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The CoverUp

Rich Friedeman

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...

The CoverUp Podcast Guide

Listen to The CoverUp, a Music podcast by Rich Friedeman. Stream 307 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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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...

17:43Jun 15, 2026

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...

17:26Jun 8, 2026

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...

25:41Jun 1, 2026

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...

14:47May 25, 2026

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...

15:39May 18, 2026

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...

23:36May 11, 2026

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...

17:08May 4, 2026

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...

21:34Apr 27, 2026

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...

20:37Apr 20, 2026

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...

21:20Apr 13, 2026

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...

15:59Apr 6, 2026

431 - Golden - The CoverUp

We always knew music would save the world. This week, we take it a bit more literally as we tackle Golden, originally by Huntrix (yes, we kn...

21:22Mar 30, 2026

430 - Jealous Guy - The CoverUp

A legendary musician opens up in a typical yet profound way, and a cover that revives a whole bunch of special things. Jealous Guy, original...

16:13Mar 23, 2026

429 - Tom Sawyer - The CoverUp

The defining song for an all-time-great band that defies definition, a cover that reimagines as hard as any cover has, and another that brin...

28:31Mar 16, 2026

428 - 9 to 5 - The CoverUp

A song that crushes it across genres, styles, and settings by an artist who of course can pull of something of this scale. And a cover that...

21:45Mar 9, 2026

427 - Still Into You - The CoverUp

A song-of-the-summer redefines a band through a period of musical maturation, and puts a spotlight on the downfall of MTV. And a cover revea...

12:48Mar 2, 2026

426 - Groove Is In The Heart - The CoverUp

A breakthrough mega hit that defied the odds and stood the test of time, and a band that might not have. Or maybe they did. Honestly, it's n...

18:50Feb 23, 2026

425 - Rasputin - The CoverUp

An influential band's signature song that found its place for multiple generations, and a cover by an artist who seems to look into our worl...

19:40Feb 16, 2026

424 - Beautiful Strangers - The CoverUp

A modern and compelling take on protest songs that doesn't lean on outrage so much as "there but for the grace of God", and a cover by an ar...

16:48Feb 9, 2026

423 - Baby Can I Hold You - The CoverUp

We look at one of the best songs from one of the best debut albums ever, and follow with a pair of covers that teach us a lot about how musi...

24:05Feb 2, 2026