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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/
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/
#XPNCountdown
#XPNCountdown
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
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
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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Anytime a Florence + The Machine song comes on #XPNCountdown
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December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Anytime a Florence + The Machine song comes on #XPNCountdown
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
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?...
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
Coming in at #733 on the #xpncountdown is Tom Waits’s cover of “Somewhere.” The original tho….
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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
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
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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With #750, her cover of Neil Young's "Philadelphia" is just gorgeous.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLkO...
Philadelphia
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December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This won't be Brandi's last appearance in the #XPNCountdown.
With #750, her cover of Neil Young's "Philadelphia" is just gorgeous.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLkO...
With #750, her cover of Neil Young's "Philadelphia" is just gorgeous.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLkO...
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
Just the best, right? #751 "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" by The 5th Dimension. #XPNCountdown.
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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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
We are ahead of art.
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1. #XPNCountdown
2. #art
3. #Eurovision
4. #SpotifyWrapped
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7. #oc
8. #Israel
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10. #MusicChallenge
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December 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We are ahead of art.
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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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
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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What’s surprising you in the countdown so far?
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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/
December 4, 2025 at 8:39 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/