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346 - More Than This - The CoverUp Aug 12, 2024

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The birth of New Wave channeled through satisfying melancholy, and covers that find polar opposites in the same song. More Than This, originally by Roxy Music, covered by Lucy Kaplansky, and by Missy Higgins.

Outro music is The Second Act, also by Missy Higgins.

345 - Don't Come Around Here No More - The CoverUp Aug 05, 2024

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An enduring song that stands out because of the contribution of an unlikely collaborator, and a cover so steeped in genius it'd be hard to imagine the possibility if you didn't hear it with your own ears. Don't Come Around Here No More, originally by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, covered by Rhiannon Giddens, featuring Silk Road Ensemble and Benmont Tensch.

Outro music is Texas Hold 'Em, by Beyonce, which features Rhiannon Giddens on banjo.

344 - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - The CoverUp Jul 29, 2024

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The song that launched an enduring genre of music with a combination of brilliance and success in spite of itself, and a cover that succeeds in surprising ways, but has an even more surprising legacy.

Outro music is Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli.

343 - Radioactivity - The CoverUp Jul 22, 2024

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A perfect representation of the band that started the revolution, but is mostly remembered by there reflection in the revolutionaries who followed, and the master of taking a whole lot of nothing and turning it into something amazing. Radioactivity, originally by Kraftwerk, covered by Fatboy Slim.

Outro music is Linus and Lucy by the Vince Gauraldi Trio.

342 - Another Love - The CoverUp Jul 15, 2024

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A song that does manage to really hit the mood even without a ukulele, that missing ukulele, and an artist who does it the hard way but just right. Another Love, originally by Tom Odell, covered by Blanks, and by Josiah and the Bonnevilles.

Outro music is Heart on Fire, also by Blanks, and apparently from that thing we discuss in the show.

341 - I'm Still Standing - The CoverUp Jul 08, 2024

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A comeback song that does its job perfectly in spite of an incredible disguise, one of the greatest teams in modern music, and an utterly savvy outside perspective. I'm Still Standing, originally by Elton John, covered by Gold Fang.

Outro music is I Guess That's why They Call It The Blues, also by Elton John.

340 - Last Kiss - The CoverUp Jul 01, 2024

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A genre-specific tragedy, strife in Eastern Europe, and the golden age of musical charity. Last Kiss, originally by Wayne Cochran, covered by Pearl Jam.

Outro music is Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai.

339 - Tea for the Tillerman - The CoverUp Jun 24, 2024

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A sleeper of a song that doesn't seem to follow the rules for what a song needs to be, but is an indispensable anchor for a brilliant album, and a cover with a stunning pedigree. Tea for the Tillerman, originally by Cat Stevens, covered by Darren Coggan.

Outro music is Poems, Prayers, and Promises by John Denver.

338 - Proud Mary - The CoverUp Jun 17, 2024

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A rich literary tradition plus an incredible groove builds a great foundation, and goes in unexpected directions from there — including sea shanties? Proud Mary, originally by Creedence Clearwater Revival, covered by Ike and Tina Turner, and by The Longest Johns.

Outro music is Santiana, also by The Longest Johns.

337 - Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) - The CoverUp Jun 10, 2024

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A 90s country mega-hit that doubles down on charming silliness, has no illusions about what it's trying to be, and does it perfectly, and a cover that probably shouldn't work, but the right band pulls it off wonderfully. Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident), originally by John Michael Montgomery, covered by Backwoods.

Outro music is My Walking Shoes, also by Backwoods.

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