Today I get the feeling more will find out. 
RIP
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Scary Pockets does some pretty good renditions:
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In honor of Gordon Lightfoot.
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Well, today I learned I need more PostModern Jukebox in my life, that was beautiful.
Also, @nosaj - I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much joy in a confined space as PMJ’s “Umbrella”.
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Well, poo.
This is how I found out.
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That makes me so happy.
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Another version, by Cristina
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The Three O’clock covering Pink Floyd.
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The Electric Hellfire Club also did a version…
And Psychic TV did a version of Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun:
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Keep remembering things as I listen to my various playlists.
This is one where I will always prefer the original (Kate Bush) but Maxwell did a fabulous job:
Original:
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I think Billie Holiday was the first to sing this, but this version is the one I grew up with:
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Almost forgot about this one!
Love And Rockets.
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I’ve been listening to an old playlist I made my daughter during the last few times I’ve been in the car, and it’s amazing how many covers there are in the list!
Dolly & Ladysmith Black Mambazo:
Playing for Change (various artists, including Yusuf):
Original (Cat Stevens/Yusuf):
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Terrible video, but there is no greater version of this song:
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Sorry, my personal preference will always be:
(Fun fact; this song from Porgy & Bess has been covered numerous times since the 1920’s.)
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Bonnie Raitt:
John Prine’s original:
And doing it together (which they did, often):
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I knew I’d get great suggestions if I said that!
Summertime is just one of those songs that seems to bring out the best in so many good singers.
I’ve seen Porgy & Bess live at two major metropolitan opera houses, which has its pros & cons (I’ve seen it done with actual opera singers and separately with top Broadway stars in a operatic construct), but certain songs seem to transcend the show they’re from, and this is definitely one of them.
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That’s feckin hilarious.
People used to pay good money for this kind of drunken outtake.
(I don’t want to cast aspersions - I just hope they were drunk when they recorded this) 
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