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196 - Superman - The CoverUp Sep 27, 2021

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A local band writes a song that punches way above their weight, and then the right band records it as the song deserved -- but reluctantly. Superman, originally by The Clique, covered by REM.

Outro music is She'd Rather be With Me, by The Turtes.

195 - Keep on Loving You - The CoverUp Sep 20, 2021

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The birth of the power ballad, disdain for the power ballad, and a proper sendup of the power ballad, which actually outclasses it in some important ways. Keep on Loving You, originally by REO Speedwagon, covered by The Donnas, and by Tenacious D.

Outro music is Rock and Roll Creation, by Spinal Tap.

194 - Eye of the Tiger - The CoverUp Sep 13, 2021

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A song so over-the-top it can't help but always be a crowd pleaser, and the most eclectic possible cover. Eye of the Tiger, originally by Survivor, covered by Walk off the Earth.

Outro music is Yesterday, by Gheorghe Zamfir, and we swear it makes sense that it's there.

193 - Love at the Five and Dime - The CoverUp Sep 06, 2021

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We remember one of Nashville's most delightful but under appreciated singer songwriters, and hear her work interpreted through one of its greatest vocalists. Nanci Griffith's Love at the Five and Dime, covered by Kathy Mattea.

Outro music is John Prine's Speed of the Sound of Loneliness, performed by Nanci Griffith and John Prine.

192 - Baby Please Don't Go - The CoverUp Aug 30, 2021

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The birth of recorded blues straight through its evolution to mayhem-based guitar rock. Baby Please Don't Go, originally by Big Joe William, covered by Muddy Waters, and by AC/DC.

Outro music is Wild Cow Blues, also by Big Joe Williams, because how could we not pick that.

191 - The Book of Love Aug 23, 2021

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A contentious episode where style and talent make for very different opinions about a great (nor not so great) song. The Book of Love, originally by The Magnetic Fields, covered by Peter Gabriel, and by Gavin James.

Outro music is In Spite of Ourselves, by John Prine, featuring iris DeMent.

190 - Something - The CoverUp Aug 16, 2021

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We look at one of the greatest love songs ever written, one that has been covered countless times. We take on versions by three giants of their times. Something, originally by the Beatles, covered by Frank Sinatra, and by Billie Eilish.

Outro music is I'm Every Woman, by Chaka Khan, as a continuing tribute to Pattie Boyd. Chaka's looking at you, George.

189 - Wildflowers - The CoverUp Aug 09, 2021

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Singer songwriter greatness from the ultimate journeyman rocker to a band that completely closes the Americana circle, to a thoughtful tribute from a longtime friend. Wildflowers, originally by Tom Petty, covered by The Wailin' Jennys, and by Lucinda Williams.

Outro music is If I Had A Boat by Lyle Lovett.

188 - Love is All Around - The CoverUp Aug 02, 2021

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A song that everyone knows, by a band that you'd never know for this song, and the cover everyone knows if they know the actual song, even if they don't know the band, because the version everyone knows isn't even the real song. Wait, what? Love Is All Around, originally by The Troggs, covered by Wet Wet Wet.

Outro music is the oddly canonical version, Christmas is All Around, by Bill Nighy.

187 - Addicted to Love - The CoverUp Jul 26, 2021

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One of the biggest songs - and biggest videos - of the 80s, a look back at one of the worst concert tragedies ever, and a band that completely flips the script and pulls it all together. Addicted to Love, originally by Robert Palmer, covered by Eagles of Death Metal, and by Florence and the Machine.

Outro music is I Love You All The Time, also by Eagles of Death Metal, from their return to Paris at the Olympia in February 2016.

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