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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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Alabama Song - Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill

We can't show you the way to the next whiskey bar but we can show you this episode of Bowie Me! We talk about the German opera song written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, and famously recorded by The Doors, and also David Bowie, "Alabama Song"!
Covers by: Georgia Brown, The Doors, David Bowie, Long Tall Texans, Todd Rundgren with Geoff Downes and Zoot Horn Rollo, The Talltones
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Loving the Alien - David Bowie

Bowie Me continues with one of the strangest choices for a Bowie original: "Loving the Alien"! Join us as we dissect the lesser known single from the critically-panned 1984 album, "Tonight".
Covers by: Icehouse, David Bowie, Heartbreak, Visage, Miriam Aida
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All The Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople

2022 is here and Bowie Me is back! It's all Bowie and Bowie related songs all month long! We're opening with the song Bowie wrote for one of his favourite bands! It's "All The Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople!
Covers by: David Bowie, Jimmy Barnes, Phe Cullen, The F-Ups, Wildstreet, Men Without Hats
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Cover Me 2021

2021 is almost over! And 2022 promises to be...another year. So, before we have to deal with whatever 2022 has in store, we're going to do our annual review of our own show! We're talking Cover Me and music in general in 2021!
We review our Spotify Wrapped statistics, List our Top 5 albums of the year and the best, worst, and weirdest Cover Me episodes this year!
Share your own picks for top albums and Cover Me episode on Twitter with #CoverMePod!

Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney

Whether you're having a Christmastime or a different holidaytime this Decembertime, we hope it's a wonderfultime. And to get the goodtimes started, we are talking about Paul McCartney's beloved/loathed holiday single, "Wonderful Christmastime" on Cover Me.
Covers by: Diana Ross, Hilary Duff, Eli Young Band, The Shins, Straight No Chaser ft. Paul McCartney, Jimmy Buffett, Kylie Minogue ft. MIKA
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