Neil Young: The Songwriters

As testament to Neil Young's universal appeal, his tunes have seeped into wildly divergent genres. Where Waylon Jennings' version of “Are You Ready for the Country” is hard-strutting outlaw country, Saint Etienne's “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” is slinky, house-kissed alt-dance. Further proof comes with Loop's “Cinnamon Girl”, which blasts Young's axe squalls into space rock.