On July 14, 1978, The Talking Heads released their 2nd studio album More Songs About Buildings and Food. Listen to Today in Music History at 7:30 am for a deep dive into the album that featured an Al Green cover, a song that the Talking Heads made a bigger hit than the original, but did they make it as iconic as the Big Mouth Billy Bass?

Sometimes a cover of a song is so good that it becomes the definitive or the more popular version. Today, let’s create a playlist full of songs that have gotten a second (or third, or fourth) life.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that are covers would you like to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Fugees- Killing Me Softly With His Song
Ty Segall- Every 1's A Winner
Willie Nelson- Just Breathe feat. Lukas Nelson
Devo- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Charles Bradley- Changes
Nirvana- Love Buzz