August 30 - Episode 10: Danny and Emm's Favourites

To wrap up Under the Covers, Danny and Emm raid their personal record collections to share some of their favourite cover songs - and their picks might surprise you.

June 28 - Episode 1: What Makes a Good Cover Song?

Danny and Emm make the case that the best covers are ones completely, wildly different from the original — from swing versions of Nirvana to hilarious new-wave covers of "Satisfaction." Plus, Luther Wright reveals the most nerve-wracking part of turning Pink Floyd’s The Wall into a bluegrass album — and how he got Roger Waters' official stamp of approval.

1. Respect – Aretha Franklin (original: Otis Redding)
2. Inside and Out – Feist (orig. Bee Gees)
3. Tainted Love – Gloria Jones (covered by Soft Cell)
4. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Paul Anka (orig. Nirvana)
5. Satisfaction – Devo (orig. Rolling Stones)
6. The Thin Ice – Luther Wright and the Wrongs, live (orig. Pink Floyd)
7. Lovers in a Dangerous Time – Barenaked Ladies (orig. Bruce Cockburn)
8. Chimes of Freedom – Youssou N’dour (orig. Bob Dylan)
9. Boohoo – Serena Ryder (orig. Guy Lombardo)
10. Hurt – Johnny Cash (orig. Nine Inch Nails)

July 5 - Episode 2: Origins of the Cover Song

Cover songs have a long and storied history in North America, but they were also used as tools to perpetuate racism and segregation - find out why Elvis Presley's career owed more to black R&B artists than his swivelling hips. Plus, hear one of the first cover songs ever recorded - Gene Austin’s version of Ain't She Sweet in 1927 - and re-discover one of the greatest cover artists of all time: Ella Fitzgerald!

1. Ain’t She Sweet - montage of Eddie Cantor, Gene Austin, the Beatles, and Pearl Bailey
2. There’s Rhythm in Harlem – Joe Garland and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band
3. Oh Lady Be Good – Ella Fitzgerald
4. A Sailboat in the Moonlight – Billie Holiday
5. Shake Rattle n Roll – Big Joe Turner
6. All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell
7. Tutti Frutti – Little Richard
8. Stand By Me – Ben E. King
9. Guantanamera - Joselito Fernandez
10. Blue Skies – Willie Nelson
11. My Way – Frank Sinatra

July 12 - Episode 3: Bubblegum Pop Songs Covers

What happens when you take an over-produced Top 40 pop song, and perform a stripped down cover version? Sometimes, you find a pretty darn good song hidden in there. Find out how some cover songs reveal unexpected poignancy in the hits of Britney Spears, Tears for Fears, Kylie Minogue and Snoop Dogg.

1. What Have You Done for Me Lately? – Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings (orig. Janet Jackson)
2. Complicated – Dick Brave and the Backbeats (orig. Avril Lavigne)
3. Like I Love You – Bell X 1 (orig. Justin Timberlake)
4. Breathless – Emm Gryner, performed live (orig. The Corrs)
5. Running – Danny Michel (orig. Gwen Stefani)
6. Oops, I Did It Again – Richard Thompson (orig. Britney Spears)
7. Mad World – Gary Jules (orig. Tears for Fears)
8. Gin and Juice – The Gourds (orig. Snoop Dogg)
9. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Flaming Lips (orig. Kyle Minogue)
10. Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son – Arcade Fire (orig. Frances Gall)
11. I Want You To Want Me – Damphnait Doyle (orig. Cheap Trick)
12. Help Me Rhonda – Langley Schools Music Project (orig. Beach Boys)

July 19 - Episode 4: The Relationship Between Cover(er) and Cover(ee)

How do musicians REALLY feel about their work getting covered? Danny and Emm find out what 54-40's Neil Osborne really thinks of that Hootie & the Blowfish cover of I Go Blind, and Sarah Harmer shares the heartwarming reaction she got from Dolly Parton (by fax!) after covering one of Dolly's songs. Plus, John K. Samson of the Weakerthans on what it's like to get covered by an a capella choir (and meeting them in person!) and Ron Sexsmith steps into the studio to perform his favourite Springsteen song. All that and an email from David Bowie, who finally reveals what he thinks of Danny's countrified cover of Young Americans.

1. Sugar Sugar – Bob Marley (orig. Andy Kim)
2. Will He Be Waiting for Me - Sarah Harmer (orig. Dolly Parton)
3. Bobby Jean - Ron Sexsmith, live (Bruce Springsteen)
4. Blackwinged Bird – The Cake Sale (orig. Emm Gryner)
5. Aside – Weakerthans
6. I Go Blind – 54-40
7. Werewolf - Sarah Harmer live (orig. Dave Hodge)
8. Young Americans – Danny Michel (orig. David Bowie)

July 26 - Episode 5: Covers You Didn’t Know Were Covers

Have you ever listened to a song your whole life, and then discovered it’s actually a COVER? Songs like The Clash’s Police & Thieves, Gwen Stefani’s Rich Girl, Springsteen’s Jersey Girl…all covers. Danny and Emm spin the tunes they discovered through a cover.

1. Bette Davis Eyes – Jackie DeShannon (covered by Kim Carnes)
2. The Swimming Song – Loudon Wainwright (covered by Kate & Anna McGarrigle)
3. Always Something There to Remind Me – Dionne Warwick (covered by Naked Eyes)
4. Police and Thieves – Junior Murvin (covered by The Clash)
5. Up Where We Belong – Buffy Sainte-Marie (covered by Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker)
6. First Cut is the Deepest – Cat Stevens (covered by Sheryl Crowe)
7. 20th Century Boy – Chalk Circle (orig. T-Rex)
8. Secret Heart – Ron Sexsmith (covered by Feist)
9. Nothing Rhymed – Burton Cummings (orig. Gilbert O'Sullivan)
10. One Man Guy – Rufus Wainwright (orig. Loudon Wainwright III)
11. Rich Girl – Louchie Lou (orig. Fiddler on the Roof)
12. Jersey Girl – Tom Waits (covered by Bruce Springsteen)

August 2 – Episode 6: Instant Covers

It seems songs are getting 'covered' a lot faster these days - many of today's biggest hits, from Rihanna's Umbrella to Gnarls Barkley's Crazy, are getting the instant cover turnaround. Danny and Emm find out why, and discover that "instant covers" aren't actually a new phenomenon.

1. Young Folks – Dawn Landes (orig. Peter Bjorn & John)
2. What Goes Around – Esmee Denters (orig. Justin Timberlake)
3. Valerie – Amy Winehouse (orig. The Zutons)
4. Crazy – Nelly Furtado (orig. Gnarls Barkley)
5. Walking with a Ghost – White Stripes (orig. Tegan & Sara)
6. Mushaboom – Bright Eyes (orig. Feist)
7. Reunion – Jason Collett (orig. Stars)
8. Heartbeats – The Knife/Jose Gonzales
9. Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World – Neil Young
10. The Circle Game – Buffy St. Marie (orig. Joni Mitchell)
11. Fat – Weird Al (orig. Michael Jackson)
August 9 - Episode 7: The Cover that Launched A Thousand Careers

August 9 - Episode 7: The Cover that Launched A Thousand Careers

Many of the planet's best-known musicians got their start with a cover song - including Sinead O'Connor, Michael Buble, the Cowboy Junkies, Elvis Presley and - surprise! - even The Beatles.

1. Twist and Shout – Isley Brothers (covered by The Beatles)
2. Killing Me Softly – The Fugees (orig. Roberta Flack)
3. Hound Dog – Big Mama Thornton (covered by Elvis Presley)
4. Constantinople – The Four Lads (covered by They Might Be Giants)
5. Nothing Compares 2U – Sinead O’Connor (orig. Prince)
6. Sway – Michael Buble (orig. Dean Martin)
7. Rock El Casbah – Rachid Taha (orig. The Clash)
8. Sweet Jane – Cowboy Junkies (orig. Velvet Underground)
9. This Flight Tonight – Nazareth (orig. Joni Mitchell)
10. Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole (orig. Judy Garland)
11. La Bamba – Mariachi Vargas

August 16 - Episode 8: Cover Songs and Duets

Nothing can cement a relationship like performing a musical duet together from Johnny and June Cash to Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog. But what happens when musicians duet on a cover song? Well, it can sure change the way a singer is perceived just ask David Bowie, after he dueted with Bing Crosby on Little Drummer Boy. Hosts Danny and Emm play some of their favourite cover song duets, and talk to Jann Arden about why she was terrified to duet with music legend Anne Murray.

1. Islands in the Stream – The Weakerthans & Sarah Harmer
2. Gone, Gone, Gone - Alison Krause & Robert Plant
3. Somebody’s Always Saying Goodbye - Jann Arden & Anne Murray
4. Redemption Song – Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer
5. I Got You Babe – Chrissie Hynde & UB40
6. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Carolyn Mark & Luke Doucet
7. Dark Eyes- Calexico & Iron and Wine
8. Handle Me With Care – Jenn Grant & Andrew Cash
9. Is This Love – Damhnait Doyle & Danny Michel
10. Little Drummer Boy – David Bowie & Bing Crosby

August 23 - Episode 9: Wackiest Covers Ever

From William Shatner butchering Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds to a string quartet covering RushsSpirit of the Radio, we countdown some of the wackiest cover songs ever - the hilarious, the so-bad-they're-good, and the jaw-droppingly original ones.

1. If I Had a Hammer – Leonard Nimoy (orig. The Weavers)
2. Light My Fire – Erma Franklin (orig. The Doors)
3. 1234 – Kidz Bop (orig. Feist)
4. All Along the Watchtower – XTC (orig. Bob Dylan)
5. Life on Mars – Seu Jorge (orig. David Bowie)
6. Hockey Song – Corb Lund (Stompin’ Tom Connors)
7. Safety Dance – Dandi Wind (orig. Men Without Hats)
8. Boho Dance – Bjork (orig. Joni Mitchell)
9. Angie – Tori Amos (orig. The Rolling Stones)
10. My Way – Sid Vicious (orig. Paul Anka)
11. Spirit of the Radio – Vitamin String Quartet (orig. Rush)
12. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds – William Shatner (orig. The Beatles)