WEBVTT 00:00:10.859 --> 00:00:13.800 Welcome to my weekly mixtape, a podcast that 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:16.839 takes the classic mixtape approach to building 00:00:16.839 --> 00:00:19.620 a modern playlist. I'm your host, Brian Colburn. 00:00:19.739 --> 00:00:22.519 And once again, I'm flying solo for another edition 00:00:22.519 --> 00:00:26.579 of my cover song dive bonus episode. While the 00:00:26.579 --> 00:00:29.600 first few have focused on multiple covers of 00:00:29.600 --> 00:00:32.939 a single song, tonight's cover song dive will 00:00:32.939 --> 00:00:36.399 feature a one -sided playlist curation featuring 00:00:36.399 --> 00:00:39.020 10 of my favorite cover songs that were released 00:00:39.020 --> 00:00:43.539 in 2024. So this is very similar to the regular 00:00:43.539 --> 00:00:47.060 playlist curation episodes, except I don't have 00:00:47.060 --> 00:00:49.659 a guest and probably to make things harder on 00:00:49.659 --> 00:00:53.240 myself, whittled it down to only 10 songs instead 00:00:53.240 --> 00:00:56.929 of the usual 20. With that being said, I'm not 00:00:56.929 --> 00:01:00.350 doing a countdown order like a top 10 list. I'm 00:01:00.350 --> 00:01:03.210 sticking with the usual playlist curation formula 00:01:03.210 --> 00:01:06.870 and trying to put these songs in a quote -unquote 00:01:06.870 --> 00:01:09.890 listenable order. Whether I achieve that or not, 00:01:10.010 --> 00:01:13.269 that's for you to decide. 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I am going to give a shout 00:02:01.420 --> 00:02:04.180 out to a few that unfortunately didn't make my 00:02:04.180 --> 00:02:07.799 top 10 list now, but save the other shout outs 00:02:07.799 --> 00:02:10.680 for when a mixtaper and I synced up with our 00:02:10.680 --> 00:02:13.759 cover song choices, because I'm happy to say 00:02:13.759 --> 00:02:17.719 there are several awesome crossovers for tonight's 00:02:17.719 --> 00:02:20.460 episode. First, I'd like to shout out Seeker, 00:02:20.560 --> 00:02:23.240 who chimed in with The Who covering The Trooper, 00:02:23.319 --> 00:02:26.580 originally by Iron Maiden, saying he's had a 00:02:26.580 --> 00:02:28.759 fascination with The Who since their song was 00:02:28.759 --> 00:02:31.780 featured in the Star Wars Fallen Order game. 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:34.400 Now they're covering one of his all -time favorite 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:38.129 bands and doing it well. Win -win for him, and 00:02:38.129 --> 00:02:40.569 all of us for that matter, is I had the chance 00:02:40.569 --> 00:02:43.610 to catch The Who as the opener for Iron Maiden 00:02:43.610 --> 00:02:47.430 on the future past 2024 world tour, and I got 00:02:47.430 --> 00:02:50.270 to see firsthand why this band is making such 00:02:50.270 --> 00:02:54.169 a worldwide name for themselves. Also, Chris 00:02:54.169 --> 00:02:56.729 Pizica chimed in with Meet Me at the Altars covering 00:02:56.729 --> 00:02:58.830 You Got a Friend in Me, which was originally 00:02:58.830 --> 00:03:01.669 by Randy Newman, along with another song that 00:03:01.669 --> 00:03:03.629 I'll be talking about a little later on in the 00:03:03.629 --> 00:03:06.240 episode. Now, like I said, there's plenty of 00:03:06.240 --> 00:03:08.520 other Patreon chime -ins, but with this nice 00:03:08.520 --> 00:03:11.259 synergy, there's a lot of crossover this time 00:03:11.259 --> 00:03:13.639 around. So be sure to stay tuned for some more 00:03:13.639 --> 00:03:15.719 Patreon shout -outs throughout the rest of the 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:18.219 episode. Once again, if you'd like to be included 00:03:18.219 --> 00:03:21.500 in future My Weekly Mixtape episodes, come join 00:03:21.500 --> 00:03:24.419 the fellow mixtapers at patreon .com forward 00:03:24.419 --> 00:03:29.639 slash myweeklymixtape. And to kick off the top 00:03:29.639 --> 00:03:33.039 cover songs of 2024, in my humble opinion at 00:03:33.039 --> 00:03:36.719 least, is Slash featuring Chris Robinson's The 00:03:36.719 --> 00:03:40.840 Pusher from his Orgy of the Damned album. I first 00:03:40.840 --> 00:03:42.919 want to give a shout out to Patreon mixtaper 00:03:42.919 --> 00:03:45.759 Mike Daly who chimed in with Slash's version 00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:49.039 of Crossroads featuring Gary Clark Jr. from the 00:03:49.039 --> 00:03:51.819 same album saying that his spin on the track 00:03:51.819 --> 00:03:55.199 is fantastic. Now this chime in was actually 00:03:55.199 --> 00:03:59.539 also included in the Songs of 2024 episode that 00:03:59.539 --> 00:04:02.319 ran last week with DT Carroll from Space Castle. 00:04:03.180 --> 00:04:06.139 that should put into perspective just how much 00:04:06.139 --> 00:04:08.919 this cover song resonated with mike making his 00:04:08.919 --> 00:04:13.240 top pick of the year one of the best covers albums 00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:16.769 of the year as far as i'm concerned as well Besides 00:04:16.769 --> 00:04:19.449 The Pusher, which is the cover I chose, the original 00:04:19.449 --> 00:04:22.750 being by Steppenwolf, this album also had several 00:04:22.750 --> 00:04:26.009 contenders for my list, including his cover of 00:04:26.009 --> 00:04:28.389 Willie Dixon's Hoochie Coochie Man featuring 00:04:28.389 --> 00:04:31.769 Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top, his cover of Fleetwood 00:04:31.769 --> 00:04:34.790 Mac's Oh Well featuring Chris Stapleton, his 00:04:34.790 --> 00:04:36.949 cover of The Temptations' Papa Was a Rolling 00:04:36.949 --> 00:04:40.149 Stone featuring Demi Lovato, and his cover of 00:04:40.149 --> 00:04:43.009 Howlin' Wolf's Killing Floor featuring Brian 00:04:43.009 --> 00:04:46.750 Johnson of ACDC. you could see just what those 00:04:46.750 --> 00:04:49.810 songs listed for me at least this was a tough 00:04:49.810 --> 00:04:53.250 album to choose just one cover song from and 00:04:53.250 --> 00:04:56.029 if you haven't given orgy the damned a listen 00:04:56.029 --> 00:04:59.009 from front to back you're really missing out 00:04:59.009 --> 00:05:02.449 on one of the best cover releases in a long long 00:05:02.449 --> 00:05:05.490 time i really hope he follows it up with a sequel 00:05:05.490 --> 00:05:08.629 because he hit the nail on the head with this 00:05:08.629 --> 00:05:11.189 album And I should probably talk about Chris 00:05:11.189 --> 00:05:13.910 Robinson because the Black Crows had a hell of 00:05:13.910 --> 00:05:17.370 a 2024 with the release of Happiness Bastards, 00:05:17.370 --> 00:05:20.750 their first album in a very long time and a well 00:05:20.750 --> 00:05:24.009 -received return to form for them. And then his 00:05:24.009 --> 00:05:27.629 vocals with Slash on the pusher are just phenomenal. 00:05:27.930 --> 00:05:32.069 He absolutely slayed the vocals on this track. 00:05:32.149 --> 00:05:35.470 He sounds like he did in the 90s. And the two 00:05:35.470 --> 00:05:37.889 of them just work perfectly together. So to kick 00:05:37.889 --> 00:05:41.430 things off tonight, Slash featuring Chris Robinson, 00:05:41.769 --> 00:05:45.620 the pusher. Now, following up that blues rock 00:05:45.620 --> 00:05:49.079 that Slash brought to the pusher, I'm actually 00:05:49.079 --> 00:05:51.060 going to strip a little bit of the blues away, 00:05:51.199 --> 00:05:53.639 but I'm going to bring in some of this swamp 00:05:53.639 --> 00:05:57.300 rock with a blues touch. And I'm going to go 00:05:57.300 --> 00:06:01.240 with J .J. Gray and Moe Froh's Seminal Wind from 00:06:01.240 --> 00:06:05.120 his Alustee album, originally recorded in 1992 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:08.819 by country singer John Anderson. The original 00:06:08.819 --> 00:06:12.360 tune is breezy, it's mid -tempo, and... Dare 00:06:12.360 --> 00:06:15.819 I use the word relaxing? This track's been covered 00:06:15.819 --> 00:06:18.800 by Donna the Buffalo, James Taylor, and Luke 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:21.819 Combs over the years. However, J .J. Graham Mofro 00:06:21.819 --> 00:06:24.420 didn't just cover this song. They completely 00:06:24.420 --> 00:06:27.699 reinvented it. It goes from this breezy country 00:06:27.699 --> 00:06:30.800 song, like I just said, to this scorching New 00:06:30.800 --> 00:06:35.060 Orleans -infused swamp rock jam, complete with 00:06:35.060 --> 00:06:40.300 horns and J .J.'s unmistakable gravelly Joe Cocker 00:06:40.300 --> 00:06:43.819 -esque delivery. This is hands down one of the 00:06:43.819 --> 00:06:47.660 best examples of putting your stamp on a song, 00:06:47.800 --> 00:06:50.220 at least in terms of this year's batch of cover 00:06:50.220 --> 00:06:53.620 tunes. And I'll say just overall in general what 00:06:53.620 --> 00:06:57.120 I love about cover songs. Because if you listen 00:06:57.120 --> 00:07:00.319 to John Anderson's version, followed up by J 00:07:00.319 --> 00:07:02.920 .J. Gray and Mofro's version. you're getting 00:07:02.920 --> 00:07:06.660 two completely different experiences. And I love 00:07:06.660 --> 00:07:09.819 that about cover songs. J .J. Gray and Mofro, 00:07:09.860 --> 00:07:11.519 this is the first album they put out in over 00:07:11.519 --> 00:07:14.540 a decade. I really hope we don't have to wait 00:07:14.540 --> 00:07:17.379 another 10 years. One of my favorite groups, 00:07:17.540 --> 00:07:20.220 I've gotten to see them live. If they come through 00:07:20.220 --> 00:07:23.439 your area, make sure to put them on your list. 00:07:23.560 --> 00:07:26.879 They are a must -see live act. Unbelievable. 00:07:28.139 --> 00:07:31.620 live band, and they bring it on the studio albums 00:07:31.620 --> 00:07:35.279 as well. A Lusty from start to finish, another 00:07:35.279 --> 00:07:39.579 one of my favorite albums of 2024. So moving 00:07:39.579 --> 00:07:43.740 on from the Swamp Rock, I'm actually going to 00:07:43.740 --> 00:07:47.579 weave from blues to Swamp Rock into country now. 00:07:47.920 --> 00:07:51.939 And this song is from Cody Jink's album, Change 00:07:51.939 --> 00:07:55.680 the Game, and it features Pearl Adai, the daughter 00:07:55.680 --> 00:08:00.319 of Meatloaf. On this rendition of Faith No More's 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:04.579 Take This Bottle from their 1995 album King for 00:08:04.579 --> 00:08:08.620 a Day, Fool for a Lifetime. Now, usually with 00:08:08.620 --> 00:08:11.459 cover songs, people know the original that I'm 00:08:11.459 --> 00:08:13.079 talking about. And I'm sure there's some of you 00:08:13.079 --> 00:08:15.680 out there that just went, what? When I mentioned 00:08:15.680 --> 00:08:19.490 this. obscure take this bottle song i when i 00:08:19.490 --> 00:08:22.889 saw the title of the song on cody jink's album 00:08:22.889 --> 00:08:25.529 track listing i said there's no way that's the 00:08:25.529 --> 00:08:28.149 faith no more version and when i first streamed 00:08:28.149 --> 00:08:29.730 the album i immediately went to and i'm like 00:08:29.730 --> 00:08:33.389 oh my god it is this is unbelievable i know i'm 00:08:33.389 --> 00:08:36.750 in the minority with that but in terms of the 00:08:36.750 --> 00:08:40.299 original Take This Bottle is the track that quietly 00:08:40.299 --> 00:08:43.580 follows up the insanity that is Dig in the Grave 00:08:43.580 --> 00:08:47.000 on King for a Day. And this outlaw country sound 00:08:47.000 --> 00:08:51.080 was a ridiculously dynamic shift when listening 00:08:51.080 --> 00:08:54.720 to the album as a whole even 30 years ago. Going 00:08:54.720 --> 00:08:58.259 from manic metal to outlaw country always demanded 00:08:58.259 --> 00:09:01.799 my attention when listening to that album. And 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:03.940 I'm taking nothing away from Dig in the Grave 00:09:03.940 --> 00:09:06.960 because it is just a killer. killer faith no 00:09:06.960 --> 00:09:10.360 more song but take this bottle might be low -key 00:09:10.360 --> 00:09:13.100 one of my favorite faith no more songs across 00:09:13.100 --> 00:09:16.679 their entire catalog so i'll admit when i first 00:09:16.679 --> 00:09:19.340 clicked play and realized that it definitely 00:09:19.340 --> 00:09:22.240 was a cover of the faith no more song that i 00:09:22.240 --> 00:09:25.620 had fallen in love with 30 plus years ago i went 00:09:25.620 --> 00:09:28.730 into it pretty skeptical Mike Patton's vocals 00:09:28.730 --> 00:09:31.570 go from the lowest of lows to some of the highest 00:09:31.570 --> 00:09:33.950 of highs. I mean, some pretty elevated stuff. 00:09:34.190 --> 00:09:37.210 So I was very curious to hear what Cody and Pearl 00:09:37.210 --> 00:09:40.409 were going to bring to their version. And I guess 00:09:40.409 --> 00:09:43.570 I have no choice but to call this a faithful 00:09:43.570 --> 00:09:46.950 rendition using quote marks because it already 00:09:46.950 --> 00:09:50.070 was an outlaw country song from the jump. It 00:09:50.070 --> 00:09:53.250 was just by Faith No More. And Cody does hit 00:09:53.250 --> 00:09:57.070 those Patton lows with authority. Musically, 00:09:57.149 --> 00:09:59.230 his band's up for the challenge. Obviously, they 00:09:59.230 --> 00:10:01.850 do country music all the time, and they're able 00:10:01.850 --> 00:10:05.370 to bring this song into 2024's country landscape 00:10:05.370 --> 00:10:09.470 without changing the core of what the song brings 00:10:09.470 --> 00:10:13.129 to the table originally. I have to admit, I love 00:10:13.129 --> 00:10:15.769 the gender flip of Pearl's vocals for the second 00:10:15.769 --> 00:10:18.929 verse and the octave change when she starts hitting 00:10:18.929 --> 00:10:21.049 the verses with that added heft and authority. 00:10:21.350 --> 00:10:24.539 That really stuck out to me at first. They do 00:10:24.539 --> 00:10:27.659 take the chorus from that point on line by line. 00:10:28.419 --> 00:10:30.580 Personally, I would have loved for them to take 00:10:30.580 --> 00:10:32.720 the song a step further and maybe worked out 00:10:32.720 --> 00:10:37.080 some harmonies because their voices really work 00:10:37.080 --> 00:10:39.220 well back and forth. I would have loved to hear 00:10:39.220 --> 00:10:42.480 them more together and in harmony. But that's 00:10:42.480 --> 00:10:44.720 just a small gripe because they really both nailed 00:10:44.720 --> 00:10:48.700 their performances on this track. Now from that, 00:10:48.759 --> 00:10:51.960 I'm going to go from a cover of one rock ballad, 00:10:51.960 --> 00:10:55.250 even though it was country, To another rock ballad. 00:10:55.889 --> 00:10:59.330 And I'm going to bring it. Well actually. I'm 00:10:59.330 --> 00:11:01.110 not going to bring it too far out of country. 00:11:01.210 --> 00:11:04.190 Because this version kind of sticks in the Americana 00:11:04.190 --> 00:11:07.710 label. I would call it. But the original. Released 00:11:07.710 --> 00:11:10.830 on Aerosmith's 1987 album Permanent Vacation. 00:11:11.269 --> 00:11:15.029 Was a tried and true power ballad. And I am talking 00:11:15.029 --> 00:11:18.620 about the song Angel. The song was written by 00:11:18.620 --> 00:11:21.440 Steven Tyler and Desmond Child, who the latter 00:11:21.440 --> 00:11:24.720 was a guest on my weekly mixtape, not once, but 00:11:24.720 --> 00:11:29.320 twice on both episodes 54 and 90. And we talk 00:11:29.320 --> 00:11:32.639 about this song in each of those two episodes, 00:11:32.820 --> 00:11:35.539 along with the countless hits he's written for 00:11:35.539 --> 00:11:39.440 Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Katy Perry, Joan Jett and 00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:42.980 the Blackhearts, Meatloaf, Kiss. Ava Max, hell, 00:11:43.059 --> 00:11:46.220 even Kermit the Frog. So many others and so many 00:11:46.220 --> 00:11:49.500 incredible stories on those two episodes. If 00:11:49.500 --> 00:11:52.799 you want to hear some of the coolest stories 00:11:52.799 --> 00:11:56.500 behind some of the biggest hits of the last four 00:11:56.500 --> 00:12:00.519 decades, you definitely need to check out those 00:12:00.519 --> 00:12:03.480 Desmond Child interviews. But with that said, 00:12:03.659 --> 00:12:06.600 Aerosmith's Angel. The cover I'm going with, 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:09.019 actually, I first want to start by giving a shout 00:12:09.019 --> 00:12:12.399 out to Patreon mixtaper Sean Goff, who chimed 00:12:12.399 --> 00:12:15.159 in with this version as well, saying, when you 00:12:15.159 --> 00:12:18.299 have a song by my all -time favorite band being 00:12:18.299 --> 00:12:21.399 covered by probably my favorite underrated artist, 00:12:21.679 --> 00:12:24.620 it's hard not to go with Aerosmith's Angel, covered 00:12:24.620 --> 00:12:29.549 by Butch Walker featuring Ashley Monroe. Could 00:12:29.549 --> 00:12:32.509 not agree more on the underrated part. Butch 00:12:32.509 --> 00:12:35.789 produces so many incredible albums that I don't 00:12:35.789 --> 00:12:38.110 think a lot of people realize. But he also has 00:12:38.110 --> 00:12:41.169 his rock stuff with Marvelous 3. He's got his 00:12:41.169 --> 00:12:45.309 solo stuff. This guy is so versatile musically. 00:12:45.690 --> 00:12:50.090 And what he did on this cover was strip away 00:12:50.090 --> 00:12:54.669 the heft and the sheen of Aerosmith's 80s power 00:12:54.669 --> 00:12:58.559 ballad version. And he reduced it to a beautiful 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:02.980 picking guitar, light piano work and just Butch 00:13:02.980 --> 00:13:06.259 and Ashley's vocals harmonizing each other with 00:13:06.259 --> 00:13:11.419 a perfect blend of vulnerability, but authority 00:13:11.419 --> 00:13:16.100 as well. Like they damn near punch these vocals, 00:13:16.200 --> 00:13:19.419 but there's also a sweetness to it and they weave 00:13:19.419 --> 00:13:23.600 in and out of it. And it's just so. mesmerizing 00:13:23.600 --> 00:13:26.519 it forces you to pay attention to the lyrics 00:13:26.519 --> 00:13:30.000 and the beauty of what desmond wrote with aerosmith 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:32.720 and then when you get to the bridge of the song 00:13:32.720 --> 00:13:35.100 oh my god if you want to talk about harmonies 00:13:35.100 --> 00:13:38.500 the vocal harmonies in this set i mean across 00:13:38.500 --> 00:13:40.899 the whole song they're amazing but in this section 00:13:40.899 --> 00:13:44.700 instant goosebumps for me i challenge you to 00:13:44.700 --> 00:13:47.269 listen to this song and not have the hair on 00:13:47.269 --> 00:13:49.950 your arm stand up every time you listen to this 00:13:49.950 --> 00:13:53.350 bridge. It is absolutely stunning. If it were 00:13:53.350 --> 00:13:55.950 up to me, Butch can do an entire album of covers 00:13:55.950 --> 00:13:59.470 using this exact formula and I'd be all over 00:13:59.470 --> 00:14:03.649 it because this was absolutely masterful. Now 00:14:03.649 --> 00:14:09.409 we've had blues, swamp rock, country, Americana. 00:14:09.990 --> 00:14:12.570 So what I'm going to do is take that Americana 00:14:12.570 --> 00:14:16.480 and circle back to some of that blues. Mix it 00:14:16.480 --> 00:14:19.639 up in a pot. Take my favorite artist of all time 00:14:19.639 --> 00:14:23.139 and bring him into the mix. Because 2024 was 00:14:23.139 --> 00:14:27.059 a great year to be a Tom Petty fan. Especially 00:14:27.059 --> 00:14:29.639 considering they released the deluxe edition 00:14:29.639 --> 00:14:32.340 of Long After Dark with a second disc of amazing 00:14:32.340 --> 00:14:37.240 material. There were also two covers albums released 00:14:37.240 --> 00:14:40.200 this year specifically dedicated to Tom Petty's 00:14:40.200 --> 00:14:43.559 music. You had the Petty Country album as well 00:14:43.559 --> 00:14:46.350 as the Bad Monkey soundtrack. Now, considering 00:14:46.350 --> 00:14:49.330 I did an entire under -the -cover episode dedicated 00:14:49.330 --> 00:14:51.809 to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Refugee, 00:14:51.809 --> 00:14:53.470 which was the first under -the -cover episode, 00:14:53.629 --> 00:14:56.789 if I'm not mistaken, on that version, I included 00:14:56.789 --> 00:14:59.889 Winona Judd and Lainey Wilson's Refugee. Now, 00:14:59.909 --> 00:15:02.350 since I talked about it on that episode, I actually 00:15:02.350 --> 00:15:04.850 wanted to go with something different to give 00:15:04.850 --> 00:15:06.789 me an excuse to talk about another Tom Petty 00:15:06.789 --> 00:15:09.830 cover that I love. But zero disrespect to Winona 00:15:09.830 --> 00:15:12.690 and Lainey because that version is absolutely 00:15:12.690 --> 00:15:15.700 killer. And if you're a country fan... you might 00:15:15.700 --> 00:15:19.000 want to check out the Ultimate 2024 Country playlist 00:15:19.000 --> 00:15:22.240 that I did with Leah Jones from The Struts just 00:15:22.240 --> 00:15:24.919 a couple of weeks ago, because there may or may 00:15:24.919 --> 00:15:26.940 not have been some Winona Judd and Lainey Wilson 00:15:26.940 --> 00:15:29.940 talk in that one. But back to the song at hand, 00:15:30.059 --> 00:15:33.419 I am actually going to go with a gender -flipped 00:15:33.419 --> 00:15:37.139 version of Runnin' Down a Dream, which was originally 00:15:37.139 --> 00:15:40.399 recorded for Tom Petty's 1989 solo album Full 00:15:40.399 --> 00:15:44.500 Moon Fever, and the version is by Larkin Poe. 00:15:44.860 --> 00:15:47.940 We talked about Larkin Poe on episode 55, the 00:15:47.940 --> 00:15:50.220 ultimate modern blues rock playlist featuring 00:15:50.220 --> 00:15:56.059 Jax Hollow. And my God, Larkin Poe towing the 00:15:56.059 --> 00:16:00.000 line between country Americana blues and rock. 00:16:00.299 --> 00:16:03.740 This version is quite faithful to the original, 00:16:03.820 --> 00:16:06.259 but I would say it's a tad bit more aggressive 00:16:06.259 --> 00:16:10.059 in a good way. Both of these versions give me 00:16:10.059 --> 00:16:13.899 road trip vibes, but on Larkin Poe's road trip. 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:16.740 The pedal's a little bit more to the metal than 00:16:16.740 --> 00:16:20.379 on Tom Petty's version. I have a feeling Larkin 00:16:20.379 --> 00:16:24.000 Poe is going to explode in 2025. They have a 00:16:24.000 --> 00:16:26.879 brand new album coming out in early 2025 called 00:16:26.879 --> 00:16:28.960 Bloom. And from the singles that have been released 00:16:28.960 --> 00:16:32.179 so far, could already be on my radar for album 00:16:32.179 --> 00:16:34.799 of the year for next year. And we're still not 00:16:34.799 --> 00:16:39.799 even in 2025 yet. So be on the lookout for Larkin 00:16:39.799 --> 00:16:42.480 Poe. What an incredible energy they bring to 00:16:42.480 --> 00:16:45.360 this song. And that energy is exactly what I'm 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:49.500 going to tap into to continue on to my next choice. 00:16:49.580 --> 00:16:52.440 Again, kind of staying bluesy. There's been a 00:16:52.440 --> 00:16:56.960 ton of amazing blues covers coming out in 2024. 00:16:57.799 --> 00:17:01.340 Great year for it. And this song was originally 00:17:01.340 --> 00:17:06.019 recorded by the Jesters in 1965. And once again, 00:17:06.259 --> 00:17:10.500 it's a gender flip song. The song... Cadillac 00:17:10.500 --> 00:17:14.180 Man, the artist ZZ Ward from her newest Mother 00:17:14.180 --> 00:17:17.279 EP. But instead of me talking about the song, 00:17:17.440 --> 00:17:21.359 let's hear what ZZ herself had to say about this 00:17:21.359 --> 00:17:23.960 cover, shall we? You know, this song is an incredible 00:17:23.960 --> 00:17:27.880 song. It is. It's such an amazing song. When 00:17:27.880 --> 00:17:31.380 I started playing it live, we had recorded this 00:17:31.380 --> 00:17:34.460 song. And it was a hell of a lot of lyrics to 00:17:34.460 --> 00:17:36.799 get in there. I was like, holy shit, like trying 00:17:36.799 --> 00:17:39.660 to like get all these lyrics into this recording 00:17:39.660 --> 00:17:42.039 is a mouthful. And the more I would play this 00:17:42.039 --> 00:17:46.180 song live, I wondered if the audience would be 00:17:46.180 --> 00:17:49.960 able to digest the incredible story that's in 00:17:49.960 --> 00:17:53.160 this song from the live show. I don't know. You 00:17:53.160 --> 00:17:54.579 know, when I was up there on stage and I'd be 00:17:54.579 --> 00:17:56.400 singing, I was thinking, are they getting all 00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:58.559 these lyrics? Because when I really had time 00:17:58.559 --> 00:18:01.549 to digest these lyrics, I was like. This song 00:18:01.549 --> 00:18:04.069 is incredible. This is a car chase song. This 00:18:04.069 --> 00:18:06.109 is literally like you're suddenly transported 00:18:06.109 --> 00:18:09.170 to a movie where you've stolen a car that you 00:18:09.170 --> 00:18:11.809 can't afford and the cops are on your tail. And 00:18:11.809 --> 00:18:14.269 it's just amazing. I've never heard a song quite 00:18:14.269 --> 00:18:17.500 like this song. It's really, really unique. Now 00:18:17.500 --> 00:18:21.000 that clip was from the album dive ZZ Ward's mother 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:24.339 EP episode of My Weekly Mixtape. Please go back 00:18:24.339 --> 00:18:26.980 and check out the full episode because ZZ really 00:18:26.980 --> 00:18:30.200 brings it on this EP. She's going right back 00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:33.319 to that blue sound that she did back in 2012 00:18:33.319 --> 00:18:36.440 for her debut Till the Casket Drops. And she 00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:38.880 even re -recorded a few of the songs from that 00:18:38.880 --> 00:18:42.119 album for this EP, Put the Gun Down and Little 00:18:42.119 --> 00:18:45.470 Darling, both the Dirty Son versions. Definitely 00:18:45.470 --> 00:18:47.869 be sure to check out this EP, It's Incredible, 00:18:48.130 --> 00:18:50.390 and the episode that goes along with it. One 00:18:50.390 --> 00:18:53.109 of the best covers of the year. Shout out to 00:18:53.109 --> 00:18:56.369 Patreon mixtaper Chad LaMassa, who also chimed 00:18:56.369 --> 00:18:59.390 in with Cadillac Man. Could not agree more on 00:18:59.390 --> 00:19:02.049 the cover there. And following that up, we're 00:19:02.049 --> 00:19:03.829 finally going to get out of the blues a little 00:19:03.829 --> 00:19:05.890 bit. And we're going to get out of the country 00:19:05.890 --> 00:19:07.750 a little bit, and the Americana a little bit. 00:19:08.009 --> 00:19:09.809 And we're going to get a little bit more into 00:19:09.809 --> 00:19:11.769 the pop and the rock side of things, because 00:19:11.769 --> 00:19:13.329 I feel like we haven't touched on much of that 00:19:13.329 --> 00:19:16.099 yet. But we're going to get there. And we're 00:19:16.099 --> 00:19:18.079 going to stay with the females because they brought 00:19:18.079 --> 00:19:21.420 it this year. But this song was originally from 00:19:21.420 --> 00:19:24.740 Talking Heads 1983 album Speaking in Tongues. 00:19:24.819 --> 00:19:27.420 And I am going to go with Paramore's cover of 00:19:27.420 --> 00:19:30.519 Burning Down the House, which was featured on 00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:34.079 the Stop Making Sense tribute album, where Patreon 00:19:34.079 --> 00:19:37.160 mixtaper Brandon from Virginia chimed in with 00:19:37.160 --> 00:19:40.900 El Mato e un Policia Motorizados, Slippery People, 00:19:41.200 --> 00:19:44.720 from the same release. And if I butchered that 00:19:44.720 --> 00:19:47.940 title, I sincerely apologize. I have not had 00:19:47.940 --> 00:19:50.960 a Spanish class in several decades, but I hope 00:19:50.960 --> 00:19:53.460 I didn't butcher it too, too much there. Back 00:19:53.460 --> 00:19:57.539 to Paramore, they're bringing their now pop -infused 00:19:57.539 --> 00:20:00.039 rock sound, the modern Paramore sound, to this 00:20:00.039 --> 00:20:03.380 Talking Heads classic. And while it remains faithful 00:20:03.380 --> 00:20:06.539 to the original's production elements, once again 00:20:06.539 --> 00:20:09.720 tonight, Hayley Williams gender flips the song, 00:20:09.779 --> 00:20:14.500 and her take on it just soars. Honestly, I might 00:20:14.500 --> 00:20:17.140 not have been this keen on this cover if it was 00:20:17.140 --> 00:20:19.940 another male voice singing it, because musically, 00:20:20.059 --> 00:20:23.059 I think they were quite faithful to Talking Heads' 00:20:23.079 --> 00:20:25.279 version. And while there's nothing wrong with 00:20:25.279 --> 00:20:27.240 that, because the original kicks all sorts of 00:20:27.240 --> 00:20:30.470 ass. The gender flip actually becomes the highlight 00:20:30.470 --> 00:20:33.690 of this version. Hailey's voice, she brings the 00:20:33.690 --> 00:20:36.609 heft. She obviously loves the original because 00:20:36.609 --> 00:20:39.390 it shows on her delivery of the vocals here. 00:20:39.509 --> 00:20:42.690 But she's not afraid to add her own unique nuances 00:20:42.690 --> 00:20:46.049 to the performance to make the track her own. 00:20:46.109 --> 00:20:49.410 While musically, it does sound familiar. So a 00:20:49.410 --> 00:20:52.589 very well done version. If you're a Talking Heads 00:20:52.589 --> 00:20:55.700 fan, the Stop Making Sense tribute album. has 00:20:55.700 --> 00:20:59.000 to be on your list to check off this year. And 00:20:59.000 --> 00:21:02.240 from here, yes, Paramore is the pop rock side 00:21:02.240 --> 00:21:04.700 of things now, but at one point, they were punk 00:21:04.700 --> 00:21:07.380 rock and a little heavier, and I think that's 00:21:07.380 --> 00:21:09.660 where I'm going to go with my next pick. And 00:21:09.660 --> 00:21:12.359 this one's a combination of bands that, on paper, 00:21:12.480 --> 00:21:15.339 would pretty much make my eyebrow raise and probably 00:21:15.339 --> 00:21:18.500 did when most of you heard about it for the first 00:21:18.500 --> 00:21:22.150 time. That would be metal band Ice Nine Kills 00:21:22.150 --> 00:21:25.970 teaming up with ska punk band Real Big Fish on 00:21:25.970 --> 00:21:30.250 Walking on Sunshine from the American Psycho 00:21:30.250 --> 00:21:33.369 comic series soundtrack, originally recorded 00:21:33.369 --> 00:21:38.009 by Katrina and the Waves. read that this version 00:21:38.009 --> 00:21:41.450 was out in existence i was really skeptical because 00:21:41.450 --> 00:21:44.910 i had no idea what to expect having seen ice 00:21:44.910 --> 00:21:47.630 nine kills on the metallica tour and the horror 00:21:47.630 --> 00:21:50.390 metal that they do i know ice nine kills has 00:21:50.390 --> 00:21:53.289 done some really great covers including their 00:21:53.289 --> 00:21:57.069 take on someone like you by adele however this 00:21:57.069 --> 00:21:59.890 is kind of a different animal they were attacking 00:21:59.890 --> 00:22:02.950 and bringing one of my favorite ska punk bands 00:22:02.950 --> 00:22:06.319 on the planet real big fish on board I was not 00:22:06.319 --> 00:22:10.140 sure what to expect here. And they bring the 00:22:10.140 --> 00:22:14.819 heft and the happiness on this version. And while 00:22:14.819 --> 00:22:17.160 it's obviously much heavier than the original, 00:22:17.359 --> 00:22:22.640 it still bathes in that unmistakable glow of 00:22:22.640 --> 00:22:26.299 sunshine that the original has given us all for 00:22:26.299 --> 00:22:29.789 decades on end. So if you're a Real Big Fish 00:22:29.789 --> 00:22:32.210 fan like me, don't forget to check out episode 00:22:32.210 --> 00:22:35.490 28, the ultimate ska punk playlist featuring 00:22:35.490 --> 00:22:39.049 Scott Kloppenstein of Real Big Fish and the Littlest 00:22:39.049 --> 00:22:43.250 Man Band. We talk a ton of ska punk as well as 00:22:43.250 --> 00:22:46.630 Real Big Fish in that episode. But while we're 00:22:46.630 --> 00:22:49.170 mentioning Real Big Fish, we got to continue 00:22:49.170 --> 00:22:52.309 with the cover songs tonight. And I'm going to 00:22:52.309 --> 00:22:54.750 continue with my next song choice that leans 00:22:54.750 --> 00:22:58.339 right into that ska punk sound. And once again, 00:22:58.519 --> 00:23:02.460 it's two bands coming together. However, it's 00:23:02.460 --> 00:23:06.039 two bands that don't shock me as much as Ice 00:23:06.039 --> 00:23:08.839 Nine Kills and Real Big Fish did, as these are 00:23:08.839 --> 00:23:12.119 two more ska punk legends, Goldfinger, featuring 00:23:12.119 --> 00:23:16.180 less than Jake, covering I Had Some Help from 00:23:16.180 --> 00:23:20.220 Post Malone's F1 Trillion album. If that Post 00:23:20.220 --> 00:23:23.119 Malone album sounds familiar, came out in 2024, 00:23:23.660 --> 00:23:27.700 as did this cover. Pretty quickly after the original 00:23:27.700 --> 00:23:30.799 dropped, I should add. And I have to admit, it's 00:23:30.799 --> 00:23:33.079 pretty ballsy to go after one of the biggest 00:23:33.079 --> 00:23:35.799 country songs of the year and rework it into 00:23:35.799 --> 00:23:38.900 a ska punk tune. But if anybody's going to do 00:23:38.900 --> 00:23:41.640 it, John Feldman's going to be one of the people 00:23:41.640 --> 00:23:44.779 to pull it off. And he does here with ease. This 00:23:44.779 --> 00:23:49.559 version is a legit ska punk song taking a country 00:23:49.559 --> 00:23:53.599 song. With Post Malone and Morgan Wallen, one 00:23:53.599 --> 00:23:56.339 of the biggest hits of the year, which, spoiler 00:23:56.339 --> 00:23:59.480 alert, we discussed on the Ultimate 2024 Country 00:23:59.480 --> 00:24:02.599 playlist because it was, again, one of the biggest 00:24:02.599 --> 00:24:06.359 country albums of the year. And it works as a 00:24:06.359 --> 00:24:09.380 ska punk song. Shout out to Patreon mixtaper 00:24:09.380 --> 00:24:12.480 Chris Pazica, who also felt this way and chimed 00:24:12.480 --> 00:24:14.880 in with this one as well. I'm all in on this 00:24:14.880 --> 00:24:19.599 cover. It's a lot of fun. And fun is how I'm 00:24:19.599 --> 00:24:22.859 going to close out this episode. Because we have 00:24:22.859 --> 00:24:25.220 gone kind of all over the map here, from blues 00:24:25.220 --> 00:24:28.220 to country to Americana to swamp rock to pop 00:24:28.220 --> 00:24:33.279 to metal to ska punk. But we haven't gone to 00:24:33.279 --> 00:24:37.299 polka. Shout out to Patreon mixtaper Philip Bergman, 00:24:37.319 --> 00:24:40.839 who chimed in by asking, do medleys count? Because 00:24:40.839 --> 00:24:44.599 if so, I'd like to include Weird Al's Polka Mania. 00:24:44.839 --> 00:24:50.150 And yes, Philip. Not only do medleys count, it's 00:24:50.150 --> 00:24:52.730 how I'm closing out tonight's cover song dive. 00:24:53.410 --> 00:24:57.309 Weird Al releases his first song since the songs 00:24:57.309 --> 00:25:00.049 he recorded for the Weird movie as well as the 00:25:00.049 --> 00:25:01.950 Hamilton polka. And there was some other guest 00:25:01.950 --> 00:25:04.470 spots that he's done on other songs that kind 00:25:04.470 --> 00:25:07.109 of cloudy up the waters. But look, anytime we 00:25:07.109 --> 00:25:10.690 get a new Weird Al polka, it's a good year. And 00:25:10.690 --> 00:25:15.829 this one is for my 10th song of the night, a 00:25:15.829 --> 00:25:19.869 medley. Of 10 other songs. Those songs being. 00:25:20.009 --> 00:25:23.789 Adele's Hello. Ariana Grande's Thank You Next. 00:25:24.230 --> 00:25:28.390 Billie Eilish's Bad Guy. Cardi B featuring Megan 00:25:28.390 --> 00:25:31.930 Thee Stallion. WAP. The cast of Encanto. We don't 00:25:31.930 --> 00:25:35.210 talk about Bruno. Ed Sheeran's Shape of You. 00:25:35.549 --> 00:25:40.069 Lil Nas X's Old Town Road. Louis Fonsi featuring 00:25:40.069 --> 00:25:43.609 Daddy Yankee's Despacito. Mark Ronson featuring 00:25:43.609 --> 00:25:47.670 Bruno Mars. Uptown Funk. Miley Cyrus' Flowers, 00:25:48.170 --> 00:25:52.009 Olivia Rodrigo's Vampire, and Taylor Swift's 00:25:52.009 --> 00:25:55.049 Shake It Off. I honestly don't think there's 00:25:55.049 --> 00:25:57.289 a better way to close out this cover song's playlist, 00:25:57.490 --> 00:26:01.029 but the only kind of sad part about this is even 00:26:01.029 --> 00:26:04.109 though I knew every song that Al used in this 00:26:04.109 --> 00:26:07.549 polka, had it been a polka specifically geared 00:26:07.549 --> 00:26:10.390 towards the year 2024, I wonder if I'd be saying 00:26:10.390 --> 00:26:13.900 that same thing. But that said, Hearing Al sing 00:26:13.900 --> 00:26:17.460 WAP wasn't on my 2024 bingo card, but here we 00:26:17.460 --> 00:26:20.339 are. Sound effects and all. You'll have to listen 00:26:20.339 --> 00:26:22.519 to the song to know what I'm talking about. And 00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:25.640 I'm all here for it. If you'd like to hear more 00:26:25.640 --> 00:26:28.740 Weird Al talk, I highly recommend episode 56, 00:26:29.079 --> 00:26:31.859 The Ultimate Weird Al Yankovic Playlist, which 00:26:31.859 --> 00:26:34.380 also features Patreon mixtaper Philip Bergman, 00:26:34.400 --> 00:26:37.140 who chimed in with this one. Such a fun discussion 00:26:37.140 --> 00:26:40.769 and some unexpected song choices. From both of 00:26:40.769 --> 00:26:44.529 our parties, if I do say so myself. And as well, 00:26:44.529 --> 00:26:46.849 this past October, I was fortunate enough to 00:26:46.849 --> 00:26:49.930 be a guest on the extremely fun Children of the 00:26:49.930 --> 00:26:54.049 80s podcast to talk all things Weird Al from 00:26:54.049 --> 00:26:56.430 an 80s only perspective with Jim and Lindsay 00:26:56.430 --> 00:26:59.609 over there. I have that episode embedded on the 00:26:59.609 --> 00:27:02.470 guest appearances page over at myweeklymixtape 00:27:02.470 --> 00:27:05.119 .com. along with a link to check out all the 00:27:05.119 --> 00:27:07.539 other things they have going on over at Children 00:27:07.539 --> 00:27:10.220 of the 80s. If you like nostalgia and you like 00:27:10.220 --> 00:27:12.740 to reminisce about all things 80s, this is an 00:27:12.740 --> 00:27:15.200 extremely fun place to do it. Highly recommended. 00:27:15.740 --> 00:27:19.740 But there you have it, folks. My 10 favorite 00:27:19.740 --> 00:27:24.740 covers of 2024, which kicked off with Slash featuring 00:27:24.740 --> 00:27:27.160 Chris Robinson of the Black Crows, The Pusher, 00:27:27.259 --> 00:27:30.859 originally by Steppenwolf. J .J. Gray and Mofro's 00:27:30.859 --> 00:27:34.279 Seminal Wind, originally by John Anderson. Cody 00:27:34.279 --> 00:27:36.880 Jinks featuring Pearl A Day, Take This Bottle, 00:27:36.960 --> 00:27:40.140 originally by Faith No More. Butch Walker featuring 00:27:40.140 --> 00:27:43.279 Ashley Monroe's Angel, originally by Aerosmith. 00:27:43.880 --> 00:27:46.299 Lark and Poe's Runnin' Down a Dream, originally 00:27:46.299 --> 00:27:50.259 by Tom Petty. ZZ Ward's Cadillac Man, originally 00:27:50.259 --> 00:27:53.859 by The Jesters. Paramore's Burning Down the House, 00:27:53.960 --> 00:27:57.200 originally by Talking Heads. Ice Nine Kills, 00:27:57.220 --> 00:27:59.539 featuring Real Big Fish, Walking on Sunshine, 00:27:59.839 --> 00:28:03.240 originally by Katrina and the Waves. Goldfinger, 00:28:03.319 --> 00:28:06.299 featuring Less Than Jake's I Had Some Help, originally 00:28:06.299 --> 00:28:09.259 by Post Malone, featuring Morgan Wallen, and 00:28:09.259 --> 00:28:13.559 Weird Al Yankovic's Pokamania. Head over to myweeklymixtape 00:28:13.559 --> 00:28:16.039 .com to hear all the songs I've discussed in 00:28:16.039 --> 00:28:19.220 this mix. through the playlist embedded on the 00:28:19.220 --> 00:28:22.299 episode page. And remember, you can find My Weekly 00:28:22.299 --> 00:28:24.660 Mixtape on almost all the social media haunts 00:28:24.660 --> 00:28:28.859 at My Weekly Mixtape. You can also head to MyWeeklyMixtape 00:28:28.859 --> 00:28:31.700 .com to check out the full catalog of My Weekly 00:28:31.700 --> 00:28:34.200 Mixtape episodes. 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