One of my favorite things is coming across a cover that compels you to look for the original. In tonight’s example, we have the Black Eyed Peas’ remake of Sergio Mendes’ “Mas Que Nada.” Whether you can stand the obnoxiousness of the Black Eyed Peas or not, their music has become omnipresent, and it was hard to escape this in the year after it came out:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucD0gTr66ho[/youtube]
When I first heard it, it set off a faint echo of the original. I must have heard a few times before, but I never really nailed down the artist so I could pick it up. And so it faded from memory. And then the cover came out.  To the BEP’s credit, they plainly labeled the original artist (Sergio Mendes) and a quick search yields the original. Which has to be one of the most stylin’ bits of music I’ve ever heard:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fX0zx9dF6A[/youtube]