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 Jun 28, 2022
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
We spend a long, long time discussing Elton John's "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)" with returning guest Ruby Swan (Ruby Swan on YouTube)! We also talk about "Cold Heart" by Elton John, Due Lipa and PNAU, and of course we talk about "Where's The Shoorah".
Covers by: William Shatner, Kate Bush, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, David Fonseca, Heaven 17, Elton John with Due Lipa and PNAU
Spotify playlist here
YouTube playlist here
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Cover Me talking about hits from the 80s? We've heard of stranger things. We're talking about "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush and Freaky Friday this week on Cover Me!
Covers by: Natalie Gauci, The Whole Bolivian Army, Bentley Jones, John, First Aid Kit, Car Seat Headrest
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Your own personal episode of Cover Me is here! That's right, this episode about Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" is just for you! Nobody else is getting this in their feed!
Covers by: Johnny Cash, Lollipop Lust Kill, Richard Cheese, Skip Soldier, Nina Hagen, Skapeche Mode, Shefita
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Dad rock is back on the menu! We talk about the Billy Joe Royal song written by Joe South and made a hit by Deep Purple and others, "Hush".
Covers by: Deep Purple, Merrily Rush, Santo & Johnny, Milli Vanilli, Kula Shaker, Captain Jack, Bjorn Berge
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Why bother talking to great lawyers about lepers and crooks when you could talk to literally anyone else about Bob Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man"? We go in-depth on Bobby D's hit diss track from 1965 this week on Cover Me!
Covers by: THE SPORTS, Kula Shaker, Deep Schrott, The Gunpoets, Brother Ali
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Trying to strike up a conversation with a black-haired flamenco dancer, but you don't know what to say? This podcast probably won't help with that, but you will learn a lot about "Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows!
Covers by: Max Thorn, Off The Beat, Counting Crows, Hidden in Plain View, John Lester Quartet, George White Group ft. Angie
Spotify playlist here
YouTube playlist here
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy! We're talking Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" this week.
Covers by: Eartha Kitt, Butthole Surfers, Color Filter, L.A. Guns, Wild Colonials, Antietam with Catherine Irwin, Will Oldham, Tara O'Bannon, Anna Krippenstapel
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
We're talking the best of sniper movies and '00s Scottish alt-rock this week! It's Franz Ferdinand's breakout hit, "Take Me Out" on Cover Me!
Covers by:Scissor Sisters, Daft Punk, Naum Gabo, Young Summer, Robyn Adele Anderson, Bruno Be and Ownboss
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Get the best of Cover Me this week as we talk about Foo Fighter's "Best of You"!
Covers by: Vitamin String Quartet, Pieter Embrechts & Thomas De Prins, Boyce Avenue, Ali McGregor, Dami Im, Dual Sessions
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
TRIGGER WARNING: Michael Jackson's criminal allegations are brought up in the introduction. Skip to the 3:00 mark if you don't want to hear that.
It might seem like we're just talking about the Sega Genesis this week, but we're actually talking about the undeniably catchy pop hit, "Smooth Criminal" by the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson!
Covers by: Alien Ant Farm, Javier Alvarez, The Valiant Thieves, 2CELLOS, The Sexbots, Tony Succar and Jean Rodriguez
Spotify playlist here
Tony Succar and Jean Rodriguez version here