This week’s topic comes from one of our fans: kickball legend, Lefty Slapper enthusiast and all-around good guy Paddy Culham. He joins us to help decide which artists did it better the second time around with the Rushmore of Cover Songs Better Than the Original. It’s hard to make someone else’s song your own, but these people and bands did it – whether the original song was kind of lousy or already great.

Coming next week: we get the crew from How Did This Get Made to debate the same topic, but be much better at it.

SHOW NOTES

• "Hurt" by Johnny Cash/Nine Inch Nails (Richard/Michael's Choice)
• "Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm/Michael Jackson (Paddy's Choice)
• "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper/Robert Hazard (Richard/Michael's Choice)
• "People Are Strange" by Echo and the Bunnyman/The Doors (Paddy's Choice)
• "The Tide Is High" by Blondie/The Paragons (Richard/Michael's Choice)
• "Mad World" by Gary Jules/Tears for Fears (Paddy's Choice)
• "Killing Me Softly" by Roberta Flack/The Fugees (Richard/Michael's Choice)
• "With a Little Help From My Friends" by The Beatles/Joe Cocker (Paddy's Choice)