Cover Me

Snake Porter

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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May 17, 2022 · 1 hr 28 min
Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
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 Spotify playlist here
May 10, 2022 · 1 hr 33 min
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
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 Spotify playlist here
May 3, 2022 · 1 hr 37 min
Best of You - Foo Fighters
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 Spotify playlist here
Apr 26, 2022 · 1 hr 43 min
Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
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 Spotify playlist here Tony Succar and Jean Rodriguez version here
Apr 19, 2022 · 42 min
Concerts!
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!
Apr 12, 2022 · 1 hr 36 min
All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
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) Spotify playlist here
Apr 5, 2022 · 1 hr 38 min
Whip It - Devo
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 Spotify playlist here
Mar 29, 2022 · 1 hr 28 min
Hard to Handle - Otis Redding
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 Spotify playlist here
Mar 22, 2022 · 1 hr 36 min
The Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga
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 Spotify playlist here
Mar 15, 2022 · 1 hr 36 min
Old Town Road - Lil Nas X
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 Spotify playlist here
Mar 8, 2022 · 1 hr 32 min
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
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 Spotify playlist here
Mar 1, 2022 · 1 hr 38 min
Feel It Still - Portugal.The Man
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] Spotify playlist here
Feb 22, 2022 · 1 hr 30 min
The First Cut is The Deepest - Yusuf/Cat Stevens
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 Spotify playlist here
Feb 15, 2022 · 1 hr 32 min
Fly Me To The Moon - Bart Howard
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 Spotify playlist here
Feb 8, 2022 · 1 hr 28 min
You Make My Dreams (Come True) - Darryl Hall and John Oates
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 Spotify playlist here
Feb 1, 2022 · 1 hr 41 min
Kiss From a Rose - Seal
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 Spotify playlist here
Jan 25, 2022 · 1 hr 46 min
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
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 Spotify playlist here
Jan 18, 2022 · 1 hr 29 min
Alabama Song - Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill
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 Spotify playlist here
Jan 11, 2022 · 1 hr 35 min
Loving the Alien - David Bowie
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 Spotify playlist here
Jan 4, 2022 · 1 hr 35 min
All The Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
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 Spotify playlist here