Watching The Covers Flow

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WTCF.05 Traveling Wilburys – The Covers Apr 26, 2024

Despite the group's five superstars, the Traveling Wilburys have been covered less than you might think. Today the show investigates covers of both the few songs lots of artists cover (Handle with Care, End of the Line) and the many more Wilburys tunes that have only been covered once or twice.

Songs in this episode include:

Headstones — Tweeter and the Monkey Man
Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins — Handle with Care
Dr. John ft. Aaron Neville — End Of The Line
Petr Rezek & Karel Vágner — Jak Ty To Děláš [Congratulations]
The Sweetback Sisters — Rattled
Killing the Day — If You Belonged to Me
Adrian Belew — Not Alone Anymore SHOW CONTINUES ON THE EXTENDED EDITION
Sweet Lights — Handle with Care
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — Tweeter and the Monkey Man
George Harrison — If You Belonged to Me

The episode includes only clips from these songs. Full versions of these covers are in the Watching The Covers Flow Playlist.

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WTCF.04 The NET Begins – Acoustic Folk Covers ’88 Mar 29, 2024

In the first year of the Never Ending Tour, Dylan pulled out all the stops. Not only did he play deep cuts from his own catalog he'd never performed before, but he covered many unexpected songs, often from the folk songbook and often acoustic with G.E. Smith. Here are some of the best.

** The Public Version includes the first six songs. The Subscriber Version includes all 10 plus a full-songs bonus show. **

Songs in this episode (clips only) include:

Man of Constant Sorrow (Concord CA 6/7/88)
Lakes of Pontchartrain (Concord CA 6/7/88)
Eileen Aroon (Denver CO 6/15/88)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Sacramento CA 6/9/88)
Pretty Boy Floyd (Oakland CA 12/4/88)
Two Soldiers (Sacramento CA 6/9/88)
San Francisco Bay Blues (Canandaigua NY 6/28/88)
I'm Glad I Got To See You Once Again (Los Angeles CA 8/4/88)
Give My Love to Rose (Canandaigua NY 6/28/88)
Trail of the Buffalo (George WA 8/20/88)

Covers from other episodes are in the Watching The Covers Flow Playlist.

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WTCF.03 The Most 80’s Covers of Bob Dylan Songs Mar 02, 2024

Digging through the many, many Dylan covers released in the late '80s to find the ones that sound the MOST '80s, turning Bob tunes into post-punk goth, hair metal, and Run-DMC style hip-hop.

Songs in this episode include:

With God on Our Side (by Wire Train)
Like a Rolling Stone (by Mitch Ryder)
Wanted Man (by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
You Ain't Goin Nowhere (by The Rave-Ups)
Subterranean Homesick Blues (by Wack Attack)
All Along the Watchtower (by Giant Sand)
Gotta Serve Somebody (by Luther Ingram)

The following covers are included in the Extended Edition of this episode available to FM+ Subscribers. Details Below.

The Times They Are A-Changin` (by Nervous Eaters)
This Wheel's on Fire (by Siouxsie and the Banshees)
Positively 4th Street (by X)
License to Kill (by Richie Havens)
She's Your Lover Now (by Luxuria)
Chimes of Freedom (by Bruce Springsteen)
Blind Willie McTell (by The Dream Syndicate)
Thula Sizwe / I Shall be released (by Friends First)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (by Guns n' Roses)

The episode includes only clips from these songs.

To hear the full versions of these songs from other shows check out the Watching The Covers Flow Playlist.

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Songs 2, 5, 10, 11, and 14 are not available on the streaming services.

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WTCF.02 Bob Dylan & Tom Petty Live Covers 1986 Feb 10, 2024

Today we journey back to 1986 to explore some of the many old-time-rock-and-roll covers Bob Dylan performed while on tour with his big-name backing band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (and don't forget the Queens of Rhythm!). Exploring largely songs they grew up with, they tackle everything from Ricky Nelson to "House of the Rising Sun" to a song in Japanese.

A Blog Post About These Songs:

Kansas City (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)
So Long, Good Luck And Goodbye (Weldon Rogers)
Red Cadillac And a Black Moustache (Warren Smith)
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) (The Ink Spots)
Lonesome Town (Ricky Nelson)
House Of The Rising Sun (Traditional)
Across The Borderline (Ry Cooder)
That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie / Beasley Smith)
Sukiyaki (Kyu Sakamoto)
Unchain My Heart (Bobby Sharp)
We Had It All (Fritts / Seals)
I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know (The Davis Sisters)

The full live performances of these songs are available in a separate podcast for FM+ Subscribers

To hear cover songs from other shows check out the Watching The Covers Flow Playlist.

Apple Music : https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/wtcf-season-one/pl.u-d2b0kxjtLZR3WJA
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1kWORF8WqnQ1bZAZlCzGp2?si=366cf2a302f6493b
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/478c4288-0aae-41cc-9351-d7dd22b4cff0

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WTCF.01 Cover Songs of Bob Dylan’s Empire Burlesque Jan 26, 2024

This is the first episode of Watching The Cover Flow a podcast that dives deep into covers of, and by, the most covered songwriter in rock and roll: Bob Dylan.

Empire Burlesque gets a lot of grief from Dylan fans for its oh-so-'80s production. Can the songs be redeemed when delivered in other styles by other artists?

Songs covered include:

Tight Connection To My Heart (Jon Carrol & Love Returns)
Seeing The Real You At Last (Betty LaVette)
I’ll Remember You (Amy LaVere)
Clean Cut Kid (Carla Olson)
Never Gonna Be The Same Again (Ron Sexsmith)
Trust Yourself (Carlene Carter)
Emotionally Yours (The O’Jays)
When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky (Lucius)
Something’s Burning Baby (Scott B. Sympathy)
Dark Eyes (Iron & Wine / Calexico)

The show includes only samples of each song, but you can listen to the complete versions on the Watching The Covers Flow Playlist.

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