Coverville: The Cover Music Show

By Brian IbbottMusic

Coverville: The Cover Music Show episodes

April 09 Coverville 1576: The Al Green Cover Story II, Plus More!
A Cover Story for Al Green’s 80th birthday, and birthday tracks for Jan & Dean, Janis Ian, and Peabo Bryson! (68 minutes)
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Take Me to the River
Lorde
4:24
Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense
Al Green

10
Amazon

Tired of Being Alone (feat. Alisan Porter)
Blues Traveler
3:21
Traveler's Soul
Al Green
iTunes Amazon

Simply Beautiful (feat. Keziah Jones)
Ben l'Oncle Soul
3:41
Walk the Line
Al Green
Amazon

Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
Seal
4:08
Soul
Al Green

4
iTunes Amazon

Perfect Day (featuring RAYE)
Al Green & RAYE
4:01
To Love Somebody - EP
Lou Reed
iTunes

Let’s Stay Together
Lisa Mychols
3:37
WFMU's More Super Hits Of The Seventies
Al Green

10
Artist's Website

Love and Happiness
Lemar
4:56
The Letter
Al Green

4
iTunes Amazon

I’m Still In Love With You
Hall & Oates
4:06
Our Kind Of Soul
Al Green

2
Amazon

I’m a Ram
Gov't Mule
7:41
Mighty High
Al Green
Amazon

To Sir with Love
Al Green
4:09
Truth n' Time
Lulu

7
iTunes Amazon

Dead Man’s Curve
Mark Hoppus & Tom Delonge Of Blink-182
2:46
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Jan & Dean

2

At Seventeen
Jann Arden
4:00
Uncover Me
Janis Ian
iTunes Amazon

Love is Blind
Shiina Ringo
3:33
Utaite Myouri (White)
Janis Ian
Amazon

Beauty And The Beast
Suburban Legends
2:05
Dreams Aren't Real, But These Songs Are Vol. 1
Disney
Amazon

A Whole New World (From “Aladdin”)
Yuna
2:33
We Love Disney (Deluxe)
Disney Aladdin
Amazon
0 min
March 26 Coverville 1575: The Lady Gaga Cover Story II
She’s influenced other musicians far and wide, acted, and contributed to some amazing humanitarian causes. For her 40th birthday, let’s listen to covers of and by Lady Gaga! (70 minutes)
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Applause
Roomie & Friends
3:30
Roomie & Friends: Covers, Vol. 1
Lady Gaga

3
iTunes

Just Dance
honeywagon
4:04
Gaga
Lady Gaga

8
iTunes

Born This Way
Jewel
4:06
Queen of Hearts
Lady Gaga

4
iTunes

Poker Face
The Heimatdamisch
3:54
Highway To Oberkrain
Lady Gaga

10

Bad Romance (feat. Bilmuri)
Lauren Babic
4:58
Bad Romance (feat. Bilmuri) - Single
Lady Gaga
iTunes

Telephone
Atelier Bossa Conscious
3:50
Cafe Bossa Best Hits
Lady Gaga & Beyonce

3
Amazon

Rain On Me
Sondre Lerche
3:13
Rain On Me / I Contain Multitudes - Single
Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
Amazon

Paparazzi / Vivaldi’s Winter
Well-Strung
3:19
Under the Covers
Lady Gaga/Vivaldi
iTunes

Die With A Smile (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)
Perrie
4:25
BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Session - Single
Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars
iTunes

Let’s Do It
Lady Gaga
3:36
Love For Sale
Cole Porter
iTunes

Shallow
First to Eleven
3:32
Covers Vol. 18
Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper

2
iTunes

Yoü And I
Ben Platt
4:42
BORN THIS WAY THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY
Lady Gaga

2
iTunes Amazon

The Edge Of Glory
Years & Years
3:59
The Edge Of Glory - Single
Lady Gaga

5
Amazon

Million Reasons (feat. Aly Ryan)
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
3:19
Jazz Me Outside, Pt. 2
Lady Gaga
Amazon

Your Song
Lady Gaga
4:16
Revamp: The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Elton John

14
Amazon
1 hr 11 min
March 20 Coverville 1574: The Wilson Pickett Cover Story II [repost]
On what would have been his 85th birthday, a set of covers of (and a couple covers of covers by) Wilson Pickett! (58 minutes)
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The Midnight Hour
The Toasters
2:33
Ska, The Third Wave Vol 2, Cover It Up
Wilson Pickett

2
Amazon

Don’t Fight It
Donna Jean Godchaux Band & Jeff Mattson
3:42
Back Around
Wilson Pickett

2
iTunes

Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do)
Edwin McCain
4:17
Nobody's Fault But Mine (Deluxe Version)
Wilson Pickett
iTunes

Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You
The Spinners
4:00
Spinners
Wilson Pickett
iTunes Amazon

ダンス天国 (Land of 1000 Dances)
Eto Isao & The Black Panthers
2:08
Akasaka Soul
Chris Kenner/Wilson Pickett
Amazon

Love Will Keep Us Together
Wilson Pickett
2:24
Chocolate Mountain
Neil Sedaka
Amazon

634-5789
Jimmy Barnes
3:06
Soul Deeper
Wilson Pickett

4
iTunes Amazon

I’m In Love (Live)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
3:55
The Live Anthology
Wilson Pickett
iTunes

You Can’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover
Wilson Pickett
2:51
Don't Knock My Love
Willie Dixon
iTunes Amazon

Three Time Loser
Dave Edmunds
2:44
Twangin...
Wilson Pickett
iTunes Amazon

Mama Told Me Not to Come
Wilson Pickett
2:51
Don't Knock My Love
Three Dog Night
iTunes Amazon

Mustang Sally
ANDY TAYLOR
4:15
Dangerous
Mack Rice/Wilson Pickett

4
Amazon

Don’t Knock My Love
Ronnie Foster
4:29
Two Headed Freap
Wilson Pickett
iTunes Amazon

Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
Wilson Pickett
2:17
Wilson Pickett: A Man And A Half
Solomon Burke

3
Amazon
59 min
March 19 Coverville 1574: The Wilson Pickett Cover Story II
On what would have been his 85th birthday, a set of covers of (and a couple covers of covers by) Wilson Pickett! (58 minutes)
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The Midnight Hour
The Toasters
2:33
Ska, The Third Wave Vol 2, Cover It Up
Wilson Pickett

2
Amazon

Don’t Fight It
Donna Jean Godchaux Band & Jeff Mattson
3:42
Back Around
Wilson Pickett

2
iTunes

Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do)
Edwin McCain
4:17
Nobody's Fault But Mine (Deluxe Version)
Wilson Pickett
iTunes

Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You
The Spinners
4:00
Spinners
Wilson Pickett
iTunes Amazon

ダンス天国 (Land of 1000 Dances)
Eto Isao & The Black Panthers
2:08
Akasaka Soul
Chris Kenner/Wilson Pickett
Amazon

Love Will Keep Us Together
Wilson Pickett
2:24
Chocolate Mountain
Neil Sedaka
Amazon

634-5789
Jimmy Barnes
3:06
Soul Deeper
Wilson Pickett

4
iTunes Amazon

I’m In Love (Live)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
3:55
The Live Anthology
Wilson Pickett
iTunes

You Can’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover
Wilson Pickett
2:51
Don't Knock My Love
Willie Dixon
iTunes Amazon

Three Time Loser
Dave Edmunds
2:44
Twangin...
Wilson Pickett
iTunes Amazon

Mama Told Me Not to Come
Wilson Pickett
2:51
Don't Knock My Love
Three Dog Night
iTunes Amazon

Mustang Sally
ANDY TAYLOR
4:15
Dangerous
Mack Rice/Wilson Pickett

4
Amazon

Don’t Knock My Love
Ronnie Foster
4:29
Two Headed Freap
Wilson Pickett
iTunes Amazon

Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
Wilson Pickett
2:17
Wilson Pickett: A Man And A Half
Solomon Burke

3
Amazon
1 hr 33 min
March 12 Coverville 1573: The 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
The slate of nominees for the 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced, and while the voting is going on, let’s celebrate the nominees! A cover of each of the artists and bands in the nomination slate in today’s show! (85 minutes)
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She Talks to Angels
Jodee Seiders
4:57
Uncovered
Black Crowes
iTunes

Lover, You Should Have Come Over
Jamie Cullum
4:48
Twentysomething (Deluxe Version)
Jeff Buckley

2
iTunes

Always Be My Baby
Ernie Halter
3:33
Acoustic Throwback - Nineties Rhythm and Blues [Explicit]
Mariah Carey
Amazon

In the Air Tonight
Mindy Jones
4:14
Under the Covers - EP
Phil Collins

20
Bandcamp

Come to My Window
Style Project & Ama Lur
3:03
Jazz and '90s - Part Three
Melissa Etheridge

3
Amazon

Everything is Everything (feat. Jimmy James)
West Riviera
3:58
West Riviera
Lauryn Hill
iTunes

Eyes Without a Face
Marsheaux
4:46
E-Bay Queen Is Dead
Billy Idol

5
iTunes

Need You Tonight
Mandy Jones
3:53
Vintage Summer Playlist, Vol. 2
INXS

9
Amazon

The Trooper
Whiskey Shivers
3:50
Smothered & Covered
Iron Maiden

6
iTunes

Bizarre Love Triangle
Charlotte Martin
3:28
Reproductions (Bonus Track Version)
New Order

14
iTunes

Cool It Now
Len
4:27
The Diary Of The Madmen
New Edition

2
iTunes Amazon

Don’t Look Back in Anger (triple j Like A Version)
Yours Truly
4:03
Don't Look Back in Anger (triple j Like A Version) - Single
Oasis
Amazon

Fuckin Perfect
Self Deception
3:53
Fuckin Perfect (single)
Pink
iTunes

No Ordinary Love
You+Me
4:09
rose ave.
Sade

6
iTunes Amazon

Hips Don’t Lie
The Fray
4:32
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge Vol. 2
Shakira

2
Amazon

If Only for One Night
Prince Royce
3:17
ETERNO
Luther Vandross
iTunes Amazon

Gravel Pit
Jaymz Bee & The Deep Lounge Coalition
4:02
Sub Urban
Wu Tang Clan
Amazon
1 hr 26 min
March 05 Coverville 1572: The David Gilmour/Pink Floyd Cover Story
Tomorrow will be David Gilmour’s 80th birthday, and because I like any excuse to play amazing Pink Floyd covers, that’s just what we’re doing today! (74 minutes)
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Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Steve Lukather
6:49
Rock Of Ages
Pink Floyd

4
Amazon

Breathe In The Air
Pickin' On Series
4:01
Pickin' On Pink Floyd: A Bluegrass Tribute
Pink Floyd
Amazon

Us and Them
Joseph William Morgan
2:49
The Rekreation
Pink Floyd

9
Amazon

The Great Gig In The Sky
London Philharmonic Orchestra
5:11
Us And Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd

5
Amazon

Qaisimalaurittuq (feat. The Westerlies)
Elisapie
4:42
Inuktitut
Pink Floyd
iTunes Amazon

On the Turning Away
Fleesh
5:28
Versions I
Pink Floyd

2
iTunes

Comfortably Numb
Mary Fahl
4:30
Can't Get It Out of My Head
Pink Floyd

17
iTunes Amazon

What Do You Want From Me
Scala & Kolacny Brothers
4:15
Dusk
Pink Floyd
Amazon

Mother (feat. Dan Stevens & Stephanie Corneliussen)
Jeff Russo
6:11
Legion: Finalmente (Music from Season 3/Original Television Series Soundtrack)
Pink Floyd
iTunes

Any Colour You Like
Aynsley Dunbar (Journey)
4:11
Pink Box: Songs Of Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd

6
Amazon

Fearless
The Polka Floyd Show
4:51
Live!!! At The Ohio Theatre!
Pink Floyd

7
Amazon

Echoes
Banco De Gaia
8:43
Backspin: A Six Degrees 10 Year Anniversary Project
Pink Floyd

2
Amazon
1 hr 15 min
February 26 Coverville 1571: Cover Stories for TLC and The J. Geils Band
Birthdays for Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, J. Geils and Peter Wolf all have birthdays this month and next, and since I’ve never done a cover story for TLC or The J. Geils Band, it seemed like the right time! (58 minutes)
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Waterfalls
Death Cab for Cutie
4:24
The Georgia EP
TLC

8
iTunes

No Scrubs
Weezer
3:10
Weezer (Teal Album)
TLC

3
iTunes Amazon

Unpretty
Alex Ellis & the Bluegrass Boys
3:18
Throwback Hollers.
TLC

3
iTunes

Creep
Murder By Death
4:29
As We Wish
TLC

2
iTunes

Centerfold
Love Canon
5:04
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
J. Geils Band

4
iTunes

Nothing but the Wheel
Peter Wolf
4:34
Sleepless
Patty Loveless
iTunes

Love Stinks
Joan Jett
3:31
The Hit List
J. Geils Band
Amazon

Where Did Our Love Go (Live)
The J. Geils Band
4:00
Live: Blow Your Face Out
Diana Ross & The Supremes

2
iTunes

Must of Got Lost (Live)
Young@Heart Chorus
2:45
Now
J. Geils Band
iTunes

Freeze Frame
Less Than Jake
2:32
Goodbye Blue & White
J. Geils Band
iTunes Amazon

Whammer Jammer
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue
2:31
Command Performance
J. Geils Band
iTunes

You’re Breakin’ My Heart (Explicit)
Peter Wolf and the Houseparty 5
1:53
For The Love Of Harry - Everybody Sings Nilsson
Harry Nilsson

2
Amazon
58 min
February 19 Coverville 1570: Cover Stories for Otis Blackwell and MGMT
You might not know his name, but you definitely know his music – Otis Blackwell, who wrote or co-wrote so many of the songs you know and love from the 50s and 60s, would have turned 95 this month. And I’ve never done a cover story for MGMT, so let’s do those together! (66 minutes)
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Fever
A Fine Frenzy
3:27
Dan In Real Life (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Little Willie John/Peggy Lee

14
Amazon

All Shook Up
Artichoke
2:23
All Shook Up - Single
Elvis Presley

4
iTunes

Don’t Be Cruel
Bryan Ferry
2:00
Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023
Elvis Presley

8
iTunes

Great Balls Of Fire
teitur
3:58
Stay Under The Stars
Jerry Lee Lewis

6
iTunes Amazon

Breathless
Jimmy Page
2:39
Whole Lotta Love: Jimmy Page and Friends
Jerry Lee Lewis

2
Amazon

Daddy Rolling Stone
The Upsetters
2:02
Return of the Tokoloshe Men, Vol. 1
Derek Martin/The Who
iTunes

Handyman
Frank Black
2:39
Brace Yourself! - A Tribute To Otis Blackwell
Jimmy Jones
Amazon

Hey Little Girl
Showaddywaddy
2:25
Living Legends
Dee Clark
iTunes

Return To Sender
The Residents
2:58
The King And Eye
Elvis Presley

2
iTunes

Time To Pretend
Patience Hodgson & Broderick Smith
3:45
The Beat Goes On — RocKwiz Duets Volume III
MGMT

2
Amazon

Electric Feel
Tash Sultana
8:34
Triple J: Like A Version 13
MGMT

4
Amazon

Kids
Rheanna Downey
4:46
Covered In Folk Rock
MGMT

7
Amazon

Future Games
MGMT
9:01
Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Amazon
1 hr 7 min
February 12 Coverville 1569: The Ed Sheeran Cover Story
He’s turning 35 next week, so it’s about time! (75 minutes)
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Shape of You
Jamie Cullum
4:01
The Song Society Playlist
Ed Sheeran
iTunes

Afterglow
Susanna Hoffs
4:04
The Deep End
Ed Sheeran
iTunes

The A Team
Daniela Andrade
4:33
Covers, Vol. 1
Ed Sheeran

3
iTunes

I See Fire
Jasmine Thompson
3:32
Another Bundle of Tantrums (US Version)
Ed Sheeran
Amazon

Take Me To Church
Ed Sheeran
3:11
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2015
Hozier

2
Amazon

Medley: Happier / Happier (Acoustic)
Cimorelli
4:15
Medley: Happier / Happier (Acoustic) - Single
Ed Sheeran/Marshmello/Bastille
Amazon

Castle on the Hill
The Holophonics
3:48
Maskarades, Vol. 13: Yeah, But Also Check Out Our Original Music
Ed Sheeran
iTunes

Lego House
Loick Essien
4:03
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2012
Ed Sheeran

2
Amazon

Candle In The Wind (2018 Version)
Ed Sheeran
3:18
Revamp: The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Elton John
Amazon

Perfect / Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Well-Strung
4:14
Under the Covers
Ed Sheeran
iTunes

Thinking Out Loud
Rudimental
5:03
Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2016
Ed Sheeran
Amazon

Photograph
Foxes
3:58
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2015
Ed Sheeran
Amazon

Bad Habits (ft. Sara Niemietz)
Scary Pockets
4:01
Jeff
Ed Sheeran
iTunes

Wish You Were Here
Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford & David Arnold
3:31
A Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
Pink Floyd

19
Amazon

Make It Rain (From Sons of Anarchy)
Ed Sheeran
6:42
Songs of Anarchy, Vol. 4 (Music from Sons of Anarchy)
Foy Vance

2
Amazon
1 hr 16 min
February 05 Coverville 1568: The Chuck Negron Tribute and Three Dog Night Cover Story
A tribute to lead vocalist and co-founder of Three Dog Night, Chuck Negron, who passed away earlier this week. (48 minutes)
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Joy To the World (Part 1)
Gary U.S. Bonds & Strawberry
3:19
Joy To the World - Single
Three Dog Night
iTunes

Old Fashioned Love Song
The Holophonics
2:41
Maskarades. Vol. 15
Three Dog Night
iTunes

Mama Told Me Not To Come
The Silos
3:52
Star Power!
Eric Burdon & The Animals
Amazon

One
Pizzicato One
2:37
One and Ten Very Sad Songs
Harry Nilsson

4
iTunes Amazon

Your Song
Three Dog Night
4:01
It Ain't Easy
Elton John

14
iTunes Amazon

Black and White
Pete Seeger
3:11
Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Unknown Artist

2
iTunes Amazon

Liar
Blackfoot & Rick Medlocke
4:39
Rick Medlocke & Blackfoot
Argent
Amazon

Never Been to Spain
Suzie Vinnick
4:35
Me 'n Mabel
Hoyt Axton

2
iTunes

Shambala (feat. Peter Frampton)
Rob Arthur
4:11
New Way Home
B.W. Stevenson
iTunes Amazon

The Show Must Go On
Husking Bee
1:54
Grip
Leo Sayer
iTunes Amazon
0 min