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 Aug 24, 2021
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
In this hot episode of Cover Me we talk about Frank Zappa's 7 minute long guitar solo, "Willie the Pimp." There's some lyrics in it too! We talk about songs we believe we could sing word for word in our bonus segment.
Covers by: Juicy Lucy, Aynsley Dunbar, Warren Cuccurullo, Qui, Spanner Jazz Punks
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Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
It's not just a rumour. We really are talking about "La Grange" by ZZ Top this week. Stick around for the bonus segment to find out "What's Pokemoning on"!
Covers by: Hank Williams Jr., Phish, CMH Steel, Black Oak Arkansas, Vinnie Moore, Power Music Workout
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Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Cover Me is online and on the line if you want to talk about Blondie's hit sex work related single, "Call Me." Our bonus segment is about the musical Cats. Weird!
Covers by: Until December, The 69 Eyes, Da Vinci's Notebook, Tiffany, Squatweiller, Saw Loser, Tina Arena, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion
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Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
We're kicking off the pro sex part of Entrepreneur Summer 2: Pro Sex Summer with an Austrian tango from the 1920s "Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo." (translated to "Just a Gigolo" in the west). That's what you kids are into, right? Austrian tango songs from 100 years ago? We spend our bonus segment talking about what David Lee Roth outfit we could pull off from his Just a Gigolo video!
Covers by: Richard Tauber & Dajos Bela and the Dajos Bela Kunstlerorchester, Bing Crosby, Louis Prima, Connie Francis, Village People, David Lee Roth, Bajazzerne, The Twang, Craecker
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Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Taxes, man! Entrepreneurs have to deal with that stuff for sure. We're talking "Taxman" by The Beatles in the last episode of the first half of Entrepreneur Summer 2: Pro Sex Summer. We catch up with the Pokemon 25 music thing in our bonus segment, What's Pokemonning On, or whatever we called it.
Covers by: Junior Parker, Black Oak Arkansas, Chilly, Ruder Than You, Saga, Besonegros, Tok Tok Tok, Randy Bachman
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Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
This one goes out to all the employed listeners with a regular work schedule! We're talking "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton this week. We talk about music documentaries in our bonus segment. Entrepreneur Summer 2: Pro Sex Summer continues!
Covers by: Millencolin, Micky Modelle, VeggieTales, Jim Rovers, Home Free, Robbie Williams, Female Frequency, Lady Parts
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Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
Whether you're taking care of business every day or every way, this episode of Cover Me is dedicated to you! We talk about Bachman–Turner Overdrive's working class classic, "Takin' Care of Business" as part of Entrepreneur Summer 2: Pro Sex Summer. Stick around for the bonus segment to hear us talk about some of the best montage songs.
Covers by: Kurtis Blow, Big Mouth, Alabama, D.O.A, Thunderpussy
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Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
We talk about "Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy to help you get through the workweek. Our bonus segment is about songs you'd listen to in a heatwave because that was relevant when we recorded this!
Covers by: Habitual Sex Offenders, Jet Motor Crash, Josh Gracin, Kyung Ho Kim, Axel Force, Love Canon, Emil & Dariel ft. Mike Reno
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Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tina Turner's "Private Dancer" is the topic of discussion in the first episode of Cover Me's "Entrepreneur Summer 2: Pro Sex Work Summer!" We talk more E3 news and stories in our bonus segment this week!
Covers by: Amii Stewart, The Black-eyed Susans, Jasy Andrews, Gennaro Cosmo Parlato, Mambo Kurt, 2Copy and DMFP, Adrienne Warren
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Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
We're high on believing that you'll love this episode of Cover Me. We talk about "Hooked on a Feeling," originally performed by BJ Thomas and most known for the Blue Swede version featured prominently in 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy. We talk about what we expected from E3 2021 in our bonus segment.
Covers by: Johnathan King, Blue Swede, Trombo Combo, Grönwalls, Baha Men ft. Lester Adderley, Party Animals, Leo Luoto, Martin Nievera
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