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 Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
There are few good things that have ever come out of an Edmonton snowstorm, but we're talking about one of them this week. We talk about Leonard Cohen's "Sisters of Mercy" then a bunch of cover versions, and then we talk about months in our bonus segment for some reason. It's a good time.
Covers by: Judy Collins, Dion Sidsel Endressen, Linda Rostande and Emmylou Harris, Serena Ryder, The Yellow Melodies, North Atlantic Oscillations
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
This episode is great whether you're on a vacation far away or not. We talk about the 80s cheating anthem, "Your Love" by The Outfield. Stick around for our lightning round bonus segment where we name two songs with the word "love" in them. It's exciting stuff.
Covers by: Less Than Jake, Hirsh Gardner, The Butchies, Nós4, Katy Perry, Topmodelz, Death Blossoms, The Animal in Me
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
If you wanted to hear two dudes talk about Johnny Nash's hit single, "I Can See Clearly Now" then you came to the right podcast. We talk about what famous bands we could reasonably fit into in our bonus segment.
Covers by: Sonny & Cher, Gladys Knight and The Pips, Liza Minnelli, Ray Charles, Jimmy Cliff, Neil Finn, Aswad, Telly Leung
YouTube playlist here
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Live your life like there's no tomorrow by listening to us talk about Van Halen's "Runnin' with the Devil" this week! We talk about unusual songs to add to your Halloween playlist in our bonus segment! Halloween! AHHHHH!
Covers by: Jake E. Lee and Stephen Pearcy, Blanche, Hayseed Dixie, The John Cowan Band, Unto Ashes, the bird and the bee, Burn The Earth, Jennifer Hope
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
We're chasing memes on this episode as we talk about Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams." Stick around for the bonus segment where Alex must guess if a lyric is from "Dreams" by The Cranberries or "Dreams" by Van Halen in another exciting edition of Same Song Different Chorus!
Covers by: Richie Havens, The Corrs, Deep Dish ft. Stevie Nicks, The Kills, The Electric Peanut Butter Company, Lissie, POP ETC
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
The Paragons hit song, "The Tide is High," is here to bring some good vibes to your ears and we're here to talk about it and all its exciting cover versions. We talk about what we're listening to at the moment in our bonus segment.
Covers by: Blondie, The Jazz Passengers, Twiggi, Nydia Rojas, Seeed, Sheep on Drugs, Atomic Kitten, Chug Bucket
Spotify playlist here
Jazz Passengers version here
Nydia Rojas version here
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Greta James joins us to talk about Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head." Stick around for the bonus segment to find out what songs make us want to dance!
Covers by: Lisa Bassenge Trio, The Flaming Lips, Carmen Consoli, Patrick & Eugene, Trombo Combo, BaSix, Andrew Holdsworth, Martin Thulin
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Whether you've got a hear of glass or a pain in your ass, we've got just the song for you! Blondie's disco hit, "Heart of Glass" is this week's topic. Stick around to hear us say "New Wave" in a bunch of different languages in our bonus segment.
Covers by: The Associates, Double You, Bruce Lash, Nouvelle Vague, Toadies, Jess & Matt, Twisted Pine
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Do you realize that you're our most beautiful listener? If you don't, then you certainly will after listening to us talk about The Flaming Lips' hit song, "Do You Realize??" Stick around for the bonus segment to hear us list a bunch of songs with the words "smoke" or "fire" in them.
Covers by: The Postal Service, The Reign of Kindo, Blue Fringe, Lotte Kestner, Denmark + Winter, Sharon Van Etten, Vitamin String Quartet
Spotify playlist here
Sharon Van Etten cover here
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
The appeal of Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" ain't hard to define, but we're going to go ahead and take an hour and a half to define it anyway! Stick around for our new bonus segment, "Cover Me: The Squeakquel," where we talk about "Jessie's Girl 2" by Coheed and Cambria ft. Rick Springfield!
Covers by: Spank The Monkey, The Stanford Mendicants, Craig Robinson, Glee, Faster Pussycat, Mary Lambert, LLC, The Holophonics
Spotify playlist here