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Summer is over! We pay respects to the recently deceased Olivia Newton-John by looking at the weird and wonderful covers of her classic ballad from Grease, "Hopelessly Devoted to You," this week on Cover Me. Covers by: The Olivia Project, Fool Moon ft. Hien, Juliana Hatfield, Delta Goodrem, PIG, Mariachi Entertainment System, stories ft. Carlye Porazzo with Nikki Segal and Lilliana De Los Reyes Sp...

You wanted the best. You got the best. The hottest Entrepreneur Summer finale in the world! We're talking "Detroit Rock City" by KISS! Covers by: The Mighty Mighty Bostones, Mattias IA Eklundh, Hayseed Dixie, Gene Walk Group, MAZIORA THE BAND, Avila Spotify playlist here

No doubt about it, we're talking about one of the coolest songs of the 90s - maybe even one of the coolest songs of all time. Entrepreneur summer continues with Blackstreet's "No Diggity" featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen. Covers by: Chet Faker, Cannibal Koffer, Beau Monga, Campsite Dream, Leo, Jazzystics Spotify playlist here

You can listen to this episode whether you hollaback or not! "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani is the topic this week, but we also talk a lot about video games and the minions for some reason. Covers by: Diplo, Adam and Andrew, Mock Jensen, Leo, Alejandro Diego with Slenderino and Gabriel Wittner, INNDRIVE with GUI2IN and Natasha, Dot N Life with Flera. Spotify playlist here

Shhhhh....don't tell the Beyhive about this episode. We can't handle that kind of heat. Just enjoy listening to us talk about "Halo" by Beyonce. Covers by: Ahmir, Susan Wong, Lotte Kestner, The Kingdom Choir, George White Group ft. Luca Giacco, Claire Khodara Spotify playlist here

We can't get enough of New York this Entrepreneur Summer! We're talking Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind"! Covers by: Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Oleta Adams, Barbra Streisand and Billy Joel, Telly Leung, Alexis Cole Spotify playlist here

Entrepreneur Summer continues with a discussion of Jay-Z's New York anthem "Empire State of Mind." We're out of our depth on this one and Genius actually...helps...us? Weird! Covers by: Alicia Keys, Redefined, De La Cream, Trippynova, Aubrey Logan, Dasha with Martin Kumžák and Filharmonie Hradec Králové Spotify playlist here

What could be more business-minded than comprising a song title solely of numbers? We dive into Smashing Pumpkin's commercial hit, "1979" along with frontman Billy Corgan's career as a writer, producer, and general behind-the-scenes man in the wild world of wrestling! Speaking of numbers: this is the 200th episode of Cover Me! Wow! Covers by: PIG, The Minstrels, Freedom Fry, Darlingside, Mandy Jon...

We can't help doing a movie review! It's entrepreneur summer and movies are a business, right? So listen to us talk about the Baz Luhrmann directed music biopic, ELVIS. We'll be back next week with more of the covers you...crave? SPOILERS FOR THE FILM ELVIS ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE.

We said it'd never happen, so obviously it had to happen! Entrepreneur Summer 3: Back in Business! We're talking all summer long about musicians with businesses and we're kicking it off with the king of island escapism Jimmy Buffett and the hit that kicked off his entire array of business ventures: "Margaritaville". Covers by: Alan Jackson ft. Jimmy Buffett, Reggae Machine, Richard Cheese, The Hol...

We spend a long, long time discussing Elton John's "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)" with returning guest Ruby Swan ( Ruby Swan on YouTube )! We also talk about "Cold Heart" by Elton John, Due Lipa and PNAU, and of course we talk about "Where's The Shoorah". Covers by: William Shatner, Kate Bush, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, David Fonseca, Heaven 17, Elton John with Due Li...

Cover Me talking about hits from the 80s? We've heard of stranger things. We're talking about "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush and Freaky Friday this week on Cover Me! Covers by: Natalie Gauci, The Whole Bolivian Army, Bentley Jones, John, First Aid Kit, Car Seat Headrest Spotify playlist here

Your own personal episode of Cover Me is here! That's right, this episode about Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" is just for you! Nobody else is getting this in their feed! Covers by: Johnny Cash, Lollipop Lust Kill, Richard Cheese, Skip Soldier, Nina Hagen, Skapeche Mode, Shefita Spotify playlist here

Dad rock is back on the menu! We talk about the Billy Joe Royal song written by Joe South and made a hit by Deep Purple and others, "Hush".   Covers by: Deep Purple, Merrily Rush, Santo & Johnny, Milli Vanilli, Kula Shaker, Captain Jack, Bjorn Berge   Spotify playlist here

Why bother talking to great lawyers about lepers and crooks when you could talk to literally anyone else about Bob Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man"? We go in-depth on Bobby D's hit diss track from 1965 this week on Cover Me! Covers by: THE SPORTS, Kula Shaker, Deep Schrott, The Gunpoets, Brother Ali Spotify playlist here

Trying to strike up a conversation with a black-haired flamenco dancer, but you don't know what to say? This podcast probably won't help with that, but you will learn a lot about "Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows! Covers by: Max Thorn, Off The Beat, Counting Crows, Hidden in Plain View, John Lester Quartet, George White Group ft. Angie Spotify playlist here YouTube playlist here

Hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy! We're talking Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" this week. Covers by: Eartha Kitt, Butthole Surfers, Color Filter, L.A. Guns, Wild Colonials, Antietam with Catherine Irwin, Will Oldham, Tara O'Bannon, Anna Krippenstapel Spotify playlist here

We're talking the best of sniper movies and '00s Scottish alt-rock this week! It's Franz Ferdinand's breakout hit, "Take Me Out" on Cover Me! Covers by:Scissor Sisters, Daft Punk, Naum Gabo, Young Summer, Robyn Adele Anderson, Bruno Be and Ownboss Spotify playlist here

Get the best of Cover Me this week as we talk about Foo Fighter's "Best of You"!   Covers by: Vitamin String Quartet, Pieter Embrechts & Thomas De Prins, Boyce Avenue, Ali McGregor, Dami Im, Dual Sessions Spotify playlist here

TRIGGER WARNING: Michael Jackson's criminal allegations are brought up in the introduction. Skip to the 3:00 mark if you don't want to hear that. It might seem like we're just talking about the Sega Genesis this week, but we're actually talking about the undeniably catchy pop hit, "Smooth Criminal" by the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson! Covers by: Alien Ant Farm, Javier Alvarez, The Valiant...

We take a break from the norm this week to talk about concerts in general, and to review Jacob Collier's performance in Vancouver on April 4! We'll be back to standard episodes next week!

Well my friends, the time has come to talk about Lionel Richie's hit party anthem "All Night Long (All Night)". Covers by: Big Daddy, South Dolphin, Raffaela, Tom Dice, Benjamin Ingrosso, Jacob Collier featuring Take 6 and the Metropole Orkest (conducted by Jules Buckley) Spotify playlist here

No one gets away until they listen to us discuss Devo's eccentric hit, "Whip It" on this week's episode of Cover Me! Covers by: Big Daddy, Def Dames, Moon Unit, Eye of The Dawn, Love and Death, Drazy Hoops, Cecilia Noel, Jamaican Me Breakfast Club Spotify playlist here

Light your candles or get someone else to light them for you because we're talking "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding this week! Covers by: Snafu, Black Crowes, Gov't Mule ft. Toots Hibbert, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Music Box Mania, Karizma Duo, DJ Spinna Spotify playlist here

Because if there was any Lady Gaga song we were going to talk about on this show, it was obviously going to be the one with a member of the E Street Band playing on it. We're talking Lady Gaga's "The Edge of Glory" this week! Covers by:  Foster the People, Walk Off the Earth, Paul Middleton, Amanda Hagel, CoolKillers ft. Lucia Gil, Years & Years Spotify playlist here