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You're young, I know. But even so, you can really learn a lot from this episode of Cover Me! We talk about the Everly Brothers "Love Hurts" and its many, much more famous covers. We resurrect the long dead segment "YouTube Comment Hall of Fame" for our bonus segment! Stick around to the very end to hear the full Cover Me cover of "Love Hurts"!   Covers by: Roy Orbison, Nazareth, Jim Capaldi, Cher,...

My name is Lucifer, please take this new episode of Cover Me! We dive into Black Sabbath's "N.I.B" in this week's epsiode! Find out more about the history of heavy metal music and then stick around for the bonus segment to find out what's better: Twizzlers or Nibs.   Covers by: Black Sabbath, White Stains, Acid Drinkers, Blood Coven, Krokus, Hilary Woods   Spotify playlist here

Whether you souls-like or souls-dislike the Souls franchise, you'll be sure to souls-like this episode of Cover Me. Jon Bell of JaRDev joins us once more to talk about the Motoi Sakurabab composed final boss theme from Dark Souls, "Gwyn, Lord of Cinders." We talk about some of our favourite Souls-like games in our bonus segment.  Covers by: Songe, Smooth McGroove, insaneintherainmusic, Alex Roe, S...

Get ready for discourse about The White Stripes that isn't centred around whether Jack White and Meg White were siblings or spouses. We're talking "Hotel Yorba" this week! We pit Jack Black against Jack White in our bonus segment, Battle of the Band: Jack Attack! Covers by: Dutch Bunny, The Red Stripes, Mack & Jeg, Rebound, Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones, Cash Returns, White Knight Instrumental, Anor...

Black Lives Matter. Defund the Police.  If it's warm then you won't need much more than this new episode of Cover Me! We celebrate Minneapolis and Prince this week by talking about "Raspberry Beret." Stick around for the bonus segment to find out which video games has the best licensed music soundtracks! Covers by: Hindu Love Gods, Maggie Kim, Dave Damiani, Caballero Reynaldo, Freedom Kerl, Franke...

Black Lives Matter. Defund the Police.  Cover Me is calling to the faraway towns with a brand new episode! We're talking "London Calling" by The Clash this week. We talk about music we're currently listening to in our bonus segment. It's a good time in these dark times, so sit by the river and give it a listen! Covers by: Captain Tractor, The N.C. Thirteens, Prozak for Lovers, Dubmatix ft. Don Let...

Black Lives Matter. Defund the Police.  This week on Cover Me we're talking about Deep Blue Something's one and only hit, "Breakfast at Tiffany's." It may be a hit, but let's be honest this song is garbage. We also talk about ho we're doing in our bonus segment so be sure to hang around for that. Covers by: Jackie O, Future Idiots, Quietdrive, Phone Calls From Home, Andrea Begley, Johnathan Young...

Thank you very much for tuning into to this week's episode of Cover Me! We brought on Alex's brother, Jeremy Mildenberger, to discuss Styx's synthy 80s hit, "Mr. Roboto." Stick around for another edition of "Same Song, Different Chorus" where Alex and Jeremy compete to see who can better differentiate between the lyrics of "Show Me The Way" by Styx and "Show Me The Way" by Peter Frampton. Covers b...

If this ol' world's got you tired and down then this is the episode for you! We're talking "Up On The Roof" by The Drifters! Stick around for the bonus segment to hear us talk about our favourite places to be alone. This episode is all about two solid dudes talking about solitude. Covers by: The Jackson 5, Carole King, Ike & Tina Turner, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Ray Brown Jr and Sophie B. Hawki...

We talk about the birth of rock n roll with Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti' this week! Stick around for the bonus segment to see if Alex can goes songs based only on readings of the non-verbal vocalizations! Covers by: Pat Boone, Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac, George Jones and Johnny Paycheck, Cliff Richard, Queen, Retro Style ft. Auley McKenzie, The Jallies Spotify playlist here

You'd like  to take this episode home and that's understood. We're talking about Kraftwerk's hit single "Das Modell" or "The Model." Stick around for our bonus segment to hear us talk about some of our favourite non-American/European musicians! Covers by: Snakefinger, Hikashu, Rammstein, The Tremolo Beer Gut, Sessiones Reggae Instrumental, he Bad Shepherds, Seu Jeorge e Almaz Spotify playlist here...

We're talking about one of the most feel good songs of all time to help deal with the quarantine blues! Find out how much Gregg Alexander hates capitalism as we analyze New Radical's "You Get What You Give." Stick around for our bonus segment to hear about organs! Covers by: Timo Räisänen, Pickin' On, Panda Transport, Charming Horse ft. Grace Grundy, Harriet, Beacon Street, Scary Pockets Spotify p...

Here it is now! The "Smells Like Teen Spirit" episode of Cover me! We talk all about Nirvana's hit song and an oddball collection of cover versions. We briefly talk about quarantine livestreams in our bonus segment. Covers by: Tori Amos, Dusty Cowhsit, Patti Smith, Rhythms Del Mundo, The Muppets Barbershop Quartet, Cinematic Pop, Scary Pockets, Shaka Ponk Spotify playlist here

Let this episode of Cover Me be the angel that flies you from monotony! We 're talking John Prine's hotly covered classic, "Angel From Montgomery" this week. In an effort to brighten things up, we also discuss positive songs that make us feel good in our bonus segment! Covers by: John Denver, Bonnie Raitt, Totta Näslund, Diesel, Redhead Express, Jessie Buckley Spotify playlist here

I hope you're all finding a way to get a little sunshine in your lives because you won't be getting any from this episode! We talk about the late, great Bill Withers hit "Ain't No Sunshine." Find out what music we're listening to in our spare time in our bonus segment! Covers by: Tom Jones, John Waite, Ladysmith Black Mambazo ft. Des'ree, Jazzkantine, Buddy Guy ft. Tracy Chapman, Coeur de Pirate,...

You can't go over to Stacy's house after school because school is cancelled and you're social distancing! Instead, you can listen to us talk about "Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne. We also talk about one hit wonders that deserve more recognition in our bonus segment! Covers by: Freshman Fifteen, Lost Boys of Penzance, Bowling For Soup, The Holophonics, LLC, Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox ft...

Get up and then get right back down again because there's a new episode of Cover Me and you've got nowhere to go anyway. We're talking "Down With The Sickness" by Disturbed this week. I make Alex guess songs that were banned from radio play after 9/11 in our bonus segment. It's a quarantine time. Covers by: Proto X, Midnite String Quartet, Mock Jensen, Robyn Adele Anderson, Marco Landry, Ten Secon...

We're giving you a whole new episode of Cover Me and we're not even asking for a taste of your whiskey in exchange! We bring on Will "The Thrill" Gill (Bowhead Corp) to talk about Don Schlitz' country classic "The Gambler," made famous by Kenny Rogers. Stick around for our bonus segment where we talk about music we're embarrassed to listen to! Versions by: Bobby Bare Sr, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash,...

We're wrapping up our Bond song month with a look at the latest one from Billie Eilish. No covers this week but stick around for the bonus segment to find out what some of our favourite songs made specifically for films are!

You know, we used to say live and let live all the time on this show. Not anymore! It's "Live and Let Die" (by Paul McCartney and Wings) from here on out! WE talk about what artists we'd like to see making Bond songs in our bonus segment. Covers by: Ray Conniff, Inger Lise Rypdal, Guns N Roses, Hank Marvin, Daniel Johnston, Pato Fu, Mystic-Force, Billy Joel, Frank Turner Spotify playlist here

Diamonds are forever and if you put this episode on repeat then it can be forever too! We talk about Shirley Bassey's 1971 Bond song, "Diamonds are Forever". Stick around for our bonus segment where we discuss what the best movies named after songs are. Covers by: John Barry, Cinerama, Project: Pimento, haka Khan, Rozalla, Penelope Sai, Moulin Rouge, Pink Diamond Revue Spotify playlist here

This episode is sneaky, suave, and almost certainly drunk. That's right, we're talking about the classic "James Bond Theme" written by Monty Norman, arranged by John Barry, and performed by John Barry, Vic Flick and an orchestra. Stick around for our bonus segment where we talk about what the best spy films are. Covers by: Johnny & The Hurricanes, Glen Campbell, Barry Adamson, Rare (Graeme Norgate...

Just like approximately 38% of all marriages in Canada, Lover Me is ending with divorce. We talk about Gordon Lightfoot's devastating hit "If You Could Read My Mind" and do our best to make some fart jokes to lighten the mood. Stick around for our bonus segment to see us compare the Lover Me songs head-to-head in true romantic fashion. Covers by: Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Viola Wills, Stars...

The penultimate episode of Lover Me is a big deal for Alex and me because we talk about "Heroes" by David Bowie. We fucking love David Bowie. So much so that we forgot the mention the quotation marks in the title of this song that imply a certain level of irony in the lyrics. So I've mentioned that here where you're almost certain to never see it. Also we rank Bowie's Berlin Trilogy in our bonus s...

It's the bonus segment from the I Want to Know What Love Is episode! We do the Newlyweds game with JaRDev's Jon Bell and Vanessa Noll from Meditations With Vanessa! Come learn a thing or two about our guests and see who is the most newly wed or whatever!