Coverville: The Cover Music Show (AAC Edition)

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At least I think this is the fifth one of these I’ve done. Robert Smith turning 65 next week, and it’s time to listen to some more excellent cover of The Cure! (64 minutes)

For lead singer Dave Pirner’s 60th birthday, here are some covers of any by Soul Asylum! (47 minutes)

Visiting the work of the amazing Richard Thompson, a songwriter’s songwriter, and a pretty damn talented singer to boot! Covers of and by the man for his 75th birthday! (70 minutes)

Celebrating his 75th birthday, one of my favorite artists (as if you couldn’t tell when listening to this episode), covers of and by Mr. Nick Lowe (62 minutes)

Tributes to Steve Harley, leader of Cockney Rebel, and Karl Wallinger of The Waterboys and World Party today. And before you ask, “Zonder Woorden” is a cover of World Party’s “What Is Love All About”. (60 minutes)

A tribute to Eric Carmen, excellent singer/songwriter with a string of solo hits and hits with his band, The Raspberries, and then a 80th Birthday Cover Story for Sly and the Family Stone! (63 minutes)

Cover stories today for two March 1 birthdays: Justin Bieber, and The Who’s Roger Daltrey! (65 minutes)

For birthday tributes for James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers), Mike Peters (The Alarm) and Corinne Bailey Rae, let’s hear a show mostly made up of their covers! With a few covers of their songs thrown in for good measure. (60 minutes)

Robbie Williams turned 50 this week, and so our eyes and ears turn to him for this week’s cover story subject. Cover of an by Robbie (and of the band he was part of for a while, Take That) on today’s show! (46 minutes)

A tribute to Melanie, who passed away last week, and a Cover Story for Norah Jones, who turns 45 next month! (66 minutes)

For Harry’s 30th birthday, a set of covers of and by him (as well has some band he was part of, called One Direction, maybe?) 😉 54 minutes

For what would have been the birthdays of Aaliyah and Bob Bogle (of the Ventures), as well as the birthday of Per Gessle of Roxette! (51 minutes)

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the release of the Footloose soundtrack, with covers of every track, as well as songs that were added to the 15th anniversary rerelease! (55 minutes)

For the first show of the year, let’s look at a couple waypoints in the amazing career of Jimmy Page – his time with Led Zeppelin and the Yardbirds – in honor of his 80th birthday! (58 minutes)

This is it! The best of the best of the best! (84 minutes)

Counting down the best covers of 2024, one by one! (89 minutes)

When is a Christmas song not a Christmas song? Find out on this episode, where – of course – you’ll hear covers of classics that seem to get played this time of year! (61 minutes)

A tribute to the charismatic frontman of The Pogues! (65 minutes)