682 It's The Covers Countdown fo July!

By now you know the drill, about 10 tunes that a very familiar, sung by people you might even recognize...brought to you by Trick's:

10 Sitting on a Fence (Rolling Stones) - Own Up
09 Subterranean Blues (Bob Dylan) - Slow Ride
08 Little Deuce Coupe (Beach Boys) - Andrew Gold
07 California Dreaming (The Mamas and The Papas) - Baby Huey

06 Brown Eyed Girl - Wilko Johnson
05 Carrie Anne (Hollies) - Ali Campbell
04 sunshine Of Your Love (Cream) - Jackie DeShannon
03 Green Eyed Lady (Sugar Loaf ) - Gentleman's Blues Club
02 Song For You (Leon Russell) - Lucky Peterson
01 I've Just Seen A Face (Beatles) - Leon Russell
Extra Tramp On The Street (Billy Joe Shaver) - Lil Ed and The Blues Imperials

Ed and the Gang

 ENJOY!

678 The Covers Countdown for May

It almost slipped by me, but we got it in just under the wire, it's the May 2020 Covers Countdown with:
10 Walk Right In (Rooftop Singers) - Otis Taylor and Corey Harris
09 Sunny Afternoon (Kinks) - Jim Leverton and Geoffrey Richardson
08 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Bessie Smith) - Lowell Levinger and David Grisman
07 Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford) - Plum Nelly
06 Lazy Day (Left Banke) - The Grip Weeds
05 Strawberry Fields Forever (Beatles) - Noel Harrison
04 Gunslinger (Bo Diddley) - Cub Koda
03 Behind Blue Eyes (Who) - Pat Dinizio
02 Feet's Don't Fail Me Now (Little Feat) - Taj Mahal
01 I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash) - Lucky Peterson
OO Whipping Post (Allman Bros.) - Jimmy Hall and Steve Morse

Feel free to hum along with these familiar tunes

But  be careful with the lyrics!

673 May Covers Countdown

 

It's May, these are covers and Trick is counting them down!

 

10 Space Cowboy (Steve Miller Band) - William Shatner
09 Beast Of Burden (Rolling Stones) - Buckwheat Zydeco
08 Foxy Lady (Jimi Hendrix) -Booker T
07 Give Me Love (George Harrison) - Ron Sexsmith
06 Give Me All Your Loving (ZZ Top) - The Long Winters
05 Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash) - Sal Valentino
04 Walk Don't Run (Ventures) - Jim Leverton and Geoffrey Richardson
03 I Fall To Pieces (Patsy Cline) - Ed Romanoff and Mary Gauthier
02 Dead Man's Curve (Jan & Dean) - Nash The Slash
01 I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive (Hank Williams) - 3 Twins
Bonus:White Light, White Heat (Velvet Underground) - Ralph Stanley!

 

 

 Do ya' feel lucky...well, do ya!

650 February Covers Countdown

It's a monthly thing around the studio...enjoy the familiar songs, sung to a different tune:

10 The Times They Are A-Changin (Bob Dylan) - Bill Kirchen
09 You Really Got Me (Kinks) - Flying Circus
08 Have You Ever Seen The Rain (CCR) - Janiva Magness
07 What A Town (Band) - David Bromberg
06 Ooh La La (Small Faces) - Ronnie Wood and Bo Didley
05 All the Young Dudes (Mott The Hoople) - Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet
04 Sin City (Flying Burrito Bros.) - Steve Earle
03 Live Forever (Billy Joe Shaver) - The Highway Men
02  Killin' Floor (Elmore James/Electric Flag) - Byther Smith
01 Gotta Serve Somebody (Bob Dylan)- Jamey Johnson,Willie Nelson,Chris Stapleton, Lee Ann Womack -
00 Season Of The Witch (Donovan) - Donovan

At Trick's we got you covered

645 The Songs of Paul and Art

We wanted to do a reunion podcast with Simon and Garfunkel, but Don booked Neil Simon and James GarFIELD! Well, we almost got it right, but really who wants to listen to the blather of a deceased playwright and president? Instead we put together these great cover tunes...

American Tune - Shawn Colvin
Homeward Bound B2B with 
The Beau Brummels and Dino, Desi, and Billy
Graceland - Willie Nelson
Loves Me Like A Rock - The Persuasions
The Boxer B2B with
Emmy Lou Harris and Bob Dylan
I Am A Rock - The Hollies
Keep the Customer Satisfied - Marsha Hunt
The Only Living Boy in New York - The Tennors
You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies - Dana Valery
Mother and Child Reunion -  The Intruders
59th Street Bridge Song B2B with 
Al Kooper and Michael Bloomfield 
and Hapers Bizarre
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Merry Clayton
Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
America - Simon and Garfunkel


                                      ENJOY!
 

612 Cover Tunes From the Era of AM and FM Radio...

Travel with the entire Trick's gang as we kick off summer with a covers podcast featuring tribute songs of the golden era of radio air play. From the AM top tunes of the late '60's to the underground radio of the '70's...these tunes may be old but, they were the best music ever. Besides being almost classics, they are the best cover tunes we could find...see for yourself:

Summertime (Janis Joplin) - Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
On The Road Again (Canned Heat) B2B with Love Sculpture and Steve Ellis
America (Simon and Garfunkel) - First Aid Kit
Inside Looking Out-Grand Funk - The Mops
You Don't Miss Your Water (Otis Redding) - Fred Neil and Gram Parsons
Cinammon Girl (Neil Young) - The Gentrys
Down By The River/ For What It-s Worth (Buffalo Springfield) - Majic Ship
Bob Dylan Back 2 Back with:
Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues - Bill Kirchen
Spanish Is The Loving Tongue - Marianne Faithful
Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran) - The Who
Hey Joe (The Leaves) - Tim Rose
For Your Love (Yardbirds) -Flint
Over The Rainbow (Fade) - Tim Rose

 Press here for your selection!

583: It's A Treasure Trove of Cover Tunes VOL 1

Treasure trove, /ˈtreZHər ˌtrōv/ (noun):
1. a collection or store of valuable or delightful things.
2.valuables of unknown ownership that are found hidden and have a particular legal status.
3. just another theme used as a excuse for cover tunes like these: 

Song For You (Leon Russell) – Donny Hathaway

Sunshine Superman(Donovan) B2B – The Aggregation and The Leathercoated Minds

Sweet Dreams Baby (Roy Orbison) – The Flying Burrito Brothers

Deportee (Woodie Guthrie) – Old Crow Medicine Show

I Won’t Back Down (Tom Petty) – Luke Brindley

Ballad of Easy Rider (Byrds) – Fairport Convention

I Am A Pilgrim(Merle Travis) – Jack Hopkins

I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan) – The Box Tops

San Franciscan Nights – The Mops

Sunshine of Your Love (Cream) B2B – 5^th Dimension and The Rotary Connection

Yesterday Where’s My Mind (The Box Tops) – Susan Christie

The Letter (The Box Tops) – The Mops

You never know what you'll find!

sometimes all you need to do is visit the bottom of the page!

 

565: Invasion!

More October weirdness with an invasion of monsters...monster hits covered by Japanese bands, that is!  Shlock, maybe, but very listenable if you like 1960's tunes and Anime...just close your eyes and pretend your in Tokyo san with:
10. The Spiders - Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
09. The Jaguars - Tobacco Road (Blues Magoos)
08. The Beavers - I'm A Man (Spencer Davis Group)
07. The Beavers - Over Under Sideways Down (Yardbirds)
06. The Spiders - Around And Around (Rolling Stones)
05. The Carnabeats - When I Was Young (Animals)
04. The Outcast - Everything's Alright (Mojos)
03. The Spiders - Inside Looking Out (Grand Funk)
02. The Golden Cups - Got My Mojo Working (Muddy Waters)
01. D'swooners - Stone Free (Jimi Hendrix)
For you wanting monsters...
00. Special King Kong B2B 
with Big Boy Bloater and His Southside Stompers
and Clarence Whitfield and The Savages
Outro: Sneaking Godzilla Through The Alley - Roy Buchanan

Nothing Grubby About This One!

521: Remembering George

Today we remember that day 16 years ago, when the news of George Harrison's death hit the headlines.  Known as the quiet Beatle, George's songs were introspective in lyrics and detailed in technique. While we didn't realize it at the time, he knew "All Things Must Pass."

10 Here Comes the Sun - Riddim
09 Devil In Her Heart - Trevor Moss and Hannah Brooks
08 Old Brown Shoe - Gary Booker
07 I Me, Mine - Marc Ford
06 Only A Northern Song - Gravenhurst
05 It's All Too Much - Steve Hillage
04 I Want To Tell You -  Chris Stainton & Glen Turner
03 Tax Man - The Loose Ends
02 Isn't It A Pity - Nicky Thomas
01 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Dandelion Wine
00  If Not For You - George Harrison

Yeah, yeah, yeah

520: Thankful For Covers Countdown

 As the whole nation takes time to pause and reflect on thing we are thankful for, we here at Tricks are thankful for cover tunes and countdowns, so much so we put this countdown together on a stomach full of Thanksgiving turkey and treats, and a head full of music that never goes away... tunes like:

10 Don't Be Cruel (Elvis) - Albert King
9 My Girl(Miracles)- Otis Redding
8 Sorrow(The Merseys) - David Bowie
7 It Ain't Me Babe (Bob Dylan) - Bryan Ferry
6 Inside Looking Out(Animals)B2B - Grand Funk and The Animals
5 I Can't Be Satisfied(Muddy Waters) - The  Rolling Stones
4  Please, Please, Please (James Brown) - The Who
3 The Street Song -New York-s My Home (Al Kooper) - Kitchen Cinq
2 We Love You (Rolling Stones) - Gregorian  Monks
01 If Six Was Nine(Jimmy Hendrix) - Todd Rundgren
00 Across The Universe (The Beatles) - Fiona Apple

This isn't just some leftover turkey!

 

518: We Got The Beat...les!

Join the Synthetic Fab Four, Don, Duke, The Colonel, and the Human Tourch Trick-O as the count down tunes from that other Fab Four from Britain.  They had a huge influence on all genres of music, as did the Beatles, from country to soul with stops along the way at rock and roll, and they still enjoy spinning those tunes of their youth, songs like these:

10  One After 909 - Willie Nelson
9  In My Life B2B with Rudy Rotta Band and Johnny Cash
8 From me to You - Fidel Nadal + Holy Piby
7 She's A Woman - The Charles River Boys
6 Because B2B with John Martin Henry and Satelite Kingston
5 A Hard Day's Night - Hoodoo Gurus
4 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - Tim Rose
3 Things We Said Today B2B with John Pizzarelli and Hay Jude
2 Ticket To Ride - String Quartet
1 I Want To Hold Your Hand - Al Green
Bonus - 
Help! It's the Rolling Stone 10th Anniversary Beatle Tribute



You'll want to Hold This One In Your Hand a Long Time!

483. Covers the Covers, Too !

We go deep under the covers to dig up not only the famous cover tunes...we dug out the inspirations for the covers, the originals. Join us as Trick's Synthetic Podcast goes undercover to cover the covers with:

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals/Nina Simone

Needles and Pins - The Searchers/Jackie DeShannon

Soldier of Love - The Beatles / Arthur Alexander / Milkshakes

My Babe - Janis Joplin / Garnett Mimms

When The Battle Is Over - The Band / Aretha Franklin

Dark End Of The Street - Gram Parsons / James Carr

Please Do Something - Spencer Davis Group / Don Covey

Fannie Mae - Buster Brown / The Rolling Stones

One Way Out - The Allman Brothers / Sonny Boy Williams

When The Battle Is Over (revisited) - Delaney and Bonnie

Yes, I'm Covered, Too.