Cover Me

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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