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336 - Cum On Feel The Noize - The CoverUp Jun 03, 2024

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The power of glam, the birth of hair metal, and the bane of autocorrect. Cum On Feel The Noize, originally by Slade, covered by Quiet Riot.

Outro music continues our autocorrect hostility with Slade's Mama Weer All Crazee Now.

335 - Head Like A Hole - The CoverUp May 27, 2024

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The most iconic song from the prince of heavy dance music, covered by a band that lives to make it weird — and a huge musical surprise. Head Like A Hole, originally by Nine Inch Nails, covered by Devo.

Outro music is I Love Rock And Roll by Tiny Tim. If you want to know what's up with that, you'll have to go back and listen to episode 65.

334 - People are Strange - The CoverUp May 20, 2024

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An archetypical song from an utterly unmistakable band, and a cover with tons of pedigree and set in a context nobody can dislike. People Are Strange, originally by The Doors, covered by Echo and the Bunnymen.

Outro music is Lost in the Shadows by Lou Gramm.

333 - Jolene - The CoverUp May 13, 2024

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Week two of Beyonce-MayOne of the biggest songs in the history of country music completely reinvented by one of the biggest artists in the world. Jolene, originally by Dolly Parton, covered by Beyoncé.

Outro music is Sorry, also by Behoncé.

332 - Blackbird - The CoverUp May 06, 2024

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Welcome to the first week of Beyonce-May! We look at a song that's simple and pretty, with deeper roots that aren't exactly hidden, but also aren't exactly front and center, and a cover that knows its history and knows where it's going. Blackbird, originally by The Beatles, covered by Beyoncé (named Blackbiird in Beyoncé's cover).

Outro music is Daddy Lessons, also by Beyoncé featuring The Chicks.

331 - Mr Jones - The CoverUp Apr 29, 2024

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A huge song that captures a bit of the magic and musical range of the mid-90s, and still holds up today. Mr. Jones, originally by Counting Crows, covered by The Album Cover.

Outro music is Alan's Morissette's Hand In My Pocket, also by The Album Cover.

330 - If I Had A Boat - The CoverUp Apr 22, 2024

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One of the most lovable and comfy songs ever recorded, by a songwriter who kinda lives there, and a cover from a group that really knows their stuff. If I Had A Boat, originally by Lyle Lovett, covered by Pete Muller & The Kindred Souls.

Outro music is If I Were The Woman You Wanted by Nanci Griffith.

329 - Beggin' - The CoverUp Apr 15, 2024

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A big shift for a talented but comfortably conventional band, and a cover by a group that conquered Europe. Beggin', originally by The Four Seasons, covered by Maneskin.

Outro music is Zitti E Buoni, also by Maneskin, and the song they used to win Eurovision.

328 - You're So Vain - The CoverUp Apr 08, 2024

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There are so many sides to this song, from the brilliant writing, to the cultural obsession with the secrets behind it, and a huge cast of eligible narcissists ready to play their part. You're So Vain, originally by Carly Simon, covered by Liza Minnelli, Faster Pussycat, and John Barrowman. Yes, we needed this many versions of it to get to the bottom of things.

Outro music is 1987 by Steel Panther, and they are so good.

327 - Islands In The Stream - The CoverUp Apr 01, 2024

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One of the biggest duets ever recorded by a pair of artists that were a remarkable team-up, and a cover that's entirely unexpected, but really did its homework to find the spirit of the song.

Outro music is Grease by Frankie Valli, which was written by the Bee Gees, which totally fits if you know what's up.

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