Best of '05 Preview: Dar Gets 'Comfortable'

ARTIST: Dar Williams

SONG: ""Comfortably Numb"

ALBUM: My Better Self

DISTINICTION: There were a lot of great cover songs released by artists in 2005. This album track breathes a new life into Pink Floyd's standard and is the best cover version of any song I've heard in a long time.

SOUND: Amazing multi-layered vocal arrangement with guest Ani DiFranco, understated yet powerful. A heavy sound but a refreshing take on an overdone (and to some degree overrated) 70s power-rock classic.

YEAR-END CUMULATIVE GPA: 3.8...Darn it, that's good stuff.