Coverville: The Cover Music Show

By Brian IbbottMusic

Coverville: The Cover Music Show episodes

October 30, 2025 Coverville 1556: The David Ball Tribute and Soft Cell Cover Story
In tribute to David Ball, who passed away on October 22, a cover story for the band that he shared with Marc Almond, Soft Cell (62 minutes)
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Tainted Love
Ali McGregor
3:13
Alchemy
Gloria Jones

6
iTunes Amazon

Torch
Flunk
3:00
Cover Ups, Vol. 2
Soft Cell
Amazon

Numbers
Lolita's Lips
2:09
Non-Stop Electro Cabaret - A Tribute To Soft Cell
Soft Cell
Bandcamp

Bedsitter (2012 Remaster)
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
3:45
30 Something (Deluxe Version)
Soft Cell
iTunes Amazon

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Marc Almond & Jools Holland
4:35
Small World Big Band
Soft Cell

2
Amazon

Memorabilia
Nine Inch Nails
7:22
The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition)
Soft Cell
iTunes

Chips On My Shoulder
Ganymede
4:05
The Great Soundclash Swindle - a Non-Stop Mix By Keoki
Soft Cell
iTunes

Sex Dwarf
Leæther Strip
4:57
Anal Cabaret - EP
Soft Cell

4
iTunes

If You Go Away [Ne me quitte pas]
Marc Almond
4:16
Jacques
Jacques Brel
Amazon

Love Is A Battlefield (feat. Marc Almond)
Trevor Horn
3:31
ECHOES – ANCIENT & MODERN
Pat Benatar
iTunes

I Know You Love Me Not
Marc Almond
3:27
Shadows and Reflections
Julie Driscoll
iTunes Amazon

Like A Prayer
Marc Almond
6:10
Ruby Trax: The NME's Roaring Forty
Madonna

13
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October 23, 2025 Coverville 1555: The Ellie Greenwich Cover Story
For what would have been her 85th birthday, let’s listen to some covers of songs written by Ellie Greenwich (and her partner Jeff Barry)!
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Be My Baby
The Lightning Seeds
3:44
The Very Best Of
Ronettes

12

Leader of the Pack
Like A Tim & Gina V. D'Orio
3:15
Bass Girl
Shangri-Las

Then He Kissed Me
Hollywood Brats
3:13
Cherry Red: The Punk Singles Collection
Crystals

5

Out In The Streets
Blondie
2:20
Blondie
Shangri-Las

Chapel Of Love
Laverne & Shirley
3:16
Laverne & Shirley Sing
Dixie Cups

2

Da Doo Ron Ron
Brad Roberts
3:48
Crash Test Dude
Crystals

3

Baby, I Love You
Ramones
3:51
End Of The Century
Ronettes

Do Wah Diddy Diddy
David Johansen, Rudy Sarzo, Simon Wright & Tracii Guns
4:02
Harder & Heavier - '60s British Invasion Goes Metal
Exciters/Manfred Mann

3

Hanky Panky
Joan Jett
3:31
Bad Reputation (Expanded Edition)
Raindrops

2

I Can Hear Music
Larry Lurex (Freddie Mercury/Queen)
3:21
Pre Ordained
Ronettes
Amazon

Maybe I Know (Single Version)
Seashells
2:41
Girls Girls Girls
Lesley Gore

River Deep, Mountain High (TMS Edit)
Erasure
4:52
The Innocents
Ike & Tina Turner
Amazon

Friday Kind of Monday
Shanes
2:16
Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich Covers
Johnny Farnham
57 min
October 17, 2025 Coverville 1554: The Tom Petty Cover Story V
For what would have been Tom Petty’s 75th birthday, a collection of songs that proves he’s still king of the hill! (69 minutes)
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Free Fallin’
Magaziine ft. Arielle Kasnetz & Ebony Loren
3:49
Free Fallin'
Tom Petty

12
Amazon

Mary Jane’s Last Dance
Jamie Jackson
4:17
Bad Monkey (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack)
Tom Petty

5
iTunes

Crawling Back To You
Kathleen Edwards
4:28
Covers
Tom Petty
iTunes

Keeping Me Alive
Michael Carpenter
3:20
SOOP #4 (Songs Of Other People)
Tom Petty
iTunes

Wildflowers
The Wailin' Jennys
3:42
Fifteen
Tom Petty

5
Amazon

American Girl
The Dollyrots
3:10
Girl Groups & Punk Beats: The Covers
Tom Petty

23
Bandcamp

Here Comes My Girl
Justin Moore
4:43
Petty Country (A Country Music Celebration Of Tom Petty)
Tom Petty

2
Amazon

Two Gunslingers
Waterdeep
3:45
Talk's Communal Make-A-Mix #3
Tom Petty

2

Change The Locks
Tom Petty
4:56
She's the One
Lucinda Williams

2
Amazon

I Won’t Back Down
Reel Big Fish
3:09
Fame, Fortune, And Fornication
Tom Petty

7
iTunes Amazon

The Waiting
Michael Carpenter
3:56
S.O.O.P #6 Songs of Other People
Tom Petty

3
iTunes

Don’t Do Me Like That
Bad News Bears
2:58
Pacific Ridge Records Heroes of Classic Rock: a Tribute to Tom Petty (Limited Edition)
Tom Petty
Amazon

Square One
Caamp
3:06
Square One - Single
Tom Petty
iTunes

Something In the Air (Live)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
3:50
The Live Anthology
Thunderclap Newman
iTunes

Don’t Come Around Here No More
Noah Hawley & Jeff Russo
6:18
It's Always Blue: Songs from Legion (Deluxe Edition)
Tom Petty

2
Amazon
1 hr 10 min
October 09, 2025 Coverville 1553: The Bruno Mars Cover Story
For his 40th birthday, how about a few sets of Bruno Mars covers! (56 minutes)
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That’s What I Like (feat. LaVance Colley & Lee Howard)
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
3:44
Jazz Me Outside, Pt. 1
Bruno Mars

2
Amazon

Treasure
Trippynova
3:03
Drink Local
Bruno Mars
iTunes

Count On Me
Caitlin Hart
3:18
Cover Stories
Bruno Mars
iTunes

The Lazy Song
Beverly
3:07
The Lazy Song - Single
Bruno Mars

2
Amazon

Uptown Funk
The Heimatdamisch
4:09
Let There Be Brass
Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars

Billionaire
Professor Green
3:49
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge Vol. 5
Travie mcCoy
Amazon

APT.
Ben Woodward
2:54
APT. - Single
ROSÉ/Bruno Mars
Amazon

Grenade (feat. Walker Burroughs)
Scary Pockets
3:36
Technicolor Magic
Bruno Mars
iTunes

Just the Way You Are (acoustic version)
ortoPilot
3:11
Covers Album Vol. 09 (Nine)
Bruno Mars
iTunes

Rebels Out Of Heaven
Rock Sugar
4:57
ReInventinator
Billy Idol/Bruno Mars
Artist's Website

It Will Rain
Alayna Grace
4:23
It Will Rain - Single
Bruno Mars
iTunes

When I Was Your Man
ARMY OF 3 (featuring Ingrid Michaelson)
3:32
Army Of 3 - EP
Bruno Mars

2
iTunes

Young Girls (Live)
Mark Kozelek
2:37
Like Rats
Bruno Mars
iTunes Amazon
57 min
October 02, 2025 Coverville 1552: The Human League Cover Story
For lead vocalist Phil Oakey, who’s turning 70 today, a special cover story featuring Human League, as well as some solo & contribution work he’s done! (55 minutes)
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Don’t You Want Me
TURF
3:10
Volume I: Hits of the 1980s - EP
Human League

11
Amazon

Seconds
All For One
5:06
To Cut a Long Story Short: A Tribute to the Pioneers of Electronic Pop
Human League
Amazon

Love Action (I Believe in Love) [7th Heaven Radio Edit]
Alan Connor
3:19
100% Eighties
Human League
Amazon

Once Upon a Time In the West
The Human League
1:53
The Golden Hour of the Future (Remastered)
Ennio Morricone
Amazon

Together In Electric Dreams (From The John Lewis Christmas Advert 2021)
Lola Young
3:21
Together In Electric Dreams (From The John Lewis Christmas Advert 2021) - Single
Phillip Oakey/Giorgio Moroder
iTunes

The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
Joe And Will Ask
4:54
Buffetlibre Rewind
Human League

(Keep Feeling) Fascination
The Catenary Wires
3:44
Mirrorball - Single
Human League

2
iTunes

Black Night
Vic Reeves
4:03
I Will Cure You
Deep Purple
iTunes Amazon

Human (Vocal Mix) [feat. The DangerFeel Newbies]
Sabor! Brass Band
4:09
Human - EP (feat. The DangerFeel Newbies)
Human League
iTunes

Being Boiled
Leæther Strip
4:14
All Hallow's Eve
Human League

5
Amazon

Empire State Human
Optiganally Yours
3:10
Reproductions: Songs of the Human League
Human League
Amazon

Only After Dark
The Human League
3:50
Travelogue (Deluxe Edition)
Mick Ronson

2
iTunes
56 min
September 25, 2025 Coverville 1551: Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music Cover Story
A birthday salute to Bryan Ferry, who’s turning 80 this week, and the band he fronted, Roxy Music! (65 minutes)
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Love Is The Drug
Frenzy
5:16
Clockwork Toy
Roxy Music

15
iTunes

Kiss and Tell
António Mão de Ferro
5:41
António Mão De Ferro
Bryan Ferry
iTunes

More Than This
Charlie Hunter Feat. Norah Jones
4:10
Songs From The Analog Playground
Roxy Music

9
Amazon

Slave To Love
Dan Kelly & Martha Wainwright
4:03
Rockwiz Duets
Bryan Ferry

3
Amazon

Oh Yeah
The Divine Comedy
4:54
Perfect Lovesong (single)
Roxy Music

Same Old Scene
Yasuko Agawa
4:35
ECHOES+2
Roxy Music

4
iTunes

Over You
Sloan
3:20
One Chord to Another (Deluxe Reissue)
Roxy Music
iTunes

All Along The Watchtower
Bryan Ferry
3:46
Dylanesque
Bob Dylan

27
iTunes Amazon

In Every Dream Home A Heartache
Xan
5:00
Dream Home Heartaches... Remaking-Remodeling Roxy Music
Roxy Music

2

Lover (feat. Rachel Fannan)
Rondo Brothers
3:19
Escape the Arcade (Super Mega Mixtape)
Roxy Music
iTunes

Dance Away
The Hot Club Of Cowtown
2:51
Rare and Unreleased
Roxy Music
iTunes

Don’t Stop the Dance
Martin Brodin
6:19
Buddha Lounge Covers
Bryan Ferry

2
Amazon
1 hr 6 min
September 18, 2025 Coverville 1550: Cover Stories for Fee Waybill of The Tubes and B.B. King
Cover Stories for Fee Waybill, who’s turning 75 (you know him from The Tubes and solo work) and B.B. King, who would have turned 100 this week! (77 minutes)
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She’s a Beauty
The Phantoms
2:34
The Phantoms - EP
Tubes
iTunes

Walk This Way
Fee Waybill & Steve Lukather
3:50
A Salute to Aerosmith
Aerosmith

12
Amazon

Talk To Ya Later
Richard Marx
4:22
Flesh And Bone
Tubes
iTunes Amazon

White Punks On Dope
Mötley Crüe
3:39
New Tattoo
Tubes
Amazon

Living in the USA
Derek Sherinian, Fee Waybill
4:26
Fly Like an Eagle - An All-Star Tribute to Steve Miller Band (Deluxe Edition)
Steve Miller Band

2
Amazon

Rock Me Baby
Melissa Etheridge
4:43
MEmphis Rock And Soul
B.B. King
iTunes Amazon

When Love Comes To Town
Herbie Hancock with Johnny Lang and Joss Stone
8:42
Possibilities
U2/B.B. King

7
iTunes Amazon

How Blue Can You Get? (feat. Jonny Lang)
Cyndi Lauper
5:23
Memphis Blues
B.B. King
iTunes Amazon

To Know You Is To Love You
Joe Bonamassa, Michael McDonald, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks
5:30
To Know You Is To Love You - Single
B.B. King
iTunes

Woke Up This Morning (Live)
Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes
4:31
Live at the Greek (Live)
B.B. King
Amazon

Never Make a Move Too Soon
Jacqueline Tabor
2:38
The Lady in the Gown
B.B. King
iTunes Amazon

Payin’ the Cost to Be the Boss
Pat Benatar
3:15
True Love
B.B. King
iTunes Amazon

Standing on the Edge of Love
Tinsley Ellis
4:17
Fire It Up
B.B. King
iTunes Amazon

Respect Yourself
B.B. King
5:14
To Know You Is To Love You
Staple Singers

3
Amazon
0 min
September 11, 2025 Coverville 1549: Interview with Jeff Kanan of The Keep Recording
I had a chance to tour The Keep Recording Studio and speak to its founder, Jeff Kanan about what it’s like to open a recording studio in Denver, what makes The Keep stand out when recording bands, voiceovers and audiobooks, and a lot more! You’ll even hear a couple covers that were recorded in the studio. Enjoy! (48 minutes)
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Everything I Said
The Host Club
3:38
Everything I Said
Cranberries

2
Amazon

Never Gonna Give You Up
The Solid Ocean
3:25
Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley

10
48 min
September 04, 2025 Coverville 1548: The Aimee Mann Cover Story II
For her 65th birthday, let’s listen to covers of Aimee Mann, ‘Til Tuesday, and some covers by her and various colleagues! (64 minutes)
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The Other End (of the Telescope)
Billy Gewin
4:59
River Of Stone
Til Tuesday

2
iTunes Amazon

Voices Carry (feat. Flair)
Rondo Brothers
3:16
Escape the Arcade (Super Mega Mixtape)
Til Tuesday
iTunes

Reason To Believe
Aimee Mann & Michael Penn
4:12
Badlands: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen

4
Amazon

Coming up Close
Matt Nathanson & Sara Watkins
4:22
The Lexington EP
Til Tuesday
iTunes

Honesty Is No Excuse
The Both
3:27
The Both
Thin Lizzy
iTunes Amazon

Name of the Game (feat. Aimee Mann)
Susanna Hoffs
4:48
Bright Lights
Badfinger
Amazon

Yesterday Once More
Aimee Mann
4:20
Vinyl (Music from the HBO® Original Series), Vol. 1.2 - EP
Carpenters

5
iTunes

Wise Up (feat. Martin Nevin)
Martina DaSilva & Alex Goodman
5:23
Library
Aimee Mann
iTunes

Save Me
Justin McRoberts
4:09
Through Songs I Was First Undone
Aimee Mann
iTunes Amazon

Drive (From “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”)
Aimee Mann
3:35
Drive (From "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story") - Single
Cars
iTunes

Deathly
Melissa Ferrick
4:08
Enough About Me
Aimee Mann

2
iTunes Amazon

What The World Needs Now
Mann, Aimee
3:12
Hear Music: Sweetheart Love Songs
Burt Bacharach
Amazon

Put Me On Top
Marti Jones
3:42
My Long Haired Life
Aimee Mann
iTunes Amazon

Hallelujah! I’m A Bum (Cover)
Michael Penn, Aimee Mann & Sweet Relief
2:22
Hallelujah! I'm A Bum (Cover) - Single
Harry Mac McClintock
iTunes
1 hr 5 min
August 28, 2025 Coverville 1547: Van Morrison Cover Story IV
Let’s celebrate the 80th birthday of Van Morrison with covers of and by this incredible singer/songwriter! (60 minutes)
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Jackie Wilson Said ( I’m in Heaven When You Smile )
Big 10
3:08
Still Skanking
Van Morrison
iTunes

Moondance
Liz Longley
3:16
Hot Loose Wire
Van Morrison

5
iTunes Amazon

Brown Eyed Girl
Remember Monday
3:16
Brown Eyed Girl - Single
Van Morrison

9
iTunes

Crazy Love
Ben Harper
3:47
Sweet Relief III: Pennies From Heaven
Van Morrison

11
Amazon

And It Stoned Me
Passenger
4:56
Sunday Night Sessions
Van Morrison

4
iTunes

Into The Mystic
Paul Carrack
3:38
Still Groovin'
Van Morrison

10
Amazon

Tupelo Honey (Live)
Kung Fu Hippies
5:41
Rocktopus (Live)
Van Morrison
iTunes Amazon

Cold Cold Heart
Van Morrison
3:26
Moving On Skiffle
Hank Williams

2
Amazon

Wild Night
Joël Martin
3:37
Will You Dance With Me
Van Morrison

4
Amazon

The Way Young Lovers Do
Corey Heuvel
6:52
Acoustic Covers
Van Morrison
Bandcamp

Bright Side of the Road
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble
3:45
In the Moment
Van Morrison

3
iTunes Amazon

When Will I Be Loved?
Van Morrison
3:52
Accentuate The Positive
Everly Brothers
Amazon
1 hr 1 min