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. 

Covered (heyo) on this episode:

• "Respect" by Otis Redding, as covered by Aretha Franklin in 1967
• "Satisfaction" by Jagger/Richards, as covered by Devo on Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, 1978
• "Mad World" by Roland Orzabal/Tears for Fears, as covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for Donnie  Darko, 2001
• "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, as covered by Jeff Buckley on Grace, 1994

Also featured/referenced:

• aretha-franklin-death.html">"Aretha Franklin Had Power. Did We Respect It?" by Wesley Morris for the New York Times, 2018
• "The Story Behind Devo's Iconic Cover of the Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction'" by Ray Padgett for The New Yorker, 2017
• Ray Padgett's book Cover Me: The Story Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time, 2017
• DEVO performing their "Satisfaction" cover live in 1977: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=70&v=jAGOgMxUHKM&feature=emb_logo
• Performances of "Hallelujah" by John Cale, Pentatonix, K.D. Lang, and Rufus Wainwright

OUTRO SOLOIST: Rob Reich

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, http://www.robreich.com/.

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