June 26, 2005
Coverville 103: Sting, Marisa Monte, and the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, along with Trivia
If you haven't already, please answer a few questions in the June Coverville Survey! Another Sunday, another great collection of requests from listeners, and Uncovered Gem of the Week, and some Trivia, courtesy of the PodQuiz:| Title | Artist | Original Artist: |
| Burning Flame | Vitamin Z | Uncovered Gem of the Week |
| Love Me Like A Rock | The Persuasions | Paul Simon |
| Ain't No Sunshine | Sting | Bill Withers |
| Give Me Love | Marisa Monte | George Harrison |
| Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me | Oleta Adams | Elton John |
| Smells Like Teen Spirit (live) | Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain | Nirvana |
Check out the four great trivia podcasts I mentioned: PodQuiz - 20 brain-busting questions on every topic; Mostly Trivial - Good short one- or two-question shows if you're in a hurry; Brain Strain - Music trivia questions, served up three at a time; and Voices From The Vault - Name the famous person, hearing only their voice. All four are great, and all four are worth subscribing to.
Posted by bibbott at June 26, 2005 9:33 PM
Fantastic show, and I'm not just saying that because you played my request from The Persuasions. :) (By the way, Amazon has some free downloads by the Persuasions - a nice introduction to their work!)
Did you know that Sting did another version of Ain't No Sunshine on a David Sanborn's Inside album? I thought that was the one you were going to play, but it is very different and very good. I can't figure out which I prefer, the one played tonight or the one I have.
Love the trivia bits, looking forward to more of them.
Posted by: M.E. at June 26, 2005 10:52 PMHi Brian,
i have been listening Coverville since the 94th show and i´m always a fan.
This one in particular because of the high quality brazilian singer, Marisa Monte.
I´m from Brazil and i was very happy to listening that.
A request: another very famous brazilian singer has one albun all of covers, i don´t know if this has always be played in the show but...
is Caetano Veloso on his last albun called "A foreign sound", one of my favorites are "Come as you are" of Nirvana.
Tchau!
Posted by: Lígia at June 27, 2005 5:37 PMthe two links in show notes are broken. good show.
hal
Posted by: hal at June 30, 2005 6:36 AMPodquiz was fun. Very similar to the old "Elevator from Hell" feature from a Boston radio station where you would have to guess the tune as played in a muzak type format.
"I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" is actually a cover; Paul Revere and the Raiders had the original. Songwriters/producers Boyce and Hart used the song for fellow Columbia labelmates The Monkees and took the Raiders' arrangement too.
Posted by: 3-Pin at July 5, 2005 12:43 PM