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Hard to Handle - Otis Redding

Light your candles or get someone else to light them for you because we're talking "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding this week!
Covers by: Snafu, Black Crowes, Gov't Mule ft. Toots Hibbert, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Music Box Mania, Karizma Duo, DJ Spinna
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The Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga

Because if there was any Lady Gaga song we were going to talk about on this show, it was obviously going to be the one with a member of the E Street Band playing on it. We're talking Lady Gaga's "The Edge of Glory" this week!
Covers by:  Foster the People, Walk Off the Earth, Paul Middleton, Amanda Hagel, CoolKillers ft. Lucia Gil, Years & Years
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Old Town Road - Lil Nas X

We're taking this podcast way back to the distant year of 2019 to talk about the debut single that dominated the airwaves, "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X! Take a trip down pre-pandemic memory lane as we discuss this country trap classic.
Remixes: Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil Nas X ft.Diplo and Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil Nas X ft.Billy Ray Cyrus with Young Thug and Mason Ramsey, Lil Nas X ft. RM and BTS
Covers by: Walk Off the Earth, The Animal in Me, Tiffany Alvord, Caleb Hyles, The Holophonics, Overspace with GameChops and K.K. Slider
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Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars

Cover Me gon' give it to you this week and by 'it' we mean a new episode talking about the runaway hit of the 2010s, "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars!
Covers by: Leo, Aramis String Quartet, Talisha Karrer, Fatboy Slim and Jerome Robins ft. Idris Elba, Jamie Cullum, Jonny May
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Feel It Still - Portugal.The Man

Just like the revolution, Cover Me keeps coming back around! We're talking about the sleeper hit, "Feel It Still" by Portugal!
Covers by: ZHU, Revelries ft. Henri Purnell, Pentatonix, Alyssa Reid, Hannah Dorman, CUBOT Records ft. Max Göttler, Bat!, The Holophonics]
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The First Cut is The Deepest - Yusuf/Cat Stevens

Even the greatest romances come to an end, and so Lover Me concludes this week with Cat Steven's "The First Cut is The Deepest."
Covers by: P.P. Arnold, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, D-Faction, Papa Dee, Bonfire, Sheryl Crow, Billy Valentine
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Fly Me To The Moon - Bart Howard

This episode of Lover Me was recorded in space! Isn't that freaky? We talk about Bart Howard's classic love song, "Fly Me to the Moon," a song with truly thousands of covers. Listen in to see if any version can top the Frank Sinatra version!
Covers by: Kaye Ballard, Frank Sinatra and Count Basie, Home & Jethro, Astrud Gilberto, Azz Izz Band, Jeff Duff, Avocuddle with Fets and Strange Fruits Music, Sia
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You Make My Dreams (Come True) - Darryl Hall and John Oates

Well, listen to this! It's nothing but good vibes on this episode of Lover Me! Hall and Oates' sleeper hit, "You Make My Dreams (Come True)" takes the spotlight this week!
Covers by: John Oates, Speedogang, The DeLorean Sisters, Tyrone Wells, Danielle Prou, Pomplamoose, Rascal Flatts
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Kiss From a Rose - Seal

Lover Me is back and we're kicking the month off with an all-timer! "Kiss From a Rose" by Seal is this week's song!
Covers by:  The Buffalo Chips, Luis Represas, Northern Kings, The Arrival, Gregorian, Shelly Sony
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Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie

Bowie Me is closing out an all-time classic! "Ashes to Ashes" is this week's song! We get into what Bowie was going through in 1979/1980 and how those experiences got channeled into this smash hit single and accompanying album, "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)."
Covers by: The Unquiet Void, Northern Kings, Momus, The Yellow Melodies, Icky Blossoms, Trevor Horn with Seal and The Sarm Orchestra
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