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424 - Beautiful Strangers - The CoverUp

The CoverUp by Rich Friedeman

Feb 9, 202616:48Music

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 artist who redefined what this kind of song can do in the world. Beautiful Strange...

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424 - Beautiful Strangers - The CoverUp is an episode from The CoverUp by Rich Friedeman. 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 artist who r...

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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 artist who redefined what this kind of song can do in the world. Beautiful Strangers, originally by Kevin Morby, covered by Mavis Staples. Outro music is I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore by Woody Guthrie.

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Published Feb 9, 2026 and 16:48 long