Blanketing Covers

We're nearing the summer, and few songs evoke that summertime feeling quite like Seals and Crofts' Summer Breeze. This yacht rock classic has covers that make us, along with our guest Jacquie Baker, want to jump shit. Don't worry though, there are plenty of life preservers to help us back on board!

Madonna has been changing and reinventing herself for decades, and she's never been far from the top of the charts. With the help of Kirk Griffiths, we track her incredible career using covers of her most successful, and timeless, hits!

The only person Dan's made a cover with is on the show! Kevin F. Maye recently aged out of the stories being told in the song, so he came here to celebrate. "It Was A Very Good Year" brought us our most jazz-heavy songs so far. Listen and find out how that sits with our hosts.

The Blink 182 classic Dammit has been covered so many times. Some stick to the master plan while others see through it. We invited George Brudermann and Julie Rometty to help us sort it all out. 

Alexi Front is here this week so of course, we're doing metal, and one of the biggest bands in the history of the genre at that. Nothing Else Matters was a massive hit off Metallica's incredibly successful self-titled album (more frequently referred to as The Black Album). We talk about their impact on the genre (and music in general), and how their legacy has changed over the years. Of course, we...

Welcome to the SKAdcast! That's right! It's not a band, or a song this time. We're doing a whole genre! Travel with us, returning favorite Meg Goetz, and Macky from The Bobby Lees as we journey through the waves of ska in search of joy, understanding, and rebellion by way of radical acceptance. What makes a ska cover work? Find out with us! Check out Meg Goetz's album One Last Rad Thing Check out...

Returning guest, Brad Stasell is back to help us kick off season two! This time we're getting into Grapevine! Motown really put their stamp on the early versions of the song, but as time's gone on it's been brought to so many new and different places! Brad Stasell is doing a 24-hour dance marathon on April 30th. It's going to be lots of fun and for a good cause. Tune in on Saturday at any of the p...

It's the season finale! We wrap up season one with the George Michael (or is it Wham!?) classic "Careless Whisper". The riff is legendary, easily one of the most recognizable of all time. So many covers acknowledge it and have their fun interpreting it, while others ignored it completely. Some surprising ones worked really well! Author Ian Rogers (MFA Thesis Novel) helps us break them down.

David Bowie's career is a hard one to sum up. It spans decades, genres, and multiple personas. Danny and Jon brought in radio DJ, and Danny's uncle, Dan O'Connell and Rank Bank host David Primiano to cover it all as best they could. They get into what makes a great cover, why David Bowie attracted so many to his music, and, of course, Godzilla. This episode is for Bowie scholars and newcomers alik...

It's time to talk about Dolly. Dolly is the songwriter behind so many great hits and in the 70s she was churning them out one after the other. Danny and Jon are here to talk about the one that took the world by storm when it was brought back to life in the 90s. "I Will Always Love You" has charted so many times it's no wonder so many people tried their hand at it. Who better than their significant...

Danny thinks Black Sabbath might be the band whose songs are most available to different genres. Guests, Eric Todd and Liam Collier, might not agree. See how you feel after the many twists and turns Jon's selections take us down.

Sam Cooke is almost singularly responsible for the rise of the soul genre, and You Send Me is the song that started it all. Danny and Jon, along with guests Brad Stasell and Seamus Millar, take us through the history of the song, and how sometimes all it takes is a great voice to redefine a classic. Listen to the featured songs in full: YouTube Spotify

The Ramones are one of the most influential bands of all time, and there is a mountain of great covers to prove it. Frankly, it was too many. Emma McIvor and Aaron Eikenberry join us to instead look at the songs The Ramones chose to cover during their illustrious career. By celebrating their influences, we uncover just what it means to be a Ramones song.  Featured Artists: Pet Sematary, Pinhead, R...

Tommy James was the first person in history to have two covers of his songs go to number one in back to back weeks. Joe Moore and Brad Stasell join us to talk about his legendary career and all the great covers that have come from it. Featured Artists: REM, Doctor Marigold's Prescription, Neil Diamond, Los Rockin Devils, John Wesley Harding, Joe Bataan, Sophy, Billy Idol, Amazulu, Celia and th...

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