451 - Heart of Glass - The CoverUp
A song so transgressively powerful it made way for a whole new kind of rock and roll, and a cover that makes something old new again in the...
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Amanda and Rich talk about cover songs. How do they relate to the originals? What's the definitive version of the song? The better version? What makes them interesting musically? Is it a kar...
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450 - Sad But True - The CoverUp
A song from a band that knows how to deliver on expectations, even when they're in an experimental period, and a cover from an artist whose...
449 - Build Me Up Buttercup - The CoverUp
A brilliant and beloved song from a band that had the right mix of magic to get it right, and a cover that provides a wild backstory. Build...
448 - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The CoverUp
If you're going to have one hit on top of a prolific career, it's hard to do better. This week's song is unique and fascinating. I'm Gonna B...
447 - A Message To You Rudy - The CoverUp
A breakthrough moment in the history of Rock Steady puts us on a musical path that's both familiar and incredibly unfamiliar. A Message To Y...
446 - The Twist - The CoverUp
A listener request brings us one of the classic songs of Rock and Roll with the most unlikely origin story, and we get to call out a music r...
445 - My Generation - The CoverUp
An early song that could have easily defined a band's career, but instead just gave us a glimpse of what was to come, and a cover by a great...
444 - Heaven Is A Place On Earth - The CoverUp
A song that reestablishes a seasoned and successful artist as a new kind of force, and a cover that embraces musical complexity in a brillia...
443 - Life Is A Highway - The CoverUp
Great lessons to learn from one of the all-time road songs, a cover that understands the assignment more than the song — oh, and Rich flubs...
442 - The Ghost In You - The CoverUp
A classic that somehow remains a secret, and a listener leads us to a great musical discovery. The Ghost In You originally by The Psychedeli...
441 - Lean On Me - The CoverUp
A listener prods us to dive into one of the great songs in American music, and in the process we flirt with musical diabetes. Lean On Me, or...
440 - Dancing Barefoot - The CoverUp
An impossibly compelling songs from one of the most important writers and performers in American music, and a great band tries something dif...
439 - Call Me Maybe - The CoverUp
Absolute pop genius from a song that wasn't supposed to be pop at all, and a cover that's a terrible fit which helps to make it even more aw...
438 - Sultans of Swing - The CoverUp
A brilliant debut single that defied genre, expectation, and the industry it was breaking into, and a cover that takes it a bit literally, b...
437 - Wrecking Ball - The CoverUp
A massively popular yet still underrated song by an incredibly talented yet still underrated artist, and a cover that takes on an impossible...
436 - Gangnam Style - The CoverUp
The song that brought K-Pop to the rest of the world in spectacular fashion, and a cover that's totally not punk, but really is underneath i...
435 - Only Women Bleed - The CoverUp
A powerful, insightful, and moving song from someone who, on the surface, is the unlikeliest source, and two covers that drive the point hom...
434 - Stick Season - The CoverUp
It's spring, so we have a song about the impending winter because cover songs don't exist in a conventional timeline. And not just any winte...
433 - Keep Me In Your Heart - The CoverUp
It's an emotional week at CoverUp HQ. We dig into one of the most profound ways a songwriter had ever decided to say goodbye, and a tribute...
432 - Keep On Loving You - The CoverUp
The most lean-into-it power ballad you'll ever find that's always working hard at something, and a cool cover about making it work. Keep On...