Desolation Row – My Chemical Romance from Watchmen

My Chemical Romance's cover of Bob Dylan's 1965 song of the same title was recorded specifically for Watchmen.  The first chapter of the comic book gets its name from the song. Though the song only reached number 30 on Billboard's rock chart, the beauty of the connection to the original work and its updated punk-infused rendition is hard to beat. The collaboration was well thought out, all the way down to the music video that was directed by Zack Snyder himself. The video features no footage of the film but has several nods to it and features the band doing what any self respecting rock star should be doing– rocking out, breaking stuff, and getting arrested in the process. Though the song wasn't as widely recognized or welcome as say, “Hero” was for Spider-Man, it still makes the list for tying up a pretty Watchmen package.