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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Mar 23, 2021 · 2 hr 1 min
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk
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 Spotify playlist here
Mar 16, 2021 · 1 hr 52 min
Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie & The Blowfish
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 Spotify playlist here
Mar 9, 2021 · 2 hr 14 min
I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
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 Spotify playlist here
Mar 2, 2021 · 1 hr 51 min
Forever Young - Bob Dylan
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 Spotify playlist here
Feb 23, 2021 · 1 hr 45 min
I'll Be Your Mirror - The Velvet Underground
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 Spotify playlist here
Feb 16, 2021 · 1 hr 56 min
You're Beautiful - James Blunt
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 Spotify playlist here
Feb 9, 2021 · 1 hr 42 min
Ring of Fire - Anita Carter
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 Spotify playlist here
Feb 2, 2021 · 1 hr 47 min
Whole Wide World - Wreckless Eric
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
Jan 26, 2021 · 1 hr 51 min
The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie
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 Spotify playlist here
Jan 19, 2021 · 1 hr 50 min
Wild is the Wind - Johnny Mathis
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
Jan 12, 2021 · 1 hr 56 min
Life on Mars? - David Bowie
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 Spotify playlist here VAMPS cover here
Jan 5, 2021 · 1 hr 49 min
Pablo Picasso - Modern Lovers
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
Dec 29, 2020 · 1 hr 1 min
Cover Me 2020 Review
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!
Dec 22, 2020 · 1 hr 59 min
All I Want for Christmas is You - Mariah Carey
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
Dec 15, 2020 · 1 hr 52 min
Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
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
Dec 8, 2020 · 1 hr 35 min
Freezeezy Peak - Banjo-Kazooie - Grant Kirkhope
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
Dec 1, 2020 · 1 hr 52 min
Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos
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
Nov 24, 2020 · 1 hr 42 min
Jeopardy Think Theme – Merv Griffin
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
Nov 17, 2020 · 1 hr 46 min
Sisters of Mercy - Leonard Cohen
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
Nov 10, 2020 · 1 hr 56 min
Your Love - The Outfield
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