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Don La Greca
Don actually turned it into a Spotify playlist, I believe. I went to go find it this morning. Couldn't find it. I went to my Apple Music, couldn't find it. I don't know what happened to this list. It was a playlist and so I'm frustrated because I know there's one that I can't remember that I found. There's a crazy one that I'm not putting on the list.
Peter Rosenberg
Okay.
Don La Greca
But hopefully Anthony was able to record it and we could play a piece of it because I think you'd enjoy it.
Peter Rosenberg
Okay.
Don La Greca
I'm going to leave it at that. I don't think it belongs to the list, but I think you'd enjoy it.
Peter Rosenberg
But I think the motivation behind this is that we agree it's a great cover. It's got to be better than the original. So that's my motivation of like how.
Alan Hahn
High I'll put things better than the original.
Peter Rosenberg
That I think everybody would collectively say it's better than the original.
Don La Greca
Wow.
Peter Rosenberg
Because there are. There are great covers out there. Like he brought up the one. The Sound of Silence by Disturbed. Amazing cover. I'm not comfortable saying it's better than Simon and Garfunkel's version. But there are real close though.
Alan Hahn
So it's Disturbed, though. You're just not comfortable having Disturbed.
Peter Rosenberg
No, I got a problem with that.
Don La Greca
But when he hits.
Alan Hahn
No, it's great. I love that.
Don La Greca
The high note power in that song will shake the room. It might make you cry.
Alan Hahn
It might make you cry like you like, listen.
Don La Greca
I love that.
Alan Hahn
All right, here we go.
Don La Greca
Don, if you can't get emotional listening to music, what's wrong with you?
Peter Rosenberg
So Alan and I kind of put this together. Peter was involved as well?
Alan Hahn
Not really, but.
Peter Rosenberg
No, you were.
Alan Hahn
No, you kind of guys did it secretly and I just overheard like what.
Don La Greca
You corrected me on one that I thought was a cover which would have belonged on the list until you.
Alan Hahn
I listen. I directly, but.
Peter Rosenberg
But you. Like, I. If you wanted to do the research because you'll find nothing compares to you. Some people like listing the greatest cover of all time.
Don La Greca
Sinead O'Connor.
Peter Rosenberg
O'Connor. Because it's a Prince song.
Don La Greca
Yep.
Peter Rosenberg
Prince of Prince didn't release it until after she had a hit with it.
Don La Greca
Yeah.
Alan Hahn
Not the same.
Peter Rosenberg
So it might be technically a cover because it's a Prince song, but it doesn't count because it wasn't out there as a Prince song.
Alan Hahn
It actually totally goes against the nature of what you're doing.
Peter Rosenberg
I believe it is.
Alan Hahn
Because when you hear the Prince version, even though Prince wrote it, the Prince version sounds like the COVID of the song because you know hers first. So continue.
Peter Rosenberg
Now, I agree with you see if you guys agree with this because you heard it yesterday and you said you loved it. But Keep Me Hanging on by Vanilla Fudge. It's a supreme song. You know, great song, but they make it such their own. And I just think it's. I think it's way better to listen to. Way better to hear. Are you comfortable with that?
Alan Hahn
At first, no, not remotely. Because I don't have any context for it. But I did enjoy what I heard, so I like that part.
Peter Rosenberg
Now, four was a hit song. Not my particular favorite, but it's clearly better than the original. And that's me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin. Originally done by Kris Kristofferson. Big song. One of her biggest songs. 3. Twist and Shout. When I say twist and shout, who do you think about?
Alan Hahn
The Beatles.
Peter Rosenberg
Right. Well, it's a Chuck Berry song.
Alan Hahn
Damn right.
Peter Rosenberg
Not nobody.
Alan Hahn
Of course it is.
Don La Greca
Yeah.
Peter Rosenberg
But obviously Ferris wheel. Think about Ferris Gwyll and everything else just became. So I put that at 3. Or we put that at 3. 2. I will always love you by Whitney Houston. I put that at 2, Bob. Dolly Parton had a country hit with it.
Don La Greca
That's got to be there.
Alan Hahn
No, it's a different.
Peter Rosenberg
We love Dolly and she just.
Alan Hahn
We love Dolly. Know. We really do love Dolly. But. But she. She knows. She'll be the first to tell you.
Peter Rosenberg
She would tell. Oh, yeah. I think she'd have a problem if you put her. Didn't have it on.
Alan Hahn
No, no.
Peter Rosenberg
It's.
Don La Greca
It's.
Alan Hahn
It's the it. To me, it's number one.
Peter Rosenberg
Now. This is one of my favorite songs of all time. If you want to jump me. But it. Not only is it the quality of song.
Alan Hahn
Okay.
Peter Rosenberg
But a lot of people don't even know that it's a cover and it's covering one of the greatest artists of all time. And that is Blinded by the Light, Manford Man. It's a Bruce song. I don't think it's a very good Bruce song. And Manford man made it a humongous.
Alan Hahn
Hit, so I didn't know it was a Bruce song.
Peter Rosenberg
So there you go. That's why I think the difference, because I think people know I will always love you. That Dolly did it.
Alan Hahn
Yes, Bruce did.
Peter Rosenberg
It's just not good. I don't think it's very good.
Alan Hahn
Wow.
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Peter Rosenberg
That sounds like heaven to me.
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Don La Greca
All right. We have put a lot of. A lot of thought into this. So to be clear, Don.
Peter Rosenberg
Yes.
Don La Greca
Years ago, when. When I had the night show after you guys and we used to do fun stuff like this, and Jacob, you. You might have been part of this, but I know that I have. We did a top five of best cover songs that were actually better than the original.
Peter Rosenberg
That's where I'm. That's where my spirit comes from.
Don La Greca
Yeah. And so I had. We.
Alan Hahn
We. Wow. Alan, how do you feel about this list? I don't think you're a lockstep.
Don La Greca
I don't entirely. I got to be honest. Talk to me like. Let me see the list.
Peter Rosenberg
Because this.
Don La Greca
Blinded by the life for sure. Like, no.
Alan Hahn
No issue with the other number one.
Peter Rosenberg
The other one I kind of toyed with Hurt. Because we brought that up.
Don La Greca
Me and Bobby McGee can go.
Peter Rosenberg
Okay. So. So are you taking out Bobby for.
Don La Greca
Taking out me and Bobby McGee for. There's a couple.
Alan Hahn
Get reminded here. Do some Googling.
Don La Greca
Yeah. Remind myself. I'm drawing a. I'm drawing a blank because it's killing me. Softly. Lauryn Hill.
Alan Hahn
Oh, boy.
Peter Rosenberg
Yeah.
Don La Greca
But I. I mean, again, Roberta, like, the first one is really good, but that. She takes it to a whole.
Peter Rosenberg
I know she does a great job, but for me, if I have a choice of which one to listen to, I'm going to listen to Roberta Fly.
Don La Greca
All right. All right, fine. You have that right, man. Who sold the world, Nirvana on their Unplugged album.
Alan Hahn
Very strong.
Peter Rosenberg
Very good.
Don La Greca
So good.
Peter Rosenberg
Right.
Don La Greca
Right.
Peter Rosenberg
But I. I like. I like Bowie's version.
Don La Greca
His version is fine. But you know what?
Peter Rosenberg
Another level big enough to say that.
Don La Greca
I would put Sounds of Silence on there, but you and I just have different tastes in it. I think the original is nice, but it doesn't have the power.
Alan Hahn
Here's what.
Don La Greca
He took that song Adrenaline into it.
Peter Rosenberg
But I. Peter, will tell you, I. I. Simon And Garfunkel's my.
Alan Hahn
You just can't.
Peter Rosenberg
I just can't do it. I can't do it.
Alan Hahn
All right, how about this?
Don La Greca
Can I have one more? And then I'll lay out one more is. I don't know if you've ever heard it, but you know the song Hallelujah, the very famous song to Fuckley. Hallelujah. Rufus Wainwright's version.
Alan Hahn
Oh, what do you mean? If you haven't heard that, what are you doing?
Don La Greca
Maybe. I don't know if Don's heard it.
Alan Hahn
He's heard it. It is gorgeous again.
Don La Greca
Will make you weep.
Peter Rosenberg
It is good.
Don La Greca
So good.
Peter Rosenberg
It's been covered many, many times.
Don La Greca
So there's some. Now, Anthony, do you have the crazy one that I asked if we could find? Is it. Yes, we do.
Alan Hahn
Oh, we do.
Don La Greca
All right. Here's it. So should I let Peter. You know, I'll let. Because this is goofy. But it's funny. But it's good. I'll let you go and then we'll.
Alan Hahn
Well, just a couple things that I think would be worth note and I think would be certainly in the conversation ahead of some of the things that Don put in there. How do we not talk about Joe Cocker? With a little help of my friends.
Don La Greca
Oh, wow. Wow.
Alan Hahn
How do we not have a conversation?
Peter Rosenberg
I thought about that. It is very good.
Alan Hahn
Thank you. That's a good.
Peter Rosenberg
That's a good rule.
Don La Greca
That's a good point.
Alan Hahn
The originally better.
Don La Greca
Oh, it's distinctly better because the original Ringo is like. Yeah, it's cute.
Alan Hahn
It's good.
Don La Greca
This is like, again, how can you cry?
Peter Rosenberg
How is Joe Cocker not in the Rock and Roll hall of Fame? He's not. Because Paul McCartney did a whole thing on being outraged by the fact that he's not. Paul should walk out of the hall of Fame because of it.
Alan Hahn
All right, all right. Here's one of those ones that you don't even know is a cover. But. But then when you do, you go, well, how do you not. Then, okay, Aretha Franklin. Respect is a cover of Otis Redding.
Don La Greca
Really did not know that.
Alan Hahn
I mean, that's.
Don La Greca
I don't even wanna hear the original.
Alan Hahn
One of the biggest songs of all time.
Don La Greca
Fantastic song. Did not know that was a cover.
Peter Rosenberg
How do you feel? Who do you think's version is better? The original Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen wrote. Because the Night Patti Smith recorded it or the 10,000 Maniacs?
Don La Greca
10,000. 10,000 Maniacs.
Peter Rosenberg
I think I like the 10,000 Maniac.
Don La Greca
That's really good. Very good. That's a good plugged also, right? That's awesome. Yeah.
Alan Hahn
How about this?
Don La Greca
What else you got?
Alan Hahn
How about the Righteous Brothers version of Unchained Melody?
Peter Rosenberg
People don't know that's a cover either. And that's.
Don La Greca
That did not know that was a cover.
Peter Rosenberg
That is big on ghost. Wow.
Alan Hahn
I mean, made. Made icon made like that. A piece of American film.
Peter Rosenberg
People were taking pottery classes after that.
Alan Hahn
Like you dream about.
Peter Rosenberg
So I like this.
Alan Hahn
This is good.
Peter Rosenberg
There's a lot hashing it out, but that's.
Don La Greca
And again for everybody if we're missing something. 800-93776. Now, there's a band from the 90s called Travis. They had a couple of hits. They weren't huge.
Peter Rosenberg
Okay.
Don La Greca
But they live country. No, no, it's like alternative. Okay. Yeah. That late 90s kind of sound. Right.
Alan Hahn
I just found two more dudes.
Don La Greca
Okay. But my brother in law, Michael found this and he sent it to me. He's like, you're gonna love this. And I'm like, there's no way I'm gonna love this. And I played it and I loved it. It is a cover of a pop song. Take a listen to this. Name that tune. This song's so good.
Alan Hahn
What are we doing? Come on now.
Don La Greca
This is so good. Wait till they dope, man.
Peter Rosenberg
Why are we doing it?
Don La Greca
The crowd starts laughing.
Alan Hahn
I mean, it's.
Don La Greca
It's so good.
Alan Hahn
Don, are you. Listen, this is bad. This is tough. This could be a tough moment for this show.
Don La Greca
Come on.
Alan Hahn
Oh, no.
Peter Rosenberg
I love this version a lot more.
Don La Greca
That's what I'm saying.
Peter Rosenberg
I'd sleep with this version.
Don La Greca
Hit me, baby, one more time.
Alan Hahn
I mean, you're taking what is a. What is a just absolute nothing of a song.
Don La Greca
Come on, back me up.
Alan Hahn
No. Yeah.
Don La Greca
If you heard. If you were in a. If you were in a bar and there was a band up and they started doing this, you know what?
Peter Rosenberg
That is great.
Alan Hahn
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Peter Rosenberg
The disturbed on because I don't think. I don't. I don't think.
Alan Hahn
Peter. Yeah, no, you've heard it. No, but it's been years, so. I mean, I know it's really good.
Don La Greca
It's.
Alan Hahn
By the way, guys, did you know this. This to me would body anything. Did you know that a man named Mark James wrote and recorded a massive commercial failure called Suspicious Minds before it was recorded by Elvis Presley?
Don La Greca
What?
Peter Rosenberg
Wow. Wow.
Alan Hahn
By the way, half a catalog is a cover.
Don La Greca
It's somebody else's song.
Alan Hahn
I mean, basically everything. Hound Dog, you go through the big hits, so many of them are also. You mentioned Lauryn Hill earlier. You can't also forget that she did Frankie Valli's Can't Take My Eyes.
Don La Greca
I was thinking of Can't Take My Eyes also.
Alan Hahn
And that's right in the.
Don La Greca
But the Frankie Valli version is insane.
Alan Hahn
Izzy had so good. But so. But again, same thing with the Roberta Flag.
Don La Greca
Yeah, but it. Again, she took it to another level the way Nirvana took it to another. You know what I mean? It's all about the next level. A great song. You take it to another level.
Peter Rosenberg
Slayer did a version of Indigada David from Iron Butterfly and I have heard that.
Don La Greca
I have heard that. Yeah.
Alan Hahn
Another one.
Don La Greca
Zero. Yeah.
Alan Hahn
Another one of my favorites. And I. Maybe it wouldn't make the list because the original is great too. But Stevie's cover of We Can Work it out by the Beatles is tremendous. Truly tremendous.
Don La Greca
Speaking of CV Wonder, Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Alan Hahn
Oh, I forgot about that.
Don La Greca
That's very good. Right?
Alan Hahn
There's a lot on here.
Don La Greca
Covers are fun.
Peter Rosenberg
Covers are fun.
Alan Hahn
Oh, by the way, I love the Laura Brannigan. Gloria is the COVID What?
Peter Rosenberg
Oh, yeah.
Alan Hahn
It's a random European song. That wasn't a thing here.
Don La Greca
Random European song.
Alan Hahn
That's right.
Don La Greca
How about that? Do we have the disturbed version? Jake at all.
Alan Hahn
He does. That's Jacob. What are you talking about?
Don La Greca
Do we have Disturbed?
Alan Hahn
Ready?
Don La Greca
Racked Up.
Alan Hahn
I can't though. I like it.
Don La Greca
We got to get to the.
Peter Rosenberg
Get to the crescendo. But he. He. Because he can.
Don La Greca
God, he.
Peter Rosenberg
I. Don. His name escapes me, but live concerts, he'll, like, start ripping audience members that aren't, like, moving during the show. He's a very intense guy, and it really comes across portal undisturbed. Well, I think they named the band correctly, so. Good.
Alan Hahn
Yeah. Don. I'm with you, though. My feelings for Simon and Garfunkel, too strong for me to do it.
Don La Greca
But when he gets to the line, oh, I love it. And the people bowed and prayed and the people bowed to the neon God. They made his voice.
Peter Rosenberg
They made. Oh, it's.
Don La Greca
It's just intense. But I. Jake's trying to find it.
Peter Rosenberg
Peter doesn't have the same Simon and Garfunkel. He has it for Paul. Yes, but Simon and Garfunkel, for me, it's next level. I can't. I couldn't. I couldn't disrespect their.
Don La Greca
All right, let's hear from the people on this. On our list for this week. 800-919-3776.
Alan Hahn
What?
Don La Greca
You thought this was only sports?
Peter Rosenberg
If you don't like this, blame Aaron Rodgers for not making a decision.
Don La Greca
That is. That is correct. Let's go to Javier in Queens.
Alan Hahn
There you go, Javi.
Caller
Ah, senor. Senor Hahn. Thank you. Much appreciated. You got it, Alan. I think you're getting ready to call some World cup games next year. You're like, you should be.
Don La Greca
Oh, you got to hear my goal. My goal call. My goal calls off the charts. Yeah, absolutely.
Caller
Oh, the stuff you dream about. So listen, with. With your list. You guys stole my thunder. I was gonna throw out Joe Cocker. I was gonna throw out Lauryn Hill. I'll throw one more out there. All along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix as a cover of a Bob Dylan song.
Don La Greca
Yes.
Peter Rosenberg
And it's probably not my favorite, but probably one of the biggest hits for Jimi Hendrix. But that's a very good one. That's. That's going to make a lot of lists for sure. And it is. It's a different song than Bob's, but it's. It is definitely much, much appreciated. So good job. That's a good one.
Caller
No doubt. Happy birthday to Jacob over there. And if you're a far side, far superior song is Running.
Alan Hahn
Running is a tremendous. It's high up there as well.
Peter Rosenberg
I.
Alan Hahn
Running could be number one.
Don La Greca
Let's go to Adam in California. Adam.
Caller
Hey, guys, thanks again for taking the call, man. Damn it. That guy stole my thunder. I was going to say along. All along. The Watchtower. Because that. That has to be in the top five. First and foremost. Whitney needs to be number one. She just needs to be. No, as far as covers, that thing was just a believer of a song.
Peter Rosenberg
So it was Blinded by the Light. Yeah, it was a monster song, too.
Don La Greca
Blinded by the Light is definitely one of the karaoke songs.
Alan Hahn
I don't want to get into an Eagles fight again. But Blinded by the Light could not have been close to as big as. I always love you.
Peter Rosenberg
Maybe I always love you literally took over the Stanford man.
Alan Hahn
Right.
Peter Rosenberg
We're talking Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston's song, It's gonna be Coming. It was a movie, and Dolly's is. Okay. Bruce's song is made for the movie.
Don La Greca
Well covered for the movie. Right. Cause, you know, in the movie, she doesn't sing it right until the end. In the movie, they were dancing in that bar, and there's a guy, a country singer, but a male voice singing it when she and Kevin Costner are dancing in the bar. So it's not even like you hear it. You don't even hear Dolly's version.
Alan Hahn
It's funny, but it's funny. The movie.
Don La Greca
Thank you, Adam.
Alan Hahn
The movie only exists at this point as a vehicle for that song. No one cares about the Bodyguard. It is an absolute nothing burger of.
Don La Greca
A movie as far as.
Alan Hahn
With the greatest soundtrack hit of all time.
Don La Greca
That's actually a good point.
Peter Rosenberg
That's another.
Alan Hahn
That's another list.
Peter Rosenberg
Another one. Mahogany is up there, too.
Don La Greca
Yep.
Peter Rosenberg
Where the song just dwarfs the movie.
Alan Hahn
Yep.
Don La Greca
There's a lot of those.
Peter Rosenberg
There's a lot of them.
Don La Greca
Let's go to Bob in Perth Amboy. Bob.
Caller
Yeah. Thanks for taking my call, guys. How can you leave out Sci Fi, Johnny and Asbury Jukes? We're having a party originally by Sam Cooke.
Don La Greca
I'm good.
Alan Hahn
Yeah.
Peter Rosenberg
I mean, I like. I like everybody. Yeah, I do. I saw him live. Everybody. I saw him, like, everybody goes to see him in Asbury park, hoping Bruce shows up.
Don La Greca
Thank you, Bob.
Peter Rosenberg
I like it, but, you know, it's. It's. It can't touch any of the songs.
Don La Greca
Like I said, nobody's wrong.
Peter Rosenberg
No, the musical.
Don La Greca
Your musical tastes are their taste. But our list, we're not putting that one on Brian and Sleepy Hollow. Brian.
Caller
Hey, guys.
Don La Greca
What's up?
Caller
First, I just want to start off by saying that Disturbed Sound of Silence is repug. Just want to say that.
Alan Hahn
I sort of agree.
Don La Greca
No, you can't.
Caller
Yeah, he's such a. Oh, he's such a dark, edgy bro.
Peter Rosenberg
Like, come on, guys, you're saying the disturbed version.
Alan Hahn
You have.
Don La Greca
You have it queued up right on the best part of the song. All right, let's make Brian hear this part. Hang on.
Peter Rosenberg
Listen, Brian.
Don La Greca
We're not gonna hang up.
Peter Rosenberg
Give us. We're not hanging up.
Don La Greca
Hang on. No, I mean, that's.
Alan Hahn
I would never listen to this ever.
Don La Greca
God.
Caller
What about Hendrix? Watchtower?
Peter Rosenberg
Come on, people. They can't listen on hold. That's why you're the 17th person to do it. Thank you.
Caller
I just can't do that. Something about that guy, you know, it's just.
Don La Greca
Oh, you decide. So you don't like the guy. That's what I understand. No, you feel like he's being dramatic.
Peter Rosenberg
I can see that. I. I listen. I like it, but I could see somebody like. He's. It's nozzly. If you really love the song. And I. Peter, and I do. He's taking it to another level that can be looked upon as nozzle and cheesy. I don't.
Alan Hahn
Well, Cheese.
Peter Rosenberg
It's not cheesy.
Alan Hahn
No, it is. His voice quality is Cheese. His opening voice is. But that's him. It's a bad voice. That's a bad voice.
Peter Rosenberg
Wait a minute. He should be singing in a bar.
Alan Hahn
In front of 12. He shouldn't have a view. That shouldn't be available for.
Peter Rosenberg
But that's his voice.
Alan Hahn
Not everyone with a voice deserves to put out music. Go work at a Giant.
Peter Rosenberg
They're going down with the sickness. He's that.
Alan Hahn
Well, listen, Wallbaums needs cashiers.
Peter Rosenberg
Not everybody has to be seen.
Don La Greca
The hell is that?
Peter Rosenberg
Put them up.
Alan Hahn
They're fighting. No, I hear what you're saying. It's just there's a. That when I hear his voice, it's like he's making fun of music. I don't know. Yeah, I don't know.
Peter Rosenberg
It's an opinion, I guess.
Don La Greca
It's an opinion. Let's continue. You want to continue with calls?
Peter Rosenberg
Well, just quickly. Schecter reporting. Free agent quarterback Russell Wilson is scheduled to fly tonight to Cleveland to visit with the Browns on Thursday before being scheduled to fly to New York on Thursday night to visit Friday with the Giants. There you go. Let's. This is more fun.
Alan Hahn
Who can tolerate Russell Wilson as a different game.
Peter Rosenberg
Giant quarterback. Let's do this.
Alan Hahn
By the way, incomplete. Consequential. Let's talk about something that matters.
Don La Greca
This matters. Friend of mine texted me. Did you know? I didn't know. This. That. Come on. Feel the noise.
Peter Rosenberg
Oh, Slade.
Don La Greca
That's Slate.
Peter Rosenberg
Slate. So, yeah.
Don La Greca
Did not know that.
Peter Rosenberg
I don't.
Alan Hahn
Did you know that Tainted Love by Soft sell as a cover?
Peter Rosenberg
I didn't. I knew, but I don't know who did. The original.
Alan Hahn
It's a later.
Don La Greca
But that song morphs into. Don't. What is that?
Alan Hahn
No.
Don La Greca
Yes.
Alan Hahn
It morphs into something.
Don La Greca
Yes. Later in the song. It morphs into tainted love. Later in the song.
Peter Rosenberg
Yeah.
Don La Greca
Goes into a supreme song.
Alan Hahn
Oh, you mean it bars also? Oh, maybe. Well. Well, the. The whole tainted love part, including the. The chorus and verses are a complete cover of a lesser known black R and B artist from years before. So this name I'm forgetting.
Don La Greca
So the whole song is just completely ripped off.
Alan Hahn
Yeah. I want to look at it though.
Don La Greca
TJ in the car. Tj, line six. What's up, tj?
Peter Rosenberg
Hey, how you doing, guys?
Caller
Love the show. First of all, that guy from Disturbed sounds like he got hit in the throat by a Russell Wilson pass.
Don La Greca
People might have liked John's version of.
Caller
Lucy in the sky with Diamonds.
Alan Hahn
Whose version?
Peter Rosenberg
Elton John.
Don La Greca
Elton John.
Peter Rosenberg
Cool. It's a good song, but no, it's not better than the original.
Don La Greca
It's definitely not better than the original.
Alan Hahn
Matt and Valhalla Gloria Jones is the original. Tainted Love.
Don La Greca
Matt Gloria Jones.
Caller
Hey, guys, thanks for taking the call. Happy birthday, Jacob. I got one for you. You can't hurry love by Phil Collins.
Alan Hahn
You know what? It's a nice car.
Peter Rosenberg
I don't care for it.
Don La Greca
Sorry. It's poppy.
Peter Rosenberg
It's a nice. I don't, I don't.
Alan Hahn
What about you guys? You have any interest in hall and Oates? You've lost that love and feeling.
Don La Greca
That's a pretty good version. Not better than the original, but very good.
Peter Rosenberg
And also anytime you go away by Paul Young is a. That. That's a. That's a cover from a whole note song.
Alan Hahn
Oh, really?
Don La Greca
That's very good. Time you go.
Peter Rosenberg
Oh, but I love both of them.
Don La Greca
Eric in Baltimore, line nine.
Alan Hahn
Baltimore.
Don La Greca
Hey, guys.
Caller
Love the show.
Don La Greca
How about Alien ant farm covering Michael Jackson? Smooth criminal fun.
Alan Hahn
It's a fun cover.
Peter Rosenberg
It's fun.
Alan Hahn
It's fun. How did they get that again? Michael. Michael, let's go.
Don La Greca
That's like. It's just like a sped up version. Like a fun.
Alan Hahn
Well, it's like a medley. It's not funny. It's. It's.
Don La Greca
It's not funny.
Alan Hahn
It feels funny to us.
Don La Greca
It's fun.
Peter Rosenberg
It's on the. It's on the American Pie soundtrack that tells you all you need to know, right?
Don La Greca
Thank you.
Alan Hahn
It is a little bit Of a good.
Peter Rosenberg
It is. That's a good one, though.
Alan Hahn
How about this? Did you know that I've got my mind set on you by George Harrison's a cover?
Don La Greca
Yeah, I think. I did not know that. Now that you say it. It didn't. It wouldn't have dawned on me until you said it. I do believe that was. I saw that somewhere, but who knows?
Alan Hahn
I did not know that it was James Ray in 1962. Oh, yeah. I did listen to it recently. It's another black R B artist from the 60s. Sounds nothing like the George Harrison version. I love the George Harrison version.
Don La Greca
The video is great, by the way.
Alan Hahn
The animals in the. In the office. We're making progress. I think Nancy's favorite Beatle.
Peter Rosenberg
I told you that, right, George?
Don La Greca
Yeah. My father. My father loves me.
Peter Rosenberg
Really?
Don La Greca
Yeah. My mother is more Paul, but George was more Paul. You're Paul.
Peter Rosenberg
I'm.
Don La Greca
I'm Paul. Yeah.
Alan Hahn
Turn me on, dead man. Give me, give me, give me. Cat Stevens. Another Saturday night for 500.
Peter Rosenberg
That is a good. That is a.
Alan Hahn
That is a hell of a diddy.
Peter Rosenberg
It's. It's. It. It swings a little. Like.
Alan Hahn
Ah.
Peter Rosenberg
Saturday night then.
Alan Hahn
I ain't got nobody. You're not even up enough. It's got more to that. No.
Peter Rosenberg
Yousef Yusuf.
Alan Hahn
Yeah.
Peter Rosenberg
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Alan Hahn
I didn't listen to anything you just said.
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Peter Rosenberg
So I guess this is Jacob's jam.
Alan Hahn
I like this tune, too. I'm not mad at you, my G.
Jacob
Listen, as long as it's used in movies, it just makes me feel good, you know, I'm here for it. That's why I don't discriminate.
Alan Hahn
You regulate.
Jacob
That's right.
Alan Hahn
What is the name of the song again, though?
Don La Greca
So what?
Jacob
By Miles Davis.
Alan Hahn
So what?
Jacob
I think even George Benson might have sampled, like, met a couple for this.
Alan Hahn
This is a bop. No, it's a bop. Listen, it's Jacob's birthday, man. You're doing what you want to do.
Peter Rosenberg
I like where this show's going and.
Alan Hahn
Where it's been with the random music.
Peter Rosenberg
Yeah.
Alan Hahn
1-800-919-3776. We're talking greatest covers of all time. Alan is about to explain to us why tonight's Nick game is a quote. Must win.
Peter Rosenberg
He's going to really? Let's see if he could sell this.
Alan Hahn
I know. I love when people do. Oh, it's amazing. March 12, is it a month in.
Peter Rosenberg
Portland against my Trailblazer.
Alan Hahn
Against your Portland Trailblazer. But he. He's. He claims it's a must win and.
Peter Rosenberg
Let's hear him out.
Alan Hahn
Go ahead. What do you got for us? Tell us.
Don La Greca
First of all, my. My trail. What is this? My Trailblazer.
Alan Hahn
He's a Trailblazer man.
Peter Rosenberg
Sometimes I wonder, Peter, if I really.
Don La Greca
Did listen to the show. Don't question. Don't question me.
Alan Hahn
He wasn't as much as he said.
Don La Greca
You know, there were days that I had things to do and I couldn't consume all four hours every day.
Peter Rosenberg
But the Die Hards know that I'm a Portland Trailblazer.
Don La Greca
Remind me of why.
Peter Rosenberg
Well, that's another. You're doubling down and you're not listening because it's a thing. How I won't tell you.
Alan Hahn
So the whole gimmick is Don is a big Loves the city of Portland Trailblazers second team has a jersey, a Lillard jersey, the whole nine. But he's never told anyone why.
Don La Greca
When have you been to Portland?
Peter Rosenberg
Oh, well, you know what?
Don La Greca
You don't even know me at all.
Peter Rosenberg
No, you honestly.
Alan Hahn
You gonna go?
Peter Rosenberg
I'm not gonna get. I'm gonna emotionally get up.
Alan Hahn
Yeah.
Peter Rosenberg
Because I really thought I had a friend in Allen in defense. And it's almost as if we're perfect strangers.
Caller
If I may.
Peter Rosenberg
What now? What are you gonna do, guy?
Don La Greca
Go ahead.
Caller
If. When you do this on the old show, it's not a very long portion of the show because we could say I love Portland.
Alan Hahn
Why?
Caller
I'll never say. That's a four second segment that if.
Peter Rosenberg
You miss it, you have to.
Caller
But you do miss a lot in.
Peter Rosenberg
A minute, however, or five seconds, however. True. But what really emotionally burned me like a, like a cigarette put out on.
Caller
My soul is that he just has no idea.
Peter Rosenberg
Is that the people that I'm close to and I thought Alan was one.
Don La Greca
Know why I tell you what, 800-9193776. First caller to explain it to me.
Alan Hahn
No, they can't.
Peter Rosenberg
Well, no they can't.
Alan Hahn
They can't. What do you mean callers don't know?
Peter Rosenberg
No, the callers don't.
Don La Greca
How am I going to know?
Alan Hahn
Because he thought on a personal level.
Don La Greca
You would never tell me.
Alan Hahn
Oh no, he would.
Don La Greca
We've never discussed this.
Peter Rosenberg
I think we discussed it like two weeks ago.
Don La Greca
We have never known. You are so full of.
Alan Hahn
Do you want me, you know, do you guys want to whisper? You want to have a whisper conversation?
Peter Rosenberg
No, take it outside and just see.
Don La Greca
We'll take it outside.
Caller
Was discussed.
Alan Hahn
It was right.
Caller
Never explained. But you could put two and two together if you were in the conversation.
Peter Rosenberg
If he was paying attention, it wasn't like, oh, I didn't say well, and.
Alan Hahn
If he cared for you, what the.
Don La Greca
Hell conversation was this? Now I wasn't part of this.
Peter Rosenberg
Some people think about baseball for stamina reasons. Alan puts like Knicks stats together when he's not interested in a conversation.
Don La Greca
That's a fair point.
Peter Rosenberg
Get you through.
Don La Greca
It does.
Peter Rosenberg
Hold on, we'll take it.
Don La Greca
By the way, listen up Knicks fans. Here's your once in a lifetime opportunity to win a meet and greet with Knicks legend John Stark in the ESPN New York Suite. Sunday, March 30 when the Knicks take on Portland.
Peter Rosenberg
See, I'll be there.
Don La Greca
Enter for your chance to win on the ESPNWYork app or at the ESPN or at ESPNYork.com brought to you by John Stark's Kia Starks, Ford of Queens and Don Legreco loving Portland for some God awful reason and also your home for Knicks basketball, by the way, ESPN New York called it a God awful reason. I can't understand what reason could it possibly be? I've been there a lot. Can't think of a good reason.
Alan Hahn
I offended a handful of people, a handful of people with my disturbed take.
Don La Greca
Oh, offended, of course you did.
Alan Hahn
Oh, the people were very offended.
Don La Greca
Of course you did.
Caller
Would you say that they were disturbed? Yes.
Don La Greca
Look at that.
Alan Hahn
Listen, that's point gun can you guys.
Don La Greca
That's a point guard.
Peter Rosenberg
Are we allowed to use that now? I don't know.
Alan Hahn
Can you guys ever tell when people are just getting into an argument and pushing the envelope further?
Don La Greca
You were.
Alan Hahn
I was just pushing it. I mean, listen, I don't have. Let me. Here.
Peter Rosenberg
Here you go.
Alan Hahn
You know, Angelo wrote your take of David Draiman of Disturbed, by the way. I wouldn't know if you had a gun. Took everyone in my family's head.
Don La Greca
Keep it.
Alan Hahn
Sorry. Anyways, if your take of David Draymond of Disturbed has to be one of the worst takes you've ever had. I love you, man, but he has an amazing voice. Don't hate on stuff you just don't like. Listen, just because I said about the man they need cashiers at Walbaums, doesn't mean I think he's actually talentless. No, listen, it does pretty strong. No, it certainly suggests it, but I just. I'm sure he's very talented. And that song actually, you know, there is upside to it. It's just in the moment, guys. I was thinking about how his voice quality hits versus the way that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel sound together, and it got me, like, angry and charged up. I'm sure Disturbed has great music and they're very.
Don La Greca
You know. They also covered Land of Confusion by Genesis.
Alan Hahn
I saw that. A song I didn't know that needed a cover. Like, I like Land of Confusion just fine.
Don La Greca
It's fun.
Alan Hahn
Remember the video?
Peter Rosenberg
The video of puppets?
Alan Hahn
Now. Now, do you remember that puppet period when that was a thing?
Peter Rosenberg
Yeah.
Alan Hahn
You remember the TV show?
Don La Greca
TV show?
Alan Hahn
That. That. Those puppets. No, the specific puppets from the Land of Confusion video.
Peter Rosenberg
I'll know it when you say that.
Alan Hahn
You will. They made a TV show all about celebrities with those puppets as the celebrities. I remember Ronald Reagan was one of their big puppets. This is what. This is very 80s. But the show Land of Confusion might have been the theme song of the show. It was a thing. I'm not making this up. I also saw we've offended some people.
Don La Greca
Alan, what else? This is what we do. You're welcome.
Alan Hahn
Someone else said, oh, they don't know what hurts more, how often you say, anyways, or how often I say, by the way. And also how often I say what you dream about. Which I admit I've been on a bit of a kick of. And I'm trying to become a thing.
Don La Greca
I didn't realize. I say anyways.
Peter Rosenberg
What you dream about, I think is not a crutch.
Don La Greca
It's just You're a joke.
Alan Hahn
I'm beating to the ground. Yeah. I just can't let go. I'm choking it to death.
Don La Greca
I didn't realize I did that. Obsessive compulsive people probably are picking up on it. And that's something I.
Peter Rosenberg
So that's gonna bother the fact that we're no longer close.
Alan Hahn
That doesn't bother him at all.
Don La Greca
How are we not? First of all, I think we're even closer now.
Peter Rosenberg
Well, no, I guess we're no longer close. We just. We never were close and that bothers me.
Alan Hahn
The show was called Spitting Image.
Peter Rosenberg
Oh, I don't remember that then.
Don La Greca
No. No recollection what year. There's no way it lasted more than one.
Peter Rosenberg
On what?
Alan Hahn
So Land of Confusion is a song by the English rock band. It's on after evolved, 9 o'clock on June. Atlantic. Confusion is by Genesis, from Invisible Touch. Blah, blah, blah. Yeah, and then it says it reached the top 10 in several other countries. The song's video featured Puppets from the 1980s UK sketch show Spitting Image. Spitting Image aired from 1984.
Ryan Reynolds
What?
Alan Hahn
To 1996.
Don La Greca
Where? BBC? Definitely not.
Alan Hahn
Not in the US but American culture. But it did briefly appear in the us. I know. I saw it in the. I wasn't exactly paying attention to UK television as a six year old. I don't think. I don't think it popped up. Maybe it did pop up on the uhf. Kids will never know what it's like to go flipping around that thing on the uhf. You didn't know what channel you might find.
Don La Greca
Jack lalanne.
Peter Rosenberg
That's where my brother fell in love with wrestling. You'd find wrestling on there.
Alan Hahn
Oh, wrestling was a big thing in DC. It was channel 50. You go to channel 50, find some random Ric flair, match happened cable ajace. It was the definition of cable.
Unknown
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Don La Greca
I don't want to know how the sausage is made, man. I just want to know. It's good.
Unknown
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Podcast Summary: Don, Hahn & Rosenberg – Hour 2: The List & Portland
Released on March 12, 2025
In the second hour of the "Don, Hahn & Rosenberg" podcast, hosts Don La Greca, Alan Hahn, and Peter Rosenberg delve deep into the realm of cover songs, exploring the best renditions that surpass their original versions. The episode, aptly titled "The List & Portland," not only presents a curated list of standout cover tracks but also intertwines discussions about the Portland Trailblazers, offering listeners a blend of music and sports insights.
The primary focus of this episode revolves around identifying and debating the greatest cover songs of all time. The trio engages in passionate discussions, weighing the merits of each cover against its original counterpart.
"The Sound of Silence" by Disturbed vs. Simon & Garfunkel
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston vs. Dolly Parton
"Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann vs. Bruce Springsteen
"All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix vs. Bob Dylan
"Respect" by Aretha Franklin vs. Otis Redding
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Throughout the episode, listeners actively contribute their favorite cover songs, sparking lively debates among the hosts.
"Hallelujah" by Rufus Wainwright vs. Leonard Cohen
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell vs. Gloria Jones
"Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm vs. Michael Jackson
"You Can't Hurry Love" by Phil Collins vs. The Supremes
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Transitioning from music, the hosts shift focus to the Portland Trailblazers, discussing their recent performance and implications for upcoming games.
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As the episode progresses, the hosts engage in playful exchanges, reflecting on their dynamic and the spirited nature of their discussions.
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Closing Remarks:
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Throughout the episode, the hosts intermittently promote contests and giveaways, engaging listeners with opportunities to win exclusive experiences.
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"Hour 2: The List & Portland" delivers a rich blend of music analysis and sports commentary, showcasing the hosts' deep knowledge and passionate opinions. Through spirited debates, listener interactions, and engaging storytelling, Don, Hahn, and Rosenberg create an entertaining and informative episode that resonates with fans of both music and sports.
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This comprehensive exploration of cover songs, combined with lively sports discussions and audience participation, makes "Hour 2: The List & Portland" a standout episode in the "Don, Hahn & Rosenberg" series.