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
Mar 1, 2022
Mar 1, 2022
1hr 38 min
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]
Spotify playlist here
Feb 22, 2022
Feb 22, 2022
1hr 30 min
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
Spotify playlist here
Feb 15, 2022
Feb 15, 2022
1hr 32 min
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
Spotify playlist here
Feb 8, 2022
Feb 8, 2022
1hr 28 min
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
Spotify playlist here
Feb 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2022
1hr 41 min
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
Spotify playlist here
Jan 25, 2022
Jan 25, 2022
1hr 46 min
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
Spotify playlist here
Jan 18, 2022
Jan 18, 2022
1hr 29 min
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
Spotify playlist here
Jan 11, 2022
Jan 11, 2022
1hr 35 min
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
Spotify playlist here
Jan 4, 2022
Jan 4, 2022
1hr 35 min
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
Spotify playlist here
Dec 28, 2021
Dec 28, 2021
1hr 22 min
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!