Hit Me Baby One More Time by The John Benjamin Band

The only excuse I have for pointing to this stripped down rendition of Hit Me Baby One More Time is that I like it.

http://johnorama.com/songs/covers/pops/mystery_song.mp3

For Love I Come by Thundercat

Thundercat starts off slow, then bursts into a blast of funky energy with For Love I Come.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2011/05/ForLoveICome.mp3

Morning Mood Interlude by Daniel Bautista

Here's a beautiful acoustic guitar rendition of Grieg's Morning Mood, used as an interlude in Weirdos and Classics.

Enjoy the morning in vorbis.

http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/weirdos/05.morning_mood.mp3
http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/weirdos/ogg/05.morning_mood.ogg

Bad Dreams by Duboce Triangle

Another old Song Fight cover, today Duboce Triangle takes on Pray For Mojo's Bad Dreams.

http://www.songfight.net/covers/songs/dubocetriangle_prayformojo_baddreams.mp3

6669 (I Don't Know If You Know) by White Hinterland

Gorilla vs. Bear calls White Hinterland's take on 6669 (I Don't Know If You Know) a "hazy, spectral rendition".

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2010/07/6669-i-dont-know-if-you-know.mp3

Skeletons by Trails And Ways

Here's another lovely indie pop giveaway from Barsuk's vaults, Skeletons by Trails and Ways.

http://mp3s.barsuk.com/TrailsAndWays_Skeletons.mp3

How The Grouch Stole Christmas by The Grouch featuring Brother Ali and Eligh

Have yourselves a very Rhymesayers holiday with the story of How The Grouch Stole Christmas.

https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/7586493/download?client_id=02gUJC0hH2ct1EGOcYXQIzRFU91c72Ea

Be What You Want by Cookie Blue

Be What You Want has so many of the little things that make for good amateur bedroom pop: a simple pop song structure, unrefined vocals with a few layers of harmony, and the basic guitar-drum-bass set up, laced with a touch of piano.

http://www.songfight.org/music/be_what_you_want/cookieblue_bwyw.mp3

Steps by Lights At Sea

Steps is nearly six minutes of lovely winding post-rock.

http://dl.last.fm/static/1450646157/117353145/d5cb1761b7b6248f6d9ff2a46a4963d158be3bda31aff33b3fec799a8bfc4ede/Lights+at+Sea+-+Steps.mp3

Meet Me In The Garden by Dent May And His Magnificent Ukulele

Dent May croons majestically over Tropicalia tinged harmonies in Meet Me In The Garden.

http://www.paw-tracks.com/dent.mp3

Rice by The Rhombus

"She wrote my name upon a grain of Rice," a song about faith.

https://archive.org/download/Margins-7845/The_Rhombus_-_07_-_Rice.mp3

Opera Mahler, Part 3 by David Cope

Here's another lovely piece from David Cope's Opera after Gustav Mahler.

ftp://arts.ucsc.edu/pub/cope/mahl3.mp3

I Was An Island by Allison Weiss

If you're looking for satisfying singer-songwriter pop, I Was An Island is one of those sweet little songs about falling in love.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/6d43236b998a56881432a757cecf301b55160ab9

Take It Back by The Worldly Self Assurance

The Worldly Self Assurance tried to Take It Back to Song Fight with this quiet, pleasant pop song.

http://www.songfight.org/music/take_it_back/worldlyselfassurance_tib.mp3

How Exciting by Revolution Void

How Exciting is a bouncing dance track with an energetic mixture of instruments and samples.

I recommend the excitement in vorbis or, for audiophiles and archivists, flac.

https://archive.org/download/jamendo-027332/07.mp3
https://archive.org/download/jamendo-027332/07.ogg
https://archive.org/download/RevolutionVoid-ThePoliticsOfDesire/7.RevolutionVoid-HowExciting.flac

Dear Penpal by Tiny Folk

Dear Penpal has the adorable adolescent charm of puppy love and pencil scratches.

http://dl.last.fm/static/1449354689/111228787/7c4ad01261d933fd2bc24d6d485ad08431fc9f460a2254f1922eb8227219b578/Tinyfolk+-+Dear+Penpal.mp3

For You by Sharon van Etten

This is a simple song of dedication For You.

http://languageofstone.com/sve-for_you.mp3

No Vacancy by Berkeley Social Scene

Berkeley Social Scene's sad rock song was second runner-up in the No Vacancy Song Fight.

http://www.songfight.org/music/no_vacancy/berkeleysocialscene_nv.mp3

Git by Tiny Creatures

Is Git about an asshole, or a popular revision control system? Perhaps both?

https://archive.org/download/ia006/tiny_creatures-21-git.mp3

Glimpse by Podington Bear

A brief Glimpse, with a thematic string swell.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/7475761e86a1dba20125309812002a7b32f61939

You Mean The World by Charles and Pierre Etienne

My pick of this week's Song Fight contenders is Charles and Pierre Etienne's jazzy pop song You Mean The World.

http://www.songfight.org/music/you_mean_the_world/charles+pierreetienne_ymtw.mp3

Sucha by Chenard Walcker

Sucha starts slow, but then suddenly gets funky and wobbles back and forth between a dance party and a lounge tune, sometimes both at once.

https://archive.org/download/fsz002/fsz002_18-chenard_walcker-sucha.mp3

These Streets Will Never Look The Same by Chromatics, remixed by Recycle Culture

Recycle Culture's take on These Streets Will Never Look The Same preserves the dark mystique of the original.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2012/10/These-Streets-Will-Never-Look-The-Same-Recycle-Culture-Night-Bus-Remix1.mp3

Welcome To Quarkstar by Loveshadow

Welcome To Quarkstar, a strange ambient blend of several tracks by the eponymous CCMixter.

http://ccmixter.org/content/Loveshadow/Loveshadow_-_Welcome_To_Quarkstar.mp3

Jacobus De Tepenec by Marco Nicola

Kara Square describes Jacobus de Tepenec: "Ready for an adventure? Marco Nicola, along with Bill Ray Drums and Briareus, have just the instrumental soundtrack you need. This exquisite composition with top notch production is sure to excite!"

Audiophiles and remixers can get the lossless flac.
http://ccmixter.org/content/MarcoNicola/MarcoNicola_-_Jacobus_de_Tepenec.mp3
http://ccmixter.org/content/MarcoNicola/MarcoNicola_-_Jacobus_de_Tepenec.flac

Amor Fati by Washed Out, remixed by Clams Casino

Clams Casino submerges the vocals of Amor Fati in a haze of beautiful electronic distortion.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2011/11/03-Amor-Fati-Clams-Casino-Remix.mp3

Supernatural by snowflake, mash up by Speck featuring Geert Veneklaas, Dysfunction_AL, spinmeister, Jihfa, Vibhu Tewary

Speck's mash-up of four different takes on Supernatural is head spinning.

http://ccmixter.org/content/speck/speck_-_Supernatural_(mash-up).mp3

1033 by Vidian, remixed by Onlymeith

1033 blends a track of the same title by Vidian with several samples from Vidian's other works into a slinky dance groove.

http://ccmixter.org/content/onlymeith/onlymeith_-_1033.mp3

Hey QT by QT, remixed by Diplo

Hey QT goes through fits of exuberance and then sinks into deep bassy grooves.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2015/03/Hey-QT-Diplo-Remix.mp3

Don't Be Afraid by ADD

This lovely song comes with reassurances, Don't Be Afraid.

http://actdead.com/mp3s/divider_07_afraid.mp3

Interesting Times by Shot Pounder

Shot Pounder does something more elaborate than their typical screaming punk when they sing/rap about Interesting Times.

http://www.songfight.org/music/interesting_times/shotpounder_it.mp3