The nineties definitely saw its share of covers hit the alt-rock charts, ranging from the good (Pearl Jam’s “Last Kiss”) to the passable but redundant (Orgy’s “Blue Monday”) to the downright awful (Limp Bizkit’s “Faith,” “My Generation,” “Behind Blue Eyes,” “1999,” etc.). Still, my favorite cover from the decade (by a long shot) has to be the Lemonheads’ breakthrough take on “Mrs. Robinson.” Forcedly tacked onto the back end of 1992’s It’s a Shame About Ray by the band’s label, “Mrs. Robinson” along with the title track would prove the record’s only (minor) chart successes—astonishing given that even a perfunctory listen reveals the band’s knack for immediately catchy, three-chord rockers (not to mention Evan Dando’s then-rising tabloid stardom). In terms of version control, I must admit I’d be hard pressed to cite preference for the Lemonheads’, but then again overshadowing a by all accounts defining pop single of its era was really never in the cards. That the band pulled off a fun, high-octane cover while avoiding the domain of one Fredrick Durst (i.e., intense loathing from society at large) is more than enough for my money….