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092 - Because The Night - The CoverUp Sep 30, 2019

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Punk perfection bookending a questionable origin story and some ... interesting performances. This week is Because The Night by the Patti Smith Group, covered by 10,000 Maniacs, by Bruce Springsteen, and jointly by Garbage and Screaming Females.

Outro Music is The Warrior by Patty Smyth, because we're brats.

091 - Glad All Over Sep 23, 2019

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The best of the rest of the British Invasion, the birth of modern metal guitar, and The Pit of Disco Despair. This week we look at Glad All Over, originally by The Dave Clark Five, covered by Quiet Riot and by Pet Shop Boys.

Outro music is Cum On Feel The Noize, by a post-Rhoads Quiet Riot.

090 - Your Cheatin Heart - The CoverUp Sep 16, 2019

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We say this a lot, but this episode has everything: The formative moment of modern country music, the improbably invention of jazz-country, an utterly avant garde take on a classic, and frog-related childhood trauma. Your Cheatin Heart, originally by Hank Williams, covered by Leon Redbone and by Beck.

Outro music is the theme from Mr. Belvedere, also by Leon Redbone, who did more with that song than you probably realized during the 80s.

089 - I Want Candy - The CoverUp Sep 09, 2019

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A classic song created by a bunch of crypto-non-Australians, popularized in the evolution of punk rock, and brought to heel by the quintessential Spice Girl. I Want Candy, originally by The Strangeloves, covered by Bow Wow Wow, and by Melanie C.

Outro Music is Punk Rock Girl by The Dead Milkmen.

088 - Take This Job And Shove It - The CoverUp Sep 02, 2019

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It shouldn't be a surprise that a song with such a universal sentiment was picked up by other musicians. This one stayed universal in an entirely different musical universe. Take This Job and Shove It, originally by Johnny Paycheck, covered by The Dead Kennedys and by the supergroup of Bobby Bare Sr., Radney Foster, Buck Owens, and Jeff Tweedy.

Outro music is Just Call Me Lonesome by Radney Foster.

087 - Tainted Love - The CoverUp Aug 26, 2019

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The 80s-est song that ever 80s-ed didn't do so well when it tried to 64 . This week we look at Tainted Love, originally by Gloria Jones, covered by Soft Cell and by Marilyn Manson.The 80s-est song that ever 80s-ed didn't do so well when it tried to 64 . This week we look at Tainted Love, originally by Gloria Jones, covered by Soft Cell and by Marilyn Manson. Outro music is Toxic by Britney Spears.

086 - Hot in Herre - The CoverUp Aug 19, 2019

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Nobody ever doubted this week's song was incredibly successful. But it's also a lot more substantial than we expected. Don't judge a book by the bandaid on its cover. Hot in Herre, originally by Nelly, covered by Jenny Owen Youngs.

Outro Music is Welcome to the Hellmouth by Jenny Owen Youngs and Kristin Russo.

085 - Try A Little Tenderness - The CoverUp Aug 12, 2019

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A complete transformation of a song leads to, arguably, the complete transformation of a national identity. Overstating it? Not for the best music movie ever! Try A Little Tenderness, originally by the Ray Noble Orchestra, covered by Otis Redding and by The Commitments.

Outro music is Mustang Sally, also by The Commitments.

Yes, we really like The Commitments.

084 - Dream a Little Dream of Me - The CoverUp Aug 05, 2019

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Beautiful voices, old white people, after-school TV reruns, and just how much difference the right room makes. Dream a Little Dream of Me, originally by Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra, covered by Doris Day, and by The Mamas and The Papas.

Outro music is If I Had A Hammer by Peter, Paul, and Mary.

083 - Hey Joe - The CoverUp Jul 29, 2019

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Magic guitar playing can't make up for really icky lyrics, but it sure can distract you -- unless you double down. Hey Joe, by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, covered by Willy DeVille and by The Offspring.

Outro music is Pleasant Valley Sunday by The Monkees.

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