The Decemberists-R.E.M. lovefest continues with one of the latter's great sleepers (from Life's Rich Pageant), covered live for Morning Becomes Eclectic. Pretty faithful — except for Jenny Conlee's accordion, which adds a gentle brauhaus bounce. How about a dual tour? Please?

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“I'm Yours”

Jason Mraz re-emerged after his disappointing second album with this lead single, a Jack Johnson-esque ditty about giving yourself fully to someone else. The success of the reggae-tinged song (it earned two Grammy nods and a spot on the Billboard singles chart for well over a year) was something the folk-pop singer never predicted when he wrote it in 15 minutes at home. "I played a happy-hippie chord progression that would probably work without 50 different Bob Marley songs," he told Rolling Stone. "I thought, 'It's too novelty. This is a nursery rhyme,'" concluding that "you can never guess what's gonna be a hit."