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Cover Me

We compare hit original songs to the many covers they inspired to find the best, worst, and weirdest versions of a song! Learn the history of famous songs, discover the meaning behind the lyrics, and find out what it takes to make a cover that outshines the original.

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01:49:55

If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot

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2020/02/25

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

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01:41:52

"Heroes" - David Bowie

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2020/02/18

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,

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28:45

BONUS - Valentine's Day Newlyweds

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2020/02/14

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!

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02:12:35

I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner

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2020/02/11

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,

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01:46:48

This Must Be The Place - Talking Heads

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2020/02/04

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

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01:43:00

Limelight - Rush

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2020/01/28

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

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01:33:25

(What a) Wonderful World - Sam Cooke

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2020/01/21

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

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01:11:00

The Unclouded Day - Josiah Kelley Alwood.

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2020/01/14

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

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01:29:14

"We Will Rock You" The Queen Musical - Ben Elton

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2020/01/07

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

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01:14:30

Cover Me 2019

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2019/12/31

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!

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01:37:27

Last Christmas - Wham!

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2019/12/24

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

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01:39:35

Snow Mountain - Koji Kondo - Super Mario 64

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2019/12/17

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,

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01:39:02

I Know There's An Answer - The Beach Boys

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2019/12/10

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

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01:43:36

White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes

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2019/12/03

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

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01:54:50

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

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2019/11/26

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

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02:12:00

bad guy - Billie Eilish

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2019/11/19

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

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01:21:18

Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean

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2019/11/12

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

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02:25:51

I'm In Love With My Car - Queen

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2019/11/05

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

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01:48:58

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police

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2019/10/29

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

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01:29:56

True Love Will Find You In The End - Daniel Johnston

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2019/10/22

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

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