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 Oct 16, 2018
Tuesday Oct 16, 2018
Jake and Alex talk about Daft Punk's 2013 hit single "Get Lucky." Listen as our two hosts fail to pronounce French names correctly. Experience the shame that two adult men feel for ripping on a young Swedish girl's version of this song. Learn just a little about world music and more!
Covers in this episode are by San Cisco, Halestorm, Naughty Boy ft. Tankia, Karen Souza, L.E.J., Vitamin String Quartet, Stereo Dub ft. Melizza, Linn Brikell.
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
Jake and Alex talk about everything related to Don Henley's slam jam hit, "The Boys of Summer." Listen and learn about what a boy of summer is, the parts of a drum, and throats! Fondly remember the news of several months ago and pretend this episode was recorded recently.
Featuring covers by DJ Sammy, The Ataris, Papercuts, Night Ranger, Front Country, Daddy Issues, Mark Erelli
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Here comes the second episode of Cover Me! Them's classic "Here Comes The Night" is discussed and compared to covers by Lulu, The Exciters, David Bowie, Streetheart, The Rivals, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Rod Stewart, and more. Learn about the cover that came out before the original! Drink every times the word 'instrumentation' comes up! And find out which member of Guns n Roses would win in a fight in the first ever Battle of The Band segment.
Monday Sep 10, 2018
Monday Sep 10, 2018
Welcome to Cover Me! The podcast that compares popular original songs to the covers that followed them. Join co-hosts Jake and Alex on their first episode where they dive into the history of The Wild Ones classic "Wild Thing" with special guest Stephen Reynolds. Learn about the political diss tracks of the 60s and Sam Kinison's mysterious hat! Listen in horror to Stephen's anecdote about the movie Wild Things! Find out which version of Wild Thing comes out on top!