Thanks for the great show, Brian, and thanks for the White Stripes songs. I love their cover of "Jolene". I heard them in concert about a year ago here in Minneapolis and it was perhaps the best musical experience I have ever had. For anyone who doesn't know, the White Stripes consists of Jack White on guitar and vocals (and various other instruments) and his ex-wife, Meg, on drums. for 2 people they make an unbelievable sound.

For another great White Stripes cover, try "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" by Bert Bacharach on the "Elephant" album, which is outstanding. They also do an unusual "cover" on the "White Blood Cells" album, called "The Union Forever". All of the lyrics are from the movie "Citizen Kane" and the middle section is a song that is performed at a newspaper staff dinner in the movie.

Jack White's 2nd band, The Raconteurs, is also terrific. I heard them this summer. They too play some great covers. They played David Bowie's "It Ain't Easy", Nancy Sinatra / Cher's "Bang Bang (He Shot Me Down)", and Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". On the MTV Video Music Awards, they performed with Lou Reed doing the Velvet Underground's "White Light / White Heat".

Congratulations on your 250th show!!!

Thanks for the great show, Brian, and thanks for the White Stripes songs. I love their cover of "Jolene". I heard them in concert about a year ago here in Minneapolis and it was perhaps the best musical experience I have ever had. For anyone who doesn't know, the White Stripes consists of Jack White on guitar and vocals (and various other instruments) and his ex-wife, Meg, on drums. for 2 people they make an unbelievable sound.

For another great White Stripes cover, try "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" by Bert Bacharach on the "Elephant" album, which is outstanding. They also do an unusual "cover" on the "White Blood Cells" album, called "The Union Forever". All of the lyrics are from the movie "Citizen Kane" and the middle section is a song that is performed at a newspaper staff dinner in the movie.

Jack White's 2nd band, The Raconteurs, is also terrific. I heard them this summer. They too play some great covers. They played David Bowie's "It Ain't Easy", Nancy Sinatra / Cher's "Bang Bang (He Shot Me Down)", and Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". On the MTV Video Music Awards, they performed with Lou Reed doing the Velvet Underground's "White Light / White Heat".

Congratulations on your 250th show!!!

For anyone who doesn't know, the White Stripes consists of Jack White on guitar and vocals (and various other instruments) and his ex-wife, Meg, on drums. for 2 people they make an unbelievable sound.

This episode's format is just brilliant! Fantastic idea, Brian.

Great show, Brian, congratulations on number 250!

Coverville's the podcast I most look forward to dropping onto my computer.. thanks!

I'm only up to Ben E King doing Springsteen, but it occured to me that these wonderful lyrics by Springsteen are very white male orientated, without wishing to offend anyone. This version was wonderful but there is something strange about Ben E King talking about "greasers".

The Boss was such a poet back when this was written. The whole album this was featured on ("The wild, the innocent, the E street shuffle") is the work of a lyrical genius IMO. Multiply this by 10 for "Greetings from Asbury Park New Jersey"!

I love when you connect the dots this way!

I'm so happy, too, that you paid tribute to Zevon. IMO, he was one of the great songwriters of the rock era. And his cover of Winwood's song is one of my favorite covers.

Can't believe it's been three years!

This was my favorite show yet. I listen to coverville while training for the NYC marathon and had so much fun listening to a song and knowing/anticipating the next singer and song that would come up. I loved the format of this show and look forward to seeing it again. I now have to scour the archives for the other x-degrees of covers you published earlier.

Thanks!