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.
Episodes
Sep 12, 2023
Sep 12, 2023
1hr 38 min
Five years! What a surprise!
Covers by: Seu Jorge, The Postmarks, Lena Hall, Cowboy Junkies, Duran Duran, Easy Stars All-Stars. Steel Pulse
Tidal playlist here
Sep 5, 2023
Sep 5, 2023
1hr 38 min
This week we compare the incomparable Sinéad O'Connor version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" to a bunch of other, more comparable versions of the song!
Versions by: Prince, The Family, Sinéad O'Connor, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Shiny Toy Guns, Aretha Franklin, Deep Wave
Tidal playlist here
The Family version here
Aug 29, 2023
Aug 29, 2023
1hr 25 min
Blockbuster Summer reaches its exciting conclusion with the king of training montages, "Eye of The Tiger" by Survivor.
Covers by: Dusty Cowshit, Baked A La Ska, The Rural Alberta Advantage, krainbaby, Leo ft. Rob Lundgren, Walk Off The Earth
Tidal playlist here
Aug 22, 2023
Aug 22, 2023
1hr 9 sec
We talk about Shrek, licensed songs in movies, Shrek, the opposite of Nightcore, and Shrek this week!
Aug 15, 2023
Aug 15, 2023
1hr 45 min
Queen expert Jon Bell (Noise Berry Games) returns for Blockbuster Summer to talk about "A Kind of Magic" by Queen, the Highlander movie, and how to pronounce Finnish names. Jon even created his own bonus segment this week! Stick around after the main segment for the Cover Me premier of "Which Album is the Deep Cut From?"
Covers by: Elaine Paige, Rajaton with Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tom Pfieffer Band, Tesher, Ari Lennox, Ituana
Tidal playlist here
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Aug 8, 2023
Aug 8, 2023
1hr 32 min
Jesus loves Cover Me more than you would know. Jilly absolutely hates us though. We're talking The Graduate classic, "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel!
Covers by: Ray Connie, Frank Sinatra, Trini Lopez & Nancy Ames, Billy Paul, Sylvia Vrethammar, The Lemonheads, Las seventies
Tidal playlist here
Aug 1, 2023
Aug 1, 2023
2hr 15 min
Movie remakes are basically covers, right? Find out this week on Cover Me as we discuss every version of the hit film(s), A Star is Born.
Jul 25, 2023
Jul 25, 2023
1hr 33 min
All you gotta do is trust us to talk about the hit single "Shallow" from A Star is Born (2018)!
Covers by: Tyler Ward & Madison, Nightcore by Halocene, Pomplamoose, Peter Bence, Keno, The Philharmonic & Jules Aurora, SETYØURSAILS & Mike Perez
Tidal playlist here
Jul 18, 2023
Jul 18, 2023
1hr 34 min
Honestly, still shocked that this wasn't originally written for Dirty Dancing.
Covers by: Eric Carmen, Smokie, Paris Encore, Greyson Chance, John DeNicola, Moonlight Desires, David Hasselhoff
Tidal playlist here
Franke & The Knockouts original song here
Jul 11, 2023
Jul 11, 2023
1hr 41 min
Blockbuster Summer continues with the Spider-Verse smash hit, "Sunflower," by Post Malone. We talk about what this song has to do with Spider-Man, the joys of acoustic covers, and the merits of smoking cigarettes.
Covers by: Adam Christopher & Alex Farley, Elmira & NDA, Stand, Saph's Story ft. Galaxy Theift, 8-Bit Misfits, Stories, Chord Overstreet
Tidal playlist here