About this episode
It's time for Strong Songs to talk about some Strong Covers! On this episode, Kirk tackles four famous covers, comparing each with the original while trying to suss out what makes a great cover in the first place. COVERED (HEYO): "Respect" by Otis Redding, as covered by Aretha Franklin in 1967 "Satisfaction" by Jagger/Richards, as covered by Devo on Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! , 1978 "Mad World" by Roland Orzabal/Tears for Fears, as covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for Donnie Darko , 2001 "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, as covered by Jeff Buckley on Grace , 1994 ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: "Aretha Franklin Had Power. Did We Respect It?" by Wesley Morris for the New York Times , 2018 "The Story Behind Devo's Iconic Cover of the Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction'" by Ray Padgett for The New Yorker , 2017 Ray Padgett's book Cover Me: The Story Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time , 2017 DEVO performing their "Satisfaction" cover live in 1977: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=70&v=jAGOgMxUHKM&feature=emb_logo Performances of "Hallelujah" by John Cale, Pentatonix, K.D. Lang, and Rufus Wainwright OUTRO SOLOIST: Rob Reich This episode's outro soloist is the wonderful bay area pianist/accordionist Rob Reich. He's got a bunch of albums you can check out and contributes to an array of interesting projects and experiments. 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