#0052 – I’ll Cover You

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DJ Scott: Most cover songs, like movie remakes, are irrelevant if not outright offensive.  But there are some diamonds among the heaping piles of dung, and this playlist is an attempt to highlight some of the better covers out there. DJ Kevy Pooh made a covers mix recently, so I’m differentiating my mix by playing both the original song and the cover version.

Tracklist (click a song title to buy the high quality, DRM-free MP3 from Amazon):

  1. Hurt – Nine Inch Nails
  2. Hurt – Johnny Cash
  3. Such Great Heights – The Postal Service
  4. Such Great Heights – Iron & Wine
  5. One Man Guy – Loudon Wainwright III
  6. One Man Guy – Rufus Wainwright
  7. Easy – The Commodores
  8. Easy – Faith No More
  9. You Belong To Me – Jo Stafford
  10. You Belong To Me – Jason Wade
  11. Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
  12. Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
  13. Hallelujah – Arooj Aftab
  14. You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones
  15. You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Rusted Root

#0036 – File under: Long Distance Dedications

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I’m not Casey Kasum, but I’m taking Long Distance Dedications from you, the listeners, this Valentine’s Day.

Music from Otis Redding, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Marvin Gaye, Eric Clapton, Sleep Out, Rufus Wainwright, Donovan, Prince, The Magnetic Fields, Pink Floyd, Justin Currie, Aerosmith, Meat Loaf, Guns ‘n’ Roses and Pat Benetar.

  1. My Lover’s Prayer – Otis Redding
  2. Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight and the Pips
  3. You’re All I Need to Get By – Marvin Gaye
  4. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
  5. In Memory Of… – Sleep Out
  6. The Tower of Learning – Rufus Wainwright
  7. Aye My Love – Donovan
  8. If I Was Your Girlfriend – Prince
  9. The Book of Love – The Magnetic Fields
  10. Mudmen – Pink Floyd
  11. Walking Through You – Justin Currie
  12. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
  13. Rock and Roll Dreams Come True – Meat Loaf
  14. November Rain – Guns ‘n’ Roses
  15. We Belong – Pat Benetar

A couple of other things of note this post:

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