David Bowie's "Young Americans" album was released in 1975, at a time when an irresistible dance beat was pounding through the airwaves and clubs. Disco hadn't reached its apex—that would come in 1977, with the film "Saturday Night Fever." This week Lyrics Undercover considers David Bowie's contribution to that time, one of his first breakthrough US hits, "Young Americans." Lyrics Undercover 225: "Young Americans" - David Bowie (click here to listen)
Code Monkey is described as a song for geeks, the success of its creator a fluke. Jonathan Coulton and his fans would argue both counts. This week, Lyrics Undercover isn't telling the story behind the song. Instead, I'll be using the song and its writer as an example of how technology has changed the face of music distribution, giving life to artists who otherwise might not have had a shot. Note: Additional amazing orchestral cover of Code Monkey performed by Walt Ribiero . (This is the monthly free episode of Lyrics Undercover, which is included in the Coverville feed. [...]
A literate song from a hyper-literate group is the focus of this week's Lyrics Undercover. The Decemberists, a group not easily categorized, hail from Portland. Their first album on a major label was "The Crane Wife," released in 2006. Today we look at the album's lead song, "The Crane Wife Part 3," which grew from a Japanese folktale. (This is the monthly free episode of Lyrics Undercover, which is included in the Coverville feed. To subscribe, visit LyricsUndercover.com ) Lyrics Undercover [...]
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A wistful song written in Aspen, reflecting the humbling landscape, is the topic of this week's Lyrics Undercover. "Landside" first appeared on Fleetwood Mac's self-titled 1975 album. (This is the monthly free episode of Lyrics Undercover, which is included in the Coverville feed. To subscribe, visit LyricsUndercover.com ) Lyrics Undercover 217: Landslide - Fleetwood Mac (click here to listen)
About time I did a Doors Cover Story! And this one is a doozy; covers by some of your favorite artists, and hopefully some new favorites as well. 56 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist [...]
By request, covers of Led Zeppelin, Jimmy eat World, and a two-fer of Gillian Welch! All this, Tina and trivia too, coming up on tonight's Coverville. 54 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist [...]
Covers of the Temptations on tonight's show - including a track that you may not have known was NOT a Temptations original! All this, and some great covers of the Temps' tunes, tonight on Coverville. 50 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist [...]
A chain of covers, starting with Helm covering Icehouse and ending with Jeff Beck covering the Beatles! 45 minutes | Tracklist: Title Artist Album Original Artist 1 [...]
A collection of mini-Cover Stories for bands where I just don't have enough good cover material for a whole show. Enjoy! 58 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist 1 [...]
Around the world in 40 minutes, with covers from Japan, Spain and Jamaica. All this, Tina and trivia too, coming up on tonight's Coverville. 53 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist 1 [...]
The music of Lucinda Williams, who straddles that line between blues and country. By request, Lucinda covered, and her covers, tonight on Coverville! 58 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist 1 [...]
Tonight's Cover Story focuses on one of the biggest bands to come out of Australia in the 19802s, INXS. Covers of their greatest hits, and some of their deeper cuts tonight on Coverville! 45 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist [...]
These songs have nothing in common, except that they're all jammed into this show together. And that they're all excellent! 45 minutes | Tracklist: Title Artist Album Original Artist 1 [...]
A shorter show, honoring the music of singer/songwriter Jim Croce, most known for his "Time In A Bottle." Hear a cover of that, as well as some of his other well-known track, tonight on a tightly-packed Coverville! 31 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist [...]
By request, covers of Marvin Gaye, The Stones, and a very odd Belinda Carlisle cover! All this, Tina and trivia too, coming up on tonight's Coverville. 64 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist [...]
Counting down the top 40 covers as nominated and voted on by Coverville listeners. This is it! In this episode, we countdown your top ten. Plus, find out how you can win a copy of TuneUp! 52 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist [...]
Counting down the top 40 covers as nominated and voted on by Coverville listeners! In this episode, we go from #20 up to #11! Plus, find out how you can win a copy of TuneUp! 52 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist [...]
Counting down the top 40 covers as nominated and voted on by Coverville listeners! In this episode, we go from #30 up to #21! Plus, find out how you can win a copy of TuneUp! 49 minutes | Sponsor: TuneUp , the #1 selling plug-in for iTunes, lets music fans get the most out of the music they love by offering the must-have music management and discovery tools that they crave, all within the familiar iTunes interface. Featuring: [...]
Counting down the top 40 covers as nominated and voted on by Coverville listeners! In this episode, we start at the bottom and work our way up, going from #40 up to #31! Plus, find out how you can win a copy of TuneUp! 49 minutes | Sponsor: TuneUp , the #1 selling plug-in for iTunes, lets music fans get the most out of the music they love by offering the must-have music management and discovery tools that they crave, all within the [...]
Tracking through side 2 of the submissions for the Coverville: Open Stage tribute to the Talking Heads. Like what you hear? You can download the whole album here: coverville.com/talkingheads 44 minutes | Featuring: Title Artist Album Original Artist [...]
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