Less talk, more rock this week on the podcast as I discuss the fine art of the cover song. Listen to the show in streaming audio or download it directly (right click and "save as").
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Topics:
- Covers rarely outshine the originals
- Hendrix made Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" his own
- Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" spawned many awful imitators
- American Idol and Glee have made covers more popular than ever
- Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" just won't die
- Tribute albums have grown popular in recent years
- Bonehead of the Week
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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at his blog.
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