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Oooh, a much closer competition last week, with “Stuck In The Middle With You”. Jeff Healey barely edged out Susanna Hoffs, with 47% of the vote, compared to the Bangles’ frontwoman with 41%. 8% did’t care for either, and a few of the other answers preferred Michael Madsen’s impromptu karaoke of the song in that famous Reservoir Dogs scene. Ouch!
This week, we look at a couple songs that have both graced the Coverville Countdown in years past. Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb”, covered by both Copper Box and the Scissor Sisters. And we change up the format this week, putting the songs into a podcast instead of posting individual tracks, putting it into the Coverville feed as well as keeping potential licensing issues at bay. (What do you think of the new format? Post comments below)
Which of those two versions eases your pain, and gets you on your feet again?
Listen to the podcast featuring both songs:
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For the Cover Story tonight, we’ll take a look at a prolific songwriter that, with his partner Mort Shuman, wrote some of the most popular songs for groups like The Coasters and The Drifters, as well as Elvis Presley and Dion and the Belmonts. Coverville proudly presents the Doc Pomus Cover Story.
(note: iTunes links forthcoming – their affiliate link server is currently offline)
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Tonight, in honor of the debut episode of the final season of the TV show LOST, I’ll feature some covers of songs that featured very prominently in the show’s first five seasons. If you’re a LOST fan, enjoy. If not, I present to you eight wonderful and completely unrelated covers. Thanks to Henry L. for suggesting this show!
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Last time, Lily Allen’s “Mr. Blue Sky” rose above the P. Hux version 69% to 27%, but many people posted The Delgados’ version as the “other” category. Very good stuff!
By request, this week we’re looking at another battle of the sexes, with two very distinct versions of Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck In The MIddle With You”. The late, great Jeff Healey’s version, and the lovely Susanna Hoffs rendition.
Which of the following two versions do you think tries to make some sense of it all?
Jeff Healey:
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Susanna Hoffs:
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I know it’s been strangely quiet from me the last few days. Last week I got hit with a strain of bronchitis and a sinus infection that mirrored the symptoms of H1N1 (thanks to Steve on Facebook, who clarified that I got hit with a “Cover of H1N1″ – brilliant!).
I’ll have the next show up as quickly as I can. It’s been over a week now, and it’s finally hopefully letting up.
Thanks for your patience, and your support of the show!
Could this song become the next “Umbrella” or “Crazy” with regard to a flood of great cover versions? I hate to admit that thanks to these covers, it’s starting to grow on me just a little bit.
Thanks to Steven from MajorSpoilers for this version:
Some great independent artists on tonight’s show, and we tackle the debate between “Yer So Bad” and “You’re So Good To Me” (not really!).
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