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Cover Tunes

by Jessica Paxton

August 26, 2023

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The Talking Heads, shown in this 1988 file photo, are from left to right:  David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz.
The Talking Heads, shown in this 1988 file photo, are from left to right: David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz.AP via NPR

This week we’re spinning nothing but new wave and post punk cover songs.

What’s a cover, you say? When an artist performs or records someone else’s song – and the end result? Sometimes just like the original -- and sometimes almost an entirely different interpretation. Second-hand songs. Reused, recycled, re-visioned! Two hours of great tunes sung by someone other than the original singer.

Program Playlist, hour 1
Program Playlist, hour 2

Cover Tunes