459 - Thunderstruck - The CoverUp
One of the most enduring and powerful songs in rock and roll, and a cover that does _almost_ everything we love. Thunderstruck, originally b...
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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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20 of 324 episodes458 - Royals - The CoverUp
Someone far too young to have so much skill and perspective shows up out of nowhere with one of the biggest songs ever recorded, and a cover...
457 - Everybody Wants To Rule The World - The CoverUp
A bizarrely polarizing song that fittingly took over the world, and a cover with an of-its-time point of view. Everybody Wants To Rule The W...
456 - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND - The CoverUp
A viral sensation that's also so packed with musical brilliance it's hard to keep up, and a cover that picks up its mail in the same zip cod...
455 - Hard Candy Christmas - The CoverUp
We mourn the passing of a a legend who inspired the world with a remarkable talent and heart to match. Hard Candy Christmas, originally by D...
454 - Maneater (Nelly Furtado) - The CoverUp
It's another Maneater Monday! This week we take a look at a totally different Maneater — or maybe totally different. This one originally by...
453 - Maneater - The CoverUp
It's Maneater Monday! We look at one of the biggest songs of the 80s that felt like a time capsule but still fit perfectly in any era. Manea...
452 - You Were On My Mind - The CoverUp
A rock solid song that knew its place in the world and always brightened up a room, and a cover that understood the possibilities and really...
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...
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...