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 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
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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
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
These guys are crying tears of joy after finishing this, the Canada Day special episode! We cover the Guess Who classic that allegedly started the "Canadian Invasion." It's another Battle of the Band bonus segment as Burton Cummings is pitted against Randy Bachman.
Covers by: Jr. Walker and The All-Stars, The Classmates, Alton Ellis, Stranger Cole, Michael Bolotin, Natalie Cole, Randy Bachman, jacksoul, Angie Stone, Sean Jones.
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Get ready for a boss encounter! We're talking the boss battle theme from Final Fantasy IV! Jake and Alex perform the first ever live-in-studio cover of a song on the podcast! We talk about E3 in our bonus segment!
Covers by: Rare Candy, Doni Cordoni, Triforce Quartet, Team Sahvra, FalKKonE, Extra Lives, and Arcade Players, Cover Me
Spotify Playlist here
Doni Cordoni version here
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
It's the summertime and we've got Mungo Jerry on our minds along with old board games, unicyclists, dying bees, and more1 Stick around for our bonus segment to hear about our summer jams!
Covers by: Pinto Varez Orchestra, Ken Boothe, Frank Sidebottom, A La Carte, Shaggy ft. Rayvon, Derek Sherinian ft. Slash and Billy Idol, Susi Hyldgaard, Blueston ft. Skibadee and Mungo Jerry, Judith Owen, Walk Off The Earth.
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" sets the tone for the most dramatic episode in Cover Me history! Stayed tune for the bonus segment where we talk about songs with the word "morning" in them.
Covers by: London Symphony Orchestra, Jan Wayne ft. Lena Mahrt, Straight Outta Junior High, Trashpour 4, Sleeping At Last, Straight No Chaser, Exit Eden, SMiTHMUSiX
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
This episode was mass produced in a satanic mill to bring you the illusion of happiness! It's Gorillaz melancholy monster hit, "Feel Good Inc" this week! We also go over the differences between folk, bluegrass, and country in our bonus segment "Cover Me Classroom"!
Covers by: Cookin' On 3 Burners, Dillon Hodges, IRONTOM, filous and LissA, Serais, Kyle Olthoff and Leah McVey, Lucas Stricagnoli, The Same and Lalitia, Jack The Envious, DARENOTS.
Spotify playlist here
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Tuesday May 28, 2019
You read that right. We're doing another song named Gloria! Tune in to find out all about the Italo pop hit, and the more popular American cover that you've probably heard! Stick around for the bonus segment where we settle which song named Gloria is the best song named Gloria! It's Gloria Me! Er... Cover Me. It's Cover Me.
Covers by: Johnathan King, Laura Brannigan, Salbakuta ft. Rachelle Ann Go, The Dan Band, Young Divas, Jo Vally, Sorrentino and Zara, Glee, and The Italian Tenors
Spotify Playlist here
The Dan Band version here
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Tuesday May 21, 2019
It's time for another episode of C-O-V-E-R-space-M-E! We're talking about Them's biggest hit "Gloria." Our bonus segment pits Gloria against The Wild Ones "Wild Thing" to determine which is the better rock n roll standard.
Covers by: The Pleazers, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Patti Smith, The Party Boys, Van Morrison and John Lee Hooker, Simple Minds and Kids in Heat.
Spotify Playlist here
Simple Minds' version here