Celebrating a couple of 70th birthdays today – one for John Waite of The Babys and Bad Religion (and a fantastic solo career), and Laura Branigan, who sadly left us back in 2004. (59 minutes) The post Coverville 1406: John Waite & Laura Branigan Cover Stories appeared first on Coverville | The Cover Music Podcast.

Coverville  1406: John Waite & Laura Branigan Cover Stories

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For co-founder Dan Auerbach’s 45th birthday, and the 30th anniversary of Weezer’s debut album (affectionately called ‘The Blue Album”) and Cover Story for the Black Keys, and a track-by-track cover story! (68 minutes)

Coverville  1488: Going Black and Blue with The Black Keys and Weezer’s First Album

For his 75th birthday, let’s listen to some renditions of classic and deep-cut Billy Joel songs. (65 minutes)

Coverville  1487: The Billy Joel Cover Story IV

The National Recording Preservation Board every year adds 25 recordings to the Recording Registry for songs that represent culture of the times. Learn more about the registry here.

Coverville  1486: Covers of 2024’s National Recording Registry Entries

At least I think this is the fifth one of these I’ve done. Robert Smith turning 65 next week, and it’s time to listen to some more excellent cover of The Cure! (64 minutes)

Coverville  1485: The Cure Cover Story V

For lead singer Dave Pirner’s 60th birthday, here are some covers of any by Soul Asylum! (47 minutes)

Coverville 1406: John Waite & Laura Branigan Cover Stories

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