A Cover Story for Al Green’s 80th birthday, and birthday tracks for Jan & Dean, Janis Ian, and Peabo Bryson! (68 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Take Me to the River	Lorde	4:24		Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense	Al Green	10	Amazon
Tired of Being Alone (feat. Alisan Porter)	Blues Traveler	3:21		Traveler's Soul	Al Green		iTunes Amazon
Simply Beautiful (feat. Keziah Jones)	Ben l'Oncle Soul	3:41		Walk the Line	Al Green		Amazon
Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	Seal	4:08		Soul	Al Green	4	iTunes Amazon
Perfect Day (featuring RAYE)	Al Green & RAYE	4:01		To Love Somebody - EP	Lou Reed		iTunes
Let’s Stay Together	Lisa Mychols	3:37		WFMU's More Super Hits Of The Seventies	Al Green	10	Artist's Website
Love and Happiness	Lemar	4:56		The Letter	Al Green	4	iTunes Amazon
I’m Still In Love With You	Hall & Oates	4:06		Our Kind Of Soul	Al Green	2	Amazon
I’m a Ram	Gov't Mule	7:41		Mighty High	Al Green		Amazon
To Sir with Love	Al Green	4:09		Truth n' Time	Lulu	7	iTunes Amazon
Dead Man’s Curve	Mark Hoppus & Tom Delonge Of Blink-182	2:46		Shake, Rattle & Roll	Jan & Dean	2
At Seventeen	Jann Arden	4:00		Uncover Me	Janis Ian		iTunes Amazon
Love is Blind	Shiina Ringo	3:33		Utaite Myouri (White)	Janis Ian		Amazon
Beauty And The Beast	Suburban Legends	2:05		Dreams Aren't Real, But These Songs Are Vol. 1	Disney		Amazon
A Whole New World (From “Aladdin”)	Yuna	2:33		We Love Disney (Deluxe)	Disney Aladdin		Amazon

She’s influenced other musicians far and wide, acted, and contributed to some amazing humanitarian causes. For her 40th birthday, let’s listen to covers of and by Lady Gaga! (70 minutes)

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Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Applause	Roomie & Friends	3:30		Roomie & Friends: Covers, Vol. 1	Lady Gaga	3	iTunes
Just Dance	honeywagon	4:04		Gaga	Lady Gaga	8	iTunes
Born This Way	Jewel	4:06		Queen of Hearts	Lady Gaga	4	iTunes
Poker Face	The Heimatdamisch	3:54		Highway To Oberkrain	Lady Gaga	10
Bad Romance (feat. Bilmuri)	Lauren Babic	4:58		Bad Romance (feat. Bilmuri) - Single	Lady Gaga		iTunes
Telephone	Atelier Bossa Conscious	3:50		Cafe Bossa Best Hits	Lady Gaga & Beyonce	3	Amazon
Rain On Me	Sondre Lerche	3:13		Rain On Me / I Contain Multitudes - Single	Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande		Amazon
Paparazzi / Vivaldi’s Winter	Well-Strung	3:19		Under the Covers	Lady Gaga/Vivaldi		iTunes
Die With A Smile (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)	Perrie	4:25		BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Session - Single	Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars		iTunes
Let’s Do It	Lady Gaga	3:36		Love For Sale	Cole Porter		iTunes
Shallow	First to Eleven	3:32		Covers Vol. 18	Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper	2	iTunes
Yoü And I	Ben Platt	4:42		BORN THIS WAY THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY	Lady Gaga	2	iTunes Amazon
The Edge Of Glory	Years & Years	3:59		The Edge Of Glory - Single	Lady Gaga	5	Amazon
Million Reasons (feat. Aly Ryan)	Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox	3:19		Jazz Me Outside, Pt. 2	Lady Gaga		Amazon
Your Song	Lady Gaga	4:16		Revamp: The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin	Elton John	14	Amazon

On what would have been his 85th birthday, a set of covers of (and a couple covers of covers by) Wilson Pickett! (58 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
The Midnight Hour	The Toasters	2:33		Ska, The Third Wave Vol 2, Cover It Up	Wilson Pickett	2	Amazon
Don’t Fight It	Donna Jean Godchaux Band & Jeff Mattson	3:42		Back Around	Wilson Pickett	2	iTunes
Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do)	Edwin McCain	4:17		Nobody's Fault But Mine (Deluxe Version)	Wilson Pickett		iTunes
Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You	The Spinners	4:00		Spinners	Wilson Pickett		iTunes Amazon
ダンス天国 (Land of 1000 Dances)	Eto Isao & The Black Panthers	2:08		Akasaka Soul	Chris Kenner/Wilson Pickett		Amazon
Love Will Keep Us Together	Wilson Pickett	2:24		Chocolate Mountain	Neil Sedaka		Amazon
634-5789	Jimmy Barnes	3:06		Soul Deeper	Wilson Pickett	4	iTunes Amazon
I’m In Love (Live)	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	3:55		The Live Anthology	Wilson Pickett		iTunes
You Can’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover	Wilson Pickett	2:51		Don't Knock My Love	Willie Dixon		iTunes Amazon
Three Time Loser	Dave Edmunds	2:44		Twangin...	Wilson Pickett		iTunes Amazon
Mama Told Me Not to Come	Wilson Pickett	2:51		Don't Knock My Love	Three Dog Night		iTunes Amazon
Mustang Sally	ANDY TAYLOR	4:15		Dangerous	Mack Rice/Wilson Pickett	4	Amazon
Don’t Knock My Love	Ronnie Foster	4:29		Two Headed Freap	Wilson Pickett		iTunes Amazon
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love	Wilson Pickett	2:17		Wilson Pickett: A Man And A Half	Solomon Burke	3	Amazon

The slate of nominees for the 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced, and while the voting is going on, let’s celebrate the nominees! A cover of each of the artists and bands in the nomination slate in today’s show! (85 minutes)

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Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
She Talks to Angels	Jodee Seiders	4:57		Uncovered	Black Crowes		iTunes
Lover, You Should Have Come Over	Jamie Cullum	4:48		Twentysomething (Deluxe Version)	Jeff Buckley	2	iTunes
Always Be My Baby	Ernie Halter	3:33		Acoustic Throwback - Nineties Rhythm and Blues [Explicit]	Mariah Carey		Amazon
In the Air Tonight	Mindy Jones	4:14		Under the Covers - EP	Phil Collins	20	Bandcamp
Come to My Window	Style Project & Ama Lur	3:03		Jazz and '90s - Part Three	Melissa Etheridge	3	Amazon
Everything is Everything (feat. Jimmy James)	West Riviera	3:58		West Riviera	Lauryn Hill		iTunes
Eyes Without a Face	Marsheaux	4:46		E-Bay Queen Is Dead	Billy Idol	5	iTunes
Need You Tonight	Mandy Jones	3:53		Vintage Summer Playlist, Vol. 2	INXS	9	Amazon
The Trooper	Whiskey Shivers	3:50		Smothered & Covered	Iron Maiden	6	iTunes
Bizarre Love Triangle	Charlotte Martin	3:28		Reproductions (Bonus Track Version)	New Order	14	iTunes
Cool It Now	Len	4:27		The Diary Of The Madmen	New Edition	2	iTunes Amazon
Don’t Look Back in Anger (triple j Like A Version)	Yours Truly	4:03		Don't Look Back in Anger (triple j Like A Version) - Single	Oasis		Amazon
Fuckin Perfect	Self Deception	3:53		Fuckin Perfect (single)	Pink		iTunes
No Ordinary Love	You+Me	4:09		rose ave.	Sade	6	iTunes Amazon
Hips Don’t Lie	The Fray	4:32		BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge Vol. 2	Shakira	2	Amazon
If Only for One Night	Prince Royce	3:17		ETERNO	Luther Vandross		iTunes Amazon
Gravel Pit	Jaymz Bee & The Deep Lounge Coalition	4:02		Sub Urban	Wu Tang Clan		Amazon

Tomorrow will be David Gilmour’s 80th birthday, and because I like any excuse to play amazing Pink Floyd covers, that’s just what we’re doing today! (74 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Shine On You Crazy Diamond	Steve Lukather	6:49		Rock Of Ages	Pink Floyd	4	Amazon
Breathe In The Air	Pickin' On Series	4:01		Pickin' On Pink Floyd: A Bluegrass Tribute	Pink Floyd		Amazon
Us and Them	Joseph William Morgan	2:49		The Rekreation	Pink Floyd	9	Amazon
The Great Gig In The Sky	London Philharmonic Orchestra	5:11		Us And Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd	Pink Floyd	5	Amazon
Qaisimalaurittuq (feat. The Westerlies)	Elisapie	4:42		Inuktitut	Pink Floyd		iTunes Amazon
On the Turning Away	Fleesh	5:28		Versions I	Pink Floyd	2	iTunes
Comfortably Numb	Mary Fahl	4:30		Can't Get It Out of My Head	Pink Floyd	17	iTunes Amazon
What Do You Want From Me	Scala & Kolacny Brothers	4:15		Dusk	Pink Floyd		Amazon
Mother (feat. Dan Stevens & Stephanie Corneliussen)	Jeff Russo	6:11		Legion: Finalmente (Music from Season 3/Original Television Series Soundtrack)	Pink Floyd		iTunes
Any Colour You Like	Aynsley Dunbar (Journey)	4:11		Pink Box: Songs Of Pink Floyd	Pink Floyd	6	Amazon
Fearless	The Polka Floyd Show	4:51		Live!!! At The Ohio Theatre!	Pink Floyd	7	Amazon
Echoes	Banco De Gaia	8:43		Backspin: A Six Degrees 10 Year Anniversary Project	Pink Floyd	2	Amazon

Birthdays for Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, J. Geils and Peter Wolf all have birthdays this month and next, and since I’ve never done a cover story for TLC or The J. Geils Band, it seemed like the right time! (58 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Waterfalls	Death Cab for Cutie	4:24		The Georgia EP	TLC	8	iTunes
No Scrubs	Weezer	3:10		Weezer (Teal Album)	TLC	3	iTunes Amazon
Unpretty	Alex Ellis & the Bluegrass Boys	3:18		Throwback Hollers.	TLC	3	iTunes
Creep	Murder By Death	4:29		As We Wish	TLC	2	iTunes
Centerfold	Love Canon	5:04		Greatest Hits Vol. 2	J. Geils Band	4	iTunes
Nothing but the Wheel	Peter Wolf	4:34		Sleepless	Patty Loveless		iTunes
Love Stinks	Joan Jett	3:31		The Hit List	J. Geils Band		Amazon
Where Did Our Love Go (Live)	The J. Geils Band	4:00		Live: Blow Your Face Out	Diana Ross & The Supremes	2	iTunes
Must of Got Lost (Live)	Young@Heart Chorus	2:45		Now	J. Geils Band		iTunes
Freeze Frame	Less Than Jake	2:32		Goodbye Blue & White	J. Geils Band		iTunes Amazon
Whammer Jammer	The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue	2:31		Command Performance	J. Geils Band		iTunes
You’re Breakin’ My Heart (Explicit)	Peter Wolf and the Houseparty 5	1:53		For The Love Of Harry - Everybody Sings Nilsson	Harry Nilsson	2	Amazon

You might not know his name, but you definitely know his music – Otis Blackwell, who wrote or co-wrote so many of the songs you know and love from the 50s and 60s, would have turned 95 this month. And I’ve never done a cover story for MGMT, so let’s do those together! (66 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Fever	A Fine Frenzy	3:27		Dan In Real Life (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Little Willie John/Peggy Lee	14	Amazon
All Shook Up	Artichoke	2:23		All Shook Up - Single	Elvis Presley	4	iTunes
Don’t Be Cruel	Bryan Ferry	2:00		Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023	Elvis Presley	8	iTunes
Great Balls Of Fire	teitur	3:58		Stay Under The Stars	Jerry Lee Lewis	6	iTunes Amazon
Breathless	Jimmy Page	2:39		Whole Lotta Love: Jimmy Page and Friends	Jerry Lee Lewis	2	Amazon
Daddy Rolling Stone	The Upsetters	2:02		Return of the Tokoloshe Men, Vol. 1	Derek Martin/The Who		iTunes
Handyman	Frank Black	2:39		Brace Yourself! - A Tribute To Otis Blackwell	Jimmy Jones		Amazon
Hey Little Girl	Showaddywaddy	2:25		Living Legends	Dee Clark		iTunes
Return To Sender	The Residents	2:58		The King And Eye	Elvis Presley	2	iTunes
Time To Pretend	Patience Hodgson & Broderick Smith	3:45		The Beat Goes On — RocKwiz Duets Volume III	MGMT	2	Amazon
Electric Feel	Tash Sultana	8:34		Triple J: Like A Version 13	MGMT	4	Amazon
Kids	Rheanna Downey	4:46		Covered In Folk Rock	MGMT	7	Amazon
Future Games	MGMT	9:01		Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac	Fleetwood Mac		Amazon

He’s turning 35 next week, so it’s about time! (75 minutes)

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Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Shape of You	Jamie Cullum	4:01		The Song Society Playlist	Ed Sheeran		iTunes
Afterglow	Susanna Hoffs	4:04		The Deep End	Ed Sheeran		iTunes
The A Team	Daniela Andrade	4:33		Covers, Vol. 1	Ed Sheeran	3	iTunes
I See Fire	Jasmine Thompson	3:32		Another Bundle of Tantrums (US Version)	Ed Sheeran		Amazon
Take Me To Church	Ed Sheeran	3:11		BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2015	Hozier	2	Amazon
Medley: Happier / Happier (Acoustic)	Cimorelli	4:15		Medley: Happier / Happier (Acoustic) - Single	Ed Sheeran/Marshmello/Bastille		Amazon
Castle on the Hill	The Holophonics	3:48		Maskarades, Vol. 13: Yeah, But Also Check Out Our Original Music	Ed Sheeran		iTunes
Lego House	Loick Essien	4:03		BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2012	Ed Sheeran	2	Amazon
Candle In The Wind (2018 Version)	Ed Sheeran	3:18		Revamp: The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin	Elton John		Amazon
Perfect / Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring	Well-Strung	4:14		Under the Covers	Ed Sheeran		iTunes
Thinking Out Loud	Rudimental	5:03		Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2016	Ed Sheeran		Amazon
Photograph	Foxes	3:58		BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2015	Ed Sheeran		Amazon
Bad Habits (ft. Sara Niemietz)	Scary Pockets	4:01		Jeff	Ed Sheeran		iTunes
Wish You Were Here	Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford & David Arnold	3:31		A Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games	Pink Floyd	19	Amazon
Make It Rain (From Sons of Anarchy)	Ed Sheeran	6:42		Songs of Anarchy, Vol. 4 (Music from Sons of Anarchy)	Foy Vance	2	Amazon

A tribute to lead vocalist and co-founder of Three Dog Night, Chuck Negron, who passed away earlier this week. (48 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Joy To the World (Part 1)	Gary U.S. Bonds & Strawberry	3:19		Joy To the World - Single	Three Dog Night		iTunes
Old Fashioned Love Song	The Holophonics	2:41		Maskarades. Vol. 15	Three Dog Night		iTunes
Mama Told Me Not To Come	The Silos	3:52		Star Power!	Eric Burdon & The Animals		Amazon
One	Pizzicato One	2:37		One and Ten Very Sad Songs	Harry Nilsson	4	iTunes Amazon
Your Song	Three Dog Night	4:01		It Ain't Easy	Elton John	14	iTunes Amazon
Black and White	Pete Seeger	3:11		Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection	Unknown Artist	2	iTunes Amazon
Liar	Blackfoot & Rick Medlocke	4:39		Rick Medlocke & Blackfoot	Argent		Amazon
Never Been to Spain	Suzie Vinnick	4:35		Me 'n Mabel	Hoyt Axton	2	iTunes
Shambala (feat. Peter Frampton)	Rob Arthur	4:11		New Way Home	B.W. Stevenson		iTunes Amazon
The Show Must Go On	Husking Bee	1:54		Grip	Leo Sayer		iTunes Amazon

Between his work with Genesis and his solo releases, Phil Collins has given us a ton of songs, and inspired a lot of artists to cover them – let listen to some! (72 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
In the Air Tonight	Magaziine ft. India Carney	2:58		In the Air Tonight	Phil Collins	20	Amazon
Sussudio	Skeb	4:16		Sussudio - Single	Phil Collins	6	iTunes
Easy Lover (feat. N a T V E S & Emma Rowley)	Neon Arcadia	4:45		Easy Lover (feat. N a T V E S & Emma Rowley) - Single	Phil Collins & Philip Bailey		iTunes
One More Night	Changing Faces	4:36		Urban Renewal	Phil Collins		Amazon
Against All Odds	Photo Ops	3:33		Opening Up To Strangers	Phil Collins	8	iTunes
Follow You Follow Me (Acoustic Lounge Mix)	Chill Phil	4:12		Chill Lounge del Mar 2016 (Ibiza Beach Chilled Out Sessions, Vol. 4)	Genesis		Amazon
Land of Confusion	Dan Avidan & Super Guitar Bros	4:44		Dan Avidan & Super Guitar Bros	Genesis	7	iTunes
Don’t Lose My Number	Ninja Sex Party	4:42		Under the Covers, Vol. II	Phil Collins		iTunes Amazon
Papa Was A Rolling Stone	Phil Collins	6:43		Going Back	Undisputed Truth/Temptations	3	iTunes Amazon
Jesus He Knows Me	Ghost	4:05		Phantomime - EP	Genesis	2	iTunes
Separate Lives (With Stephen Bishop)	Rumer	3:49		B Sides and Rarities	Phil Collins/Marilyn Martin		iTunes Amazon
Take Me Home (feat. Sugarland)	Little Big Town	5:08		Take Me Home (feat. Sugarland) - Single	Phil Collins		iTunes
Another Day in Paradise	Grayson Matthews	3:10		Covers, Vol. 1	Phil Collins	5	iTunes
You’ll Be in My Heart	BOYS LIKE GIRLS & Disney	3:54		A Whole New Sound	Disney/Tarzan/Phil Collins		Amazon

For Bob Weir, co-founder of The Grateful Dead, who passed away last week. (81 minutes)

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Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Uncle John’s Band	Lucius	4:27		Day of the Dead	Grateful Dead	6	Amazon
China Doll	Grateful Dead Tribute	4:06		The Electronic Tribute To The Grateful Dead	Grateful Dead	2	Amazon
Casey Jones (feat. Tim Keegan)	Kid Loco	3:56		Born in the 60's	Grateful Dead	2	iTunes
Sugaree	Roots of Creation	6:06		Grateful Dub: A Reggae Infused Tribute to the Grateful Dead	Grateful Dead	3	iTunes
Touch of Grey	Skincell	4:31		Touch of Grey - Single	Grateful Dead	3	Amazon
To Lay Me Down	Cowboy Junkies	5:18		Deadicated	Grateful Dead	2	Amazon
Truckin’	matt rae	4:13		Twangin' the Dead	Grateful Dead	3	iTunes
Sugar Magnolia	Eric Krasno & Otis McDonald	3:44		Sugar Magnolia - Single	Grateful Dead	3	iTunes
Mountains of the Moon	Keller & The Keels	3:55		thief	Grateful Dead		Amazon
Blue Bayou (feat. Bob Weir)	Leslie Mendelson	3:28		Love & Murder	Roy Orbison		iTunes
Shakedown Street	Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads	4:35		Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads (Deluxe)	Grateful Dead	2	Amazon
Ripple	The California Honeydrops	5:24		Covers from the Cave	Grateful Dead	6	iTunes
Friend Of The Devil	Cory Morrow	3:31		Outside the Lines	Grateful Dead	8	iTunes Amazon
Pasta on the Mountain	Leftover Salmon	5:32		Stolen Roses - Songs of the Grateful Dead	Grateful Dead	3	Amazon
Blackbird (Live)	Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman	2:46		Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound (Live)	Beatles	3	iTunes

For Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne, who just turned 65 and has those cool Dr. Strange gray spots on his temples! (50 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Do You Realize?	Denmark + Winter	3:11		The Holiday Collection	Flaming Lips		iTunes Amazon
She Don’t Use Jelly (Electric Version)	Drugstore	2:36		Drugstore	Flaming Lips		iTunes Amazon
If I Only Had a Brain	The Flaming Lips	2:16		Stubbs the Zombie (The Soundtrack)	Wizard of OZ	2	Amazon
Turn It On	Sugar Plant	4:12		Cage of the Sun + Early Singles	Flaming Lips		iTunes
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (feat. Kingdom Jasmine, Valley Lopez, Stu Garney & Sam Dorrance)	Joshua Lee Turner	5:38		Among Friends: A Musical Travelogue	Flaming Lips		iTunes
Waitin’ For a Superman	The Real Sea	4:21		Waitin' For a Superman - Single	Flaming Lips	2	iTunes
Feeling Yourself Disintegrate	Kathleen Edwards	4:52		Covers	Flaming Lips		iTunes
Fight Test	Coffee Zombie Collective	3:20		Streetlight People	Flaming Lips		iTunes Amazon
A Spoonful Weighs a Ton	Mastodon	3:27		Record Store Day 2012: Side by Side	Flaming Lips	2
Race For The Prize	James Eric	3:38		The Pleasure Is Mine	Flaming Lips	2
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head	The Flaming Lips	4:08		Fight Test EP	Kylie Minogue	9	iTunes

For founding member (and lead singer) Bernard Sumner’s 70th, let’s listen to some New Order covers, as well as some Electronic and Joy Division for good measure! (66 minutes)

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Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Bizarre Love Triangle	Style Project	2:36		Vintage Chic 100	New Order	14	Amazon
Age of Consent	Cayetana	3:46		Tired Eyes - Single	New Order	6	iTunes
The Perfect Kiss	Monta At Odds	3:47		The Perfect Kiss - Single	New Order	2	iTunes
World	Solo Gigolos UK	3:23		Ceremony - A New Order Tribute	New Order		Amazon
Love Vigilantes	Love Seed Mama Jump	3:58		Drunk At the Stone Balloon	New Order	8	iTunes Amazon
Blue Monday	HEALTH	4:46		Atomic Blonde (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	New Order	18	Amazon
True Faith (Inspired by Lotte Kestner’s Cover)	Ashley Johnson & Chris Rondinella	4:19		The Last of Us Part II: Covers and Rarities - EP	New Order		Amazon
Temptation	Moby	4:55		Hotel	New Order	9	iTunes
Sub-Culture (Chill Deep Remix)	Oliver Anders	3:10		Sub-Culture - Single	New Order		iTunes
Love Will Tear Us Apart	The New Standards	3:38		Decade	Joy Division	29	iTunes Amazon
Get the Message	Lusine	4:25		The Waiting Room	Electronic		iTunes
Getting Away With It	Skin	3:53		Fleshwounds	Electronic	2	iTunes
Regret (Live)	Damills	3:49		Deconstructing Electronics (Live at the Jazzroom)	New Order		iTunes
Confusion	Nouvelle Vague	3:23		Rarities	New Order		iTunes

It’s all come down to this – the last show of the year, and the 20 best cover songs of 2025. Which do you like? And which do you love? (87 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Jesus, Etc. (feat. Norah Jones)	Margaret Glaspy	4:11		The Golden Heart Protector	Wilco		iTunes
Hallelujah! I’m A Bum (Cover)	Michael Penn, Aimee Mann & Sweet Relief	2:22		Hallelujah! I'm A Bum (Cover) - Single	Harry Mac McClintock		iTunes
Take on Me	Bella Ramsey	2:19		The Last of Us: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the HBO Original Series)	a-ha	31	iTunes
Forever Young	Lissie	3:55		Promises - EP	Alphaville	8	iTunes
Smalltown Boy (feat. La Maitrise De Radio France)	Birds on a Wire, Rosemary Standley & Dom La Nena	4:09		Smalltown Boy (feat. La Maitrise De Radio France) - Single	Bronski Beat
It’s My Life (from “Oh. What. Fun.”)	The Bird And The Bee	3:42		It's My Life (from "Oh. What. Fun.") - Single	Talk Talk		iTunes
Lotta Love	Courtney Barnett	2:49		Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 1	Neil Young	5	Amazon
People Are Strange (from “Pluribus”)	Kit Sebastian	2:19		People Are Strange (from "Pluribus") - Single	Doors		iTunes
Solsbury Hill (Humane World for Animals Cover)	Sia	4:00		Solsbury Hill (Humane World for Animals Cover) - Single	Peter Gabriel		Amazon
Maniac	Tess & The Details	3:30		Maniac (Single)	Michael Sembello	7	iTunes
Where Is My Mind	Ruelle	3:33		Where Is My Mind - Single	Pixies	7	Amazon
#1 Crush	Taleen Kali	5:28		Covered	Garbage	4	iTunes
I’m Not In Love (feat. Brandon Flowers)	Chrissie Hynde	3:51		Duets Special	10CC		iTunes
Jump (For My Love) [triple j Like A Version]	Sycco	3:27		Jump (For My Love) [triple j Like A Version] - Single	Pointer Sisters		iTunes
You Shook Me All Night Long	Ryan Hamilton	2:59		Godspeed - Single	AC/DC	7	Amazon
Every Rose Has Its Thorn	Wendy Wang	4:17		Paradise (Original Soundtrack)	Poison	4	iTunes
Something In The Way	Stephen Wilson Jr.	5:02		Blankets - EP	Nirvana	5	iTunes
Knocking on Heavens Door	RAIGN	4:24		Knocking On Heavens Door - EP	Bob Dylan	3	iTunes
Don’t Fear The Reaper	Bella Poarch	2:29		Wednesday: Season 2 (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)	Blue Oyster Cult	2	Amazon
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!	K.Flay	2:42		Good Music to Lift Los Angeles	Beatles	5	Bandcamp

Here we go! The last two episodes for the year, and you know what means – it’s time to listen to the top 40 covers of 2025! This is part one – next week is part 2! (92 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Children of the Revolution	Gentlemen Rogues	2:31		Half Empty, Half Fool - Single	T. Rex	9	iTunes
Last Resort	Bobby Amaru, Veda, Saliva & Judge & Jury	4:14		Last Resort - Single	Papa Roach	3	iTunes
Blinding Lights	Structure Sounds	3:41		Blinding Lights - Single	Weeknd	2	Amazon
Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Theme	Puddles Pity Party	2:27		Pee-Wee's Playhouse Theme	Cyndi Lauper		Amazon
Back to Black	Structure Sounds	3:21		Back to Black - Single	Amy Winehouse	6
Venus	Royal Republic	3:08		Venus - Single	Shocking Blue	8	iTunes
Norwegian Wood	Jacob Collier	2:34		The Light For Days	Beatles	13	iTunes
How It’s Done	Wønder	2:53		How It's Done - Single	HUNTR/X/KPop Demon Hunters
Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy	Bad Company & The Struts	3:15		Can't Get Enough: A Tribute To Bad Company	Bad Company		iTunes
I Started a Joke	Paul Weller	4:17		Find El Dorado	Bee Gees	6	iTunes
Across the Universe	Robyn Adele Anderson	3:28		Across the Universe - Single	Beatles	29	Amazon
Crazy	Dauzat St. Marie	4:38		Crazy - Single	Seal	9	iTunes
Head Over Heels	STARSET	4:58		Head Over Heels - Single	Tears For Fears	10	iTunes
Everything I Said	The Host Club	3:38		Everything I Said	Cranberries	2	Amazon
Pink Pony Club	Moon Taxi	4:24		Pink Pony Club - Single	Chappell Roan	2	iTunes
APT.	Ben Woodward	2:54		APT. - Single	ROSÉ/Bruno Mars		Amazon
Lay Lady Lay (Austin Texas Version)	Bird	3:17		Lay Lady Lay (Austin Texas Version) - Single	Bob Dylan		Amazon
Just Like Heaven (Live)	The Watson Twins	4:00		Seeing Double	Cure		iTunes
America	Lissie	3:09		America - Single	Simon & Garfunkel	9	iTunes
Ashes to Ashes	Magdalena Bay	5:37		Triple J YouTube	David Bowie	15

Once again, it’s time to dip into the Christmas Cover Bag and find some new great stuff to introduce you to! (57 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
A Marshmallow World	The Reniassance & Annika Catharina	2:23		A Christmas Gift for You from the Renaissance	Peter De Rose/Bing Crosby		iTunes
You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch	Slothrust	2:47		You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Single	Thurl Ravenscroft Christmas	7	iTunes
Deck The Halls (feat. Barenaked Ladies)	Bryan Adams & Lights	3:10		A Great Big Holiday Jam	Traditional Christmas		Amazon
All I Want for Christmas Is You (feat. Leslie Odom Jr.)	Ingrid Michaelson	3:55		Ingrid Michaelson's Songs for the Season	Mariah Carey		iTunes
Mistletoe and Wine	The Darkness	4:26		Mistletoe and Wine - Single	Cliff Richard		iTunes
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (from “Oh. What. Fun.”)	St. Vincent	2:32		Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (from "Oh. What. Fun.") - Single	Judy Garland		iTunes
Blue Christmas	Matthew Perryman Jones & Lily Costner	3:05		Blue Christmas - Single	Elvis Presley	2	iTunes
White Winter Hymnal	spill tab	2:18		White Winter Hymnal - Single	Fleet Foxes	4	iTunes
The Christmas Song	The Milk Carton Kids	2:57		The Christmas Song - Single	Nat King Cole	15	iTunes
River (Live in Studio)	JP Saxe	4:03		River (Live in Studio) - Single	Joni Mitchell		iTunes
If We Make It Through December	Phoebe Bridgers	2:59		If We Make It Through December - EP	Merle Haggard	2	iTunes
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town	Laufey	2:39		A Very Laufey Holiday: The Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town Edition	Harry Reser/Tom Stacks		iTunes
I’ll Be Home for Christmas	Hohnen Ford	1:54		Christmas with Hohnen Ford - EP	Bing Crosby		iTunes
Christmas Time Is Here	The Oh Hellos	2:30		The Oh Hellos' Family Christmas Album: Vol. II - EP	Vince Guaraldi Trio	2	iTunes
‘Zat You, Santa Claus?	Emmaline	2:54		The Christmas Album	Louis Armstrong		iTunes

For what would have been Alex Chilton’s 75th birthday, let’s look back at his career with The Box Tops and Big Star. (63 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
The Letter	Vains Of Jenna	2:32		Reverse Tripped [Explicit]	Box Tops	5	Amazon
Cry Like A Baby	Nicki Bluhm	2:51		Cry Like A Baby - Single	Box Tops		iTunes
Soul Deep	Gin Blossoms	3:04		New Miserable Experience (Deluxe Edition)	Box Tops		iTunes Amazon
Till the End of Day	Alex Chilton, Ray Davies & The 88	2:40		See My Friends	Kinks	2	iTunes Amazon
Thirteen (Bonus)	Grace VanderWaal	2:49		Stargirl (Original Soundtrack)	Big Star		iTunes
The Ballad of El Goodo	Counting Crows	4:49		Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)	Big Star	7	Amazon
Back Of A Car	Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs	2:32		Under The Covers: Vol. 2	Big Star	5	Amazon
September Gurls	The Bangles	2:44		Different Light (Expanded Edition)	Big Star	2	iTunes
I’m In Love With A Girl	The New Standards	2:31		Decade	Big Star		iTunes Amazon
Blue Moon	Damon & Naomi	2:46		With Ghost	Big Star		iTunes
That 70’s Song (Based on In the Street)	Joy Focus	3:59		Dream Tonight: a Tribute to Cheap Trick	Big Star/Cheap Trick		Amazon
Nightime	Denison Witmer	2:31		Recovered	Big Star	2	iTunes Amazon
Big Black Car	Alluring Strange	3:36		Will You Marry Me?	Big Star		iTunes Amazon
Jesus Christ	Mike Mills (REM) with Sally Ellyson (Hem)	2:58		Red Apple Christmas Benefit 2006	Big Star	3
The Christmas Song	Alex Chilton	2:37		Christmas Time Again	Robert Well/Mel Torme		Amazon

As we do every year, it’s time for a full episode of nothing but Beatles covers to get you into the holidays! This year, we’ve got a tribute to Rubber Soul, which turns 60 next month. Enjoy! (65 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
You’re Gonna Lose That Girl (Demo)	Anya Marina	2:15		Felony Flats (Deluxe Version)	Beatles		iTunes
Here, There and Everywhere	Scala & Kolacny Brothers	3:08		Dusk	Beatles	9	Amazon
Ticket to Ride	Glenn Tilbrook	2:32		Long Island Brewing Company, Jericho, NY, 9-23-1997	Beatles	14
If I Fell	The Successful Failures	2:18		If I Fell - Single	Beatles	11	iTunes
Here Comes the Sun	Emma Bunton	3:07		My Happy Place	Beatles	16	iTunes Amazon
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	Mister Blank	2:09		No Ages, All Covers	Beatles	8	iTunes
For No One	Chastity Brown	2:25		Minnesota Beatle Project, Vol. 4	Beatles	12	Amazon
All You Need Is Love	Wiener Sängerknaben, Gerald Wirth & Richard Oesterreicher Snr.	3:36		Vienna Boys' Choir goes Pop	Beatles	19	iTunes
Eleanor Rigby	Femmes of Rock	2:54		Femmes of Rock - EP	Beatles	54	iTunes
Across the Universe	Robyn Adele Anderson	3:28		Across the Universe - Single	Beatles	29	Amazon
Baby You Can Drive My Car	Ben From Corduroy	2:38		Fab Guiro!	Beatles	2	iTunes Amazon
Michelle	stories & Nataly Dawn	2:50		Vol. 28	Beatles	16	Amazon
The Word	New York Festival Of Song	2:28		Schubert Beatles	Beatles	12	iTunes
Girl (Cover)	Casey Abrams	2:18		Girl (Cover) - Single	Beatles	3	iTunes
I’m Looking Through You	Jim Lauderdale	2:31		Let Us In Americana the Music of Paul McCartney	Beatles	12	Amazon
What Goes On (feat. Jennie Vee)	Slim Jim Phantom	2:48		What Goes On - Single (feat. Jennie Vee) - Single	Beatles	3	iTunes
If I Needed Someone	Randy Bachman	4:14		By George By Bachman	Beatles	11	iTunes Amazon
In My Life	The Tallest Man On Earth	3:00		Too Late for Edelweiss	Beatles	29	iTunes Amazon

Neil Young just turned 80 – don’t let THAT bring you down. Today on the show we’ll listen to some amazing covers of his work, since he inspires so many artists, who love to record their own versions of his music. (76 minutes)

This episode brought to you by Rula and GigSalad!

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Heart of Gold	Passenger	2:46		Sunday Night Sessions	Neil Young	11	iTunes
Don’t Let It Bring You Down	Mary Fahl	3:29		Can't Get It Out of My Head	Neil Young	6	iTunes Amazon
Harvest (feat. Andrew Bird & Chris Stills)	Rufus Wainwright	3:03		Folkocracy	Neil Young		iTunes Amazon
Cinnamon Girl	Jeff Russo & Noah Hawley	3:51		Legion: Finalmente (Music from Season 3/Original Television Series Soundtrack)	Neil Young	12	iTunes
It Won’t Be Long (feat. Beulahbelle)	Z Berg	5:37		Covers and Love Letters: Screaming into the Void - Single	Neil Young		iTunes
Needle and The Damage Done	Eddie Vedder	1:47		Needle and The Damage Done - Single	Neil Young		iTunes
Old Man	Beck	3:28		Old Man - Single	Neil Young	9	iTunes
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere / Dance Dance Dance (Medley)	Elvis Costello & Rusty	3:52		The Resurrection Of Rust - EP	Neil Young
I Believe In You	Fayray	4:45		Covers	Neil Young	2	Amazon
Burned	Wilco	2:33		I Shot Andy Warhol (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture)	Neil Young	4	Amazon
On Broadway	Neil Young & The Lost Dogs	6:14		NYA Timeline Concert: 1989-04-14, Coffs Harbour, Australia	Cookies/Crystals
A Man Needs A Maid	Dave Gahan & Soulsavers	4:11		Imposter	Neil Young	4	Amazon
On The Way Home	The Hengles	2:27		Cover Up	Neil Young	2	iTunes
Expecting To Fly (feat. Jakob Dylan & Regina Spektor)	Echo In The Canyon	3:32		Echo in the Canyon (feat. Jakob Dylan) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]	Neil Young		iTunes
Razor Love	Lillie Mae	5:34		Razor Love - Single	Neil Young		iTunes
Rockin’ in the Free World	Macsat	3:24		VIVA! Songs of Freedom	Neil Young	6	Bandcamp

For what would have been cofounder Dan Peek’s 75th birthday, a collection of covers of the band America! Yay, America! (48 minutes)

Featuring

Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Ventura Highway (with Hector Tellez Jr) [feat. Héctor Téllez Jr.]	Raul Malo	3:48		Quarantunes Vol. 1	America		iTunes Amazon
Tin Man	Evan Olson	3:16		One Room	America	4	iTunes Amazon
Sister Golden Hair	The Dandy Warhols	3:47		Earth to the Dandy Warhols	America	3	iTunes Amazon
Lonely People	Susan Werner	2:22		Classics	America	3	iTunes Amazon
I Need You	Julian Lennon	4:09		I Don't Wanna Know (single)	America	2	Amazon
Horse With No Name (Radio Edit) – Seelenluft feat. Florian H	Seelenluft	3:44		Horse With No Name	America		Amazon
You Can Do Magic	Emma Stevens	3:45		Light Year	America	2	iTunes
Sandman	Tex Perkins & His Ladyboyz	3:55		No. 1's and No. 2's	America	2
The Last Unicorn	Ayleen	4:59		Lounge Of Love Vol.3 (The Chillout Songbook)	America		Amazon
Lovely Night	Etcétera	2:52		The Horse - Tribute To America	America