Cover Me: Recent Episodes
Jake Cressy
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.
It's the one with the drums!
Covers by: Nonpoint, Alex Midi ft. Delacey, Lucy Dacus, Larkin Poe
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How far south do you have to be for your nights to be southern?
Covers by: Glen Campbell, Allen Toussaint & Chet Atkins, Swingadelic, Stanton Moore with Nicholas Payton & Wendell Pierce
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This is the podcast of the night.
Covers by: Ely Bruna, Groovy Waters, Amber Leigh Irish, Fresno
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SATURDAY! SATURDAY! SATURDAY!
Covers by: Muska, W.A.S.P., Tim Timebomb, Fall Out Boy
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This episode is hitting cool, just like Jimmy Iovine.
Covers by: Anna Oxa, Co.ro., Bruce Springsteen, Garbage & Screaming Females
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Well uh, well uh, well uh, it's summer and that means we've got two months of night themed episodes coming your way. It's Cover Me Summer: Nights
Covers by: John Travolta & Olivia Newtown-John, The Vandals, MC Erik & Barbara, Judith Owen
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George Harrison loves God and so can you!
Covers by: George Harrison, David Bowie
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If you like flute noises then you just might like the sound of a dude pretending to be a flute!
Cover by: Iron Maiden
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You'd think we're getting grant money with all the Canadian content we're putting out.
Cover by: Slaves on Dope
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Canadians rock, my man. And uh, Canadians...electronic music...my dude.
Cover by: Crystal Castles
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Listen as we spin tales of what Canadian classrooms and playgrounds were like in 2004.
Covers by: Dick Brave and the Backbeats, Alixandrea Corvyn, Melodicka Bros, Halocene
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AUDIO WARNING:
Yeah I messed up Snake's vocals on this one too. Just pretend it was recorded over some piece of old world technology in Vienna or something.
Covers by: Michael Cavanaugh, Barbra Lica, Hannah Connolly, Humbird
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AUDIO WARNING:
Snake's audio is rough this week. It's going to be rough next week too. Sorry.
Also, Cover Me Coverm E Coverme
Covers by: Lilia Liu with STEREO DUB and DJ Leao; Scary Pockets with Laura Mace; Dirty Rivals; The Gaslight Anthem with Karina Rykman
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Things get silly when we talk about Billy.
Covers by: Javiera y Los Imposibles, Stef Chura, Cassandra Beck and Max Dubster, Angel Olsen
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I think this song would go particularly hard in a Burger King ad.
Covers by: Rise Against, Parralox, Deuce, SRNDE & Lyssii
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I hope you all had a great Bicycle Day.
Covers by: Manic Street Preachers, Ronald Isley, Trash Pour 4, Hlasoplet
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OH YEAH! ALRIGHT!
Covers by: Roger McGuinn, Everclear, Dance Hall Crashers, Frank Turner
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When Cover Me discusses musical from the 30s then God knows....Anything Goes.
Covers by: Frank Sinatra, Ethel merman and The Buddy Cole Quartet, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Noa Levy and Shimpei Ogawa
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Gotta wonder what else is kicking around in a young girl's heart...
Covers by: Shaun Cassidy, Drop City, Aly & Aj, The Pogues
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Slap that baby!
Covers by: Kelley Polar, Dead When I Found Her, Emi V, Chris Batten & The Woods
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Normalize magic.
Covers by: Steve Rushton, Evan Rachel Wood & Alan Cumming, POP ETC, Lowland Hum, Velvet Vision, Magpie Cinema Club
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Another song about magic!? Chyeah bruh.
Covers by: S.O.A.P., Baked A La Ska, Bob Blakely, Eagles of Death Metal, Sean Arduin, Lebanon Hanover
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Unlike this podcast, today's song is a big hit in CanadaQ
Covers by: Springbok, Fenders, The MacDonal Bros., Selena Gomez, Eddie Vuittonet and the Time Travellers, The Moon Loungers, David From Barberton
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We speak despite Gwen Stefani's protests!
Covers by: Cynthiana, Leela James, Youngblood Brass Band, Matt Maltese, Aloe Blacc, Lisa Bregneager
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Alex is sick, I'm eating food on mic, and we spend a good 5 minutes talking about what makes a Muppet a Muppet. I guess we also talk about Stevie Wonder a bit.
Covers by: Sesame Street's Bob; Daimi; Devon Allman's Honeytribe; Natalya Smirnova with Boris Kozlov and Oleg Butman; Firebeatz and Fafaq; Proyecto Sur with Max Rosado
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We're chillin' like Dylan this week as we talk about the only Stealer's Wheel song.
Covers by: Susanna Hoffs, Frantic Flintstones, Louise, Michael Bublé, Tim Timebomb, Scary Pockets ft. Lauren Ruth Ward, Jaylee Roberts
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What can I say? We just love talking about Tom in a Major way.
Covers by: Peter Schilling; Shiny Toy Guns remixed by Adam K & Soha; William Shatner & Nick Valensi; Illute; Apoptygma Berzerk
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We're talking about Tom in a Major way this week.
Covers by: The Langley Schools Music Project, Tangerine Dream, Powerman 5000, Chris Hadfield, The Flaming Lips
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Bowie Me keeps rollin', rollin', rollin' this week.
Covers by: Muddy Waters, Claudine Longet, David Bowie, Jerry Garcia, Steeler, Barry Hay
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If you're looking for two dudes to heap praise on Eric Clapton then you've come to the wrong podcast.
Covers by: Cream, Klaus Doldinger, Progress Organizations, Belinda Carlisle, David Bowie, Marcella Detroit, Arthur Brown with James Williamson and Rat Scabies
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We're beginning with the end this year and celebrating 10 years of David Bowie's "Blackstar".
Covers by: Sven Ratzke, Marc Lowe, Spoon, M.Ward with Jim James and Kelly Pratt, Kenneth Andrew, Meghan Andrews
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We're wrapping up the year by talking about our many year end wrap statistics and rating and reviewing our show in 2025. Happy New Year!
Wishing a very blue holidays to everyone!
Covers by: Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Collective Soul, Sheryl Crow, Bright Eyes, Kane Brown, Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra ft. Veronica Swift
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Honestly, I'm shocked at how few Captain Falcon impersonations there are in this episode.
Covers by: PeeWee and Michiko Hill and other musicians; BG Ollie; The Mario Kart Band; Zach Payne; insaneintherain; RichardEB ft. ToxicxEternity; The 8-Bit Big Band
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Very special guest Fatima joins us to talk about music, colours, and all things Zorotl this week! We even have a bonus segment!
Covers by: Jonathan Young with Travis Carte and Toxicxeternity, Alex Christensen with The Berlin Orchestra and Beats & Melody, The Cleverlys, Robyn Adele Anderson ft. Vanessa Dunleavy & Sarah Krauss, Pomplamoose, David Guetta and Bebe Rexha
Tidal playlist here
Nobody knows what it's like to be Jumbo and/or Brick and honestly, I think that's a good thing.
Covers by: Limp Bizkit, Satta, Mary Koth Lutton, Amazonics with Michelle Simonal, Violet Orlandi, Buzz Low and Fredrik Ferrier
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This is probably the last Bruce Springsteen episode of the year...probably.
Covers by: The Stanley Clarke Band, Richard Shindell, Jen Chapin & Rosetta Trio, Guillotine Riot, Dan Lomax, Bruce Springsteen
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We're talking about rats, pizza, and towns of stone? Uh yeah, I'm thinking we're back in the New York Groove.
Covers by: Ace Frehley, Tove Naess, Bruce Bouillet, Sweet, Golden Shower, Marceese, MR. RACER and DANIEL SAINT BLACK
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Happy Guy Fawkes Day I guess!
Covers by: The Dickies, Elkie Brooks, Giorgio Moroder and Joe "Bean" Esposito, Sandra, Oceans of Slumber, Annett Louisan
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It doesn't get any more prog than this.
Covers by: Unsung Zeros, Holly Wilson, The Paradise Lambs, Veronica Marchi, Chill Phil, Mo'Nique, Os Digitalistas
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Honestly, not enough talk about Austin Powers in this episode.
Covers by: Stanislav Hložek, BOSSANOVA CASSANOVA, Highclass, proGrammar, Cary Brothers, Vince Magnata ft. NOE
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Smoke up, Johnny!
Covers by: Foo Fighters, Eric Morrison/Jimmy Winchell, Celtic Pink Floyd, Elephant Revival, Year of the Cobra, Disco Risque
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Plenty of good things on sale, Stranger.
Covers by: The Dartmouth Aires, Lili Haydn, Bobbywhy, Black Angus, Greta Panettieri
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We messed up the audio! You're going to hear a lot of the songs playing in the background as we talk about them this time and there's nothing to be done about it!
Covers by: Halfcocked, Los Straitjackets, Al & The Black Cats, Avril Lavigne, The Dirty Denims, Robyn Adele Anderson, Kylie Cantrall
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Two white dudes talking about Latin pop; what could go wrong?
Covers by: Toy Dolls, Christ Minh Doky, Patent Pending, Pato Fu, Tom Dice, Our Last Night
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Jon Bell (Noise Berry Games) returns to the podcast to talk Shrek 2, Jim Steinman, and Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero." We also do a bonus segment for the first time in maybe several years! Also, Alex says "Zeuserman" at one point in this episode and it didn't get the attention it deserved so I'm letting y'all know about it here.
Covers by: Frou Frou, Lunaractive, Doveman, Karlien Van Jaarsveld, Tyce, Adam Lambert
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7 years of Cover Me and we're still talking about David Bowie!? I guess some things never change..s.
Covers by: Butterfly Boucher ft. David Bowie, Sweet Wine, The Muffs, Leah Asher, Cristin Miloti and the Original New York Cast of Lazarus, YelloWorld, Puddles Pity Party
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Please enjoy this episode from the comfort of a hot car.
Covers by: Linda Eder; Anime Kei; Say Yes, Juliet; New Found Glory; KiD RAiN, Faith Bessette, lake
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Do you think Bruce Springsteen really enjoys doing 3 hour concerts every night or is that just a ruse, Springsteen?
Covers by: Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Big Daddy, Suzi Quatro, Frank Turner, Noah Chenfeld
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If they ever do that reality show for finding the next iteration of KISS they could call it the Last KISS.
Covers by: Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers, Wednesday, Gloria Trevi, Pearl Jam, Dwight Twilley, Couer de Pirate, Man About a Horse
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I hope you like whistling and car noises.
Covers by: The Breeders, The Mayhems, Retroverb, Lei e Loro, Sourpuss
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AC/DC knew that life is a highway...
Covers by: Galileo, The Forgone Beauties, Leif Norbergs Orkester, Locomotive, Swinger Club, Tom Morello with Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder
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The Fargone Beauties cover here
Cars, vases, busts and Bergers? Sounds like my kind of podcast.
Covers by: Morgana King, The Paradise Motel, Roger Chapman and The Shortlist, Ryan Montana, AWOLNATION, Bleachers
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Come for the Olivia Rodrigo song, stay for Alex's Kratos impersonation.
Covers by: Rain Paris, Dogs of War, Jake Sorgen, Daddy's Girl and Creamy, Demon Divas, House Lights,
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I gave our summer theme a title now that we're 3 weeks into it because I am very good at this.
Covers by: Siouxsie and The Banshees, Makrosoft, LUM!X with D.T.E and Gabry Ponte and Mokaby, Evil Daltons, Xiu Xii, The Cog is Dead
Beach boys, boats, and disastrous trips? it must be summer.
Covers by: Cleveland Simmons Group, The Easy Riders, Johnny Cash, The Beach Boys, Joseph Spence, Simple Minds, Jimmy Winchell, The Real McKenzies
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That is the road, these are the hills, and this is the podcast.
Covers by: Chris LeDoux, Rascal Flatts, Home Free, Jonathan Young, Annapantsu, Punk Rock Factory
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If this podcast had a boyfriend his name would be Vitorino.
Covers by: Bayside Boys, Fausto palette, Justin Fletcher, Tyga, Lenny Pearce, Ennzo Dias and John W, Los MeñIques De La Casa with Lara Campos & Kardenas HK3 & Saritah Bebe
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Hey, if you like character voices then this is the episode for you!
Covers by: Damian, Boppin' B, Groovie Ghoulies, Doctor and The Medics, The Holophonics, VoicePlay
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Hey, this one's for the boys...ALL the boys.
Covers by: Shootin' Goon, Berk & The Virtual Band, The Sign Posters, Liberty B' Justice With Chris Dickens and Kelly Keeling and Neil Zaza, Ross Antony, Melodicka Bros
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Form a line and listen to this episode with 118,999 of your closest friends!
Covers by: Naim Thomas, The Island Caribbean Steel Drum Band, Mile 21 A Cappella, The Chipmunks, Crew 7 and Jane Vogue, Leo
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You're telling me a flock of seagulls ran that far?
Covers by: Pink Lincolns, Tori Amos, Cranial Screwtop, Jamaican Me Breakfast Club, Dinah Eastwood, Unwoman
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Here's hoping you're not blue, but your sky is.
Covers by: Hugo Montenegro, Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, Captain & Tennille, Jason Donovan, Simple Plan, King Princess & Mark Ransoms, Kid Loco
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It's safe to listen to Cover Me...I think.
Covers by: Status Quo, Crazy Frog, The Lost Fingers, Vic Dean, Trey Topper, Urselle, Angel Olsen
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I was going to be cheeky and name this episode something else but I never want to let you down.
Covers by: FKW, 911, The Hot Stewards, Barry Manilow, The Lost Fingers, Phone Calls from Home, The Holophonics, Alex Christensen with The Berlin Orchestra and Mike Singer.
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Buddy, I don't know why, but your boys are burping on this episode and I left it in for some reason.
Covers by: Screeching Weasel, Rachel Morrison, The Macarons Project, Aimée, Lake Street Dive, Royel Otis
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RIP DJ Dick Hugg.
Covers by: Johnny Tillotson, The Vogues, Elvis Presley, Marvin Berry & The Starlighters, Ghoti Hook, Human Nature, Craig Duncan & The Appalachian Orchestra
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It doesn't get any more Led Zeppelin than this
Covers by: Vanilla Fudge, Bluegrass Tribute Players, Kaia Wilson, James lee Stanley & Dan Navarro, Greg Hester, AfroZep
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Schools, fools, and dudes who are secretly cool all come up in the course of this spirited Beatles conversation.
Covers by: Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, Santon Y Johnny, Stone The Crows, Shirley Bassey, Aretha Franklin, Sky, Caspar Babypants
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No April Fool's Day pranks here. Just honest, quality yacht rock talk.
Covers by: Aretha Franklin, Matt Bianco, Shane Richie, Neri Per Caso and Mario Biondi, EURINGER
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When you're in the back half of this episode just remember that the first hour didn't have any construction noises and that's pretty good.
Covers by: Landon Austin, Kurt Hugo Schneider and Kina Grannis, ZZanu, Anne-Caroline Joy, Gianni Bini, Molotov Cocktail Piano, River Town Saints
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What I wouldn't give to have someone page me right now...
Covers by: Patrick & Eugene, Novi Split, The Puppini Sisters, The Baseballs, Zachary James, Mandy Jones & Nikko Mad
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I think Peter Gabriel should've released different versions of this song where "Big Dipper" was replaced with whatever roller coaster is popular in your region.
Covers by: Supreme Beat, Maiysha, Ad Asta, The Brand New Heavies, Morgan James, Arkells
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This episode is just like a regular episode...but it's crazy.
Covers by: Pat Boone, Emm Gryner, Lounge Brigade, Bud E. Luv, Rachel Bloom, Zella Day
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You're not gonna believe this but Whitney Houston actually does a pretty decent cover of this song.
Covers by: Whitney Houston, Sarah Washington, Gloria Gaynor, Kenny Rogers, Axel Boys Quartet, Ely Bruna, Melodicka Bros
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I confused Phil Collins with Peter Gabriel in this episode but can you imagine if they were the same guy?
Covers by: Kenny Loggins, Johan Stengård, Celtic Woman, PelleK, Our Last Night, BOYS LIKE GIRLS
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Remember when Cover Me episodes used to be as long as Titanic?
Covers by: Michael Ball, Tasmin and Deja Vu, New Found Glory, Big Daddy, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, DragonForce
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It's the Top Gun song! And uh, the Jessica Simpson hit too...I guess.
Covers by: Lena Philipsson, Jessica Simpson, Diana Ross, Marc Collin and Inga, The Burger Project, Dan Lomax
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Get Snoop to rap over this album and call it "Diamond Doggs." Also get him to have a fake conversation with David Bowie like he did with Jim Morrison on that cover of Riders on the Storm.
Covers by: Beck, Gilby Clarke, Lindsay Katt, John Vanderslice, Ten Jinn
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If John Lennon wrote this song today it'd be called "Twerking Ass Hero."
Covers by: Marianne Faithfull, Tin Machine, The King, Noir Désir, Maja S.K. Ratkje and Poing, Mancho and Ryan Behling
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I just know John Lennon would've loved Across the Spider-Verse.
Covers by: David Bowie, Fiona Apple, Jim Sturgess, Supermotozoids, The Reggae Specials, Natt Buntita
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Cover Me 2025 kicks off with an in-depth analysis of Fame by the least famous people you've ever heard of.
Covers by: Tommy Lee, Eurythmics, Ingrid James and the Global Collective, David Fonseca with Marta Red, Janette Mason
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Baby, it's controversial up in here!
Covers by: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan; Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton; Dean Martin; Ray Charles & Betty Carter; Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey; James Taylor & Natalie Cole; Lady A; Weihnactslieder/Xmas Hits Collective
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DK! Donkey Kong! DK! Donkey Kong is here!
Covers by: Jammin' Sam Miller, Michelle Heafy, Brendan Vavra, Michelle Heafy and Josiah Everhart, Theology, Michael Staple, Dark-Grunt, Jazztick, Arathrum
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This is the song that convinced God to co-write a single with Mick Jones in 1984.
Covers by: Starsplash, Jack Frost, Sylvain Cossette, Nubya, Jimmy Burns, Double Down
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Do androids dream of electric California?
Covers by: Jose Feliciano, Bobby Womack, The Beach Boys, Die Geschwister Pfister, Safari, Sia, Freischwimmer, Leo
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Shoutout to the listeners living in places where it's too cold to rain in November.
Covers by: Time in Malta, Ghetto Blaster Ltd, Prom Queen, Korallreven, Unwoman
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How is it possible that there are no ZZ Top covers of The Zombies greatest hits?
Covers by: Smith, Juice Newton, Starbuck, Warner case, Bogart, Max and Nicky, Dahcotah
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The Guess Who's back on Cover Me. Tell a friend!
Covers by: Gary and The New Travellers, Steel Wool, The Shirelles, Angeles, Mia Martini, Eve of Destruction, Frankenstein 3000
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No Scrubs is also a great slogan for a custodian union on strike.
Covers by: Scout Niblett, Cappa, Big Joanie, Jeme, Robyn Adele Anderson, Matthew Griffin with Lauren Zakrin and Patricia Richardson, Leo
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I think Rainbow Connection would be a great name for a strain of psilocybin.
Covers by: Bobby Scott, Kenny Loggins, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Weezer and Hayley Williams, Gwen Stefani, Death Blossoms, and Dan Stevens
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Jon Bell (Noise Berry Games) returns to guide us through the mysterious world of Sleep Token and their breakout hit "Chokehold"
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Covers by: Lea Moonchild, Will Ramos, Daughtry, Christina Rotondo, goneforgood, TokenGrass
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Construction noises ahead! We also talk about Slipknot and stuff.
Covers by: 666 Outlaws, Midnite String Quartet, The Lounge Kittens, Leo, 8-Bit Misfits, Halocene
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"uh oh, oopsy on the shag front" - Sia
Covers by: General Soundbwoy, Dolapdere Big Gang and Linet, Moulin Rouge Original Broadway Cast, Hachiku, Adam Lambert, Rain Paris, Sondre Lerche
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You wanted the best, you got Kiss instead!
Covers by: Scooter, Freq Nasty and Amaziree, Queen of Japan, Maria Mean, First to Eleven, YUNGBLUD
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Stephen Reynolds helps us close out Shrektember with a rousing discussion of all thing "All Star"! What a concept!
Covers by: Chris Allen Hess, Andrew & Polly, The Chardon Polka Band, Annapantsu, Stories, Melodic Bros, Avery
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I just don't think we should be keeping chords secret from one another.
Covers by: John Cale, Jeff Buckley, Michael McDonald, Axel Rudi Pell, Jennifer Hudson & Tori Kelly
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Jon Bell (Noise Berry Games) joins us for the second episode of Shrektember and, more importantly, the SIX YEAR ANNIVERSARY of COVER ME! There will be no talk of that in the episode but there will be talk of the biggest Buzzcocks song around!
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Covers by: Fine Young Cannibals; Pete Yorn; Roger Daltrey, The Datsuns, The Futureheads, David Gilmour, Peter Hook, Elton John, El Presidente, Robert Plant, Pete Shelley, The Soledad Brothers; Nouvelle Vague and Melanie Pain; Anorak; The Bad Shepherds; Taylor Jay
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SHREKTEMBER! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Covers by: Neil Diamond, Twinkle, Ole Friis, EMF, Smash Mouth, Human Nature, Imaginary Future
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See, you thought it was "Summer of Sun," but it's an audio medium so we could have just as easily been saying "Summer of SON" this whole time!
Covers by: Johnny Cash, Ugly Kid Hoe, The Beatlesons, Marty Dread, #90s Update, Ebony Buckle
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We talk about a lot of things this week, and some of those things are even related to the song!
Covers by: Reddbone ft. Rhonda, Dolly Parton, Baron Zen, Jazzystics, Take Me to Rio Collective ft. Katrina Leskanich, Ice Nine Kills & Reel Big Fish
Finally, a song that is unequivocally about the sun!
Covers by: Richie Havens, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Womack & Womack, John Entwistle, Randy Bachman, Jacob Collier ft. Dodie, Bumblefoot
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Covers by: The Rivieras, Tommy James & The Shondells, Ramones, Eddie Meduza, Los Straitjackets and Dave Alvin, King Usniewicz and His Usniewicztones, Mike Love, Smitty and the JumpStarters
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"I can't even tell them apart" - Alex Mildenberger on this week's cover versions.
Covers by: Tony Christie, Dennis Marsh, Molly Hatchet, Ray Dylan, Lasse Lindholm Band, Steven Kennedy, Nathan Temby
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Today's episode is as good as white bread.
Covers by: The Kingston Trio, Terry Jacks, The Brothers Four, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, Westlife, Alcazar
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More like who loves your mum!
Covers by: The Dylans, Cordalene, Harmonious Wail, The Ivy Walls, Caballero Reynaldo, The Yellow Melodies, Zee Avi
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Hip hip.
Covers by: Monkey Pirates, Johnny Aloha, The Side Project, Kristen & Dalbani, Andrew Samuelsen, Magaziine
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Uh oh, another theme summer is here! It's Cover Me: Summer of Sun, and we're kicking things off with a song that's less about the sun and more about heroin!
Covers by: Travis Cut, DJ Miss Lisa, Nouvelle Vague and Eloisia, Que Sera Sarah, KT Tunstall, Lawrence DeMarco, Trixie Mattel
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Sheryl Crow's "Soak Up The Sun" may be the edgiest song about suntanning we've ever heard!
Covers by: Sincerely Me, UCF Black Steel Pan Ensemble, Judah & The Lion, Billy Cobb, Angrybaby, Soccer Mommy
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In memory of the legendary Steve Albini (and in celebration of our 300th episode), we're talking about that one song from Fight Club!
Covers by: Raz Ohara, The Coral Sea, Yoav, Lise, Trampled By Turtles, Asgeir, Sarah Menescal
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Drake? Drake!? Draaaake!
Covers by: William Singe, Disclosure & Sam Smith, Tyler Ward & Danny Padilla, Sondre Lerche, The Holophonics, Jonathan Young & Travis Carte, Sufjan Stevens & Gallant
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Jesse Crossley makes his triumphant return to the podcast to talk about the Kendrick/Drake beef, and the hit Kendrick Lamar track "HUMBLE." And I'm just realizing now we forgot to do a bonus segment...I'm going to have to sit down.
Covers by: Skrillex, Scary Pockets, Our Last Night, Vitamin String Quartet, 8-Bit Misfits, Richard Cheese
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Numbers, man.
Covers by: Childish Gambino, Friction, Big Daddy Flash, 8-Bit Misfits, Aldo, Foxfrd
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On average it takes anywhere from 15-22 minutes to walk a mile, so if you walk 1000 miles, it'll take 15,000- 22,000 minutes which means you can listen to this episode 169 - 248 times while you're walking. That's time well spent!
Covers by: NajwaJean, Celtic Thunder with George Donaldson, Norway Animals, Sleeping At Last, Keith Jack and Alison Parsons, Screaming Orphans, The Overtones
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Finally, some Paul Simon without any Garfunkel to do whatever it is Garfunkel actually does.
Covers by: Dinah Shore, Frank Chacksfield Orchestra, Jane Krakowski, Paul Brooks, Grayson Hill, (hed) p.e.
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Folks, this is Cover Me number 293.
Covers by: Lenny Dee, Bad Manners, Lou Bega, Bjelleklang, Black-Ingvars, The Jack Million Band, Leo, Big Time Orchestra
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Hey there's a lot of unintentional noise on this episode, but if you really think about it, it's kinda trippy right? Pretty psychedelic, man.
Covers by: Simply Three, Alessandro, Memphis LK, Lori Fruits Music, OrionFellas & SERGIOPI, Colournoise, FOVOS
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I think we can all agree that if Jimi Hendrix were alive today he'd change the kiss the sky line to "'Scuse me while I pod this cast."
Covers by: Dion, Frank Zappa, Carole Laure, Phe Cullen, Benji Kirkpatrick, Yngwie Malmsteen, Leo, Matthew's Southern Comfort
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An ancient segment is revived this week because it popped into my head a month ago and I just remembered to bring it up now! Also we talk about the Flaming Lips hit "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt.1" I guess.
Covers by: Vyvienne Long, Winston K, Norbert Leo Butz, Midnite String Quartet, Bossa Fresca Trio, Joshua Lee Turner
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Keep this episode playing on loop and you'll never have to worry about feeling lonely.
Covers by: Shirley Bassey, Eartha Kitt, Babes in Toyland, Céline Dion, fDeluxe, Rheinzand
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Hey, if you see the devil, let him know I want my $20 back.
Covers by: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Langhorne Slim, Counting Crows, Cosmo Jarvis, Mumford & Sons, Dooms Children
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Why watch a documentary about the making of We Are The World when you can listen to two guys talk about it instead?
Michael Bread.
Covers by: Richard Cheese, Hukedicht and Teenage Kings (along with several more Swiss punk bands), The Marc Reift Orchestra, Artists for Haiti, Ely Bruno and Walter Ricci
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It's whiskey business this week as we discuss an all-time Irish folk classic, "Whiskey in the Jar"!
Covers by: Lena Bourne Fish, Highwaymen, The Dubliners, Thin Lizzy, Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, Metallica, Simple Minds
Tidal playlist here
If Bono knew how many resources are wasted on making Cover Me, do you think he'd make an impassioned speech about us during a U2 concert?
Covers by: Mitchel Sigma and Lisa Linehan, Sturch, Shirley Adamson, Bossa Nova Lounge Orchestra, Lounge Bar Ibiza, U2
Tidal playlist here
Is it too much if I start calling myself Snake Cougar?
Covers by: Pickin' On, Aural Pleasure, Vitamin String Quartet, Tutti, Morangos com Açúcar: Escola de Talentos, Jake Owen
Tidal playlist here
Rooooxaaaaaanne!
Covers by: Inga Rumpf, Fall Out Boy, Sofia Essaidi, Sting, Massimo Schlick, Facundo Arana, Cunio
Tidal playlist here
Lover Me continues with a song about being horny for someone who is either oblivious or doesn't care! That still qualifies as a love song, right?
Covers by: Toni Basil, Weird Al Yankovic, John B, zebrahead, Olivia Newton-John, Permahorn
Tidal playlist here
Olivia newton-John version here
I bet this isn't even Rosanna Arquette's favourite Toto song.
Covers by: Frankfurt Rock Orchestra with Bobby Kimball, Emmerson Noguiera, Bonfire, Rich Wetzel & Groovin' Higher, Kaiak
Tidal playlist here
There's no way we're going to do a movie episode next week, right?
Covers by: Girl in a Coma, Signe Tollefsen, Daniel Boaventura, Grace Potter, Chris Comisso, Joshua Teicher and Phia
Tidal playlist here
Listen buddy, if you love hearing us talk about lyrics then this is the episode for you.
Covers by: David Bowie, Hugo Montenegro, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Sid Vicious & Sex Pistols
Tidal playlist here
David Bowie and Sid Vicious versions here
Whatever you do, don't share this episode with Art Garfunkel. He'll be devastated.
Covers by: Yes, David Bowie, America, First Aid Kit, Kramer, Claudio Chiara with Barbara Raimondi and Fabio Gorlier and Alessandro Maiorino
Tidal playlist here
David Bowie cover here
Happy New....Fears? Bowie Me is back with "I'm Afraid of Americans"
Covers by: Amber Spyglass, We Are The World, Ann Wilson, Ten Jinn, Ondara, Nikolas Schreck
Tidal playlist here
Happy holidays and happy New Year! We'll see you in 2024! Until then, listen to us talk Spotify Wrapped, album of the year, and Cover Me in 2023!
We recorded this episode at half speed but we accidentally lowered our voices by an octave so the whole thing just came out sounding normal.
Covers by: The Broadway Cast of Rent, Poor Bailey, Good Lovelies, Tegan and Sara, Jamie Grace, The Goo Goo Dolls, Jherek Bischoff, Norah Jones
Tidal playlist here
Emily McKenzie (who wants you to wash your hands occasionally) returns to the podcast with a brand new last name and burning desire to talk everything Taylor Swift. We get into what it means to be a Swiftie, whether celebrity feuds are real, and more as we discuss Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood"! Plus, see how well Alex and Emily know Time Magazine's Persons of the Year in our bonus segment!
Covers by: Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, Black Prez and Maddie Wilson, Ryan Adams, Madilyn Bailey, Holocene, Alixandrea Corvyn, Unwoman
Tidal playlist here
Stephen Reynolds (@stevvothetevo on Instagram), fills in for Alex this week to discuss the #1 song off The Fast and Furious soundtrack, "Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit!
Covers by: Limp Bizkit, Vitamin String Quartet, SUNSET BUS, The Lounge Kittens, Robyn Adele Anderson, Punk Rock Factory
Tidal playlist here
I hate to admit it but Alex was right: I said "peen."
Covers by: Sandie Shaw, Ringo Starr, The Pinkies, Crazy & The Crutch, Estereotypo, Caspar Babypants, Mellow Mood, Bossa nova Meets ft. Roberto Menescal and Claudio Duarte
Tidal playlist here
We talk raga rock, Beatles vs The Stones, colour theory, and of course, the 1965 classic, "Paint It Black" this week!
Covers by: Eric Burdon & War, Ian A. Anderson, Mother Goose, U2, GOB, Vanessa Carlton, Duran Duran
Tidal playlist here
Can't wait for Cover Me to be listed when someone tries to update this song again in 40 years.
Covers by: Michael Cavanaugh, Steve Acho, Nikki Puppet, The Forms, David Hasselhoff, Fall Out Boy
Tidal playlist here
This week, we have a big talk about big bands, big shows, and, of course, big suits! We're talking about the legendary Talking Heads concert film, Stop Making Sense!
Listen to the album on Tidal here
There's nothing chiller than listening to the Cover Me boys talk Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer". Happy Halloween!
Covers by: Black Mighty Wax, Velvet Revolver, Night Drive, Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads, Unworn, Dolche
Tidal playlist here
Dammit, Janet, I love blink-182!
Covers by: Jesse Daniel Smith, Colleen Green, Skate Network, FigureItOut, Bryant Roses, Dreamhouse, On Hollow Ground
Tidal playlist here
It doesn't matter if we missed the Barbie hype train because we have two hype guests, Greta James (Poppy Threads) and Ruby Swan (Ruby Swan) filling in for Alex to talk about Aqua's smash hit, "Barbie Girl"!
Covers by: Mars Moles, Axel Boys Quartet, The Chaos Engine, Electric Chairs, Ben L'Oncle Soul, Ely Bruna, Sam Giancana and Dayana, Ruby Swan
Tidal playlist here
Ruby Swan cursed version here
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Buddy, you're not going to believe what happened in Philly last night.
Covers by: The Band, Mike Rimbaud, Professor Louie and The Crowmatix, Bruce Springsteen, Dawn Landes and The Kentuckians, Ryan Adams
Tidal playlist here
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
Tidal playlist here
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
Tidal playlist here
The Cover Me episode.
Covers by: Aretha Franklin, Al Cooper and Michael Bloomfield, Velvet Night, The Band and The Staples, Joe Cocker, Solala
Tidal playlist here
Five years! What a surprise!
Covers by: Seu Jorge, The Postmarks, Lena Hall, Cowboy Junkies, Duran Duran, Easy Stars All-Stars. Steel Pulse
Tidal playlist here
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
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
Tidal playlist here
We talk about Shrek, licensed songs in movies, Shrek, the opposite of Nightcore, and Shrek this week!
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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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
Tidal playlist here
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.
All you gotta do is trust us to talk about the hit single "Shallow" from A Star is Born (2018)!
Covers by: Tyler Ward & Madison, Nightmare by Holocene, Pomplamoose, Peter Bence, Keno, The Philharmonic & Jules Aurora, SETYØURSAILS & Mike Perez
Tidal playlist here
Honestly, still shocked that this wasn't originally written for Dirty Dancing.
Covers by: Eric Carmen, Smokie, Paris Encore, Greyson Chance, John DeNicola, Moonlight Desires, David Hasselhoff
Tidal playlist here
Franke & The Knockouts original song here
Blockbuster Summer continues with the Spider-Verse smash hit, "Sunflower," by Post Malone. We talk about what this song has to do with Spider-Man, the joys of acoustic covers, and the merits of smoking cigarettes.
Covers by: Adam Christopher & Alex Farley, Elmira & NDA, Stand, Saph's Story ft. Galaxy Theift, 8-Bit Misfits, Stories, Chord Overstreet
Tidal playlist here
250 episodes in and I still can't get my audio right. We celebrate our latest milestone by kicking off Blockbuster Summer (RIP Entrepreneur Summer) with the Back to the Future classic "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis & The News!
Covers by: Gloria Gaynor, The Early November, Atelier Bossa-Conscious, PelleK, New Found Glory, Kristin Korb ft. Magnus Hjorth with Snorre Kirk and Mathias Heise, Scary Pockets ft. BAHAMAS
Tidal playlist here
Summer is here again and that means we're talking about another Summer jam on Cover Me! Get into goofy lyrics and the promise of the 90s as we talk "Steal My Sunshine" by LEN.
Covers by: I Can Chase Dragons!, The Maine ft. Derek Sanders, Lenka, Portugal. The Man ft. Cherry Glazerr, Sochi Krausse, and Todd Barriage
Spotify playlist here
Classic Kiwi Greta James (@poppythreadspopup) returns to discuss a Kiwi classic: "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House. We find out what Alex's least favourite country is, what feather dusters look like, and whether or not a hole in the roof of your car is a good thing!
Covers by: Sarah Black, Hayden Tee and the Generation WhY? Singers, Stanryck, Susan Boyle, LOLO, ISLAND, and Peter Stampfel
Spotify playlist here
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Big wheel keep on turning, Cover Me keep talking about song's loosely related to the Vietnam War. That's right, it's the Creedence Clearwater / Tina Turner classic, "Proud Mary" this week!
Covers by: Voices of East Harlem, Athenians of Toronto, Tina Turner, Bo Katzman Chor, Chimène Badi, Deanne Manley
Spotify Playlist here
Is Heart a Canadian band? What day of the week is the best to be born on? Did Alex's cousin record a weird music video in the early 2000s? Find out the answers to all these questions and more as we talk "Crazy On You" by Heart!
Covers by: The Lovemongers, Wednesday's Child, Blitzen Trapper, The Decemberists, DIAMANTE, Neil Hamburger
Spotify playlist here
YouTube playlist here
Unmarketable Mayhem concludes with one of the dumbest names from one of the biggest rock bands in history: "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin! We talk all about animals, the blues, post-nut clarity and more!
Covers by: Issa, Keith Emerson, Lana Rebel, Maya Beier, Steve 'n' Seagulls, Vanessa Fernandez
Spotify playlist here
We're already catching a lot of heat for talking about "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol this week for Unmarketable Mayhem, but that won't stop us! Yes, they say the line in the song! No, it's not an obvious title for the song!
Covers by: Holly Lang, Kate Ceberano, Curved Air, Sleeping At Last, Tommy Profitt and Fleurie, Ryan Waters Band
Spotify playlist here
Unmarketable Mayhem continues with Rod Stewart's 1981, "Young Turks"! Listen in to hear all about young love, black diamonds, and what it really means to drive a pickup truck!
Covers by: Sexton Blake, Pieter Embrechts & The New Radio Kings, Tony Halchak, Moonlight Desires, Rude Boy George, Misty Miller
Spotify playlist here
We take a break from Unmarketable May(hem) to talk with returning guest, Will Gill, about another 1998 power ballad made for a film! That's right, it's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith. Stick around to the end for a special bonus segment, "As We Always Say...," made by Will Gill! It's very exciting!
Covers by: Mark Chesnutt, New Found Glory, The Lounge-O-Leers, Griswolds, Lee Francis
Spotify playlist here
We don't want the world to see us, but we do want the world to listen to this episode about the Goo Goo Doll's questionably named hit, "Iris'!
Covers by: New Found Glory, Iron Horse and Pickin' On, Boyz II Men, Tangerine Dream, Leona Lewis, Christopher Dallo
Spotify playlist here
Out here on Cover Me we....farm for our meals? Find out all about farming, fighting, the failed Lifehouse Project, and more as we talk about The Who's greatest hit, "Baba O'Riley" this week!
Covers by: The Picketts, Those Darn Accordions, Waco Brothers, Blue Man Group, Richard McGraw
Spotify playlist here
Ruby Swan returns to Cover Me to chat with us about Robyn's club banger, "Dancing On My Own"!
Covers by: Electric Boys, Calum Scott, Elmquist/Kallerdahl Kombo, Cimorelli, Robyn Adele Anderson, The Regrettes
Spotify playlist here
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Is Dexys Midnight Runners international hit, "Come On Eileen" more "Born to Run" or "Born to Cum"? If that doesn't make you want to listen to this episode then I don't know what will.
Covers by: Save Ferris, Novel Vague, Sunshine's, Lou Bega, The Venetia Fair, Urselle
Spotify playlist here
Ever wonder what Iggy Pop full name is? Or what Morrisey's favourite album? Or if the movie Sucker Punch is any good? All these questions and more are addressed, if not actually answered, on this week's episode about "Search and Destroy" by The Stooges!
Covers by: Jared Louche and The Aliens, Corn Doggy Dog And The Half Pound, Sofia, Skunk Annie, Ministry, Florence + The Machine
Spotify playlist here
Let this podcast set in your shoes! Or your ears! Or where you like podcasts to set in. We're set to talk about "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & Fire this week!
Covers by: CDB, Cris Delanno, Cartoon Johnny, Billy Crawford, Mary Nelson, The Lost Fingers ft. Robin Nolan
Spotify playlist here
This week, we've got an episode full of covers of "Heart Full of Soul" by The Yardbirds!
Covers by: Els Draco, The Johnny Mann Singers, Chris Isaak, Rush, Peter Pan Speedrock, The Rockats, Paul Mark & The Van Dorens
Spotify playlist here
Smoke a joint, hop on a plane, and listen to us talk about The Byrds' psychedelic hit, "Eight Miles High" this week on Cover Me!
Covers by: Roxy Music, Hüsker Dü, 3, Dave Cloud and The Gospel of Power, Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen, Skydiggers
Spotify playlist here
On February 27, 2023, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band played a sold out show at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. We take a break from our regular episode format to talk about that show in depth!
Standard episodes return next week!
In classic Lover Me fashion, Alex flips the theme on its head by getting us to discuss "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc!
Covers by: Dee Dee Sharp, Will To Power, Fausto Papetti, Olive, Bonnie Tyler
Spotify playlist here
Greta James (Instagram: @poppythreadspopup Facebook: Poppy Threads) joins us to talk about love, life and Fleetwood Mac's "Little Lies" for Lover Me!
Covers by: Anna Ternheim, Mindy Smith, Hilary Duff, Alora & Senii, Skullcap, Unwritten Law ft. Caitlin Russo
Spotify playlist here
Jon Bell (Noise Berry Games) has come around again to talk about the 50s, surprises, and of course, "My Best Friend's Girl" by The Cars. It's a classic episode of Lover Me!
Covers by: Nirvana, Bickley, Hayseed Dixie, Butch Walker, Half Pint, Chad Hollister, Bhi Bhiman
Spotify playlist here
YouTube playlist here
Don't you remember we told you it's Lover Me, baby? We're kicking off the love song month with the sad song made famous by The Carpenters, "Groups (Superstar)"!
Covers by: Carpenters, Bette Midler, Sonic Youth, Miki Nakatani, Joshua James & Reesa James, Tennis, Holy Motors
Spotify playlist here
We freak out with special guest Ronald Chang over the Brett Morgen directed Bowie doc, Moonage Daydream.
Don't be sad, Bowie Me's not over yet! We're talking about The McCoys "Sorrow" which was not a hit for them, but did well enough for The Merseys and David Bowie!
Covers by: The Merseys, David Bowie, Status Quo, The Erin Orchestra, Die Toten Hosen, Manu Grace
Spotify playlist here
Calling out around the world, are you ready for an episode of Cover Me about Martha Reeves & The Vandellas' "Dancing in the Street"? I hope so, because here it is anyway!
Covers by: The Kinks, Carpenters, David Bowie & Mick Jagger, California Raisins, Atomic Kitten, Ivy Jo Hunter, Garou
Spotify playlist here
Cover Me cannot provide you with the gift of sound and vision, but hey at least we've got the sound part covered. We're talking David Bowie's surprise hit from 1977, "Sound and Vision"!
Covers by: Book of Love, Quasi, Motor Industries and Kristin Berg, The Sea and Cake, Franz Ferdinand, Molly Ledford, David Bowie
Spotify playlist here
Franz Ferdinand cover here
Freak out with us as we kick off the year with another month of nonstop Bowie content! We're talking David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream" this week!
Covers by: Racer X, Dave Cloud and The Gospel of Power, Professional Murder Music, Jonny Manak and The Depressives, Electric Standard, Eagles of Death Metal
Spotify playlist here
It's our year-end wrap up episode! We're talking Spotify Wrapped, our top 5 albums, and our best, worst, and weirdest episodes of the year!
Happy holidays and happy new year!
It's time to get horny for Santa and greed! We're talking "Santa Baby" written by Phillip Spencer and Joan Javits, and performed by Eartha Kitt with Henri René and His Orchestra on Cover Me!
Covers by: Homer & Jethro, Madonna, Everclear, Calista Flockhart, Miss Piggy, Michael Bublé, Vulfpeck
Spotify playlist here
Whether you're making love in the grass or marvelling at the birth of Jesus Christ, this episode of Cover Me is the perfect companion for you! We talk all about the tradition English folk ballad turned Christmas classic, "Greensleeves"!
Covers by: The Luton Girls Choir with the Melachrino Orchestra, John Coltrane Quartet, Pete Seeger, Russ Conway, Olivia Newton-John, The Trashmen, Jethro Tull, Sarah McLachlan, Andrew Bird
Spotify playlist here
The Christmas season is upon us and we're getting into the holiday spirit with...Sonic the Hedgehog?? It's "Escape From The City" by Jun Senoue, Ted Poley, and Tony Parnell.
Covers by: Sega Sound Team and Cash Cash, Skye Rocket, Tusk G., LongestSoloEver, lost:tree, The Third-Rates
Spotify playlist here
Crush 40 cover here
Do play this episode of Cover me if you want to hear more bout the Ben E. King classic "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"!
Covers by: Peppino Di Capri, Aretha Franklin, Datuk Sharifah Aini, Mariah Carey, Johnny Dũng, Beverley Knight, Bruce Springsteen
Spotify playlist here
Nothing can equal the splendour of two dudes talking about Kansas' rock radio staple "Carry On Wayward Son", am I right?
Covers by: Within The Ruins, Quietdrive, Sons of Serendip, Rich Wetzel with Groovin Higher and Lynn Nicholson, Neoni, Steve 'n' Seagulls
Spotify playlist here
Anyone who ever had a heart wouldn't turn around and hate this episode of Cover Me! We're talking about The Velvet Underground's catchy single, "Sweet Jane" this week!
Covers by: Mott the Hoople, Brownsville Station, Eater, Cowboy Junkies, Two Nice Girls, Willie Nile
Spotify playlist here
Greta James (@poppythreadspopup on Instagram, Poppy Threads on Facebook) joins us to discuss the Backstreet Boys comeback hit, "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"!
Covers by: Axel Boys Quartet, Thrill Collins, The Nannys, The Baseballs, Jonathan Young, skameleon
Spotify playlist here
YOUR Sharona? No, you must be mistaken, this is "My Sharona" by The Knack!
Covers by: POLYSICS, Leningrad Cowboys, Skaos, Erika Stucky, Papik and Walter Ricci, Kaspam Cult, Soraia
Spotify playlist here
It should come as no shock that we're talking about the shock rock/Halloween classic, "I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins for our Halloween episode.
Covers by: Nina Simone, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Kim Nalley, Nowlab, The Holophonics, William Shatner and Pat Travers
Spotify playlist here
You, the listener, have told us about all the covers we've missed over the years and we're finally getting around to talking about them! That's right! It's the first ever backlog episode, where we discuss listener suggested covers for songs we've previously covered on the show.
Covers include:
Get What You Give - Felix Cartal
Your Love - I See Stars
Heart of Glass - Miley Cyrus
This Must Be The Place - Dizzy
Running Up That Hill - Placebo
Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) - Bobby Womack
Love Hurts - Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons
Spotify playlist here
Thanks to everyone who submitted suggestions for this episode!
It's paradises aplenty this week as we discuss Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise" and Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise"!
Covers by: Panache Culture, Battery, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Aja & Toni Eberle
Spotify playlist here
Jon Bell (Noise Berry Games) returns to discuss all things British on this anthemic episode of Cover Me! We get patriotic with "God Save The King"! We even have a bonus segment this time! Wow!
Covers by: Alan Turner, Mahalia Jackson, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Queen, Frank Sidebottom, Royal Choral Society, Dolly Parton, Ken Tamplin, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Katherine Jenkins
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In honour of Jerry Allison, the recently deceased drummer for The Crickets, we're talking about a song you probably thought was by The Clash! It's "I Fought The Law" this week on Cover Me!
Covers by: The Bobby Fuller Four, The Clash, Dead Kennedys, The Pogues with Joe Strummer, Nanci Griffith, The Bad Shepherds, The Jolly Boys
Spotify playlist here
In honour of Jerry Allison, the recently deceased drummer for The Crickets, we're talking about a song you probably thought was by The Clash! It's "I Fought The Law" this week on Cover Me!
Covers by: The Bobby Fuller Four, The Clash, Dead Kennedys, The Pogues with Joe Strummer, Nanci Griffith, The Bad Shepherds, The Jolly Boys
Spotify playlist here
We take a break from our regular format to dive into workout remix covers and workout playlists in general.
Spotify playlist here
We take a break from our regular format to dive into workout remix covers and workout playlists in general.
Spotify playlist here
Four years of this show and we finally get around to talking about the song that kind of inspired our name! We're talking Bruce Springsteen's "Cover Me" on Cover Me!
Covers by: The Party Boys, Bestaff, Pickin' On, Thea Gilmore, The Boombox Hearts, The Apache Relay
Spotify playlist here
Four years of this show and we finally get around to talking about the song that kind of inspired our name! We're talking Bruce Springsteen's "Cover Me" on Cover Me!
Covers by: The Party Boys, Bestaff, Pickin' On, Thea Gilmore, The Boombox Hearts, The Apache Relay
Spotify playlist here
Summer is over! We pay respects to the recently deceased Olivia Newton-John by looking at the weird and wonderful covers of her classic ballad from Grease, "Hopelessly Devoted to You," this week on Cover Me.
Covers by: The Olivia Project, Fool Moon ft. Hien, Juliana Hatfield, Delta Goodrem, PIG, Mariachi Entertainment System, stories ft. Carlye Porazzo with Nikki Segal and Lilliana De Los Reyes
Spotify playlist here
Summer is over! We pay respects to the recently deceased Olivia Newton-John by looking at the weird and wonderful covers of her classic ballad from Grease, "Hopelessly Devoted to You," this week on Cover Me.
Covers by: The Olivia Project, Fool Moon ft. Hien, Juliana Hatfield, Delta Goodrem, PIG, Mariachi Entertainment System, stories ft. Carlye Porazzo with Nikki Segal and Lilliana De Los Reyes
Spotify playlist here
You wanted the best. You got the best. The hottest Entrepreneur Summer finale in the world! We're talking "Detroit Rock City" by KISS!
Covers by: The Mighty Mighty Bostones, Mattias IA Eklundh, Hayseed Dixie, Gene Walk Group, MAZIORA THE BAND, Avila
Spotify playlist here
No doubt about it, we're talking about one of the coolest songs of the 90s - maybe even one of the coolest songs of all time. Entrepreneur summer continues with Blackstreet's "No Diggity" featuring Dr.Dre and Queen Pen.
Covers by: Chet Faker, Cannibal Koffer, Beau Monga, Campsite Dream, Leo, Jazzystics
Spotify playlist here
You can listen to this episode whether you hollaback or not! "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani is the topic this week, but we also talk a lot about video games and the minions for some reason.
Covers by: Diplo, Adam and Andrew, Mock Jensen, Leo, Alejandro Diego with Slenderino and Gabriel Wittner, INNDRIVE with GUI2IN and Natasha, Dot N Life with Flera.
Spotify playlist here
Shhhhh....don't tell the Beehive about this episode. We can't handle that kind of heat. Just enjoy listening to us talk about "Halo" by Beyonce.
Covers by: Ahmir, Susan Wong, Lotte Kestner, The Kingdom Choir, George White Group ft. Luca Giacco, Claire Khodara
Spotify playlist here
We can't get enough of New York this Entrepreneur Summer! We're talking Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind"!
Covers by: Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Oleta Adams, Barbra Streisand and Billy Joel, Telly Leung, Alexis Cole
Spotify playlist here
Entrepreneur Summer continues with a discussion of Jay-Z's New York anthem "Empire State of Mind." We're out of our depth on this one and Genius actually...helps...us? Weird!
Covers by: Alicia Keys, Redefined, De La Cream, Trippynova, Aubrey Logan, Dasha with Martin Kumžák and Filharmonie Hradec Králové
Spotify playlist here
What could be more business-minded than comprising a song title solely of numbers? We dive into Smashing Pumpkin's commercial hit, "1979" along with frontman Billy Corgan's career as a writer, producer, and general behind-the-scenes man in the wild world of wrestling!
Speaking of numbers: this is the 200th episode of Cover Me! Wow!
Covers by: PIG, The Minstrels, Freedom Fry, Darlingside, Mandy Jones
Spotify playlist here
We can't help doing a movie review! It's entrepreneur summer and movies are a business, right? So listen to us talk about the Baz Luhrmann directed music biopic, ELVIS. We'll be back next week with more of the covers you...crave?
SPOILERS FOR THE FILM ELVIS ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE.
We said it'd never happen, so obviously it had to happen! Entrepreneur Summer 3: Back in Business! We're talking all summer long about musicians with businesses and we're kicking it off with the king of island escapism Jimmy Buffett and the hit that kicked off his entire array of business ventures: "Margaritaville".
Covers by: Alan Jackson ft. Jimmy Buffett, Reggae Machine, Richard Cheese, The Holophonics, Sammy Hagar and Toby Keith, Artichoke
Spotify playlist here
We spend a long, long time discussing Elton John's "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)" with returning guest Ruby Swan (Ruby Swan on YouTube)! We also talk about "Cold Heart" by Elton John, Due Lipa and PNAU, and of course we talk about "Where's The Shoorah".
Covers by: William Shatner, Kate Bush, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, David Fonseca, Heaven 17, Elton John with Due Lipa and PNAU
Spotify playlist here
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Cover Me talking about hits from the 80s? We've heard of stranger things. We're talking about "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush and Freaky Friday this week on Cover Me!
Covers by: Natalie Gauci, The Whole Bolivian Army, Bentley Jones, John, First Aid Kit, Car Seat Headrest
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Your own personal episode of Cover Me is here! That's right, this episode about Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" is just for you! Nobody else is getting this in their feed!
Covers by: Johnny Cash, Lollipop Lust Kill, Richard Cheese, Skip Soldier, Nina Hagen, Skapeche Mode, Shefita
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Dad rock is back on the menu! We talk about the Billy Joe Royal song written by Joe South and made a hit by Deep Purple and others, "Hush".
Covers by: Deep Purple, Merrily Rush, Santo & Johnny, Milli Vanilli, Kula Shaker, Captain Jack, Bjorn Berge
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Why bother talking to great lawyers about lepers and crooks when you could talk to literally anyone else about Bob Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man"? We go in-depth on Bobby D's hit diss track from 1965 this week on Cover Me!
Covers by: THE SPORTS, Kula Shaker, Deep Schrott, The Gunpoets, Brother Ali
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Trying to strike up a conversation with a black-haired flamenco dancer, but you don't know what to say? This podcast probably won't help with that, but you will learn a lot about "Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows!
Covers by: Max Thorn, Off The Beat, Counting Crows, Hidden in Plain View, John Lester Quartet, George White Group ft. Angie
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Hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy! We're talking Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" this week.
Covers by: Eartha Kitt, Butthole Surfers, Color Filter, L.A. Guns, Wild Colonials, Antietam with Catherine Irwin, Will Oldham, Tara O'Bannon, Anna Krippenstapel
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We're talking the best of sniper movies and '00s Scottish alt-rock this week! It's Franz Ferdinand's breakout hit, "Take Me Out" on Cover Me!
Covers by:Scissor Sisters, Daft Punk, Naum Gabo, Young Summer, Robyn Adele Anderson, Bruno Be and Ownboss
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Get the best of Cover Me this week as we talk about Foo Fighter's "Best of You"!
Covers by: Vitamin String Quartet, Pieter Embrechts & Thomas De Prins, Boyce Avenue, Ali McGregor, Dami Im, Dual Sessions
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TRIGGER WARNING: Michael Jackson's criminal allegations are brought up in the introduction. Skip to the 3:00 mark if you don't want to hear that.
It might seem like we're just talking about the Sega Genesis this week, but we're actually talking about the undeniably catchy pop hit, "Smooth Criminal" by the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson!
Covers by: Alien Ant Farm, Javier Alvarez, The Valiant Thieves, 2CELLOS, The Sexbots, Tony Succar and Jean Rodriguez
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Tony Succar and Jean Rodriguez version here
We take a break from the norm this week to talk about concerts in general, and to review Jacob Collier's performance in Vancouver on April 4!
We'll be back to standard episodes next week!
Well my friends, the time has come to talk about Lionel Richie's hit party anthem "All Night Long (All Night)".
Covers by: Big Daddy, South Dolphin, Raffaela, Tom Dice, Benjamin Ingrosso, Jacob Collier featuring Take 6 and the Metropole Orkest (conducted by Jules Buckley)
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No one gets away until they listen to us discuss Devo's eccentric hit, "Whip It" on this week's episode of Cover Me!
Covers by: Big Daddy, Def Dames, Moon Unit, Eye of The Dawn, Love and Death, Drazy Hoops, Cecilia Noel, Jamaican Me Breakfast Club
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Light your candles or get someone else to light them for you because we're talking "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding this week!
Covers by: Snafu, Black Crowes, Gov't Mule ft. Toots Hibbert, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Music Box Mania, Karizma Duo, DJ Spinna
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Because if there was any Lady Gaga song we were going to talk about on this show, it was obviously going to be the one with a member of the E Street Band playing on it. We're talking Lady Gaga's "The Edge of Glory" this week!
Covers by: Foster the People, Walk Off the Earth, Paul Middleton, Amanda Hagel, CoolKillers ft. Lucia Gil, Years & Years
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We're taking this podcast way back to the distant year of 2019 to talk about the debut single that dominated the airwaves, "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X! Take a trip down pre-pandemic memory lane as we discuss this country trap classic.
Remixes: Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil Nas X ft.Diplo and Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil Nas X ft.Billy Ray Cyrus with Young Thug and Mason Ramsey, Lil Nas X ft. RM and BTS
Covers by: Walk Off the Earth, The Animal in Me, Tiffany Alvord, Caleb Hyles, The Holophonics, Overspace with GameChops and K.K. Slider
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Cover Me gon' give it to you this week and by 'it' we mean a new episode talking about the runaway hit of the 2010s, "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars!
Covers by: Leo, Aramis String Quartet, Talisha Karrer, Fatboy Slim and Jerome Robins ft. Idris Elba, Jamie Cullum, Jonny May
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Just like the revolution, Cover Me keeps coming back around! We're talking about the sleeper hit, "Feel It Still" by Portugal!
Covers by: ZHU, Revelries ft. Henri Purnell, Pentatonix, Alyssa Reid, Hannah Dorman, CUBOT Records ft. Max Göttler, Bat!, The Holophonics]
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Even the greatest romances come to an end, and so Lover Me concludes this week with Cat Steven's "The First Cut is The Deepest."
Covers by: P.P. Arnold, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, D-Faction, Papa Dee, Bonfire, Sheryl Crow, Billy Valentine
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This episode of Lover Me was recorded in space! Isn't that freaky? We talk about Bart Howard's classic love song, "Fly Me to the Moon," a song with truly thousands of covers. Listen in to see if any version can top the Frank Sinatra version!
Covers by: Kaye Ballard, Frank Sinatra and Count Basie, Home & Jethro, Astrud Gilberto, Azz Izz Band, Jeff Duff, Avocuddle with Fets and Strange Fruits Music, Sia
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Well, listen to this! It's nothing but good vibes on this episode of Lover Me! Hall and Oates' sleeper hit, "You Make My Dreams (Come True)" takes the spotlight this week!
Covers by: John Oates, Speedogang, The DeLorean Sisters, Tyrone Wells, Danielle Prou, Pomplamoose, Rascal Flatts
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Lover Me is back and we're kicking the month off with an all-timer! "Kiss From a Rose" by Seal is this week's song!
Covers by: The Buffalo Chips, Luis Represas, Northern Kings, The Arrival, Gregorian, Shelly Sony
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Bowie Me is closing out an all-time classic! "Ashes to Ashes" is this week's song! We get into what Bowie was going through in 1979/1980 and how those experiences got channeled into this smash hit single and accompanying album, "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)."
Covers by: The Unquiet Void, Northern Kings, Momus, The Yellow Melodies, Icky Blossoms, Trevor Horn with Seal and The Sarm Orchestra
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We can't show you the way to the next whiskey bar but we can show you this episode of Bowie Me! We talk about the German opera song written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, and famously recorded by The Doors, and also David Bowie, "Alabama Song"!
Covers by: Georgia Brown, The Doors, David Bowie, Long Tall Texans, Todd Rundgren with Geoff Downes and Zoot Horn Rollo, The Talltones
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Bowie Me continues with one of the strangest choices for a Bowie original: "Loving the Alien"! Join us as we dissect the lesser known single from the critically-panned 1984 album, "Tonight".
Covers by: Icehouse, David Bowie, Heartbreak, Visage, Miriam Aida
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2022 is here and Bowie Me is back! It's all Bowie and Bowie related songs all month long! We're opening with the song Bowie wrote for one of his favourite bands! It's "All The Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople!
Covers by: David Bowie, Jimmy Barnes, Phe Cullen, The F-Ups, Wildstreet, Men Without Hats
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2021 is almost over! And 2022 promises to be...another year. So, before we have to deal with whatever 2022 has in store, we're going to do our annual review of our own show! We're talking Cover Me and music in general in 2021!
We review our Spotify Wrapped statistics, List our Top 5 albums of the year and the best, worst, and weirdest Cover Me episodes this year!
Share your own picks for top albums and Cover Me episode on Twitter with #CoverMePod!
Whether you're having a Christmastime or a different holidaytime this Decembertime, we hope it's a wonderfultime. And to get the goodtimes started, we are talking about Paul McCartney's beloved/loathed holiday single, "Wonderful Christmastime" on Cover Me.
Covers by: Diana Ross, Hilary Duff, Eli Young Band, The Shins, Straight No Chaser ft. Paul McCartney, Jimmy Buffett, Kylie Minogue ft. MIKA
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We are determined to talk about "Snowy," composed by Toby Fox for his hit game, Undertale! It's our annual video game ice/snow theme episode!
Covers by: DM DOKURO, Mycah ft. Smooshi, Videogame Flute Orchestra, Marimba Guy and Video Game All Stars, Mr. Tyler Larson, Ian Martyn, SuperDope
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I bet you look good listening to this episode of Cover Me! Returning guest Jeremy Mildenberger joins us to talk about the Arctic Monkeys breakout hit, "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor." Stick around for the bonus segment to see which of the Mildenberger brothers is better at determining whether a band is made up of brothers or just coworkers!
Covers by: Belle Lawrence, The Dancing Vamps, Baby Charles, Patrick & Eugene, Anton Du Beke, Aquapella
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You may not be able to have it all, but at least you can have this episode of Cover Me, where we discuss Adele's "Rolling in the Deep."
Covers by: Linkin Park, Amyst, Jamie xx, Aretha Franklin, Greta Van Fleet, MKJ and EMDI with Shiah Maisel.
Spotify playlist here
Linkin Park video here
Whether you're joining us from the womb or the tomb, this week's song is the perfect accompaniment for your dance! We're talking "Cosmic Dancer" by T Rex!
Covers by: Morrissey and David Bowie, Shakespears Sister, Joel Jerome and Cosmic Bears, Valerie June, Nick Cave, The Kills
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There's no better way to feel warm and bright than to listen to this episode! We discuss the Boffalongo song that became a King Harvest hit, "Dancing in the Moonlight."
Covers by: King Harvest, Liza Minnelli, Baha Men, Toploader, Jubel ft. NEIMY, CoolKillers ft. Nora Norman
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The world isn't ending, but our world surely will if you don't listen to us discuss the 1962 hit single, "The End of the World" by Skeeter Davis!
Covers by: Herman's Hermits, Carpenters, Judge Dread, Twiggy, Anika, Scarlett & Disher, Sharon Van Etten
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Greta James (Poppy Threads) joins us to talk about Guy Fawkes Night and the loosely related Katy Perry megabit, "Firework." Alex and Greta have their Guy Fawkes knowledge put to the test in a special quiz bonus segment! It's the first ever (and possibly last ever) Guy Fawkes Cover Me special.
Covers by: Ahmir, Telly Leung, The Cooltrane Quartet, Puddles Pity Party, Chase Holfelder
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We continue our comparison of The Velvet Underground and Nico to the tribute album I'll Be Your Mirror by discussing the back half of the album! Stick around for the final segment of "What's Pokemoning On" to hear our thoughts on the newly released Pokemon 25 album.
Covers by: Thurston Moore and Bobby Gillespie, King Princess, Courtey Barnett, Fontaines D.C., Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney
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We dive into the first half of one of the most influential albums of all time, The Velvet Underground & Nico and compare it to the first half of the recently released tribute album, I'll Be Your Mirror.
Covers by: Michael Stipe, Matt Berninger, Sharon Van Etten, Andrew Bird and Lucius, Kurt Vile, St. Vincent and Thomas Bartlett
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Jon Bell (Noise Berry Games) joins us once more to talk about The Metallica Blacklist and several cover versions of the hit Metallica ballad, "Nothing Else Matters." Stick around for the bonus segment, "Subgenre...Quiz?" to see if Jon knows more about metal subgenera than Alex, our resident music expert!
Covers by: Miley Cyrus, Elton Jon, Yo-Yo Ma, WATT, Robert Trujillo, and Chad Smith; My Morning Jacket, PG Roxette; Mon Laferte; Phoebe Bridgers
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See and hear more from Jon Bell at www.noiseberrygames.com
Returning guest Jon Bell (Noise Berry Games) joins us to talk about the hit JRPG series Persona and one of its signature songs, "Aria of the Soul." We talk about social sim mechanics and what games we think they should be added to in our bonus segment!
Learn more about the Persona series by watching The History of Persona on the Noise Berry Games channel here.
Covers by: Shoji Meguro (Blues in the Velvet Room, Electronica in the Velvet Room), Atsushi Kitajoh (Persona 4 Arena Ultimax), Eric EROCK Calderone, Ryota Kozuka (Persona 4 Dancing All Night: Dance Hymn of the Soul), t.komine (Persona 3 Dancing Moon Night), Mitsuhiro Kitadani (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)
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Find out exactly what Meat Loaf will and won't do to gain your affection as we delve into his comeback hit "I'd Do Anything for Love"!
Covers by: Vox Mystica, Reverse Osmosis, Future Idiots, G4 and Lesley Garrett, Tyce
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Finally, we're talking about Billy Joel on Cover Me. "The Entertainer" is the topic for this episode and we honour the song by dedicating only 3 minutes and 5 seconds of discussion to each version. Listen to what is quite possibly the shortest episode of Cover Me!
Covers by: Helen Reddy, Sheena Easton, Waylon Jennings, Amaya, Krstian Meurman, Jessica Vosk
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Sheena Easton music video here
We pay our respects to the late, great Charlie Watts by talking about "Beast of Burden" by The Rolling Stones this week. Stick around for a very special bonus segment where we celebrate three years of Cover Me! Three years!
Covers by: Bette Midler, Buckwheat Zydeco, Swiss Blues Authority and Polo Hofer, Urban Love and neck, Pure X, Kevër Gassé with Beluga's Trio and Apollinare Rossi, Ely Jaffe
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We've got what you need this week, and that's an episode of Cover Me dedicated to Biz Markie's only hit single "Just a Friend." Our bonus segment is all about sequels that were released 10+ years after the original, so stick around for that!
Covers by: Mario, Booker T. Jones ft. Biz Markie and Matt Berninger and Sharon Jones, Your Favorite Martian, Tally Hall, Scary Pockets ft. Harry Mack and Stan Taylor, Mabel, and 8-Bit Universe
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We're closing out Entrepreneur Summer 2: Pro Sex Summer with another Beatles classic: "Ticket to Ride." Stick around for the bonus segment to find out what we learned throughout the course of this misguided and poorly planned two-month themed event. It's been weird!
Covers by: Glen Campbell, Carpenters, Echo & The Bunnymen, Beatallica, Tangoloco, Eddie Money, Michael Zurita
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In this hot episode of Cover Me we talk about Frank Zappa's 7 minute long guitar solo, "Willie the Pimp." There's some lyrics in it too! We talk about songs we believe we could sing word for word in our bonus segment.
Covers by: Juicy Lucy, Aynsley Dunbar, Warren Cuccurullo, Qui, Spanner Jazz Punks
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It's not just a rumour. We really are talking about "La Grange" by ZZ Top this week. Stick around for the bonus segment to find out "What's Pokemoning on"!
Covers by: Hank Williams Jr., Phish, CMH Steel, Black Oak Arkansas, Vinnie Moore, Power Music Workout
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Cover Me is online and on the line if you want to talk about Blondie's hit sex work related single, "Call Me." Our bonus segment is about the musical Cats. Weird!
Covers by: Until December, The 69 Eyes, Da Vinci's Notebook, Tiffany, Squatweiller, Saw Loser, Tina Arena, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion
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We're kicking off the pro sex part of Entrepreneur Summer 2: Pro Sex Summer with an Austrian tango from the 1920s "Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo." (translated to "Just a Gigolo" in the west). That's what you kids are into, right? Austrian tango songs from 100 years ago? We spend our bonus segment talking about what David Lee Roth outfit we could pull off from his Just a Gigolo video!
Covers by: Richard Tauber & Dajos Bela and the Dajos Bela Kunstlerorchester, Bing Crosby, Louis Prima, Connie Francis, Village People, David Lee Roth, Bajazzerne, The Twang, Craecker
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Taxes, man! Entrepreneurs have to deal with that stuff for sure. We're talking "Taxman" by The Beatles in the last episode of the first half of Entrepreneur Summer 2: Pro Sex Summer. We catch up with the Pokemon 25 music thing in our bonus segment, What's Pokemonning On, or whatever we called it.
Covers by: Junior Parker, Black Oak Arkansas, Chilly, Ruder Than You, Saga, Besonegros, Tok Tok Tok, Randy Bachman
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This one goes out to all the employed listeners with a regular work schedule! We're talking "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton this week. We talk about music documentaries in our bonus segment. Entrepreneur Summer 2: Pro Sex Summer continues!
Covers by: Millencolin, Micky Modelle, VeggieTales, Jim Rovers, Home Free, Robbie Williams, Female Frequency, Lady Parts
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Whether you're taking care of business every day or every way, this episode of Cover Me is dedicated to you! We talk about Bachman–Turner Overdrive's working class classic, "Takin' Care of Business" as part of Entrepreneur Summer 2: Pro Sex Summer. Stick around for the bonus segment to hear us talk about some of the best montage songs.
Covers by: Kurtis Blow, Big Mouth, Alabama, D.O.A, Thunderpussy
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We talk about "Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy to help you get through the workweek. Our bonus segment is about songs you'd listen to in a heatwave because that was relevant when we recorded this!
Covers by: Habitual Sex Offenders, Jet Motor Crash, Josh Gracin, Kyung Ho Kim, Axel Force, Love Canon, Emil & Dariel ft. Mike Reno
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Tina Turner's "Private Dancer" is the topic of discussion in the first episode of Cover Me's "Entrepreneur Summer 2: Pro Sex Work Summer!" We talk more E3 news and stories in our bonus segment this week!
Covers by: Amii Stewart, The Black-eyed Susans, Jasy Andrews, Gennaro Cosmo Parlato, Mambo Kurt, 2Copy and DMFP, Adrienne Warren
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We're high on believing that you'll love this episode of Cover Me. We talk about "Hooked on a Feeling," originally performed by BJ Thomas and most known for the Blue Swede version featured prominently in 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy. We talk about what we expected from E3 2021 in our bonus segment.
Covers by: Johnathan King, Blue Swede, Trombo Combo, Grönwalls, Baha Men ft. Lester Adderley, Party Animals, Leo Luoto, Martin Nievera
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Nothing's fine, we're talking about Ednaswap's "Torn." Stick around for the bonus segment to hear us discuss what concerts we're looking forward to attending in a post-vaccinated world.
Covers by: Lis Sørensen, Trine Rein, Natalie Imbruglia, Marco de Farao ft. Rosetta Bove, Campsite Dream, Hanna Ferm, Annett Louisan
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Join your favourite lonely boys this week as we discuss "Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys. Stick around for the bonus segment and see if you can guess which honorific name belongs to which musician!
Covers by: Big Sam's Funky Nation, Garou, Iggy Pop, Assembly Required, Jason Owen, Taggy Matcher and Birdy Nixon, Flo's Jazz Casion ft. Clemens Ebenbichler, Sinfonico Honolulu
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This week's episode is the perfect companion for anyone who finds themselves lonesome on the trail. We talk all about Thin Lizzy's signature song "Cowboy Song." In our bonus segment, we discuss the best tracks from the Donkey Kong Country series.
Covers by: Jingo De Lunch, Material Issue, Golden Smog, Anthrax, Steve Grimmett, Nitzinger
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Here we go again talking about songs from the 80s. Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again" is the song of the week and there sure are some covers of it! Stick around for the bonus segment to hear our dissection of Katy Perry's new Pokemon 25 single "Electric."
Covers by: Mandaryna, Dań Maxwell & His Band, Audra Mae, The Old Ceremony, Dinah Eastwood, Metalachi
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Find out what all the commotion is about in Kings of Leon's international hit "Sex on Fire" this week on Cover Me. Stick around for the brand new bonus segment: "Band of Kings: Brothers of Leon."
Covers by: Julian Velard, The Bon Bon Club, Tina Cousins ft. Karl Twigg, Mark Topham, The Bikini Beach Band, Paul Stone, Meg Birch, OVERSTREET, Scary Pockets ft. Arlissa, Sevenn
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Special guest and musician Ruby Swan (@rubyswanofficial on Instagram) comes out of her cage to talk "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers with us. Alex and Ruby struggle to name the most popular songs of 2004 in a brand new bonus segment!
Covers by: Paul Anka, PlayRadioPlay!, Amy Macdonald, ELEW, Mika Urbaniek and Victor Davies ft. Maria Sadowska, Doń Diablo, Skatune Network
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We are joined once more by Stephen Reynolds (@stevvothetevo on Instagram) to shoot the breeze about Foster The People's sleeper hit "Pumped Up Kicks." In our bonus segment, Stephen tells you what the theme of this summer is going to be and it's not white boy summer!
Covers by: Oak and Gorski, The Kooks, Michael Wood Band, Usher, Danna Richards, Chilled Aqua, 3TEETH
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The brains we have are going straight to your head this week and don't ask me what that means! We talk about Oasis' anthemic hit, "Don't Look Back in Anger" this week. Stick around for our bonus segment to discover our deepest thoughts on novelty bands.
Covers by: The Wurzels, Style Project, Portugal. The Man, Al-Pha-X ft. Sebastien Flynn-Goze, Yours Truly
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Wait! Those podcasts don't love you like we love you! We talk about "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs this week. In our bonus segment, we talk about the artists that got us into hip hop.
Covers by: Duke Special, The New Standards, Keaton Henson, The Frey, Anderson .Paak, Freya Ridings, Camp Cope, 8-Bit Arcade
Playlist here
Sorry in advance for the audio quality on this episode!
We talk about Lorde's breakout hit "Royals" this week. In the bonus segment, we discuss what nation we would like to rule over for a day. Also Prince Phillip died recently so I guess this is relevant? Hooray!
Covers by: Bruce Springsteen, PelleK, Natty Bong, Richard Cheese, Obadiah Parker, Otep, Badi Assad
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Flutes? in MY prog rock songs? It's more likely than you think. We're talking about Jethro Tull's "Locomotive Breath" this week. Stick around for the bonus segment where we talk about whose solo career is better than their original band's work.
Covers by: Rabbitt, Claw Boys Claw, Cat Gang, W.A.S.P., Styx, Steve Lieberman The Gangsta Rabbi, The Blues Collective
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We've gone ahead and given you a new episode of Cover Me! This week is Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' "Breakdown"! Stick around for the bonus segment to find out which member of the Traveling Wilburys would win in a fight.
Covers by: Suzi Quatro, Grace Jones, Wolfie, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Adele Zane, The CalypsoNuts, Nicole Ockmond, Spoon
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Daft Punk may have retired but Cover Me is still going strong...er! We talk "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk this week and we discuss what animated band we would like to be drawn in the style of in our bonus segment!
Covers by: Uminksi, Kanye West, Vitamin String Quartet, Oxford Out of the Blue, PelleK, Son of Dave, Pomplemousse, 8-Bit Arcade
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If you listened to last episode's bonus segment this should come as no surprise. We only wanna talk about "Only Wanna Be With You" by Hootie & The Blowfish. We talk about what some of the best Pokemon tracks for sampling are in our bonus segment. Weird!
Covers by: ApologetiX, Pickin' On, Darius Rucker, Piano Dreamers, Arturo Jimenes, Post Malone
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Special guest Jon Bell (JaRDev) joins us to talk about The Darkness' biggest hit, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love," and share his insights on what artists and songs should be included on the Pokemon 25th Anniversary album.
Covers by: Demian Dempsey, Jackie O, Lemar, Hayseed Dixie, Xtension Chords, Glee ft. Adams Lambert, Delta Goodrem, 8-Bit Arcade
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Soak in the audio of eternal youth that is this week's episode of Cover Me. We talk about Bob Dylan's famous lullaby, "Forever Young." Stick around for the bonus segment to find out what we've been listening to.
Covers by: Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Pretenders, Ole Thestrup, Pete Seeger, Blake Shelton, Deep Wave and Melissa Bel
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We wrap up Lover Me with an all-time classic from one of the most influential albums of all time, "The Velvet Underground and Nico". It's "I'll Be Your Mirror" by The Velvet Underground this week. Stick around for our bonus segment where we reflect on our second year of Lover Me.
Covers by: The Primitives, Underground Lovers, Lou Reed, Clem Snide, AM and Julianna Raye, Shakespears Sister, Sounds Like Adam, SWANN, Lowland Hum
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It's true, we're talking about James Blunt's smash hit, "You're Beautiful" this week! Alex gives his thoughts on some of the so-called worst songs of all time in our bonus segment. Lover Me continues!
Covers by: Vitamin String Quartet, Maria Lawson, Marcela Mangabeira, The Twang, Saw Loser, Future Idiots, Atelier Bossa Conscious, Marty Murray, Tom Dice
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Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" is a cover!? It is! We talk about the hit country love song originally performed by Anita Carter this week! Our bonus segment is full of country music recommendations! It's Lover Me all over again!
Covers by: Johnny Cash, Tom Jones, Bob Dylan, Blondie, Wall of Voodoo Social Distortion, Frank Zappa, DragonForce
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Lover Me returns! We discuss Wreckless Eric's hit song "Whole Wide World." Alex can't distinguish between human voices and guitars! We talk about love songs that we can think of in our bonus segment!
Covers by: Eppu Normaali, The Monkees, Die Toten Hosen, Mental as Anything, The Proclaimers, The Bad Shepherds, Cage The Elephant, Billie Joe Armstrong
Spotify playlist here
Cover Bowie concludes with the title track from David Bowie's third album, "The Man Who Sold The World." In our bonus segment, we discuss how we've been handling the death of David Bowie for these past five years. It's Cover Bowie!
Covers by: Lulu, John Cougar Mellencamp, Midge Ure, Nirvana, Eye 2 Eye, Thin White Ziggy, Unsound Americans
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Cover Bowie continues with a hit song from a long forgotten film. We're talking "Wild is the Wind" written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington, and originally performed by Johnny Mathis. We talk about the hit musical "Lazarus" in our bonus segment. It's all sorts of Bowie!
Covers by: Nina Simone, David Bowie, Madeline Eastman and Tom Harrell, Esperanza Spalding, Xiu Xiu, Rosemary Standley and Sylvain Griotto
Spotify playlist here
Rest assured, this episode is no godawful small affair. Cover Bowie continues with one of David Bowie's all-time greatest songs, "Life on Mars?". We talk about some of Bowie's acting work in our bonus segment.
Covers by: Flaming Lips, Caecille Norby, Seal, Vamps, AURORA, 8-Bit Arcade
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Some people like to listen to podcasts and they get called assholes, that won't happen to you if you listen to this episode about "Pablo Picasso" by Modern Lovers. In our bonus segment, we discuss the visual arts and how we don't know a lot about them.
Covers by: John Cale, Burning Sensations, Phranc, David Bowie, FourYearBeard, The Tellers, Jack White
Spotify playlist here
Burning Sensations and Phranc versions here
We made it to the end of this awful year, and if you're reading this then so did you! Congratulations! This episode is all about the year 2020. We share our Spotify Wrapped statistics for the year, our top 5 albums of the year, and our personal ratings for best, worst, and weirdest episode of the year! Come celebrate the end of the year with us!
All I want for Christmas is for you to listen to this episode. We talk about Mariah Carey's inescapable Christmas single, "All I Want For Christmas is You." In our bonus segment we reveal our holiday food staples! It's the Cover Me Holiday Special!
Covers by: My Chemical Romance, The Cheetah Girls, Michale Bublé, CeeLo Green, Aloe Blacc, August Burns Red
Spotify playlist here
This podcast, children, it's just a click away. It's just a click away. We're talking Rolling Stone's "Gimme Shelter" this week and there's nothing you can do about it! We talk about world music in our bonus segment for reasons that will become clear as you listen to the episode!
Covers by: Merry Clayton, Cal Tjader, Sisters of Mercy, Patti Smith, U2 & Fergie & will.i.am & Mick Jagger, Playing for Change, Flora Martinez.
Spotify playlist here
It's another video game winter music episode! We talk about "Freezeezy Peak" in great detail despite the fact that Alex has barely played Banjo-Kazooie! We talk about Super Smash Bros in the bonus segment! It's a fun time!
Covers by: The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra, Video Game Piano Players, 20-Bit Dream, ToxicxEternity, CrazyGroupTrio, The Game Brass, Pixelated Quality, Qumu, NinDjent0.
Spotify playlist here
You bet your life we're talking about "Cornflake Girl" by Tori Amos this week. And you can also bet your life that we talk about cereal in our bonus segment!
Covers by: Annie Adams, Vitamin String Quartet, Liza Lee, Morphology, Cavedoll, The Dentists, Florence + The Machine
Spotify playlist here
Jeopardy catchphrase! That's right, we're talking about the Jeopardy theme (ThinK!) on this episode and there's nothing you can do about it! We talk about what game show we'd like to be on in our bonus segment!
Covers by: Dominik Hauser, TV Theme Band, Cool & Classy, Mount Royal Orchestra, Geek Music, 8-Bit Arcade, Four Bitchin' Babes, Hanz Williams, The TV Theme Players, Piano Project
Official Think Theme variations found here
Spotify playlist here
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Prepare to get revved up and cut loose like a deuce! We're talking Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded By The Light"! That's all we do! There's a lot to talk about in this song!
Covers by: Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Funkstar De Luxe, Plan 9, Bruce Springsteen, Matt Vemanis, Royal Melody
Spotify playlist here
So here we are pretending it's 1999! Special guest Stephen Reynolds returns to do everything he can for us. We talk about YouTube channels in our bonus segment. It's a weird one, folks.
Covers by: Joe and The White Boys, mx31619, SPEYERE, 8-Bit Universe, Matt Heafy, Mike Herrera, Oz One, Goldfinger, Sam Mathias, MickMazzMusic
YouTube playlist here
Beat the summer heat with this refreshing episode of Cover Me. We talk about The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City." Stick around for the bonus segment to find out which is better: summer days or summer nights.
Covers by; B.B. King, Quincy Jones, Tea, Butthole Surfers, Styx, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Eels, Sandy Sasso.
Spotify playlist here
NOFX and Frank Turner released a split album of covers and we reviewed it! It's a long episode, but if you're looking for a Cover Me style analysis of all 10 covers, along with the original songs, then you better smash that play button!
Spotify playlist of originals and covers here
This week on Jake Cressy's Cover Me Featuring Alex Mildenberger, we talk about "Black Magic Woman" by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac Featuring Jeremy Spencer in honour of Peter Green. it's also our 100th episode! Stick around for the bonus segment to hear us discuss what we think the best episode of Cover Me is for new listeners!
Covers by: Santana, Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Dennis Brown, Michael Coleman, Pink turtle, Mark Bodino, Sweet Baby J'ai, Gregor Hilden & Richie Arndt
Spotify playlist here
You don't need blue suede shoes or raving shoes to enjoy this episode of Cover Me, but it might help. We talk about Marc Cohn's autobiographical hit single "Walking in Memphis." In our bonus segment, we discuss what the best track is on Paul Simon's legendary album, "Graceland."
Covers by: Cher, Scooter, The John Tesh Project, Lonestar, Paul Anka, Alex Goot, Andy and Grey and NDA, Dean Dyson
Spotify playlist here
You're young, I know. But even so, you can really learn a lot from this episode of Cover Me! We talk about the Everly Brothers "Love Hurts" and its many, much more famous covers. We resurrect the long dead segment "YouTube Comment Hall of Fame" for our bonus segment! Stick around to the very end to hear the full Cover Me cover of "Love Hurts"!
Covers by: Roy Orbison, Nazareth, Jim Capaldi, Cher, Triumph, Rod Stewart, Cover Me
Spotify playlist here
Jim Capaldi version here
My name is Lucifer, please take this new episode of Cover Me! We dive into Black Sabbath's "N.I.B" in this week's epsiode! Find out more about the history of heavy metal music and then stick around for the bonus segment to find out what's better: Twizzlers or Nibs.
Covers by: Black Sabbath, White Stains, Acid Drinkers, Blood Coven, Krokus, Hilary Woods
Spotify playlist here
Whether you souls-like or souls-dislike the Souls franchise, you'll be sure to souls-like this episode of Cover Me. Jon Bell of JaRDev joins us once more to talk about the Motoi Sakurabab composed final boss theme from Dark Souls, "Gwyn, Lord of Cinders." We talk about some of our favourite Souls-like games in our bonus segment. Covers by: Songe, Smooth McGroove, insaneintherainmusic, Alex Roe, Skar, Celestial Aeon Project, Borja Spotify playlist here We refer to the 8-Bit Music Theory "How Dark Souls Turns Motifs Into Music" video frequently in our dissection and that video can be seen here
Get ready for discourse about The White Stripes that isn't centred around whether Jack White and Meg White were siblings or spouses. We're talking "Hotel Yorba" this week! We pit Jack Black against Jack White in our bonus segment, Battle of the Band: Jack Attack! Covers by: Dutch Bunny, The Red Stripes, Mack & Jeg, Rebound, Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones, Cash Returns, White Knight Instrumental, Anorexia Isan Spotify playlist here
Black Lives Matter. Defund the Police. If it's warm then you won't need much more than this new episode of Cover Me! We celebrate Minneapolis and Prince this week by talking about "Raspberry Beret." Stick around for the bonus segment to find out which video games has the best licensed music soundtracks! Covers by: Hindu Love Gods, Maggie Kim, Dave Damiani, Caballero Reynaldo, Freedom Kerl, Frankenstein 3000, Rachelle Garniez Spotify playlist here
Black Lives Matter. Defund the Police. Cover Me is calling to the faraway towns with a brand new episode! We're talking "London Calling" by The Clash this week. We talk about music we're currently listening to in our bonus segment. It's a good time in these dark times, so sit by the river and give it a listen! Covers by: Captain Tractor, The N.C. Thirteens, Prozak for Lovers, Dubmatix ft. Don Letts and Dan Donovan, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band ft. Tom Morello, Boy Division, The Beatlesons Spotify playlist here
Black Lives Matter. Defund the Police. This week on Cover Me we're talking about Deep Blue Something's one and only hit, "Breakfast at Tiffany's." It may be a hit, but let's be honest this song is garbage. We also talk about ho we're doing in our bonus segment so be sure to hang around for that. Covers by: Jackie O, Future Idiots, Quietdrive, Phone Calls From Home, Andrea Begley, Johnathan Young ft. Travis Carte, Groovy Waters Spotify playlist here Andrea Begley's version here
Thank you very much for tuning into to this week's episode of Cover Me! We brought on Alex's brother, Jeremy Mildenberger, to discuss Styx's synthy 80s hit, "Mr.Roboto." Stick around for another edition of "Same Song, Different Chorus" where Alex and Jeremy compete to see who can better differentiate between the lyrics of "Show Me The Way" by Styx and "Show Me The Way" by Peter Frampton. Covers by: Polysics, Tufts Beelzebubs, Leisure Kings, Marc With a C, The New Dominions, Kids on Drugs, Glee ft. Skylar Astin Spotify playlist here YouTube playlist here
If this ol' world's got you tired and down then this is the episode for you! We're talking "Up On The Roof" by The Drifters! Stick around for the bonus segment to hear us talk about our favourite places to be alone. This episode is all about two solid dudes talking about solitude. Covers by: The Jackson 5, Carole King, Ike & Tina Turner, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Ray Brown Jr and Sophie B. Hawkins, Boyz II Men Spotify playlist here Ray Brown Jr and Sophie B. Hawkins version here
We talk about the birth of rock n roll with Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti' this week! Stick around for the bonus segment to see if Alex can goes songs based only on readings of the non-verbal vocalizations! Covers by: Pat Boone, Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac, George Jones and Johnny Paycheck, Cliff Richard, Queen, Retro Style ft. Auley McKenzie, The Jallies Spotify playlist here
You'd like to take this episode home and that's understood. We're talking about Kraftwerk's hit single "Das Modell" or "The Model." Stick around for our bonus segment to hear us talk about some of our favourite non-American/European musicians! Covers by: Snakefinger, Hikashu, Rammstein, The Tremolo Beer Gut, Sessiones Reggae Instrumental, he Bad Shepherds, Seu Jeorge e Almaz Spotify playlist here YouTube playlist here
We're talking about one of the most feel good songs of all time to help deal with the quarantine blues! Find out how much Gregg Alexander hates capitalism as we analyze New Radical's "You Get What You Give." Stick around for our bonus segment to hear about organs! Covers by: Timo Räisänen, Pickin' On, Panda Transport, Charming Horse ft. Grace Grundy, Harriet, Beacon Street, Scary Pockets Spotify playlist here
Here it is now! The "Smells Like Teen Spirit" episode of Cover me! We talk all about Nirvana's hit song and an oddball collection of cover versions. We briefly talk about quarantine livestreams in our bonus segment. Covers by: Tori Amos, Dusty Cowhsit, Patti Smith, Rhythms Del Mundo, The Muppets Barbershop Quartet, Cinematic Pop, Scary Pockets, Shaka Ponk Spotify playlist here
Let this episode of Cover Me be the angel that flies you from monotony! We 're talking John Prine's hotly covered classic, "Angel From Montgomery" this week. In an effort to brighten things up, we also discuss positive songs that make us feel good in our bonus segment! Covers by: John Denver, Bonnie Raitt, Totta Näslund, Diesel, Redhead Express, Jessie Buckley Spotify playlist here
I hope you're all finding a way to get a little sunshine in your lives because you won't be getting any from this episode! We talk about the late, great Bill Withers hit "Ain't No Sunshine." Find out what music we're listening to in our spare time in our bonus segment! Covers by: Tom Jones, John Waite, Ladysmith Black Mambazo ft. Des'ree, Jazzkantine, Buddy Guy ft. Tracy Chapman, Coeur de Pirate, Passenger, Max Oazo ft. Cami Spotify playlist here Buddy Guy version here
You can't go over to Stacy's house after school because school is cancelled and you're social distancing! Instead, you can listen to us talk about "Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne. We also talk about one hit wonders that deserve more recognition in our bonus segment! Covers by: Freshman Fifteen, Lost Boys of Penzance, Bowling For Soup, The Holophonics, LLC, Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox ft. Casey Abrams, Norbert Leo Butz, Kasum Spotify playlist here
Get up and then get right back down again because there's a new episode of Cover Me and you've got nowhere to go anyway. We're talking "Down With The Sickness" by Disturbed this week. I make Alex guess songs that were banned from radio play after 9/11 in our bonus segment. It's a quarantine time. Covers by: Proto X, Midnite String Quartet, Mock Jensen, Robyn Adele Anderson, Marco Landry, Ten Second Songs Spotify playlist here
We're giving you a whole new episode of Cover Me and we're not even asking for a taste of your whiskey in exchange! We bring on Will "The Thrill" Gill (Bowhead Corp) to talk about Don Schlitz' country classic "The Gambler," made famous by Kenny Rogers. Stick around for our bonus segment where we talk about music we're embarrassed to listen to! Versions by: Bobby Bare Sr, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash, Happy Campers, Micky Modelle, Brian Posehn, Busy Signal, Steve Hofmeyr Spotify playlist here
We're wrapping up our Bond song month with a look at the latest one from Billie Eilish. No covers this week but stick around for the bonus segment to find out what some of our favourite songs made specifically for films are!
You know, we used to say live and let live all the time on this show. Not anymore! It's "Live and Let Die" (by Paul McCartney and Wings) from here on out! WE talk about what artists we'd like to see making Bond songs in our bonus segment. Covers by: Ray Conniff, Inger Lise Rypdal, Guns N Roses, Hank Marvin, Daniel Johnston, Pato Fu, Mystic-Force, Billy Joel, Frank Turner Spotify playlist here
Diamonds are forever and if you put this episode on repeat then it can be forever too! We talk about Shirley Bassey's 1971 Bond song, "Diamonds are Forever". Stick around for our bonus segment where we discuss what the best movies named after songs are. Covers by: John Barry, Cinerama, Project: Pimento, haka Khan, Rozalla, Penelope Sai, Moulin Rouge, Pink Diamond Revue Spotify playlist here
This episode is sneaky, suave, and almost certainly drunk. That's right, we're talking about the classic "James Bond Theme" written by Monty Norman, arranged by John Barry, and performed by John Barry, Vic Flick and an orchestra. Stick around for our bonus segment where we talk about what the best spy films are. Covers by: Johnny & The Hurricanes, Glen Campbell, Barry Adamson, Rare (Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope, Robin Beanland), Moby, Reverend Organdrum, Daniel Lantz Trio, Melbourne Ska Orchestra Spotify playlist here
Just like approximately 38% of all marriages in Canada, Lover Me is ending with divorce. We talk about Gordon Lightfoot's devastating hit "If You Could Read My Mind" and do our best to make some fart jokes to lighten the mood. Stick around for our bonus segment to see us compare the Lover Me songs head-to-head in true romantic fashion. Covers by: Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Viola Wills, Stars on 54, Scala & Kolacny Brothers, Olivia Fries-Farr, David Hasselhoff ft. Ava Cherry Spotify playlist here
The penultimate episode of Lover Me is a big deal for Alex and me because we talk about "Heroes" by David Bowie. We fucking love David Bowie. So much so that we forgot the mention the quotation marks in the title of this song that imply a certain level of irony in the lyrics. So I've mentioned that here where you're almost certain to never see it. Also we rank Bowie's Berlin Trilogy in our bonus segment so stick around for the whole episode. Covers by: Blondie, Billy Preston, Oasis, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Motorhead Spotify playlist here Oasis cover here
It's the bonus segment from the I Want to Know What Love Is episode! We do the Newlyweds game with JaRDev's Jon Bell and Vanessa Noll from Meditations With Vanessa! Come learn a thing or two about our guests and see who is the most newly wed or whatever!
If you want to know what love is then you've probably come to the wrong podcast, but if you want to know what we think about Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" then you're definitely in the right place. JaRDev's Jon Bell joins us again along with Vanessa Noll from Meditations With Vanessa! It's the most chaotic episode of Cover Me so far! The bonus segment for this episode will drop separately on Valentine's Day! Covers by: Big Daddy, Gloria Gaynor, Jahmark & The SoulShakers, Mariah Carey, Alvin & The Chipmunks, Amason, Yama Laurent, Tyler and Mark Spotify playlist here
This must be the podcast to listen to this week if you wanna hear about "This Must Be The Place" by Talking Heads. If you don't want that, maybe just stick around anyway. It's the start of Lover Me, a month of nonstop love songs and cover songs! We talk about things we forgot tot all about in our bonus segment! It's a lovely episode all round! Covers by: Shawn Colvin, Kishi Bashi, Brothertiger, iron & Wine ft. Ben Bridwell, Sure Sure, Echosmith, Kelaska Spotify playlist here
Listening to Cover Me this week is the universal dream! We talk about "Limelight" by Rush in honour of Neil Peart! Alex guesses what Rush songs are in the Canadian Songwriters' Hall of Fame in our bonus segment! Covers by: Kip Winger, Rockabye Baby, Winston K, Boundary Exception, Wade Baynham, Fleesh, Ninja Sex Party Spotify playlist here Limelight music video here
You may not know a lot about trigonometry, but you'll know a lot about Sam Cooke's "(What a) Wonderful World" by the time you're done listening to this episode! Stay tuned for our brand new bonus segment, "Heads or Tails"! Covers by: The Supremes, Otis Redding, Art Garfunkel ft. Paul Simon and James Taylor, Gloria Gaynor, Terrence Trent D'Arby, The Flying Pickets, Rod Stewart, Patty Lomusico, Imaginary Future Spotify playlist here
We get uh...churchy in this episode about the hymnal hit "Unclouded Day" written by Josiah Kelley Alwood and famously recorded by the Staple Singers. Alex does a very good Johnny Cash impersonation. We talk about our favourite country artists in our bonus segment. Covers by: The Staple Singers, Willie Nelson, Don Henley, Johnny Cash, Blaze Foley, Dudley Stiles, Randy Travis, Soldier String Quartet (ft. Jason White, Tiye Giruad, Bobby Radcliffe, Napua Davoy), Marisa Anderson Spotify playlist here
It's not Queen this week, but it's Queen adjacent. Jon Bell (of JaRDev fame) returns once more to discuss and review Ben Elton's jukebox musical based on the works of Queen. Follow along as we tear apart this garbage play! Stick around for the bonus segment where we talk about what bands we'd like to see a musical for! Listen to the original cast's versions of the songs here
We're looking back on the year 2019 and all the good times we've had on Cover Me. We discuss our Spotify Wrapped statistics, what we've learned this year, and what the best, worst, and weirdest episodes of the podcast were. The audio quality on this one isn't great, so sorry about that. Happy New Year!
Last Christmas we talked about Little Drummer Boy, but this Christmas we're talking about "Last Christmas" by Wham! We go in depth on the 10th best selling Christmas single that you've been trying to avoid all month! We talk about who we want to record a Christmas album in our bonus segment. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, enjoy the show! Covers by: Jimmy Eat World, Taylor Swift, Frank Turner, Ariana Grande, Leo, Carly Rae Jepsen, Gwen Stefani, Aloe Blacc Spotify playlist here
Whether you're sliding on ice or trying to reunite a mother with their lost child, there's no better song for the season than the ice level music from Super Mario 64. Join us for another almost Christmas song as we discuss Koji Kondo's "Snow Mountain." We keep the conversation on ice in our bonus segment where we talk about some of the best ice levels in video games! Covers by: Mario and Sonic at The (2010) Olympic Winter Games, Electric Concerto, Neku, Super O'Brothers, MetalLegends64, Qumu, DasKuchenMan, CrazyGroupTrio, InspirAspir, Andrew Moniz Spotify songs here YouTube songs here
I know that you know "I Know There's An Answer" by The Beach Boys but do you know all the covers of it? Listen along and hear the best and the worst! Stick around for the bonus segment to find out what instrument we would be if we could be one for a day. Covers by: Sonic Youth, Frank Black, The Levellers, Vitamin String Quartet, Duke Special, Golab, Les Liminanas, YYY ft. Lydia Liza and The Cool Moon Spotify playlist here The Levellers and Les Liminanas here
Griffin North (Tora Steals Things) joins the boys to deny that Fleet Foxes "White Winter Hymnal" is a Christmas song! We discuss non-holiday themed songs that make us think of the holidays in our bonus segment! Follow along and try to keep your head on! Covers by: Kina Grannis, Birdy, Belle Jewel, The Hangovers, Kim Wilde ft. Marty Wilde, Pentatonix, Gardiner Sisters, Bernard Dubicki, Alexander Armstrong YouTube playlist here Spotify playlist here
There's something happening here. It's pretty clearly a new episode of Cover Me. We talk about Buffalo Springfield's protest anthem "For What It's Worth." If you hang around for the bonus segment you can listen to us name our favourite songs about war. Huh! Covers by: The Staple Singers, Cher, Link 80, Rush, Ozzy Osbourne, Queensryche, Crosby Stills & Nash, Dawn Landes, The Lone Bellow Spotify playlist here
We're the baaaaaad pod. "Meditations With Vanessa" host Vanessa Noll joins the boys to talk about Billie Eilish's 2019 breakout hit. Things get relaxing in our bonus segment where we discuss calming music. Covers by: Billie Eilish ft. Justin Bieber, The Interrupters, The Cog is Dead, Sara Farell, NateWantsToBattle, Ankor, Kurt Hugo Schneider and Macy Kate and Aaron Encinas, Leo, Carver Commodore Spotify playlist here
BABY! There's a new episode of Cover Me and we're talking about Billy Ocean's hit single, "Love Really Hurts Without You" For some reason we talk about what Billy Joel song we'd be in our bonus segment! It's a relatively short one so jump on in, the pod is fine! Covers by: Sven Erics, Bad Boys Blue, Billy Lofton, Bryan B, Pepita Slappers, Cheree, Rosanna Francesco, Matt Michaels. Spotify playlist here
JaRDev's Jon Bell joins us once more to talk about Queen's only song about being in love with a vehicle, "I'm In Love With My Car." Listen to Jake tell a hundred stories about his dying vehicle, and stay tuned for our bonus segment where we answer a question somebody sent in! Covers by: Queen and Paul Rodgers, Gary Schutt, Rock4, Scream, The Dogs Divine, The Plastic FanTastics, Kip Winger, Loser's Lounge ft. Joe McGinty, Mercuretto Spotify playlist here YouTube playlist here
Jesse Crossley is back for another Halloween Spooktacular to talk about stalkers, magic, Disney, and more! We dive deep into The Police's hit single, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" In the bonus segment, we discuss some of the spookiest songs we know! Covers by: Chaka Demus & Pliers, Soraya, Mitchel Musso, Pieter Embrechts & The New Radio Kings, Bev Lee Harling,The Afghan Whigs, Jazzystics ft. Lona, Marcela Mangabeira, Barb Jungr, Jacob Collier & Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley YouTube playlist here Spotify playlist here
True love will find you in the end, but in the meantime you should check out this episode about one of the most popular songs by Daniel Johnston. Hang around until the end to hear Alex and Jake discuss autumnal jams in the bonus segment. Covers by: Spectrum, Wilco, Beck, Matthew Good, Headless Heroes, Mates of State, Crybaby, Runaway Orchestra, Elizabeth & the Catapult, RM Hubbert Spotify playlist here
It's not the podcast you deserve, but it's the one you need. We're talking "Just What I Needed" by The Cars on this week's episode. We talk about the best place to listen to music and becoming audiophiles in our bonus segment! Covers by: Big Daddy, Slap of Reality, Diskothi-Q, Ghoti Hook, Color Wall, Poison, Derwood Andrews, Kim Wilde, Seaway Spotify Playlist here Kim Wilde version here
Throw this on after a long day at work so you can take Jake and Alex home with you tonight! We're talking Eddie Money's biggest hit song! Stick around for the bonus segment to hear us discuss what musician's discography we'd like to own the rights to. Covers by: The Madison Project, The MadHatters, Every Avenue, Topmodelz, Bulletboys, FNA, Rein[forced] ft. The Dark Clan and Ego Likeness, Glee, Death Blossoms Spotify playlist here Hit us up on Twitter with the hashtag #CoverMePod or @JakeTheCressy or @SomeAlexWiseGuy Email us at CoverMePod@Gmail.com
Celebrate the start of the spooky month by listening to us analyze Alice Cooper's hit trashy love song "Poison"! Stick around for the bonus segment to hear us talk about what musicians we could dress up as for Halloween! Covers by: The Vandals, Tub Ring, Groove Coverage, Husky Rescue, BONSAI KITTEN, Hayseed Dixie, Tarja, Culture Serial Killers, Lounge Kittens Spotify playlist here
Better for September ends with the loosely related hit single from Rihanna, "Bitch Better Have My Money"! Special guest Greta James (@gbol22 on Instagram) returns to discuss her feelings about the song, as well as what makes a good techno remix. Jake mashes two of the covers together, and we all talk about what we've been listening to recently in the classic bonus segment, "Hey Alex (and Greta) What Have You Been Listening To These Days?". Covers by: Karmin, Kelaska, Prol'e, Rewind, Rain Paris ft. Arcaeus, The Maine, The Puppini Sisters, Rob Arthur, Ras Bao ft. Nerea Lopez, Todd Beasley Spotify playlist here Official music video here Hit us up on Twitter with the hashtag #CoverMePod or @JakeTheCressy or @SomeAlexWiseGuy Email us at CoverMePod@Gmail.com
Better for September continues with the first ever Beatles original to be featured on Cover Me! "Getting Better" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the topic of this week's episode! Stick around for our bonus segment to find out how we discover new music! Covers by: Status Quo, Big Daddy, Paul McCartney, Cheap Trick, Easy Star All-Stars, The Flaming Lips ft. Dr. Dog and Chuck Inglish and Morgan Delt, Barb Jungr and John McDaniels, The Moon Loungers Spotify playlist here
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Slide your feet up the street, bend your back, shift your arm, then pull it back because we're talking about "Walk Like An Egyptian" on this week's episode. Stick around to hear about our favourite #TravelTracks in our bonus segment Covers by: 5 in Love, The Puppini Sisters, Wilman De Jesus, Eurasia, Getter Jaani, Super Power Club, The Cleverlys, The Continentals, Die Vielharmoniker, and Jade Bird Spotify Playlist here
Don't bother asking yourself, "how did I get here?" just listen to us talk about Talking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime" instead! We also talk about music videos in our bonus segment, "I Promise We'll Be More Prepared Next Week." Covers by: Big Daddy, Blenderhead, Phish, Jimmy Nail, Blind Corn Liquor Pickers, Barb Jung, The Bad Shepherds, David Chevalier ft. David Lynx, and Angelique Kidjo. Spotify Playlist here
Be sure to wear earbuds if you're listening to this on the snow covered hills of a mountain or else the landslide will bring you down! It's Fleetwood Mac's pensive hit "Landslide" this week! Stick around for the bonus segment to hear Jake and Alex discuss...Easter jams? Covers by: Ginny Reilly, The Smashing Pumpkins, Dixie Chicks, Le Bang Bang, Gloria Smith, The Japanese House, The Hound + The Fox, Dagny, Kelsea Ballerini, Thom Cooper Spotify Playlist here
Jake and Alex get lost in the surreal dreamscape of Soundgarden's summer jam, "Black Hole Sun." Find out what some of the best songs named after years are in our bonus segment, "Hey, Here's a Question." Covers by: Paul Anka, Peter Frampton, Ramin Djawadi, Scala & the Kolacny Brothers, Sofia Karlberg, The Acacia Strain, Walk Off The Earth, Leo, and Norah Jones Spotify Playlist here Norah Jones version here
WHENEVER! WHEREVER! You're meant to listen to this episode of Cover Me! Jake and Alex talk about Shakira's first English language hit. Stay tuned for the bonus segment to find out what the guys are listening to between all these Shakira covers. Covers by: Shakira, Mundy, India Martinez, Iesha, Maitreyee Mukherjee, Leo, Flabbergasted, Battledragon, 8-Bit Academy, GeoAna, Kriss Kross Amsterdam and The Boy Next Door ft. Conor Maynard
Bust out your ocarina and hit A, Down C, Up C, A, Down C, Up C, and summon up this episode! We're talking about the paradoxical Zelda jam, "Song of Storms." Stick around for the bonus segment to hear us talk about our least favourite Zelda games, and the ones we feel are the most underrated. Covers by: Ephixa, Marcus Hedges Trend Orchestra, Smooth McGroove, Marcus D, The Greatest Bits, Moises Nieto, VGR, Mikel and GameChops, RichaadEB, insaneintherainmusic. Spotify playlist here Not on Spotify songs here
We finally get the man behind the fantastic gaming channel JaR Dev on the podcast! Jon Bell (@Serjonsnow on Twitter) talks about his favourite band, Queen, and their knockout collaboration with our favourite man, David Bowie. It's Under Pressure! Jon and Alex compete to see who knows more about songs called "Surrender" in the return of our bonus segment, "Same Song, Different Chorus!" Covers by: Culture Beat, Crooked Fingers, Blood Brothers ft. The Oath, We Will Rock You (Galileo and Scaramouche), The Used and My Chemical Romance, Xiu Xiu, Shawn Mendes and teddy
You might not like this episode but you'll love it! We're talking Smokey Robinson and The Miracles "You've Really Got A Hold On Me." We talk about consuming The Beatles in order to gain their strength in our bonus segment. If you've read the description you can't quit now! Mash that play button! Covers by: The Beatles, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Zombies, Sonny & Cher, The Jackson 5, Eddie Money, Dusty Springfield, Mike & The Mechanics, Cyndi Lauper, KC & The Sunshine Band, La Santa Cecilia. Spotify Playlist here Not on Spotify songs here
Robby Gunea (of JaR Dev fame) joins us to talk about one of the biggest hits from one of his favourite bands! We're talking about "Numb" by Linkin Park! Learn what our go-to songs are when we somehow find ourselves playing the hit game Rock Band in our bonus segment, "Hey, Here's a Question I Came Up With." Get in touch with us! Send us an email at CoverMePod@gmail.com to ask us questions, give us song recommendations, or whatever you like! Covers by: Jay-Z ft. Linkin Park, Cornbread Red, The Gothacoustic Ensemble, Amasic, Vanderbilt Melodores, Ituana, Close to the Sky, Kira Ludlow, Machine Gun Kelly, Dead By April, Alice Lamb. Spotify Playlist here YouTube playlist here
We heard a cover in a Netflix trailer and we'll be damned if we don't talk about it! It's Simon & Garfunkel's hardest hit this week! Find out which member of the pleasant folk rock duo would beat the daylights out of the other in our bonus segment, "Battle of the Band!" Covers by: Hugo Montenegro, The Bangles, Paradigm, Mr. Bubble B., Les Fradkin, Azure/Phillips Academy, Moonlight Jazz Blue, Brad Simmons, The Pockets, Spank Me Tender, and Gerard Way ft. Ray Toro. Spotify Playlist here
Returning guest Stephen Reynolds (@sreynolds on Twitter) joins the boys to talk about Kid Cudi's melancholy party anthem, "Pursuit of Happiness." We talk pump up jams in our bonus segment, "Soundtrack to my Life."! Covers by: Steve Aoki, Cloud Control, Lissie, Kid Mac, Honeybucket, VINNIE ft. NorthStarAndre, Chance Pena, and DJ Drobitussin Spotify playlist here Cloud Control's version here
We talk about When In Rome's only hit song, "The Promise" this week, What's the best accent to sing in? Find out in our bonus segment, "Hey, Here's a Question I Came Up With." Covers by: InsideOut, Hey Mercedes, The Eyeliners, Marsheaux, Anberlin, New Found Glory, Rhydian, Shellshag, Reel Big Fish, Sturgill Simpson. Spotify playlist here YouTube playlist here
Jake and Alex talk about Cyndi Lauper's classic ballad this week. The mysterious workings of the billboard and charts are covered in our bonus "Learn-A-Thing" segment. Covers by: Miles Davis, Tuck & Patti, Sugar Ray, Quietdrive, Sarah McLachlan, Boyz II Men, The Hooters, DJ Eclipse ft. Cait La Dee, Juice Newton and Eddie Money, Die Drei Damen. Spotify playlist here
We bring on DisInformed podcast host Nick MacPhail to talk about the title track off of Neutral Milk Hotel's hit album, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea! Find out how we would save Anne Frank in our bonus segment! Listen to all our Jerry Seinfeld impersonations! Covers by: Matt Pond PA, The O' Byrnes, Roma Di Luna, The Great Physician, Coffee Zombie Collective, Tay Allyn and The Reen, Tweehouse, Eugene Gallagher, Marianne Dissard, Trouble Peach, Foxpaw, Chris Richter, and Noah Proctor ft. Emily Proctor. Spotify playlist here
We dive into the bizarre mind of Jim Morrison and the strangely enticing music of The Doors. Jesse Crossley returns to talk about Riders on The Storm. We imagine what it would be like to meet Jim Morrison in our new bonus segment, "Seeing Stars." Covers by: Annabel Lamb, Creed, Nigel Kennedy, Snoop Dogg, Magnus Carlson, Raffunk and Gushi, Santana ft. Chester Bennington and Ray Manzarek, Infected Mushroom, My Secret Island, Simple Minds, rapture Riders, Yves V and Robert Falcon Spotify playlist here YouTube playlist over here
We bring Greta James on the pod to talk about Alphaville's Cold War hit! In our bonus segment we look back on the memories and try to recall our earliest memories of music. Covers in this episode by: Laura Branigan, Wayne Wonder, Axel Rudi Pell, Interactive, Youth Group, Tiffany, Blogbusters, Bushido ft. Karel Gott, Jay-Z, Pathfinder, Jazzystics. Spotify playlist here
It's Britney, bitch. We're talking Toxic this week. We talk about the great 90s debate of Spears vs. Aguilera in our bonus segment! Covers by: Blowsight, Yael Naim, A Static Lullaby, Siv Jakobsen, Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, Alex & Sierra, Eden Prince, Pitch Perfect 3 (The Bellas), Solence, and 2WEI. Spotify Playlist here
Special Guest Emily Ehman joins Jake and Alex to talk about her favourite song of all time. Alex and Emily show off their knowledge of lyrics for "Somebody to Love" by Queen, Jefferson Airplane, and Justin Bieber in the debut of a new bonus segment: Same Song Different Chorus! Covers by: Xiu Xiu, The Wilkinsons, Mark Wilkinson, Michael Collings, Boyce Avenue ft. Kina Grannis, Ryan Montbleau ft. Tall Heights, Christian Kane, Jonas Blue ft. Dakota, Tobtok ft. River, Jasmine Thompson, ReMix Kings. Spotify playlist here
We talk about I Think We're Alone Now and its journey from bubblegum pop to...bubblegummier pop? Stick around for the bonus segment where we look at comments on a YouTube video from a San Franciso The Killers concert! Covers in this version by: The Rubinoos, Lene Lovich, Tiffany, Girls Aloud, The Birthday Massacre, Hidden Citizens, Daniel Seven ft. Lindsay Marie, Nya Marquez ft. Tiffany. Spotify playlist here
Jake and Alex talk Africa by Toto. We learn some drum basics in our bonus segment, "Drums: Hwo They Do?" Covers by Quietdrive, BACALL and Malo, Ninja Sex Party, Leo ft. Hannah Boulton and Rabea Massaad, Weezer, RAC, Foreign Figures, Peter Bence, Pitbull Spotify Playlist here
We talk about Little Drummer Boy (Carol of The Drum) for our holiday special episode! We look back on the year and talk about our favourite covers. It's a Merry Christmas/ End of the Year special! Covers by: The Von Trapp Family, Harry Simeone Chorale, Johnny Cash, David Bowie and Bing Crosby, Boney M, Etta James, Ringo Starr, Destiny's Child, Bright Eyes, Bob Dylan, Mariah Carey, Iggy Pop and Michael Legrand, Christopher Lee, Pentatonix, Reel Big Fish, L.E.J, William Shatner Check the Spotify playlist here!
It's a quintessential episode of Cover Me! We talk about the Bob Dylan classic this week. Learn the difference between Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, and the Manfreds! Discover the potential history of herb songs. Listen for audio cues that will never actually happen. No bonus segment this week because Jake didn't prepare one and we talked too much anyway! That's Cover Me! Covers by: Manfred Mann, Ian and Sylvia, The Ventures, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Manfreds, Mike D'Abo, 15marythompsons/Brian Mendes, Hopeton Lewis, Cats and Boots, Blackbirds, The Slow Learners. Spotify Playlist here
Classic Albums Live played the entirety of Supertramp's Crime of the Century in Calgary on Nov.28,2018. Jake and Alex brought Jesse Crossley along with them so they could compare the show to the original album track by track. Join us for a very special episode wherein three young men tear apart a performance attended for humans too old and frightened to go to real concerts. Jake eventually does a Rick Davies impression. Alex defends live mixes. Jesse is a delight! Covers of this album by: Classic Albums Live
We take on special guest Caelan Lee to help discuss A-Ha's smash hit song! Jake and Alex tag team the intro! Alex finally gets mad at a cover! We all learn about ska and symphonies! Stick around for a bonus round of Battle of The Band where we decide which member of A-Ha has the most intimidating name! Covers in this episode by: A-Ha, Kygo, Cap'n Jazz, Reel Big Fish, Anni B Sweet, Aqualung, Pentatonix, General Soundbwoy, RichaadEB ft. Caleb Hyles
Objection! The record will show that Jake and Alex are discussing a song from the popular Ace Attorney on this week's episode. Be a key witness to discussion about what makes video game music compelling. Listen in horror as Jake murders a New Zealand accent using nothing but his own voice. Hold it! and stick around for our bonus segment, "Hate-Bit" where we discuss video game music that frustrates us. Covers in this episode by: Gyakuten Meets Orchestra, Metamorphosis Jazz Band, Magical Trick Society, Smooth McGroove, Retro Crowd, Video Game Piano Players, The Greatest Bits, Video Games Live, and Matt Castilho.
Sit back and enjoy the smooth leather of the passenger seat as Jake, Alex, and special guest Ruby Swan discuss This Charming Man by The Smiths. Learn what it means to be mononymous. Delight in the lyrical disaster that is the Death Cab for Cutie Cover. Enjoy a beverage at your favourite temperature during our bonus segment Soundtrack to my Life. Check out Glitter Ghost's new EP "youthful boy" Covers in this episode by: Death Cab For Cutie, Braid, Stars, David Glass, Vitamin String Quartet, The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, Swing Easy Orchestra feat. Kazuhide Takamoto (Come Back My Daughters), Gypsies of Bohemia, and The Cat and Owl
Roll with Jake and Alex as they discuss a rock n roll classic once deemed "too horny for radio waves." Witness Jake's tirade against rockabilly culture. Take in the sexual energy of The Goons. Relish in the dick jokes! Find out what your hosts are listening to when they're not listening to covers in our bonus segment! Covers of this song by: Georgia Gibbs, The Goons, Chet Atkins, Elder Barber, Etta James, Chubby Checker, Sue Foley, Jenny Boneja and The Ballroom Shakers, and Street Rats.
Cadillac. Cadillaaaaaaac. We're talking Bruce Springsteen on this week's episode of Cover Me. Watch Jake and Alex struggle to give fair reviews of Country covers. Relive the line dancing education you may or may not have had in school. Stick around for our bonus segment in which we learn about music terminology! Your boys are out here getting smarter! Covers in this episode by: Warren Zevon, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lord Horror, Rick Trevino, Status Quo, Mr. Blue, Bobby D. Sawyer, and Memphis Mudd.
OOOoooooOOoOoOOooOOh! It's the Cover Me Halloween Spooktacular! We discuss the Eagles classic "Witchy Woman" with Calgary musician Jesse Crossley. Enjoy what may be the loudest episode yet! Revel in the subtle difference between Bluegrass and Country! Revel in all the spooky scary covers and see if you can decide which one is truly the worst.
Covers in this episode are by: The Hollies, Tonic Sol-Fa, Janice Hagen, Kristin Chenoweth, Malachi, Pickin' On, Sha-Shaty, Gone Country, Stormy Weather, Sinister Skeletons
Spotify playlist here
Time gets distorted when you listen to this episode of Cover Me! Jake, Alex, and special guest Ruby Swan discuss the ins and outs of Spoon's Inside Out and its many remixes. Learn what differentiates a remix from a cover! Discoer the hidden meaning of a strange YouTuber's comments in our bonus segment! Laugh at some jokes? It's Cover Me, baby! Remixes of Inside Out by: Tycho, Fabrizio Moretti, The Operators, Brian Reitzell, DJ Quick ft, Boogie, Kurupt, IAMSU!
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.
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
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.
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!