Coverville Brian Ibbott http://www.coverville.com/ A 30-minute music podcast featuring rare, unusual and great cover songs, usually produced three times a week. Licensed with ASCAP and BMI. The Cover Song Podcast en-us Copyright 2005 Brian Ibbott coverville@gmail.com Sun, 04 Dec 2005 19:31:47 -0700 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 09:18:07 -0700 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.121 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Coverville Coverville Coverville 152: David Byrne covers Whitney, Lick the Tins cover Elvis, Living Color covers Jimi, and more! Listen to me stumble over myself for thirty-plus minutes, or better yet, listen to the great music - in abundance tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist
The Day Before Yesterday's Man The Supernaturals It Doesn't Matter Anymore The Uncovered Gem of the Week
Sound & Vision The Sea and Cake One Bedroom David Bowie
I Wanna Dance With Somebody David Byrne Live in Paris - 6/13/01 Whitney Houston
Crosstown Traffic Living Color Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix
Can't Help Falling In Love Lick the Tins Some Kind Of Wonderful: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Elvis Presley
You Belong To Me Kate Rusby The Girl Who Couldn't Fly Standard

39 minutes |

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Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist
Your Move/Give Peace a Chance Robert Downey Jr. The Futurist Yes/John Lennon
How Did We Get From Saying I Love You Russell Crowe My Hand, My Heart Great Big Sea
Hardly Wait Juliette and the Licks Hollywood Goes Wild! P. J. Harvey
Bathroom Window Megan Mullally Big as a Berry The Beatles
Footloose The Bacon Brothers Will & Grace: Let The Music Out! Kenny Loggins
Aussie Medley Tenacious D Andrew Denton Breakfast Show Musical Challenge AC/DC/Midnight Oil/Men at Work
Afternoon Delight Will Ferrell Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Starland Vocal Band
Hello, It's Me Paul Giamatti Duets (2000 Film) Todd Rundgren

50 minutes |

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Back Beat Media]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/12/coverville_151.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/12/coverville_151.html Podcast Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:03:24 -0700 Selling CDs (Looks like I'm on a bit of a post rush today - hope you all like the extra communication)

Got a great email today from Jim, who writes:

"In case it helps in your negotiations with RIAA/ASCAP/(etc.), I've already bought Shatner's "Has Been" CD based on Common People, heard on your show. My next Amazon order with have the Eva Cassidy CD for my wife. I'll prolly be getting another 2-3, I just don't know what yet. I need to re-listen to your archives."
I love hearing this - thank you, Jim, and thank you to any listeners who have supported the artists that I play by buying their music if you enjoy it. Coverville should only be the vessel that introduces the new music to you - if you like it, support the artists buy buying their music. I'll provide links to Amazon, iTunes, and the artists' sites whenever I can to make it easier (and to get a little affiliate money to keep the show running).

And if you have a moment today, can you please visit Yahoo Podcasts, and leave a rating or review for Coverville? (More exposure in the podcast directories = more listeners & more independent artists)

]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/12/selling_cds.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/12/selling_cds.html Interesting Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:00:57 -0700 Lemurs and Bunnies and Coverville, oh my! Photo

]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/12/lemurs_and_bunn.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/12/lemurs_and_bunn.html Interesting Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:48:59 -0700 A few more articles about me and Bobby McBackBeat Here's a link on TechCrunch, a great posting by Dave Hamilton, my advertising buddy Dave Slusher described it very eloquently here, and 925m.com speaks of it as well.

]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/12/a_few_more_arti.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/12/a_few_more_arti.html Interesting Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:45:42 -0700 BusinessWeek Online article I got another mention in BusinessWeek today - this time for my joining with the BackBeat Media Podcast Group. I'm a sucker for seeing my name in print. I'm so vain, I probably think this song is about me.

]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/11/businessweek_on.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/11/businessweek_on.html Announcements Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:16:30 -0700 Coverville 150: The 150th Episode (un)Spectacular! I'm not saying that the show isn't great. It is! But there's no big fanfare or anything. There is great music, and a visit from Tina (shorter show next time, I promise!):

Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist
Perfect Day Chris Whitley Perfect Day Lou Reed
Pride (In the Name of Love) Hapa In the Name of Love U2
I'm A Loser Vince Guaraldi Vince Guaraldi - Greatest Hits The Beatles
Rock 'n' Roll Rasputina The Lost & Found Led Zeppelin
Seventh Son Mose Allison The Mose Chronicles: Live in London, Vol. 1 Willie Dixon
Human Behavior The Decemberists Read: Interpreting Bjork Bjork
Born To Run Frankie Goes To Hollywood Welcome to the Pleasuredome Bruce Springsteen
Holiday Road Matt Pond PA Winter Songs Lindsey Buckingham

50 minutes |

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Title Artist Album Original Artist
Fixing A Hole The Shambles 22 Explosive Hits The Beatles
Instant Karma! Paul Weller Fly on the Wall: B-Sides & Rarities 1991-2000 John Lennon
And Your Bird Can Sing The Kennedys Life Is Large (CD) The Beatles
Tomorrow Never Knows Jay Atwood & Susan McCorkle Beatles Regrooved The Beatles
Surface To Air (Across The Universe) Chemical Brothers Remixed Chemical Brothers Remixed The Beatles (with a little Smashing Pumpkins)
Another Day Cherry Twister Coming up: An Indie Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney Paul McCartney
Venus and Mars/Rock Show Kenny Howes Love In Song: An Atlanta Tribute to Sir Paul McCartney Paul McCartney and Wings
Love Diana Williamson Diana Williamson John Lennon
Strawberry Fields Forever Donal Hinely Glass Stories The Beatles
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Rita Lee Bossa'n Beatles The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Da Vinci's Notebook Bendy's Law The Beatles
Drive My Car Hyannis Sound On The Beach The Beatles
Yesterday/Michelle/Eleanor Rigby F'loom rachMiel.org The Beatles

58 minutes |

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Title Artist Album Original Artist
Hey Sexy Eddie Spaghetti Old No. 2 The Coasters
Sexual Healing Kate Bush King of the Mountain Marvin Gaye
Street Fighting Man The Beautiful Unknown (formerly Barlow) Coalition Entertainment The Rolling Stones (with a little Beatles for good measure)
Maggie May Blur Special Collectors Edition Rod Stewart
Pour Some Sugar On Me Emm Gryner Girl Versions Def Leppard
Thank You Tori Amos Crucify Led Zeppelin

39 minutes |

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Title Artist Album Original Artist
Tonight I'll Be Staying With You Eddie Spaghetti Old No. 2 Bob Dylan
Story Of My Life Reel Big Fish We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy Social Distortion
Ring Of Fire Social Distortion Social Distortion Johnny Cash
I Won't Back Down Johnny Cash American III: Solitary Man Tom Petty
I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better Tom Petty Full Moon Fever The Byrds
My Back Pages The Byrds Younger Than Yesterday Bob Dylan
Can't Help Falling In Love Bob Dylan Dylan Elvis Presley

37 minutes |

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Title Artist Album Original Artist
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want Dream Academy Somewhere in the Sun: Best of the Dream Academy The Smiths
Guns of Brixton The Dropkick Murphys The Singles Collection The Clash
Ziggy Stardust Bauhaus Singles: 1979-1983, Volume 2 David Bowie
The Man Who Sold the World The House Band with Jordis Unga Rock Star: A Night at the Mayan Theatre David Bowie

45 minutes |

There's a "Mostly Trivial" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out Johnee Bee's podcast, Mostly Trivial!

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(addendum) By request, and because I should have done this from the beginning, here are links to some of the shows Tina and I talked about in the episode:
Verge of the Fringe
The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
The Bitterest Pill (A Coverville Favorite!)]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/11/coverville_146.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/11/coverville_146.html Podcast Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:23:17 -0700 Coverville 145: Covers of Split Enz, The Beatles, Warren Zevon, and Smokey Robinson Listen to tonight's show to find out how you can win a Pez MP3 player! Prize generously provided by Pat from www.PezMP3.com. Here's what's on tonight's show:

Title Artist Original Artist
One After 909 The Smithereens The Beatles
Tears of a Clown The English Beat Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Werewolves of London David Lindley & El Rayo X Warren Zevon
A Certain Girl Frankie Ford Ernie K-Doe
Message to My Girl EnzSO Split Enz
Downtown The Killer Barbies Petula Clark

46 minutes |

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]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/11/coverville_145.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/11/coverville_145.html Podcast Sun, 06 Nov 2005 20:49:54 -0700 Coverville 144: Me and Me and Me and Bobby McGee Tonight we take a trip with Bobby McGee, from the coal mines of Kentucky to the California Sun, and you hear how seven different artists perform a version of the same song. Here's what's on tonight's show:

Title Artist From the Album
Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin Pearl
Me and Bobby McGee Willie Nelson Sings Kris Kristofferson
Me and Bobby McGee Kris Kristofferson Kristofferson
Me and Bobby McGee Kenny Rogers and the First Edition Greatest Hits
Me and Bobby McGee Jerry Lee Lewis Killer Rocks On
Me and Bobby McGee Kelly Moneymaker Through the Basement Walls
Me and Bobby McGee Jennifer Love Hewitt BareNaked

39 minutes |

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Check out the shirt that Len from Jawbone designed of my ugly mug at http://www.cafepress.com/podcasterart. Also, check out the new shirts designed by the Wicked Monkeez guys at http://www.cafepress.com/coverville!

]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/11/coverville_144.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/11/coverville_144.html Podcast Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:14:46 -0700 Coverville 143: Covers of Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, Shakira and more Here's what's on tonight's show:

Title Artist Original Artist
Living For The City Aslan Stevie Wonder
Dynamite Chris Manias Jamiroquai
Crazy Train Christopher Dale Ozzy Osbourne
Underneath Your Clothes Kieran Goss Shakira
Fox On The Run Lolas Sweet
Walking On The Moon Darkest of the Hillside Thickets The Police

28 minutes |

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]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/11/coverville_143.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/11/coverville_143.html Podcast Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:57:49 -0700 Coverville 142: Tricks and Treats for your Halloween Here's what's on tonight's show:

Title Artist Original Artist
I Hear The Rain The Violent Femmes (Uncovered Gem of the Week)
People Are Strange Echo and the Bunnymen The Doors
The Raven Christopher Walken Edgar Allen Poe
Witchcraft Edwyn Collins Standard, written by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh
The Ghost In You Blow Pops The Psychedelic Furs
Candy Slick Shoes Mandy Moore

There's a "Voices from the Vault" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out Gerry's podcast, Voices from the Vault!

43 minutes |

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]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/coverville_142.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/coverville_142.html Podcast Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:46:51 -0700 Coverville 141: Covers of songs from ABBA and a-ha all the way to Hank Williams by request! Here's what's on tonight's show:

Title Artist Original Artist
My Heart Would Know The The Hank Williams
SOS Divorcee ABBA
Take On Me Reel Big Fish a-ha
Come As You Are The King Nirvana
Ruby Tuesday The Undergrass Boys The Rolling Stones
Bus Stop Gov't Mule The Hollies
Uncle John's Band The Indigo Girls The Grateful Dead

There's a "Mostly Trivial" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out Johnee Bee's podcast, Mostly Trivial!

47 minutes |

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And check out my other podcast, the Not Lame Podcast for some non-cover goodness!]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/coverville_141.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/coverville_141.html Podcast Thu, 27 Oct 2005 23:30:35 -0700 Coverville 140: Cheap Trick Cover Story (repost) Four words: Cheap Trick Cover Story. Want to know more? Well you could sit here reading about it all night, but click that "Download" button and you'll hear it all in its stereoriffic glory:

Title Artist From the album
Magical Mystery Tour Cheap Trick (covering the Beatles) The Greatest Hits
Surrender Belle Academe Pop Squad Presents: 1979
Come On Come On Stratocruiser Copyshop Girl EP
Tonight It's You Keith Lubrant Artist's website
Don't Be Cruel Cheap Trick (Elvis Presley cover) Lap Of Luxury
Surrender (outtake) The Posies At Least, At Last
I Want You To Want Me Sista Mannen Pa Jordan Artists website
I Want You To Want Me Brian Lord and Amelia Levy Artist's website


43 minutes |

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And check out my other podcast, the Not Lame Podcast for some non-cover goodness!]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/coverville_140_1.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/coverville_140_1.html Podcast Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:46:25 -0700 Wear me! Len from Jawbone Radio did an excellent drawing of me in the Beatles' Yellow Submarine style. And today (and for a limited time) he's made it available as a t-shirt (as well as a coffee mug, mouse pad, etc.).

Check it out at http://www.cafepress.com/podcasterart

Anyone know where I can get one of those cool Nehru Jackets?

]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/wear_me.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/wear_me.html Announcements Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:32:34 -0700 Coverville 139: Covers of Sir Mix-A-Lot, Olivia Newton-John, Radiohead and more! Here's what's on tonight's show:

Title Artist Original Artist
Baby Got Back Jonathan Coulton Sir Mix-A-Lot
Lost In Love Hair Supply Air Supply
Have You Never Been Mellow The Trailer Park Troubadours Olivia Newton-John
Palo Alto Blue Tree Radiohead
Sound of the Underground The Four Of Us Girls Aloud
Left Behind Kyle Christie Slipknot
Layla Paul Noonan Eric Clapton
Walking In My Shoes Natasha Alexandra Depeche Mode
Call Me Ripped Blondie

47 minutes |

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Title Artist From the album
Sound Of Silence The Bates intraVenus
Mrs. Robinson The Lemonheads It's A Shame About Ray
I Am A Rock Me First & The Gimme Gimmes Have A Ball
Red Rubber Ball Simon and Garfunkel (The Cyrkle cover) Live In New York, 1966
Cecilia Suggs Now That's What I Call Music, Vol. 34 (UK)
Graceland Big Daddy Cutting Their Own Groove
The Boxer Grayson & Wonfor Bridge Over Troubled Water
Congratulations Elvis Costello Kojak Variety
Heart Of Gold (pseudo-cover of El Condor Pasa) Kid Creole & The Coconuts Hot Cha Cha Cha


38 minutes |

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Title Artist Original Artist:
Oranges and Lemons Again Jools Holland with Suggs (Uncovered Gem of the Week)
Never tear Us Apart Joe Cocker INXS
Maybe I'm Amazed Jem Paul McCartney
She Blinded Me With Science Bill Parsons Thomas Dolby
Stairway To Heaven Frank Zappa Led Zeppelin
Stairway To Heaven Dolly Parton Led Zeppelin

50 minutes |

There's a "PodQuiz" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out James' podcast, PodQuiz!

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And check out my other podcast, the Not Lame Podcast for some non-cover goodness!]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/coverville_137.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/coverville_137.html Podcast Sun, 09 Oct 2005 20:20:38 -0700 Coverville 136: INXS covers, Bon Jovi covers himself (ahem), and more! Let's get down to it, shall we?:

Title Artist Original Artist:
Let's Get It On Shannon Lawson Marvin Gaye
Indoor Fireworks Laura Cantrell Elvis Costello
Love Won't Let Me Wait Geoff Gascoyne with Jamie Cullum Major Harris (written by Hank Crawford)
Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi (re-cover) Bon Jovi
Never Tear Us Apart Tom Jones and Natalie Imbruglia INXS
Don't Change Grinspoon INXS

42 minutes |

There's a "Mostly Trivial" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out Johnee Bee's podcast, Mostly Trivial!

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And check out my other podcast, the Not Lame Podcast for some non-cover goodness!]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/coverville_136.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/10/coverville_136.html Podcast Wed, 05 Oct 2005 17:26:17 -0700 Coverville 135: The One Year Anniversary Show And tonight, it's all about me, with my nine and-a-half favorite cover songs of all time (or at least "as of right now"):

Title Artist Original Artist:
Both Sides Now Jason Falkner Joni Mitchell
The Chauffeur Powderfinger Duran Duran
Starry Eyes Too Much Joy The Records
Can't Find My Way Home Electronic Blind Faith
Sympathy For The Devil/Livin' For The City Opie Gone Bad The Rolling Stones/Stevie Wonder
Mandocello Concrete Blonde Cheap Trick
The Air That I Breathe Semisonic Albert Hammond (Popularized by The Hollies)
Wild Horses The Sundays The Rolling Stones
Every Time You Go Away Paul Young Hall and Oates

52 minutes |

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Title Artist Original Artist:
Beautiful (excerpt) Elvis Costello Christina Aguilera
Dancing Barefoot Johnette Napolitano Patti Smith
Marquee Moon Kronos Quartet Television
In The Flesh The Excessories Blondie
Rip Her To Shreds Come Ons Blondie
And She Was Keaton Simons Talking Heads
Blitzkrieg Bop The Beautiful South The Ramones
I Wanna Be Sedated Ridel High The Ramones

51 minutes |

There's a "Voices from the Vault" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out Gerry's podcast, Voices from the Vault!

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Title Artist Original Artist:
What A Fool Believes Self The Doobie Brothers
If I Can't Have You Pint Size Yvonne Elliman
Michelle The Overlanders The Beatles
Comfortably Numb Copper Box Pink Floyd
Funkytown The Tanqueray Cowboys Lipps Inc.
On Your Radio Fiona Lehn Joe Jackson

35 minutes |

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Title Artist Original Artist:
Miss Texas 1967 Colourfield (Uncovered Gem of the Week)
Don't Speak Leela James No Doubt
This Flight Tonight Joni Mitchell
This Flight Tonight Nazareth Joni Mitchell
Heartbreaker (at the End of Lonely Street) Dread Zeppelin Led Zeppelin/Elvis Presley
Imagine A Perfect Circle John Lennon

39 minutes |

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And check out my other podcast, the Not Lame Podcast for some non-cover goodness!]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/09/coverville_132.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/09/coverville_132.html Podcast Sun, 18 Sep 2005 19:49:11 -0700 Coverville 131: Tom's Coverville In 1987, Suzanne Vega released a song on her second album, "Solitude Standing", called "Tom's Diner" about a visit to a coffee shop on a rainy day.

And the rest is cover/mashup/satire history:

Title: Artist: Notes:
Tom's Diner Suzanne Vega From the album Solitude Standing
Tom's Diner AKA Oh Suzanne DNA feat. Suzanne Vega (Dance remix-bootleg)
Tages Kafe Mats Hojer (Swedish version)
Tom's Diner Michigan & Smiley (Reggae version)
Dep De Do Dep Peter Behrens of Trio (German satire)
Jeannie's Diner Marilyn Whitelaw/Mark Davis (Satire)
Tom's Diner Reprise Suzanne Vega From the album Solitude Standing

31 minutes |

Be sure to check out the Podcast Pickle Hall of Fame Show, featuring my induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame!

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And check out my other podcast, the Not Lame Podcast for some non-cover goodness!]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/09/coverville_131.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/09/coverville_131.html Podcast Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:50:15 -0700 Coverville 130: All Request Family Show Requests, trivia, uncovered gems and visits from my son and my wife... Here are all the pertinent details:

Title Artist Original Artist:
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans Harry Connick Jr. Popularized by Louis Armstrong
74-75 The Connells (Uncovered Gem of the Week)
Through Being Cool They Might Be Giants Devo
The Guitar Man Cake Bread
Le Freak The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Chic

44 minutes |

There's a "Mostly Trivial" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out Johnee Bee's podcast, PodQuiz!

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Title Artist Original Artist:
Boys-N-The Hood Dynamite Hack NWA
Insane in the Brain The Connells Cypress Hill
Gin & Juice Richard Cheese Snoop Dogg
Fight For Your Right The Recliners Beastie Boys
'97 Bonnie & Clyde Tori Amos Eminem
How Come Embrace D12
Straight Outa Compton Nina Gordon NWA
Gin & Juice The Gourds Snoop Dogg

38 minutes |

There's a "PodQuiz" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out James' podcast, PodQuiz!

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And check out my other podcast, the Not Lame Podcast for some non-cover goodness!]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/09/coverville_129.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/09/coverville_129.html Podcast Thu, 08 Sep 2005 23:39:06 -0700 Desert Island Discs Had a listener ask me tonight what my "Desert Island Songs" were. My 10 favorite songs of all time. Given time, I think I could come up with them. But I thought it much easier to come up with my "Desert Island Discs".

Stuck on an island, with a CD player and an endless supply of batteries, here are the CDs I'd take with me (in no particular order):

"Argybargy" by Squeeze
"Quench" by The Beautiful South
"Armed Forces" by Elvis Costello
"Dear 23" by The Posies
"presents Author Unknown" by Jason Falkner
"Soul Mining" by The The (this would be tough because "Mind Bomb" is brilliant too...)
"Temple of Low Men" by Crowded House (another toughie. "Together Alone", or Neil's solo "One All")
"Purr" by The Dance Hall Crashers
"BeautifulGarbage" by Garbage
"15 Minutes" by Nik Kershaw

I avoided putting any Greatest Hits or other compilations in the list, but Steely Dan's "Gold" would likely be up there if not.

Yours?

(Next week I'll divulge who's on my Mount Rushmore. Yeah, I've thought about that too.)

]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/09/desert_island_d.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/09/desert_island_d.html Interesting Thu, 08 Sep 2005 23:03:44 -0700 Coverville 128: Requests, dedications, tributes and trivia Music that will certainly tug at your heartstrings tonight - and all of it suggested by you, the listener. Here's what you wanted to hear:

Title Artist Original Artist:
Louisiana 1927 Aaron Neville Randy Newman
When Push Comes To Shove Mike Chappelear (A bit of George Harrison)
Canary In A Coalmine Toots and the Maytals The Police
The Crying Game Brenda Lee
The Crying Game Boy George Brenda Lee
By The Time It Gets Dark Yo La Tengo Sandy Denny
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Elvis Costello Eric Burdon's Animals

43 minutes |

There's a "PodQuiz" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out James' podcast, PodQuiz!

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And check out my other podcast, the Not Lame Podcast for some non-cover goodness!]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/09/coverville_128_1.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/09/coverville_128_1.html Podcast Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:23:14 -0700 Coverville 127: Another All-A Capella Extravaganza Doops, Shoops, and Ba-Dum-Dum-Dums. It can only mean one thing. Another all-A Cappella Coverville. Here are some great tunes that you usually don't hear sans instruments:

Title Artist Original Artist:
Pride (In The Name Of Love) Double Treble U2
Accidentally In Love The Shabbatones Counting Crows
Limp Off The Beat Fiona Apple
Tempted Rockapella Squeeze
Is She Really Going Out With Him? The Hangovers Joe Jackson
Kashmir House Jacks Led Zeppelin
Mexico Exit 69 James Taylor
Walking In Memphis Bison Chips Marc Cohn
Stand By Me Toxic Audio Ben E. King

41 minutes |

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Title Artist Original Artist:
Dead Steve Burns They Might Be Giants
She Said She Said Jason Rubero The Beatles
Take On Me ADD Music a-ha
Telephone Line Sunnyvale ELO
Avenues and Alleyways Rinaldi Sings Tony Christie
Under The Milky Way Steve Ball The Church

41 minutes |

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Title Artist Original Artist:
One Day Nik Kershaw (Uncovered Gem of the Week)
Story of Isaac Suzanne Vega Leonard Cohen
Summertime Blues Rush Eddie Cochran
Songs of Love Ben Folds The Divine Comedy
A Little Respect Bjorn Again Erasure
Take Me Out Scissor Sisters Franz Ferdinand

47 minutes |

There's a "Voices from the Vault" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out Gerry's podcast, Voices from the Vault!]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_125.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_125.html Podcast Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:11:47 -0700 Coverville 124: The Elvis Costello Cover Story Call him what you will. Declan Patrick McManus. Napoleon Dynamite. Howard Coward. Elvis Costello. To celebrate his 52nd birthday, I bring you the Elvis Costello Cover Story, complete with a co-host, Mr. Chris Browne! Here's what we play in-between our endless blather:

Title Artist Original Version Found On:
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? Brinsley Schwarz Elvis covered it on Armed Forces
Oliver's Army Blur Armed Forces
Alison Linda Ronstadt My Aim Is True
Busy Bodies Fastball Armed Forces
Girls Talk Elvis Costello Taking Liberties
Girls Talk Dave Edmunds Dave covered it on Repeat When Necessary
Shipbuilding Tasmin Archer Punch the Clock
Days Elvis Costello Originally by the Kinks from Kink Kronicles
Tear Off Your Own Head The Bangles When I Was Cruel


55 minutes |

September is going to Covertember at Podcast Alley. Details to come!

explicit material?no 55:00 music cover elvis costello]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_124.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_124.html Podcast Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:04:38 -0700 Coverville 123: A Bob Moog tribute, a Killer Queen review, and a chance to win a Tower Gift Card Tonight you'll find a tribute to the late Bob Moog, a review of the new Queen tribute CD, "Killer Queen", some great tunes, and a chance to win a Tower Records Gift Card. Specifics? Sure, here you go:

Title Artist Original Artist:
Basket Case Moog Cookbook Green Day
Everything In Its Right Place Zoe's Imaginary Friend Radiohead
Crazy Little Thing Called Love Josh Kelley Queen
Baby's On Fire GIANTfingers Brian Eno
Ball and Chain Eva Destruction & her Big Band Mike Ness and Social Distortion
Sit Down 3 Blind Mice James

40 minutes |

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Your Father and I
Title Artist Original Artist:
The Beautiful South (Uncovered Gem of the Week)
Dream On Fisher Aerosmith
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Suzy Bogguss and Chet Atkins Elton John
Love Will Tear Us Apart Albert Kuvezin & Yat-Kha Joy Division
Viva Las Vegas Plastilina Mosh Elvis Presley
Bigmouth Strikes Again Placebo The Smiths

41 minutes |

There's a "Mostly Trivial" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out Johnee Bee's podcast, Mostly Trivial!]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_122.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_122.html Podcast Sun, 21 Aug 2005 21:47:16 -0700 Coverville 121: The Police Cover Story Back from vacation with a great Cover Story, this time featuring the Police. Here's what's on the show:

Title Artist Original Version Found On:
Message In A Bottle John Mayer Reggatta De Blanc
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Falling wALLENdas Ghost In The Machine
Invisible Sun Therapy? Ghost In The Machine
Roxanne The Recliners Outlandos d'Amour
Every Breath You Take Juliana Hatfield Synchronicity
Can't Stand Losing You Feeder Outlandos d'Amour
King of Pain Brandston Synchronicity

37 minutes |

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explicit material? no 37:00 music cover police]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_121.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_121.html Podcast Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:29:37 -0700 Coverville 120: Covers of U2, The Beach Boys, White Town and more! (repost) I had some problems with iTunes grabbing the file before it had finished uploading. So here's a new copy.

No theme tonight! But great music nonetheless. Here's what's on the way to your ears:

Title Artist Original Artist:
Strangelove Pat MacDonald Depeche Mode
Your Woman Stevie Mac White Town
With Or Without You Electron Love Theory U2
Slip On Through Richard Snow The Beach Boys
House of the Rising Sun Rising Conviction Popularized by The Animals
White Lightning Waco Brothers George Jones

34 minutes | ]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_120_1.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_120_1.html Podcast Wed, 10 Aug 2005 07:53:49 -0700 Coverville 119: Covers by Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, Luba and Placebo by request! First off, let me thank you,the audience. Coverville won the Podcast People's CHoice Award for Best Music Podcast. I can't thank you enough for your support and your listenership over the past 10 months. Now, let's talk about the show, where in retrospect, I forget to mention the award. Oops...

We rock out with an Uncovered Gem and some Placebo, and then we chill a little bit with some mellow, but emotional cover songs. And it's all by suggestion! Here's what you'll hear:

Title Artist Original Artist:
The Hardest Game Havana 3 A.M. (Uncovered Gem of the Week)
20th Century Boy Placebo T. Rex
Friend of the Devil Lyle Lovett Grateful Dead
I Don't Like Mondays Tori Amos The Boomtown Rats
When A Man Loves A Woman Luba Percy Sledge
King of Pain Alanis Morissette The Police

40 minutes |

There's a "Mangled by MIDI" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out James' podcast, PodQuiz!]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_119.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_119.html Podcast Sun, 07 Aug 2005 22:14:19 -0700 Coverville 118: The Blondie Cover Story Blondie's Greatest Hits album. Here's what's on the show:

Title Artist Original Version Found On:
Atomic The Mission U.K. Eat to the Beat
Dreaming Skrap Eat to the Beat
Heart of Glass Daniel Lindenberg Parallel Lines
Hanging On The Telephone The Kirby Grips Parallel Lines
Call Me The Box Tops The American Gigolo Soundtrack
Denis Blondie Plastic Letters/The Best of Blondie
Denise Randy & The Rainbows The Doo Wop Box
One Way Or Another Yellow Scab Parallel Lines

34 minutes |

Please send a Podcast Alley vote my way, if you haven't done so in August!

explicit material?no 34:00 music cover blondie]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_118.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_118.html Podcast Thu, 04 Aug 2005 22:43:40 -0700 Coverville 117: A Genre-Bending Hodgepodge Show

Don't read any further if you want to guess the songs on tonight's show. Almost all the tracks on tonight's show are quite different than their original versions, so I'm only back-announcing them:

Title Artist Original Artist:
Baba O'Riley The Waco Brothers The Who
Kryptonite Gina Jeffries 3 Doors Down
Last Nite She Was An American Gurl Rookie Card The Strokes/Tom Petty
Psycho Killer George Hrab Talking Heads
Both Sides, Now Uncle Seth Joni Mitchell
Yes It Is Stephen Lawrenson The Beatles
On A Podcast (Clean Version) Cruisebox No cover versions yet...any takers?

35 minutes | ]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_117.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/08/coverville_117.html Podcast Tue, 02 Aug 2005 22:26:08 -0700 Coverville 116: Covers of Nirvana, Paul McCartney, and his old band...by request!

Title Artist Original Artist:
Only Tongue Can Tell The Trash Can Sinatras (Uncovered Gem of the Week)
Knowing Me, Knowing You The Wondermints ABBA
I'm Only Sleeping Suggs The Beatles
Maybe I'm Amazed Gov't Mule Paul McCartney & Wings
A Taste of Honey Lizz Wright Popularized by Herb Alpert and others
Come As You Are Caetano Veloso Nirvana

41 minutes |

There's a Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out Voices from the Vault!

This is all my iTunes stuff - feel free to ignore it: (Maybe I'm a lonely man whose in the middle of something/ That he doesn't really understand...
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music cover beatles abba nirvana)]]> http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/07/coverville_116.html http://www.coverville.com/archives/2005/07/coverville_116.html Podcast Sun, 31 Jul 2005 23:10:51 -0700 Coverville 115: Classical Coverage

Title Artist Original Composer:
Nut Rocker B. Bumble and the Stingers Tchaikovsky's Nutcraker Suite
Joy Apollo 100 Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
A Fifth of Beethoven Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band Beethoven's 5th Symphony
Give It Gavotte Chas 'n' Dave Godowsky's Gavotte
Swan Lake Madness Tchaikovsky
In The Hall of the Mountain King Erasure Grieg
Bouree Jethro Tull Bach
Romeo & Juliet Emerson, Lake and Palmer Prokofiev

35 minutes |

This is all my iTunes stuff - feel free to ignore it: (Hooked on Covers on 45
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Title Artist