BBC is known for there great live lounge session where various artists come to their studio to perform acoustic versions of their songs, along with some great covers of other bands classics!

I am chilling on the new music and giving my mind a rest for the weekend. I am relaxing, and trying to figure out my 2009 best of lists.

Here are some of my live lounge covers!

[mp3] : Lady Gaga – Viva La Vida (Coldplay Cover)

Gaga covers the Coldplay classic with some awkward, but funny changes. She forgets some of the words and adds some commentary, but do you expect anything different from Gaga? She really displayed some mean vocals here! She really does have a great voice!

[mp3] : The Kooks – Kids (MGMT Cover)

This is a live lounge classic. The Kooks manage to give the irresistible pop gem their own spin with plenty of there own flare!

[mp3] : The Kooks – Despair In The Departure Lounge (Arctic Monkeys Cover)

I don’t believe this is a live lounge cover, but I figured this deserved to be posted (and it sorta fits!) The Kooks nailed this Arctic Monkeys b-side, and I think even Alex Turner would push aside the grudge between the two bands, and admit that this is a mint cover! Luke’s voice cracks at one point, but it only adds to the raw performance. I can dig that!

[mp3] : Lily Allen – I’m Outta Time (Oasis Cover)

Oasis may be dead, but “I’m Outta Time” from their final album Dig Up Your Soul is still getting plenty of play from me. Lily Allen graces the song with her gorgeous vocals and makes it a cover that the Gallagher brothers themselves would be proud of!

There are plenty of more great covers that I would like to share with you, but I got company over! So this is all I have time for at the moment, but this should be good enough for a decent Saturday playlist!