Over – Overtime

Upon the beach I lie a broken man …

"Over & Done," Ryan Shaw
"Over My Head," Aztec Camera
"Over My Head (Cable Car)," The Fray
"Over the Rainbow," Tori Amos
"Over the Rainbow," Eva Cassidy
"Over the Rainbow," Wild Blue Yonder
"Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World," Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
"Over You," Echo & The Bunnymen
"Overblown," Mudhoney
"Overflow," After Eleven
"Overjoyed," Stevie Wonder
"Overkill," Colin Hay
"Overtime," Lucinda Williams

Not many people seem to share my fondness for Aztec Camera, but even if "Over My Head" didn't crack the pop charts, it deserves to live on as a cabaret standard. Same with Lucinda Williams' "Overtime," come to think of it.

Speaking of standards, I had half the versions of the Yip Harburg/Harold Arlen classic in this list under "S" for "Somewhere," but it seems, officially, they all belong here under "O." Here's my second-favorite Harburg/Arlen tune: