Comments on: Coverville 639: The 2009 Coverville Countdown part 4

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:43:32 +0000

Way behind on Coverville and I love the new countdown format. But an autotune dig at a Broadway singer? Really? I like Petra Hayden and all but Lea Michelle sings circles around her.

By: Matias

Matias — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:24:37 +0000

Thanks anakzaman for this. I'm a big fan of good covers and sadly have noticed the same thing: mostly these covers are independently made and cannot be found in Spotify srchives.

By: Deserae

Deserae — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:30:25 +0000

WOW- #9 was an amazing cover, can't wait to hear more from Coles Whalen!

By: kim

kim — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:45:12 +0000

sweet!! love the romeo and juliet cover by coles whalen!

By: Callum

Callum — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:40:32 +0000

I would LOVE to hear Coles Whalen's version of Chasing Cars. I love her voice and I love the original song!!

Any chance of hearing it any time soon Brian?

Thanks.

-Callum.

By: Roger Green

Roger Green — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:39:29 +0000

Also remember that there was a distribution of votes. This is not to say that a group's fan club couldn't have all voted and give bullet votes (i.e., all of their votes) to one song.

By: Liss

Liss — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:26:35 +0000

Thanks for these shows. I loved them all and got some great music from them!

By: anakzaman

anakzaman — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:13:11 +0000

I've tried taking the songs and making a playlist on Spotify, however I can only find 17 songs out of 40.
http://open.spotify.com/user/anakzaman/playlist/2…

I hope I can get more another time (or maybe someone can complete).

By: bibbott

bibbott — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:56:00 +0000

Hi James. It always surprises me too, to see which songs make it into the countdown every year. But I think it's great to see new stuff appear in the list. Like the Devics song – which seemed to come out of nowhere.

There were several hundred votes in total, but I won't divulge any specifics. I like to keep a little mystery behind the curtains.

By: James

James — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:07:56 +0000

I'm curious—how many people voted? How many votes did #1 get? #40?
I ask because it always seems like there are a few obscure covers (or older covers that haven't been in the countdown before) that come out of nowhere. It seems odd that more than a few people would independently vote for them.

By: JR H.

JR H. — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:35:20 +0000

Great job as always, Brian.

Happy New Year to you and all the Coverville listeners!

By: Scott P

Scott P — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:34:04 +0000

Congratulations on the 2009 Coverville Countdown part 4. As a new listener, my attention was caught by the delicate treatement Coles Whalen gives to Romeo and Juliet. The difference between her version and the original is the same as comparing an AP news article and a personal account of the same event. Coles is a master of mixing emotion and melody and this cover is one of the best examples of her work. The beginning chords in the version you selected are particularly beautiful. Any chance you will be offering this recording to some lucky distant listener (notice my humble hand being raised). A GREAT CHOICE for #9. Looking forward to your comments on Coles’ cover of Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol).

By: Callum

Callum — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:33:08 +0000

Thanks for this Brian!!

I am so happy to see R&J at #9. This was one of the first episodes of Coverville that I listened to (#495) and it is still my favourite song that I have heard in 18 months!!

Keep up the great work!

- C!