The CoverUp

This turned into such a strange rabbit hole, and 1969 was clearly The Upside-down. We look at the biggest Saturday Morning Cartoon song ever, Sugar Sugar, originally by The Archies, covered by Wilson Pickett, and by Ike and Tina Turner.

Outro music is the Spider-Man theme, by The Ramones (I swear to God I am not making that up).

We go big for episode 100. It's the Prince song everyone wants, but with so much more Prince than anyone expects. Nothing Compares 2 U, originally by The Family, covered by Sinead O'Connor, by Prince with Rosie Gaines, Chris Cornell, and Prince. And there's a lot of surprise Prince all over this one.

Outro music is 777-9311, by The Time.

We go big for episode 100. It's the Prince song everyone wants, but with so much more Prince than anyone expects. Nothing Compares 2 U, originally by The Family, covered by Sinead O'Connor, by Prince with Rosie Gaines, Chris Cornell, and Prince. And there's a lot of surprise Prince all over this one.

Outro music is 777-9311, by The Time.

Two bands we absolutely love, both at the height of their powers, and a song that's caused more karaoke failures than any other. It's The End Of The World, originally by REM, covered by Great Big Sea.

Outro music is Old Black Rum, also by Great Big Sea

Two bands we absolutely love, both at the height of their powers, and a song that's caused more karaoke failures than any other. It's The End Of The World, originally by REM, covered by Great Big Sea.

Outro music is Old Black Rum, also by Great Big Sea

The evolution of modern folk music in one song. Start with a good song built around a big message and end up with some of the greatest American vocal talents ever. If I Had A Hammer, originally by The Weavers, covered by Peter, Paul and Mary, and by Sam Cooke.

Outro music is Tennessee Waltz, also by Sam Cooke (which he manages to sing as a non-waltz but it still works.)

The evolution of modern folk music in one song. Start with a good song built around a big message and end up with some of the greatest American vocal talents ever. If I Had A Hammer, originally by The Weavers, covered by Peter, Paul and Mary, and by Sam Cooke.

Outro music is Tennessee Waltz, also by Sam Cooke (which he manages to sing as a non-waltz but it still works.)

The second greatest song of all time, the queen of soul, the kings of nerd-rock, singer/songwriter brilliance -- There's a lot to process this week. Satisfaction, originally by The Rolling Stones, covered by Aretha Franklin, by Devo, and by Cat Power.

Outro Music is Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone -- Rolling Stone Magazine's greatest song ever (remember that, as it'll be on the test)

The second greatest song of all time, the queen of soul, the kings of nerd-rock, singer/songwriter brilliance -- There's a lot to process this week. Satisfaction, originally by The Rolling Stones, covered by Aretha Franklin, by Devo, and by Cat Power.

Outro Music is Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone -- Rolling Stone Magazine's greatest song ever (remember that, as it'll be on the test)

It's almost impossible how much ground we cover in this one. The pinnacle of Disco, a figurative horror show suitable for a literal horror show, metal redemption with a pair of purple socks as subtext. Stayin' Alive, originally by the Bee Gees, covered by Tiny Tim, and by Dweezil Zappa with Ozzy Osbourne.

Outro music is I Can See Clearly Now, by Donny Osmond, and it totally fits.