Episode 246

246 - Black Betty - The CoverUp

Published on: 12th September, 2022

One of the oldest blues recordings inspires an almost perfect hit, and some not-so-great choices. Black Betty, originally by James "Iron Head" Baker and Group, covered by Ram Jam, and by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

Outro music is Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus.

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The CoverUp
The podcast where we talk about cover songs
Amanda and Rich talk about cover songs. How do they relate to the originals? What's the definitive version of the song? The better version? What makes them interesting musically? Is it a karaoke version? Great but unknown? A horror show? A complete surprise? A Hasselhoff?

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