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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/
That's a wrap on #XPNCountdown day 4 with #511, a cover of "A Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins. We pick it up again tomorrow w/ @kristenkurtis.bsky.social at 8AM & we crossover into the 400's! Thanks for listening. Hope your favorite covers have been played and made the list so far.
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
That's a wrap on #XPNCountdown day 4 with #511, a cover of "A Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins. We pick it up again tomorrow w/ @kristenkurtis.bsky.social at 8AM & we crossover into the 400's! Thanks for listening. Hope your favorite covers have been played and made the list so far.
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This “Leaderboard” of names looks like you might expect from an #XPNCountdown over the years. I’d submit it’s anything but a typical Countdown, though! So many reimagined/reinterpreted works that I’ve never heard, but am really enjoying. Nice voting, peeps and great job @wxpnfm.bsky.social staff!
December 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This “Leaderboard” of names looks like you might expect from an #XPNCountdown over the years. I’d submit it’s anything but a typical Countdown, though! So many reimagined/reinterpreted works that I’ve never heard, but am really enjoying. Nice voting, peeps and great job @wxpnfm.bsky.social staff!
A cover of Dream Baby Dream by The Boss comes in at #532 in the #XPNCountdown. Not familiar with the original by Suicide? Here you go.
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Suicide - Dream Baby Dream (2022 Remaster) [Official Visualiser]
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December 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A cover of Dream Baby Dream by The Boss comes in at #532 in the #XPNCountdown. Not familiar with the original by Suicide? Here you go.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFYM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFYM...
Miss anything from the first three days of the #XPNCountdown? We've got all three days of the countdown archived at Coundtdown Central. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to listen. xpn.org/885-countdown/
885 Greatest Cover Songs Countdown - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart
The 885 Greatest Cover Songs Countdown is here. And this page is your hub while you listen. Tune in each day starting at 8 a.m. to hear the list unfold on WXPN, then come back here and look below to s...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Miss anything from the first three days of the #XPNCountdown? We've got all three days of the countdown archived at Coundtdown Central. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to listen. xpn.org/885-countdown/
Coming in at #537 on #xpncountdown is Carly Simon's cover of The Doobie Brothers' "It Keeps You Running," written by Michael McDonald, who plays keys on her cover of it. She recorded the lp w/ some amazing players and singers: members of Little Feat, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt.
December 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Coming in at #537 on #xpncountdown is Carly Simon's cover of The Doobie Brothers' "It Keeps You Running," written by Michael McDonald, who plays keys on her cover of it. She recorded the lp w/ some amazing players and singers: members of Little Feat, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt.
Have you taken the #xpncountdown quiz yet? Share your certificates with us! Take the quiz on our homebase countdown page: xpn.org/885-countdown/
885 Greatest Cover Songs Countdown - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart
The 885 Greatest Cover Songs Countdown is here. And this page is your hub while you listen. Tune in each day starting at 8 a.m. to hear the list unfold on WXPN, then come back here and look below to s...
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December 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Have you taken the #xpncountdown quiz yet? Share your certificates with us! Take the quiz on our homebase countdown page: xpn.org/885-countdown/
This is the second cover of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” in the #xpncountdown. This cover (#550) is Johnny Cash featuring Joe Strummer of the Clash. The other one was by Joe Strummer himself (#623).
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is the second cover of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” in the #xpncountdown. This cover (#550) is Johnny Cash featuring Joe Strummer of the Clash. The other one was by Joe Strummer himself (#623).
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#KarenCarpenter 's finest hour covering Superstar
That lugubrious sound of her voice on the opening verse
Then so sprightly on the chorus
Pure genius like lightning captured in a bottle!
#KarenCarpenter 's finest hour covering Superstar
That lugubrious sound of her voice on the opening verse
Then so sprightly on the chorus
Pure genius like lightning captured in a bottle!
December 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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#KarenCarpenter 's finest hour covering Superstar
That lugubrious sound of her voice on the opening verse
Then so sprightly on the chorus
Pure genius like lightning captured in a bottle!
#KarenCarpenter 's finest hour covering Superstar
That lugubrious sound of her voice on the opening verse
Then so sprightly on the chorus
Pure genius like lightning captured in a bottle!
Meet the man who tracks cover songs for a living, Ray Padgett. Since 2007, he’s logged thousands of covers for his project 'Cover Me.' According to Padgett, a “great cover” isn’t just a copy; it must have a change in vibe, genre, or energy, making the song feel like something new. #XPNCountdown
December 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Meet the man who tracks cover songs for a living, Ray Padgett. Since 2007, he’s logged thousands of covers for his project 'Cover Me.' According to Padgett, a “great cover” isn’t just a copy; it must have a change in vibe, genre, or energy, making the song feel like something new. #XPNCountdown
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well yes I *do* want a Tina Turner Led Zeppelin cover on Sunday morning, good looking out, #xpncountdown voters
December 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
well yes I *do* want a Tina Turner Led Zeppelin cover on Sunday morning, good looking out, #xpncountdown voters
Brb reminiscing on the Phillies last few seasons…
Callum Scott’s cover of “Dancing On My Own” coming in at no. 582!! #XPNCountdown
Callum Scott’s cover of “Dancing On My Own” coming in at no. 582!! #XPNCountdown
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Brb reminiscing on the Phillies last few seasons…
Callum Scott’s cover of “Dancing On My Own” coming in at no. 582!! #XPNCountdown
Callum Scott’s cover of “Dancing On My Own” coming in at no. 582!! #XPNCountdown
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December 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Did you miss us?! We’re backkkkkkk!!!!
Day four kicks off with Willie Nelson’s cover of “Rainbow Connection” at no. 596! We’re counting down until 5 PM ET today! #XPNCountdown
Tike to lock in: xpn.org/885-countdown/
Day four kicks off with Willie Nelson’s cover of “Rainbow Connection” at no. 596! We’re counting down until 5 PM ET today! #XPNCountdown
Tike to lock in: xpn.org/885-countdown/
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Did you miss us?! We’re backkkkkkk!!!!
Day four kicks off with Willie Nelson’s cover of “Rainbow Connection” at no. 596! We’re counting down until 5 PM ET today! #XPNCountdown
Tike to lock in: xpn.org/885-countdown/
Day four kicks off with Willie Nelson’s cover of “Rainbow Connection” at no. 596! We’re counting down until 5 PM ET today! #XPNCountdown
Tike to lock in: 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/
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
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/
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/
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? 👀
Will anyone catch him? 👀
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December 6, 2025 at 7:58 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? 👀
Will anyone catch him? 👀
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
Music can speak VOLUMES. #XPNCountdown
December 6, 2025 at 5:59 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
Music can speak VOLUMES. #XPNCountdown
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/
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
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/
The story gets more interesting the deeper we go…
Follow along as the list unfolds: xpn.org/885-countdown/
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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
Joe to Nina to Lick the Tins to Dolly/Emmy/Linda? #XPNcountdown
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
George Michael has entered the chat!!! Coming in at no 661 with a cover of Queen’s “Somebody to Love”!!! 💃 #XPNCountdown
You can be a Cover Connoisseur, too!! Take the quiz and share your results: xpn.org/885-countdown/
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December 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
You can be a Cover Connoisseur, too!! Take the quiz and share your results: xpn.org/885-countdown/
#XPNCountdown
#XPNCountdown
December 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with the legendary @robertplant.com about his new album, Saving Grace. www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
How Robert Plant's new band 'saved his sanity' : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
Plant's band, Saving Grace, and singer Suzi Dian helped the rock legend access the "backwoods" of his musical inspiration.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with the legendary @robertplant.com about his new album, Saving Grace. www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
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/
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
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/
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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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
basically: the @wxpnfm.bsky.social listeners during the #XPNCountdown of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs. and we love you all.
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
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