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#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

#0043 – Commercial Interests

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DJ Scott: No, you’re not going to hear Pink Floyd’s Money or Industrial Disease by Dire Straits in this mix. The title stems from the appearance of these songs in recent television commercials. This playlist is actually pretty interesting even though advertisements can be really annoying. I’ve linked to the associated commercials on YouTube below if you’re interested.

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

  1. Everybody’s Happy Nowadays – The Buzzcocks (AARP)
  2. The Funeral – Band of Horses (Ford)
  3. Sky Blue Sky – Wilco (VW)
  4. So Here We Are – Bloc Party (Saturn)
  5. How Can it Be? – Forever Thursday (JC Penney)
  6. Hello Goodbye – Jump5 (close enough) (Target)
  7. The W.A.N.D. – The Flaming Lips (Dell)
  8. Such Great Heights – The Postal Service (UPS)
  9. Souvenirs – Architecture in Helsinki (Sprint)
  10. Remind Me – Royksopp (Geico)
  11. Love Train – Wolfmother (Apple)
  12. Mad World – Michael Andrews & Gary Jules (Gears of War)
  13. Space Walk – Lemon Jelly (Friskies)
  14. Thriller – Michael Jackson (Sobe)