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Coffee Break: Album art tributes

Courtney Love and Hole perform at Magazzini Generali on February 19, 2010, in Milan, Italy.
Courtney Love and Hole perform at Magazzini Generali on February 19, 2010, in Milan, Italy.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

by Jill Riley and Christy Taylor

June 30, 2021

The world of cover art paying homage to other album covers is an interesting rabbit hole to go down.

Most recently, Courtney Love called out Olivia Rodrigo's art in an Instagram post implying that it was very similar to the Live Through This album art.

For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from albums that feature art inspired by other albums?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

The Clash - London Calling
Sleater-Kinney - Turn It On
Soul Asylum - P-9
Beach House - Space Song
Kruder and Dorfmeister - Definition
Pavement - Rattled By The Rush
The Residents - Smelly Tongues
The Fall - No Bulbs