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 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Find out what makes a pickle kosher, where to source iodine, and the perfect number of Heinz as we celebrate Jimmy Buffett and discuss his other song, "Cheeseburger in Paradise" this week!
Covers by: Jeff Elliott; Doug Walker, Steel Drum Artist; Pickin' On and The Sidekicks; Ned Bray; Ed Payne; Lisa Howard and Eric Peterson (Escape to Margaritaville); Midnite String Quartet
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Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
If your idea of a perfect day is listening to two bozos drop a bunch of pop culture references while talking bout a song from the 70s then boy do we have a podcast episode for you!
Covers by: Duran Duran, Dario Campeotto, Leningrad Cowboys, Beerbong, The Jolly Boys, Lils Mackintosh, Al Green
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Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
The Cover Me episode.
Covers by: Aretha Franklin, Al Cooper and Michael Bloomfield, Velvet Night, The Band and The Staples, Joe Cocker, Solala
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Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Five years! What a surprise!
Covers by: Seu Jorge, The Postmarks, Lena Hall, Cowboy Junkies, Duran Duran, Easy Stars All-Stars. Steel Pulse
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Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
This week we compare the incomparable Sinéad O'Connor version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" to a bunch of other, more comparable versions of the song!
Versions by: Prince, The Family, Sinéad O'Connor, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Shiny Toy Guns, Aretha Franklin, Deep Wave
Tidal playlist here
The Family version here
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Blockbuster Summer reaches its exciting conclusion with the king of training montages, "Eye of The Tiger" by Survivor.
Covers by: Dusty Cowshit, Baked A La Ska, The Rural Alberta Advantage, krainbaby, Leo ft. Rob Lundgren, Walk Off The Earth
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Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
We talk about Shrek, licensed songs in movies, Shrek, the opposite of Nightcore, and Shrek this week!
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Queen expert Jon Bell (Noise Berry Games) returns for Blockbuster Summer to talk about "A Kind of Magic" by Queen, the Highlander movie, and how to pronounce Finnish names. Jon even created his own bonus segment this week! Stick around after the main segment for the Cover Me premier of "Which Album is the Deep Cut From?"
Covers by: Elaine Paige, Rajaton with Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tom Pfieffer Band, Tesher, Ari Lennox, Ituana
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Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Jesus loves Cover Me more than you would know. Jilly absolutely hates us though. We're talking The Graduate classic, "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel!
Covers by: Ray Connie, Frank Sinatra, Trini Lopez & Nancy Ames, Billy Paul, Sylvia Vrethammar, The Lemonheads, Las seventies
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Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Movie remakes are basically covers, right? Find out this week on Cover Me as we discuss every version of the hit film(s), A Star is Born.