The CoverUp
Summary: Amanda and Rich talk about cover songs. How do they relate to the originals? What's the definitive version of the song? The better version? What makes them interesting musically? Is it a karaoke version? Great but unknown? A horror show? A complete surprise? A Hasselhoff?
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- Artist: Amanda and Rich Friedeman
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Podcasts:
Get ready to be rotoscoped. We look at the 80s mega-hit Take On Me, with the original and a surprising unplugged version by A-Ha and additional covers by Lake Street Dive and Weezer -- because apparently Weezer is covering everything now. Outro music is The Look by Roxette.
You can almost hear the waning of the 80s in this song. We discuss the self-consciously earnest The Heart Of The Matter by Don Henley, covered by India Arie. Outro music is Take It Easy, by The Eagles.
The complete story of Rock and Roll and its evolution, captured in one song. Amanda and Rich discuss I Fought The Law by The Crickets, covered by the Bobby Fuller Four, by The Clash, and by The Dead Kennedys
From Trenchtown to Brooklyn, via Haiti. Amanda and Rich discuss No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley and the Wailers, covered by Jimmy Cliff and by The Fugees. Our outro music is Do The Reggay by Toots and the Maytals from 1968.
Amanda and Rich discuss Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, covered by The Grateful Dead and by Percy Sledge
Amanda and Rich discuss Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, covered by The Grateful Dead and by Percy Sledge
Amanda and Rich discuss Easy (Like Sunday Morning) by The Commodores, covered by Faith No More.
Amanda and Rich discuss Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon and Garfunkel, covered by The Bangles
Amanda and Rich discuss Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton, covered by Elvis Presley and by James Taylor.
Amanda and Rich discuss All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey, covered by Lady Antebellum, and by Bowling For Soup
Amanda and Rich discuss Walking In Memphis by Marc Cohn, covered by Cher, and by Paul Anka
Amanda and Rich pay tribute to Aretha Franklin, looking at four songs she covered: Respect, Over The Rainbow, Jumpin Jack Flash, and Rolling In The Deep
Amanda and Rich discuss I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor, covered by Cake and by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Amanda and Rich discuss Lola by The Kinks, covered by Lake Street Dive.
Amanda and Rich discuss Sweet Jane by Velvet Underground, covered by Mott the Hoople and by Cowboy Junkies.
