So now that society has collectively agreed to put pretension on the shelf and appreciate that Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe is one hell of a perfectly polished pop gem, we can all move on to the Covers Stage together. Stepping up the plate is Tay Zonday, dropping his voice below the Chocolate Rain watermark to transform Jepsen’s game from shy flirtation to a sinister threat that severely loosens the definition of “maybe.”

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