In many ways, I've been working on this podcast for years. I've always been a big fan of not just doing a cover song, but taking it, twisting it, distilling it, deconstructing it sometimes, for a totally different experience and newfound appreciation. I hope this collection delivers in that regard. There are some interesting tributes here be it smoky jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson's interpretation of a song by The Monkees, a hip-hop meets bossanova treatment of Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by PPP or my favorite, Isaac Hayes' funk orchestral winding of the Burt Bacharach classic "Walk on By". There are so many more nuggets found in producing this one, that its hard to imagine there won't be a volume 2. See full lineup below or just close your eyes and not fuss too much about those kinds of details.


1. Is this Love – Corinne Bailey Rae; performed earlier by Bob Marley

2. Georgy Porgy – Brazillian Love Affair; performed earlier by Toto

3. That’s All – Maiysha; performed earlier by Genesis

4. Rock with You – Seu Jorge; performed earlier by Michael Jackson

5. Last Train to Clarksville – Cassandra Wilson; performed earlier by The Monkees

6. Walk on By – Isaac Hayes; performed earlier by Dionne Warwick

7. Summertime – Bobby Womack; performed earlier by George Gershwin

8. The Rain – Si-Se’; performed earlier by Oran “Juice” Jones

9. The Way We Were – Willie Hutch; performed earlier by Barbra Streisand

10. My Way (A Mi Manera) – Gipsy Kings; performed earlier by Frank Sinatra

11. Heart of Glass – Nouvelle Vague; performed earlier by Blondie

12. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover – Platinum Pied Pipers; performed earlier by Paul Simon