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It's a Rich Girl re-record. The original recording was lost because Jake's a dumb bitch. Listen to the first ever cover of a Cover Me episode! Stick around for the bonus segment to see who would win between John Oates and Daryl Hall in a classic "Battle of the Band" segment!   Covers by: Nina Simone, Marshall & Alexander (Michelle, Vittorio Vergeat?), Everclear, Down With Webster, the bird and the...

We bring on Ruby Swan/glitterghost (IG: @glitterghostmusic) to talk about Tears For Fears sophomore album, "Songs From The Big Chair" along with Brothertiger's cover of the entire album! Apologies for the crackly audio on this episode. Please just pretend you're listening to this on vinyl. We have another magical game of "Same Song Different Chorus" for our bonus segment!   Spotify playlist here C...

You heard us talk about the movie, Streets of Fire, now hear us talk about the movie's only hit song, "I Can Dream About You" by Dan Hartman. Stick around for our bonus segment to find out what acoustic versions of songs beat the originals. Covers by: London Starlight Orchestra and Singers, Tom "bones" Malone, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Sir-G feat. DeeCee, Daryl Cain, Moonlight Desires, Carol Kay,...

From the director behind cult classics like The Warriors and 48 Hours comes a "rock n roll fable" that is visually pleasing if nothing else. In their second ever out-of-format episode, Jake and Alex review the movie, Streets of Fire, along with its star-studded original soundtrack. Listen along to learn all about the only movie with a premise reminiscent of the classic video game, Final Fight! Sou...

Jake drove all the way back to Calgary to record this episode with Alex. Does that make him crazy? Probably. Gnarls Barkley's legendary hit "Crazy" is the focus of this week's episode! Stick around for our first ever mailbag question and check up on our #BetterForSeptember progress! Covers by: The Kooks, Montefiori Cocktail, Antoine Rocks, Violent Femmes, Karizma Duo, Elmquist/Kallerdahl Kombo, Sc...

Another summer day, another summer song. Jake and Alex talk about Bryan Adam's oral sex classic, "Summer of '69"! Catch the fever in our bonus segment, "Looking Back to the Future" where we speculate on the summer of 2069. Covers by: MxPx, Bowling for Soup, DJ Otzi, The Lost Fingers, Tim Timebomb, Karizma Duo, The Cooltrane Quartet, Alice Lamb, Leo, Graham BLVD Spotify playlist here Talk to us on...

We're changing things up this week with a review of Bruce Springsteen's newest album, Western Stars! Jake and Alex go through the album track by track to discuss lyrics, themes, instrumentation and more. No bonus segment this week! Check out the album on Spotify here Tucson Train music video here Western Stars music video here Hello Sunshine music video here

These guys are crying tears of joy after finishing this, the Canada Day special episode! We cover the Guess Who classic that allegedly started the "Canadian Invasion." It's another Battle of the Band bonus segment as Burton Cummings is pitted against Randy Bachman. Covers by: Jr. Walker and The All-Stars, The Classmates, Alton Ellis, Stranger Cole, Michael Bolotin, Natalie Cole, Randy Bachman, jac...

Get ready for a boss encounter! We're talking the boss battle theme from Final Fantasy IV! Jake and Alex perform the first ever live-in-studio cover of a song on the podcast! We talk about E3 in our bonus segment!  Covers by: Rare Candy, Doni Cordoni, Triforce Quartet, Team Sahvra, FalKKonE, Extra Lives, and Arcade Players, Cover Me Spotify Playlist here Doni Cordoni version here

It's the summertime and we've got Mungo Jerry on our minds along with old board games, unicyclists, dying bees, and more1 Stick around for our bonus segment to hear about our summer jams! Covers by: Pinto Varez Orchestra, Ken Boothe, Frank Sidebottom, A La Carte, Shaggy ft. Rayvon, Derek Sherinian ft. Slash and Billy Idol, Susi Hyldgaard, Blueston ft. Skibadee and Mungo Jerry, Judith Owen, Walk Of...

Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" sets the tone for the most dramatic episode in Cover Me history! Stayed tune for the bonus segment where we talk about songs with the word "morning" in them.  Covers by: London Symphony Orchestra, Jan Wayne ft. Lena Mahrt, Straight Outta Junior High, Trashpour 4, Sleeping At Last, Straight No Chaser, Exit Eden, SMiTHMUSiX Spotify playlist here

This episode was mass produced in a satanic mill to bring you the illusion of happiness! It's Gorillaz melancholy monster hit, "Feel Good Inc" this week! We also go over the differences between folk, bluegrass, and country in our bonus segment "Cover Me Classroom"! Covers by: Cookin' On 3 Burners, Dillon Hodges, IRONTOM, filous and LissA, Serais, Kyle Olthoff and Leah McVey, Lucas Stricagnoli, The...

You read that right. We're doing another song named Gloria! Tune in to find out all about the Italo pop hit, and the more popular American cover that you've probably heard! Stick around for the bonus segment where we settle which song named Gloria is the best song named Gloria! It's Gloria Me! Er... Cover Me. It's Cover Me. Covers by: Johnathan King, Laura Brannigan, Salbakuta ft. Rachelle Ann Go,...

It's time for another episode of C-O-V-E-R-space-M-E! We're talking about Them's biggest hit "Gloria." Our bonus segment pits Gloria against The Wild Ones "Wild Thing" to determine which is the better rock n roll standard. Covers by: The Pleazers, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Patti Smith, The Party Boys, Van Morrison and John Lee Hooker, Simple Minds and Kids in Heat. Spotify Playlist here Simple Mind...

Slide your feet up the street, bend your back, shift your arm, then pull it back because we're talking about "Walk Like An Egyptian" on this week's episode. Stick around to hear about our favourite #TravelTracks in our bonus segment Covers by: 5 in Love, The Puppini Sisters, Wilman De Jesus, Eurasia, Getter Jaani, Super Power Club, The Cleverlys, The Continentals, Die Vielharmoniker, and Jade Bird...

Don't bother asking yourself, "how did I get here?" just listen to us talk about Talking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime" instead! We also talk about music videos in our bonus segment, "I Promise We'll Be More Prepared Next Week." Covers by: Big Daddy, Blenderhead, Phish, Jimmy Nail, Blind Corn Liquor Pickers, Barb Jung, The Bad Shepherds, David Chevalier ft. David Lynx, and Angelique Kidjo. Spotify Pl...

Be sure to wear earbuds if you're listening to this on the snow covered hills of a mountain or else the landslide will bring you down! It's Fleetwood Mac's pensive hit "Landslide" this week! Stick around for the bonus segment to hear Jake and Alex discuss...Easter jams? Covers by: Ginny Reilly, The Smashing Pumpkins, Dixie Chicks, Le Bang Bang, Gloria Smith, The Japanese House, The Hound + The Fox...

Jake and Alex get lost in the surreal dreamscape of Soundgarden's summer jam, "Black Hole Sun." Find out what some of the best songs named after years are in our bonus segment, "Hey, Here's a Question." Covers by: Paul Anka, Peter Frampton, Ramin Djawadi, Scala & the Kolacny Brothers, Sofia Karlberg, The Acacia Strain, Walk Off The Earth, Leo, and Norah Jones Spotify Playlist here Norah Jones vers...

WHENEVER! WHEREVER! You're meant to listen to this episode of Cover Me! Jake and Alex talk about Shakira's first English language hit. Stay tuned for the bonus segment to find out what the guys are listening to between all these Shakira covers. Covers by: Shakira, Mundy, India Martinez, Iesha, Maitreyee Mukherjee, Leo, Flabbergasted, Battledragon, 8-Bit Academy, GeoAna, Kriss Kross Amsterdam and T...

Bust out your ocarina and hit A, Down C, Up C, A, Down C, Up C, and summon up this episode! We're talking about the paradoxical Zelda jam, "Song of Storms." Stick around for the bonus segment to hear us talk about our least favourite Zelda games, and the ones we feel are the most underrated. Covers by: Ephixa, Marcus Hedges Trend Orchestra, Smooth McGroove, Marcus D, The Greatest Bits, Moises Niet...

We finally get the man behind the fantastic gaming channel JaR Dev on the podcast! Jon Bell (@Serjonsnow on Twitter) talks about his favourite band, Queen, and their knockout collaboration with our favourite man, David Bowie. It's Under Pressure! Jon and Alex compete to see who knows more about songs called "Surrender" in the return of our bonus segment, "Same Song, Different Chorus!" Covers by: C...

You might not like this episode but you'll love it! We're talking Smokey Robinson and The Miracles "You've Really Got A Hold On Me." We talk about consuming The Beatles in order to gain their strength in our bonus segment. If you've read the description you can't quit now! Mash that play button! Covers by: The Beatles, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Zombies, Sonny & Cher, The Jackson 5, Eddie...

Robby Gunea (of JaR Dev fame) joins us to talk about one of the biggest hits from one of his favourite bands! We're talking about "Numb" by Linkin Park! Learn what our go-to songs are when we somehow find ourselves playing the hit game Rock Band in our bonus segment, "Hey, Here's a Question I Came Up With." Get in touch with us! Send us an email at CoverMePod@gmail.com to ask us questions, give us...

We heard a cover in a Netflix trailer and we'll be damned if we don't talk about it! It's Simon & Garfunkel's hardest hit this week! Find out which member of the pleasant folk rock duo would beat the daylights out of the other in our bonus segment, "Battle of the Band!" Covers by: Hugo Montenegro, The Bangles, Paradigm, Mr. Bubble B., Les Fradkin, Azure/Phillips Academy, Moonlight Jazz Blue, Brad...

Returning guest Stephen Reynolds (@sreynolds on Twitter) joins the boys to talk about Kid Cudi's melancholy party anthem, "Pursuit of Happiness." We talk pump up jams in our bonus segment, "Soundtrack to my Life."! Covers by: Steve Aoki, Cloud Control, Lissie, Kid Mac, Honeybucket, VINNIE ft. NorthStarAndre, Chance Pena, and DJ Drobitussin Spotify playlist here Cloud Control's version here