441 - Lean On Me - The CoverUp

The CoverUp by Rich Friedeman

Jun 8, 202617:26Music

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, originally by Bill Withers, covered by Club Nouveau. Outro music is The Candy Man...

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