Strong Covers, Vol. 1

<p>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. </p><p><strong>Covered (heyo) on this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>"Respect" by Otis Redding, as covered by Aretha Franklin in 1967</li><li>"Satisfaction" by Jagger/Richards, as covered by Devo on <i>Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!</i>, 1978</li><li>"Mad World" by Roland Orzabal/Tears for Fears, as covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for <i>Donnie  Darko</i>, 2001</li><li>"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, as covered by Jeff Buckley on <i>Grace</i>, 1994</li></ul><p><strong>Also featured/referenced:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/arts/music/respect-aretha-franklin-death.html">"Aretha Franklin Had Power. Did We Respect It?"</a> by Wesley Morris for the <i>New York Times</i>, 2018</li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-story-behind-devos-iconic-cover-of-the-rolling-stones-satisfaction">"The Story Behind Devo's Iconic Cover of the Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction'"</a> by Ray Padgett for <i>The New Yorker</i>, 2017</li><li>Ray Padgett's book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34525427-cover-me"><i>Cover Me: The Story Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time</i></a>, 2017</li><li>DEVO performing their "Satisfaction" cover live in 1977: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=70&v=jAGOgMxUHKM&feature=emb_logo</li><li>Performances of "Hallelujah" by John Cale, Pentatonix, K.D. Lang, and Rufus Wainwright</li></ul><p><strong>OUTRO SOLOIST: Rob Reich</strong></p><p>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. Find more at his website, <a href="http://www.robreich.com/">http://www.robreich.com/</a>.</p><p><strong>STRONG MERCH</strong></p><p>Check out the Strong Songs merch s