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 Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Emily Ehman (@emiehman) returns to the podcast to talk about the newest song ever discussed on Cover Me! It's Post Malone's smash hit "Better Now" from his sophomore album "beerbongs & bentleys." We discuss the summer jams of 2019 in our bonus segment!
Covers. by: Bailey Rushlow, Tyler Ward, Alex Goot ft. Andie Case, David Shannon, Sam Tsui ft. Macy Kate, Megan Nicole, Tiffany Alvord, Kids Bop Kids, Mitch Paulsen, Blanks (Style Swap)
Spotify Playlist here
Blanks' version here
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
It's a short and sweet episode for The Byrds short and sweet hit "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better." Stick around for the disorganized bonus segment!
This is the first #BetterforSeptember episode where we'll be talking exclusively about songs with "better" in the title!
Covers by: Johnny Rivers, Bobby Bare, Juice Newton, Tom Petty, The Crust Brothers, Katey Sagal, Skydiggers
Spotify playlist here
Drop us a line at CoverMePod@gmail.com or hit us up on twitter with #CoverMePod @JakeTheCressy and @SomeAlexWiseGuy
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Late night, come home! New ep, I know! We're talking Blink 182's definitive pop punk piece "All The Small Things"! We talk about the best short songs in our bonus segment!
Covers by: Schmackofatzer Guggamusic,Troglauer Baum, Vitamin String Quartet, Imaginary Future, GFOTY, Speedmaster, Fame On Fire, Scary Pockets ft. Casey Abrams, Siamese Youth, Blackfridvy ft. Kill Xavi
Spotify Playlist here
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
It's a Rich Girl re-record. The original recording was lost because Jake's a dumb bitch. Listen to the first ever cover of a Cover Me episode! Stick around for the bonus segment to see who would win between John Oates and Daryl Hall in a classic "Battle of the Band" segment!
Covers by: Nina Simone, Marshall & Alexander (Michelle, Vittorio Vergeat?), Everclear, Down With Webster, the bird and the bee, Lake Street Dive, Tim Timebomb, GEM ft. Elaskia, Pomplamoose
Spotify Playlist here
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
We bring on Ruby Swan/glitterghost (IG: @glitterghostmusic) to talk about Tears For Fears sophomore album, "Songs From The Big Chair" along with Brothertiger's cover of the entire album! Apologies for the crackly audio on this episode. Please just pretend you're listening to this on vinyl. We have another magical game of "Same Song Different Chorus" for our bonus segment!
Spotify playlist here
Check out glitterghost's new single "Without You" here
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
You heard us talk about the movie, Streets of Fire, now hear us talk about the movie's only hit song, "I Can Dream About You" by Dan Hartman. Stick around for our bonus segment to find out what acoustic versions of songs beat the originals.
Covers by: London Starlight Orchestra and Singers, Tom "bones" Malone, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Sir-G feat. DeeCee, Daryl Cain, Moonlight Desires, Carol Kay, Gyskard.
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
From the director behind cult classics like The Warriors and 48 Hours comes a "rock n roll fable" that is visually pleasing if nothing else. In their second ever out-of-format episode, Jake and Alex review the movie, Streets of Fire, along with its star-studded original soundtrack. Listen along to learn all about the only movie with a premise reminiscent of the classic video game, Final Fight!
Soundtrack on Spotify here
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Jake drove all the way back to Calgary to record this episode with Alex. Does that make him crazy? Probably. Gnarls Barkley's legendary hit "Crazy" is the focus of this week's episode! Stick around for our first ever mailbag question and check up on our #BetterForSeptember progress!
Covers by: The Kooks, Montefiori Cocktail, Antoine Rocks, Violent Femmes, Karizma Duo, Elmquist/Kallerdahl Kombo, Scary Pockets ft. Danielle DeAndrea
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Another summer day, another summer song. Jake and Alex talk about Bryan Adam's oral sex classic, "Summer of '69"! Catch the fever in our bonus segment, "Looking Back to the Future" where we speculate on the summer of 2069.
Covers by: MxPx, Bowling for Soup, DJ Otzi, The Lost Fingers, Tim Timebomb, Karizma Duo, The Cooltrane Quartet, Alice Lamb, Leo, Graham BLVD
Spotify playlist here
Talk to us on Twitter using #CoverMePod or @JakeTheCressy and @SomeAlexWiseGuy. Drop us an email at CoverMePod(at)gmail dot com.
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
We're changing things up this week with a review of Bruce Springsteen's newest album, Western Stars! Jake and Alex go through the album track by track to discuss lyrics, themes, instrumentation and more. No bonus segment this week!
Check out the album on Spotify here
Tucson Train music video here
Western Stars music video here
Hello Sunshine music video here