Dec 2, 2024

Maximum attitude and acres of style when music wasn’t really going that way, and a cover that definitely hits the mark the band aimed at. A Girl Like You, originally by Edwyn Collins, covered by Random Hearts. 

Outro music is You Only Get What You Give, by New Radicals. 

Nov 25, 2024

The unlikeliest of artists remakes a reliable formula to create the unlikeliest of mega hits, and a band that does their thing well, but nobody really knows why. Scatman, originally by Scatman John, covered by The Axel Boys Quartet. 

Outro music is Only You, also by Scatman John, which we desperately hoped would be a...

Nov 18, 2024

A hugely successful song that was only coincidentally perfect for a movie, and a serious cover that knew where not to take the original too seriously. Wicked Game, originally by Chris Isaak, covered by Daisy Gray. 

Outro music is Threads by Portishead. 

Nov 11, 2024

A song that is as unexpected as it is utterly satisfying, and a cover so far beyond insightful it’s hard to fathom. Lost Cause, originally by Beck, covered by Willie Nelson. 

Outro music is Keep Me In Your Heart by Warren Zevon, which is another one of those songs that just hits you, and which Willie Nelson included...

Nov 4, 2024

One of the songs that put Motown and the Motown sound on the map and a cover by a troubled but flawless band — with probably more surprise musical contributions than we’ve had in any three episodes. Stick around for the world’s greatest hype man. 

Outro music is 911 Is A Joke by Public Enemy, which we...