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 Apr 14, 2026
Tuesday Apr 14, 2026
OH YEAH! ALRIGHT!
Covers by: Roger McGuinn, Everclear, Dance Hall Crashers, Frank Turner
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Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
When Cover Me discusses musical from the 30s then God knows....Anything Goes.
Covers by: Frank Sinatra, Ethel merman and The Buddy Cole Quartet, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Noa Levy and Shimpei Ogawa
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Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Gotta wonder what else is kicking around in a young girl's heart...
Covers by: Shaun Cassidy, Drop City, Aly & Aj, The Pogues
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Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Slap that baby!
Covers by: Kelley Polar, Dead When I Found Her, Emi V, Chris Batten & The Woods
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Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
Normalize magic.
Covers by: Steve Rushton, Evan Rachel Wood & Alan Cumming, POP ETC, Lowland Hum, Velvet Vision, Magpie Cinema Club
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Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Another song about magic!? Chyeah bruh.
Covers by: S.O.A.P., Baked A La Ska, Bob Blakely, Eagles of Death Metal, Sean Arduin, Lebanon Hanover
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Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
Unlike this podcast, today's song is a big hit in CanadaQ
Covers by: Springbok, Fenders, The MacDonal Bros., Selena Gomez, Eddie Vuittonet and the Time Travellers, The Moon Loungers, David From Barberton
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Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
We speak despite Gwen Stefani's protests!
Covers by: Cynthiana, Leela James, Youngblood Brass Band, Matt Maltese, Aloe Blacc, Lisa Bregneager
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Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Alex is sick, I'm eating food on mic, and we spend a good 5 minutes talking about what makes a Muppet a Muppet. I guess we also talk about Stevie Wonder a bit.
Covers by: Sesame Street's Bob; Daimi; Devon Allman's Honeytribe; Natalya Smirnova with Boris Kozlov and Oleg Butman; Firebeatz and Fafaq; Proyecto Sur with Max Rosado
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Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
We're chillin' like Dylan this week as we talk about the only Stealer's Wheel song.
Covers by: Susanna Hoffs, Frantic Flintstones, Louise, Michael Bublé, Tim Timebomb, Scary Pockets ft. Lauren Ruth Ward, Jaylee Roberts
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