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I hate to admit it but Alex was right: I said "peen." Covers by: Sandie Shaw, Ringo Starr, The Pinkies, Crazy & The Crutch, Estereotypo, Caspar Babypants, Mellow Mood, Bossa nova Meets ft. Roberto Menescal and Claudio Duarte Tidal playlist here

We talk raga rock, Beatles vs The Stones, colour theory, and of course, the 1965 classic, "Paint It Black" this week! Covers by: Eric Burdon & War, Ian A. Anderson, Mother Goose, U2, GOB, Vanessa Carlton, Duran Duran Tidal playlist here

Can't wait for Cover Me to be listed when someone tries to update this song again in 40 years. Covers by: Michael Cavanaugh, Steve Acho, Nikki Puppet, The Forms, David Hasselhoff, Fall Out Boy Tidal playlist here

This week, we have a big talk about big bands, big shows, and, of course, big suits! We're talking about the legendary Talking Heads concert film, Stop Making Sense! Listen to the album on Tidal here

There's nothing chiller than listening to the Cover Me boys talk Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer". Happy Halloween! Covers by: Black Mighty Wax, Velvet Revolver, Night Drive, Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads, Unworn, Dolche Tidal playlist here

Dammit, Janet, I love blink-182! Covers by: Jesse Daniel Smith, Colleen Green, Skate Network, FigureItOut, Bryant Roses, Dreamhouse, On Hollow Ground Tidal playlist here

It doesn't matter if we missed the Barbie hype train because we have two hype guests, Greta James ( Poppy Threads ) and Ruby Swan ( Ruby Swan ) filling in for Alex to talk about Aqua's smash hit, "Barbie Girl"! Covers by: Mars Moles, Axel Boys Quartet, The Chaos Engine, Electric Chairs, Ben L'Oncle Soul, Ely Bruna, Sam Giancana and Dayana, Ruby Swan Tidal playlist here Ruby Swan cursed version her...

Buddy, you're not going to believe what happened in Philly last night. Covers by: The Band, Mike Rimbaud, Professor Louie and The Crowmatix, Bruce Springsteen, Dawn Landes and The Kentuckians, Ryan Adams Tidal playlist here

Find out what makes a pickle kosher, where to source iodine, and the perfect number of Heinz as we celebrate Jimmy Buffett and discuss his other song, "Cheeseburger in Paradise" this week! Covers by: Jeff Elliott; Doug Walker, Steel Drum Artist; Pickin' On and The Sidekicks; Ned Bray; Ed Payne; Lisa Howard and Eric Peterson (Escape to Margaritaville); Midnite String Quartet Tidal playlist here

If your idea of a perfect day is listening to two bozos drop a bunch of pop culture references while talking bout a song from the 70s then boy do we have a podcast episode for you! Covers by: Duran Duran, Dario Campeotto, Leningrad Cowboys, Beerbong, The Jolly Boys, Lils Mackintosh, Al Green Tidal playlist here

The Cover Me episode. Covers by: Aretha Franklin, Al Cooper and Michael Bloomfield, Velvet Night, The Band and The Staples, Joe Cocker, Solala Tidal playlist here

Five years! What a surprise! Covers by: Seu Jorge, The Postmarks, Lena Hall, Cowboy Junkies, Duran Duran, Easy Stars All-Stars. Steel Pulse Tidal playlist here

This week we compare the incomparable Sinéad O'Connor version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" to a bunch of other, more comparable versions of the song! Versions by: Prince, The Family, Sinéad O'Connor, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Shiny Toy Guns, Aretha Franklin, Deep Wave Tidal playlist here The Family version here

Blockbuster Summer reaches its exciting conclusion with the king of training montages, "Eye of The Tiger" by Survivor. Covers by: Dusty Cowshit, Baked A La Ska, The Rural Alberta Advantage, krainbaby, Leo ft. Rob Lundgren, Walk Off The Earth Tidal playlist here

We talk about Shrek, licensed songs in movies, Shrek, the opposite of Nightcore, and Shrek this week!

Queen expert Jon Bell ( Noise Berry Games ) returns for Blockbuster Summer to talk about "A Kind of Magic" by Queen, the Highlander movie, and how to pronounce Finnish names. Jon even created his own bonus segment this week! Stick around  after the main segment for the Cover Me premier of "Which Album is the Deep Cut From?" Covers by: Elaine Paige, Rajaton with Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tom Pfieff...

Jesus loves Cover Me more than you would know. Jilly absolutely hates us though. We're talking The Graduate classic, "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel! Covers by: Ray Connie, Frank Sinatra, Trini Lopez & Nancy Ames, Billy Paul, Sylvia Vrethammar, The Lemonheads, Las seventies Tidal playlist here

Movie remakes are basically covers, right? Find out this week on Cover Me as we discuss every version of the hit film(s), A Star is Born.  

All you gotta do is trust us to talk about the hit single "Shallow" from A Star is Born (2018)! Covers by: Tyler Ward & Madison, Nightcore by Halocene, Pomplamoose, Peter Bence, Keno, The Philharmonic & Jules Aurora, SETYØURSAILS & Mike Perez Tidal playlist here

Honestly, still shocked that this wasn't originally written for Dirty Dancing. Covers by: Eric Carmen, Smokie, Paris Encore, Greyson Chance, John DeNicola, Moonlight Desires, David Hasselhoff Tidal playlist here Franke & The Knockouts original song here

Blockbuster Summer continues with the Spider-Verse smash hit, "Sunflower," by Post Malone. We talk about what this song has to do with Spider-Man, the joys of acoustic covers, and the merits of smoking cigarettes. Covers by: Adam Christopher & Alex Farley, Elmira & NDA, Stand, Saph's Story ft. Galaxy Theift, 8-Bit Misfits, Stories, Chord Overstreet Tidal playlist here

250 episodes in and I still can't get my audio right. We celebrate our latest milestone by kicking off Blockbuster Summer (RIP Entrepreneur Summer) with the Back to the Future classic "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis & The News! Covers by: Gloria Gaynor, The Early November, Atelier Bossa-Conscious, PelleK, New Found Glory, Kristin Korb ft. Magnus Hjorth with Snorre Kirk and Mathias Heise, Scary P...

Summer is here again and that means we're talking about another Summer jam on Cover Me! Get into goofy lyrics and the promise of the 90s as we talk "Steal My Sunshine" by LEN. Covers by: I Can Chase Dragons!, The Maine ft. Derek Sanders, Lenka, Portugal. The Man ft. Cherry Glazerr, Sochi Krausse, and Todd Barriage Spotify playlist here

Classic Kiwi Greta James ( @poppythreadspopup ) returns to discuss a Kiwi classic: "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House. We find out what Alex's least favourite country is, what feather dusters look like, and whether or not a hole in the roof of your car is a good thing! Covers by: Sarah Black, Hayden Tee and the Generation WhY? Singers, Stanryck, Susan Boyle, LOLO, ISLAND, and Peter Stampfel...

Big wheel keep on turning, Cover Me keep talking about song's loosely related to the Vietnam War. That's right, it's the Creedence Clearwater / Tina Turner classic, "Proud Mary" this week! Covers by: Voices of East Harlem, Athenians of Toronto, Tina Turner, Bo Katzman Chor, Chimène Badi, Deanne Manley Spotify Playlist here