7. Annie Lennox, “Waiting In Vain”
Only Annie Lennox could take Bob Marley’s classic reggae tune about unrequited love and put a post-modern feminist spin on it— and that’s part of the genius of her version of “Waiting in Vain.” In 1995, the former Eurythmic put some blue-eyed soul in Bob’s “Waiting in Vain” for Medusa, an album of covers all originally recorded by male singers. “Waiting in Vain” was also featured in the films Serendipity and Changing Lanes. The video below features the amazingly soulful rendition, as well as some underlying commentary about love, tradition, and women…