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Coverville 54: All Request Sunday with Wilcox, Lauper, Doughty and The Reals

February 20, 2005

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Tonight’s All-Request show features covers of Mary J. Blige, XTC, John Waite and Van Halen. Here’s what you’ll hear:

“Better” – The Reals (Uncovered Gem of the Week)

“Jump” – Aztec Camera (originally Van Halen)

“Dear God” – Tricky (originally XTC)

“Missing You” – David Wilcox (originally John Waite)

“Money Changes Everything” – Cyndi Lauper (originally The Brains)

“Real Love/It’s Only Life” – Mike Doughty (originally Mary J. Blige)

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33 minutes |

5 Comments

  1. dez
    dez on February 21, 2005 at 9:05 am

    Brian,

    Thanks for reading out my comment. It looks like people are still voting!

    Great show. The Aztec Camera cover is one of my favourite ‘ totally different (and better) than the original’ covers. I grew up in the same town as Roddy Frame. He was – and still is! – a couple of years younger than me. I was a huge fan and saw them play 4 or 5 times in the early 80’s including one of my all time favourite concerts at the Glasgow Barrowlands. Great memories – thanks again!

  2. Andrew Sawczyn
    Andrew Sawczyn on February 21, 2005 at 10:34 am

    I’m an Atlanta resident and even I haven’t been able to find a copy of the The Brains “Money Changes Everything”. All I have is a vinyl EP done near the end of the bands life.

  3. Scott
    Scott on February 22, 2005 at 2:19 am

    Drat! FYI: The version of Aztec Camera’s “Jump” you played was the SHORT VERSION, not the long version I am used to hearing. It was on a 10″ record, circa 1985, I think called BACK AND FORTH. If you listen to that one, it paints an entirely different picture. It starts off in the light/mellow mood, as you played, but after the fade out you heard, the music gets a lot louder, distorted and INTENSE! Perhaps anticipating the loud/soft dynamic pioneered by Nirvana et al. Not sure if that long version is on C.D. at all, so you should try and dig up that 10 inch vinyl if you can, it’s really a nice version.

  4. Alex MacDonald
    Alex MacDonald on February 22, 2005 at 6:52 am

    I’ve got a copy of the Aztec Camera 12″
    Yours if you want it.

    Alex MacDonald
    Montreal Canada

  5. Aaron
    Aaron on February 22, 2005 at 11:08 am

    I thought the cover of “Dear God” by Tricky was FANTASTIC. But so was “Jump”! Any idea where I can find this supposed “long cut” that Scott mentioned?