner [orig. Pixie Lott]
‘Man in the Mirror’ – Texas Lightning [orig. Michael Jackson]
‘Milkshake’ – Richard Cheese [orig. Kelis]
‘Modern Love’ – Last Town Chorus [orig. David Bowie]
‘Morning Dew’ – Jeff Beck [orig. Bonnie Dobson]
‘My Body is a Cage’ – Sarah Lov [orig. Arcade Fire]
‘My Doorbell’ – Jack Johnson [orig. The White Stripes]
‘Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place)’ – Shawn Colvin [orig. Talking Heads]
‘Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place)’ – Miles Fisher [orig. Talking Heads]
‘Needle in the Hay’ – Mélissa Laveaux [orig. Elliot Smith]
‘New York City’ – They Might Be Giants [orig. Cub]
‘O-o-h Child’ – The Posies [orig. The Five Stairsteps]
‘Ode To Billie Joe’ – Susan Voelz [orig. Bobbi Gentry]
‘Oh Darling’ – Trina Hamlin [orig. The Beatles]
‘Once in a Lifetime’ – Big Daddy [orig. Talking Heads]
‘Our Song’ – Barnicle [orig. Taylor Swift]
‘Over The Rainbow’ – Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole [orig. Judy Garland]
‘Over the Rainbow’ – Eva Cassidy [orig. Judy Garland]
‘Paint It Black’ – Hayseed Dixie [orig. Rolling Stones]
‘Papa Was a Rolling Stone’ – Was (Not Was) [orig. Temptations]
‘Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag’ – Georgie Fame [orig. James Brown]
‘Peace Train’ – Dolly Parton [orig. Cat Stevens]
‘Plastic Jesus’ – Billy Idol [orig. Ernie Marrs]
‘Please Do Not Go’ – Music for Motion Picture/Kellie Rae Powell [orig. The Violent Femmes]
‘Poker Face’ – Molly Lewis [orig. Lady Gaga]
‘Predatory Wasps of the Palisades Are Out to Get Us!, The’ – Penny Loafers [orig. Sufjan Stevens]
‘Psycho Killer’ – Moxy Früvous [orig. Talking Heads]
‘Purple Rain’ – Martin Sexton [orig. Prince]
‘Radiation Vibe’ – Hem [orig. Fountains of Wayne]
‘Rainbow Connection’ – Willie Nelson [orig. Kermit the Frog]
‘Rainbow Sleeves’ – Rickie Lee Jones [orig. Tom Waits]
‘Raspberry Beret’ – Hindu Love Gods [orig. Prince]
‘Rave On’ – M Ward [orig. Buddy Holly]
‘Real Me, The’ – Fastball [orig. The Who]
‘Reason to Believe’ – Beat Farmers [orig. Bruce Springsteen]
‘Reasons To Quit’ – Phosphorescent [orig. Willie Nelson]
‘Redemption Song’ – Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer [orig. Bob Marley & The Wailers]
‘Ripple’ – The Persuasions [orig. The Grateful Dead]
‘River Man’ – Shawn Lee [orig. Nick drake]
‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide’ – Black Box Recorder [orig. David Bowie]
‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide’ – OK Go & Bonerama [orig. David Bowie]
‘Romeo and Juliet’ – Coles Whalen [orig. Dire Straits]
‘Running To Stand Still’ – Elbow [orig. U2]
‘Running Up That Hill’ – Placebo [orig. Kate Bush]
‘Rusty Cage’ – Johnny Cash [orig. Soundgarden]
‘S.O.S.’ – Brad Sucks/the Hip Cola [orig. ABBA]
‘Sad Songs and Waltzes’ – Cake [orig. Willie Nelson]
‘Say It Ain’t So’ – MoZella [orig. Weezer]
‘Sea Lion Woman’ – Feist [orig. Nina Simone]
‘September’ – Pomplamoose [orig. Earth, Wind and Fire]
‘Sesame Street Theme’ – Joshua Radin [orig. Sesame Street]
‘Sex On Fire’ – Sam Winters [orig. Kings Of Leon]
‘She Sells Sanctuary’ – Britt Black [orig. The Cult]
‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ – PoZitive Orchestra [orig. Pink Floyd]
‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’ – Pomplamoose [orig. Beyonce]
‘Sit Down’ – Three Blind Mice [orig. James]
‘Smells Like Nirvana’ – Laura Barrett [orig. “”Weird Al”” Yankovic/Nirvana]
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ – Paul Anka [orig. Nirvana]
‘Solsbury Hill’ – Dust Rhinos [orig. Peter Gabriel]
‘Sound of Silence’ – Stanford Harmonics [orig. Simon and Garfunkel]
‘Sound of Silence’ – John Jolliffe [orig. Simon and Garfunkel]
‘Spanish Harlem’ – Laura Nyro [orig. Ben E. King]
‘Stairway to Heaven’ – Nick Barker & The Reptiles [orig. Led Zeppelin]
‘Star’ – Techno Cowboy [orig. David Bowie]
‘Strangers in the Night’ – Anna Ternheim [orig. Frank Sinatra]
‘Such Great Heights’ – Iron and WIne [orig. The Postal Service]
‘Such Great Heights’ – Ben Folds [orig. The Postal Service]
‘Summer Breeze’ – Jason Mraz [orig. Seals & Crofts]
‘Sunday Morning, Coming Down’ – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes [orig. Johnny Cash]
‘Tangled Up in Blue’ – Indigo Girls [orig. Bob Dylan]
‘Teenage Dirtbag’ – Kolancy Brothers w/ Scala Choir [orig. Wheatus]
‘Thank You’ – Lizz Wright [orig. Led Zeppelin]
‘Thanks A Lot’ – Neko Case [orig. Ernest Tubbs]
‘Thunder Road’ – Coyboy Junkies [orig. Bruce Springsteen]
‘Town Meeting Song’ – Polyphonic Spree [orig. Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack]
‘Toxic’ – Yael Naim [orig. Britney Spears]
‘Train in Vain’ – Dwight Yoakam [orig. The Clash]
‘Trouble’ – Of Montreal [orig. Lindsey Buckingham]
‘True Colors’ – Ane Brun [orig. Cyndi Lauper]
‘Trust In Me’ – Holly Cole [orig. Disney (Jungle Book)]
‘Umbrella’ – Marie Digbe [orig. Rihanna]
‘Umbrella’ – Mechanical Bride [orig. Rihanna]
‘Umbrella’ – All Time Low [orig. Rihanna]
‘Umbrella’ – Scott Simon [orig. Rihanna]
‘Underdog’ – The Blanks [orig. TV Theme]
‘Uninvited’ – Westworld [orig. Alanis Morrisette]
‘Village Green Preservation Society’ – Kate Rusby [orig. The Kinks]
‘Viva Las Vegas’ – Shawn Colvin [orig. Elvis ]
‘Voodoo Child’ – Angelique Kidjo [orig. Jimi Hendrix]
‘We Will Become Silhouettes’ – The Shins [orig. The Postal Service]
‘We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions’ – Jonathan Coulton [orig. Queen]
‘When Doves Cry’ – The Be Good Tanyas [orig. Prince]
‘Where The Streets Have No Name’ – Dust Rhinos [orig. U2]
‘While My Keytar Gently Weeps’ – Lemon Demon [orig. ]
‘Wicked Game’ – Grooms [orig. Chris Isaak]
‘Wild Horses’ – Sundays [orig. The Flying Burrito Brothers/Rolling Stones]
‘Wild Horses’ – Susan Boyle [orig. The Flying Burrito Brothers/Rolling Stones]
‘Wichita Lineman’ – Dennis Brown [orig. Glen Campbell]
‘World Has Turned and Left Me Here, The’ – Bit Shifter [orig. Weezer]
‘Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, The’ – Rheostatics [orig. Gordon Lightfoot]
‘Yesterday’ – Marvin Gaye [orig. The Beatles]
‘You And Me And The Moon’ – This Is Ivy League [orig. Magnetic Fields]
‘You Belong To Me’ – Kate Rusby [orig. Sue Thompson]
‘You’re So Vain’ – Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs [orig. Carly Simon]
‘You’re The One That I Want’ – Leah Joy [orig. Grease]
‘Young Americans’ – Danny Michel [orig. David Bowie]
‘Zombie’ – Jay Brannan [orig. The Cranberries]