Cover Me
We compare hit original songs to the many covers they inspired to find the best, worst, and weirdest versions of a song! Learn the history of famous songs, discover the meaning behind the lyrics, and find out what it takes to make a cover that outshines the original.
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Episodes
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Summer is over! We pay respects to the recently deceased Olivia Newton-John by looking at the weird and wonderful covers of her classic ballad from Grease, "Hopelessly Devoted to You," this week on Cover Me.
Covers by: The Olivia Project, Fool Moon ft. Hien, Juliana Hatfield, Delta Goodrem, PIG, Mariachi Entertainment System, stories ft. Carlye Porazzo with Nikki Segal and Lilliana De Los Reyes
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Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
You wanted the best. You got the best. The hottest Entrepreneur Summer finale in the world! We're talking "Detroit Rock City" by KISS!
Covers by: The Mighty Mighty Bostones, Mattias IA Eklundh, Hayseed Dixie, Gene Walk Group, MAZIORA THE BAND, Avila
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Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
No doubt about it, we're talking about one of the coolest songs of the 90s - maybe even one of the coolest songs of all time. Entrepreneur summer continues with Blackstreet's "No Diggity" featuring Dr.Dre and Queen Pen.
Covers by: Chet Faker, Cannibal Koffer, Beau Monga, Campsite Dream, Leo, Jazzystics
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Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
You can listen to this episode whether you hollaback or not! "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani is the topic this week, but we also talk a lot about video games and the minions for some reason.
Covers by: Diplo, Adam and Andrew, Mock Jensen, Leo, Alejandro Diego with Slenderino and Gabriel Wittner, INNDRIVE with GUI2IN and Natasha, Dot N Life with Flera.
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Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Shhhhh....don't tell the Beyhive about this episode. We can't handle that kind of heat. Just enjoy listening to us talk about "Halo" by Beyonce.
Covers by: Ahmir, Susan Wong, Lotte Kestner, The Kingdom Choir, George White Group ft. Luca Giacco, Claire Khodara
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Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
We can't get enough of New York this Entrepreneur Summer! We're talking Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind"!
Covers by: Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Oleta Adams, Barbra Streisand and Billy Joel, Telly Leung, Alexis Cole
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Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Entrepreneur Summer continues with a discussion of Jay-Z's New York anthem "Empire State of Mind." We're out of our depth on this one and Genius actually...helps...us? Weird!
Covers by: Alicia Keys, Redefined, De La Cream, Trippynova, Aubrey Logan, Dasha with Martin Kumžák and Filharmonie Hradec Králové
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Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
What could be more business-minded than comprising a song title solely of numbers? We dive into Smashing Pumpkin's commercial hit, "1979" along with frontman Billy Corgan's career as a writer, producer, and general behind-the-scenes man in the wild world of wrestling!
Speaking of numbers: this is the 200th episode of Cover Me! Wow!
Covers by: PIG, The Minstrels, Freedom Fry, Darlingside, Mandy Jones
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Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
We can't help doing a movie review! It's entrepreneur summer and movies are a business, right? So listen to us talk about the Baz Luhrmann directed music biopic, ELVIS. We'll be back next week with more of the covers you...crave?
SPOILERS FOR THE FILM ELVIS ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE.
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
We said it'd never happen, so obviously it had to happen! Entrepreneur Summer 3: Back in Business! We're talking all summer long about musicians with businesses and we're kicking it off with the king of island escapism Jimmy Buffett and the hit that kicked off his entire array of business ventures: "Margaritaville".
Covers by: Alan Jackson ft. Jimmy Buffett, Reggae Machine, Richard Cheese, The Holophonics, Sammy Hagar and Toby Keith, Artichoke
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