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It's the #XPNCountdown of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs. Here's what you need to know, the playlist reveal, stats and more. Thanks for listening. xpn.org/885-countdown/
And that’s a wrap on Day 3 of the #XPNCountdown.
Final spin of the day: Bruce Springsteen’s “Chimes of Freedom.”
We’re back tomorrow at 10 a.m. with #596.
Catch up anytime with daily archives on the countdown hub. xpn.org/885-countdown/
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December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Dylan is still the Most-Covered Artist in the #XPNCountdown — 15 so far, with Cat Power’s “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” at #611.

Will anyone catch him? 👀
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December 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
From JAY-Z opening a show with a few bars of “Wonderwall” before launching into “99 Problems,” to Madonna weaving a chorus of "Born This Way" into her performance of "Express Yourself," artists have used covers as clap-backs, or bold commentary.

Music can speak VOLUMES. #XPNCountdown
December 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Countdown nerds, rejoice! We just added a Most Covered Songs tracker to the #XPNCountdown hub.

The story gets more interesting the deeper we go…

Follow along as the list unfolds: xpn.org/885-countdown/
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December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Joe to Nina to Lick the Tins to Dolly/Emmy/Linda? #XPNcountdown
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December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
George Michael has entered the chat!!! Coming in at no 661 with a cover of Queen’s “Somebody to Love”!!! 💃 #XPNCountdown
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December 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
You can be a Cover Connoisseur, too!! Take the quiz and share your results: xpn.org/885-countdown/

#XPNCountdown
December 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
GOOD MORNING!!!!! We’re back spinning more #XPNCountdown cover songs!!

Who’s listening?!
December 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Besties!!!! We hate to say goodbye, but we must! Don't worry, we'll be back with more #XPNCountdown songs tomorrow at 10 AM! See you then 💕

If you missed anything today or yesterday, check out the *NEW* Countdown Archive (right above the Cover Quiz): xpn.org/885-countdown/
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December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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basically: the @wxpnfm.bsky.social listeners during the #XPNCountdown of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs. and we love you all.
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It's actually illegal to not dance to Whitney Houston's cover of "I'm Every Woman"! SO GET OFF YOUR BUTTS AND BOOGIE 💃 #XPNCountdown
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December 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Can you imagine hearing U2's "Night and Day" on Sleepy Hollow?! Well believe it! Bc our very own @somevelvetblog.bsky.social played it back in the day, so glad that wasn't the end of your radio career 🤣 #XPNCountdown
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December 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Anytime a Florence + The Machine song comes on #XPNCountdown
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December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So, what’s up with song #727 on the #xpnCountdown by Jeff Beck? This is an instrumental version of “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers,” a song Stevie Wonder wrote with lyrics for his wife on the album Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta from 1974. Here’s the original. youtu.be/UKt-zMH8c3c?...
Cause We've Ended As Lovers
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December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Coming in at #733 on the #xpncountdown is Tom Waits’s cover of “Somewhere.” The original tho….
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West Side Story (8/10) Movie CLIP - Somewhere (1961) HD
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December 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Through song no. 750...so far, we've had 2 versions of "Jolene," (Mindy Smith, Paula Cole); 2 versions of "...Baby One More Time" (Fountains of Wayne, Bowling For Soup). We've had 2 songs w/ same name but different song - "Crazy" (and neither of them were written by Willie!) #XPNCountdown
Stats I want to see for the #XPNCountdown: when the original song was released, when the cover was released, and most of all, tracking how many versions of the song being covered! We've already had a couple versions of some tracks
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This won't be Brandi's last appearance in the #XPNCountdown.
With #750, her cover of Neil Young's "Philadelphia" is just gorgeous.

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Philadelphia
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December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Just the best, right? #751 "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" by The 5th Dimension. #XPNCountdown.

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗔𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗨𝗦 ♒︎ 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻 - [Extended]
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December 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Good morning Countdowners! Kristen is rocking song #756 - a cover of "California Dreaming" by a solo album by Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist and singer Eddie Hazel and we'll go until 4pm today. Did you have any surprises from yesterday? #XPNCountdown
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Day 1 of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs Countdown is in the books — and all the surprises, discoveries, and “wait, that exists?” moments made today a best day on the dial.

We’re back tomorrow at 8 a.m. with Song #756.

And don’t miss Amber Miller’s Post-Game Recap tonight at 8 p.m.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
We are ahead of art.
December 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Proof the countdown still surprises the pros: Dan Reed just said on air he’d never heard #779 — Def Leppard’s cover of “Personal Jesus.”

What’s surprising you in the countdown so far?

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Def Leppard - Personal Jesus
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December 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It's the #XPNCountdown of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs. Here's what you need to know, the playlist reveal, stats and more. Thanks for listening. xpn.org/885-countdown/
December 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM