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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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01:41:49

Just What I Needed - The Cars

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2019/10/15

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

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02:06:26

Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money

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2019/10/08

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

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01:54:24

Poison - Alice Cooper

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2019/10/01

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

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01:53:56

Bitch Better Have My Money - Rihanna

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2019/09/24

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

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02:01:53

Getting Better- The Beatles

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2019/09/17

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

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01:32:45

Better Now - Post Malone

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2019/09/10

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

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01:13:21

I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better - The Byrds

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2019/09/03

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

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02:07:48

All The Small Things - Blink 182

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2019/08/27

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

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01:57:03

Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates

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2019/08/20

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

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01:54:48

Songs From The Big Chair - Tears For Fear

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2019/08/13

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

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01:33:15

I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman

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2019/08/06

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

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01:22:06

Movie Review: Streets of Fire - Walter Hill

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2019/07/30

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

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01:21:42

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

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2019/07/23

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

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01:52:49

Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams

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2019/07/16

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

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02:25:11

Album Review: Western Stars - Bruce Springsteen

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2019/07/09

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

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01:43:25

These Eyes- The Guess Who

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2019/07/02

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

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01:30:04

バトル２(Battle 2) - Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy IV

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2019/06/25

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

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01:48:46

In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry

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2019/06/18

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

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01:44:19

Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

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2019/06/11

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

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01:56:35

Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz

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2019/06/04

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

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