Drew Sudell
@asudell.bsky.social
Writes software for money. Listens to music for joy. Plays guitar for fun (and to feed my delusion of getting good)
http://www.drewsudell.org/
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Listening to the discussion with @somevelvetblog.bsky.social @jmcgnn.bsky.social and Joey Sweeney about covers and it hit me. No songs from Shelby Lynne's Just A Little Lovin' album of Dusty Springfield songs. And she toured that album at XPN fest.
December 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Listening to the discussion with @somevelvetblog.bsky.social @jmcgnn.bsky.social and Joey Sweeney about covers and it hit me. No songs from Shelby Lynne's Just A Little Lovin' album of Dusty Springfield songs. And she toured that album at XPN fest.
The only cover that matters -The Clash, I Fought The Law
Now 5/10 for my votes and pretty confident that at least two more are to come on #XPNCountdown
Now 5/10 for my votes and pretty confident that at least two more are to come on #XPNCountdown
December 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The only cover that matters -The Clash, I Fought The Law
Now 5/10 for my votes and pretty confident that at least two more are to come on #XPNCountdown
Now 5/10 for my votes and pretty confident that at least two more are to come on #XPNCountdown
So that's 12 covers for Linda Ronstadt, the most of any artist in the #XPNCountdown and we still haven't gotten to my vote. Back in the USA is still to com.
Her covers are a master class in pop music. I learned about a lot of artists from her.
Her covers are a master class in pop music. I learned about a lot of artists from her.
December 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
So that's 12 covers for Linda Ronstadt, the most of any artist in the #XPNCountdown and we still haven't gotten to my vote. Back in the USA is still to com.
Her covers are a master class in pop music. I learned about a lot of artists from her.
Her covers are a master class in pop music. I learned about a lot of artists from her.
If I'm not mistaken those two from Linda Ronstadt were the first back to back covers from the same artist. #XPNCountdown
December 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If I'm not mistaken those two from Linda Ronstadt were the first back to back covers from the same artist. #XPNCountdown
Townes doing Dead Flowers. That's 3/10 for me now in #XPNCountdown
December 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Townes doing Dead Flowers. That's 3/10 for me now in #XPNCountdown
Please tell me that Weird Al's "Bob" counts as a (very loose) cover of "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and that people thought to vote for it. It needs to be in the #XPNCountdown.
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Please tell me that Weird Al's "Bob" counts as a (very loose) cover of "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and that people thought to vote for it. It needs to be in the #XPNCountdown.
Nice. Lucy Dacus didn't really register in my head when I was voting. But that's number two and I'm glad enough other people did think of her.
Part of #XPNCountdown is the "oh, wish I'd thought of that" effect
Part of #XPNCountdown is the "oh, wish I'd thought of that" effect
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Nice. Lucy Dacus didn't really register in my head when I was voting. But that's number two and I'm glad enough other people did think of her.
Part of #XPNCountdown is the "oh, wish I'd thought of that" effect
Part of #XPNCountdown is the "oh, wish I'd thought of that" effect
Who wrote Wagon Wheel, is complicated.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagon_W...
If nobody can say who wrote it, it's a folk song :)
#XPNCountdown
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagon_W...
If nobody can say who wrote it, it's a folk song :)
#XPNCountdown
December 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Who wrote Wagon Wheel, is complicated.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagon_W...
If nobody can say who wrote it, it's a folk song :)
#XPNCountdown
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagon_W...
If nobody can say who wrote it, it's a folk song :)
#XPNCountdown
John Prine covering Clay Pigeons makes me rethink my votes, and all sorts of life choices. There have been a few "how could I have not voted for ..." events but this wins. Voting is hard. #XPNCountdown
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
John Prine covering Clay Pigeons makes me rethink my votes, and all sorts of life choices. There have been a few "how could I have not voted for ..." events but this wins. Voting is hard. #XPNCountdown
Dar Williams Comfortably Numb. I wasn't sure if i'd be the only vote for this. I guess not. Currently 2/10 for #XPNCountdown
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Dar Williams Comfortably Numb. I wasn't sure if i'd be the only vote for this. I guess not. Currently 2/10 for #XPNCountdown
Nice! I missed Dave Bromberg at 6, went to site and what's streaming but a replay Dave Bromberg doing Mr Bojangles. His commentary alone is worth the price of admission. #XPNCountdown.
December 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Nice! I missed Dave Bromberg at 6, went to site and what's streaming but a replay Dave Bromberg doing Mr Bojangles. His commentary alone is worth the price of admission. #XPNCountdown.
Haters can hate, but I'm quite pleased that Emmylou's Poncho and Lefty came in higher than the one by Willie and Merle on #XPNCountdown
December 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Haters can hate, but I'm quite pleased that Emmylou's Poncho and Lefty came in higher than the one by Willie and Merle on #XPNCountdown
Heard Willie's cover of Rainbow Connection lead off #XPNCountdown today while in the car. Had to check the status page when I got home. ASCAP may disagree, but that is the correct original artist to list.
Gotta credit the frog.
Gotta credit the frog.
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Heard Willie's cover of Rainbow Connection lead off #XPNCountdown today while in the car. Had to check the status page when I got home. ASCAP may disagree, but that is the correct original artist to list.
Gotta credit the frog.
Gotta credit the frog.
And that's the first "two covers of the same song" Britney Spears' ... Baby One More Time covered by Bowing for Soup (no 857) and Fountains of Wayne (no 759) #XPNCountdown
December 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
And that's the first "two covers of the same song" Britney Spears' ... Baby One More Time covered by Bowing for Soup (no 857) and Fountains of Wayne (no 759) #XPNCountdown
Was that the first back to back original artist, with Talking Heads cover on #XPNCountdown
December 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Was that the first back to back original artist, with Talking Heads cover on #XPNCountdown
Mr. Bojangles on 885 Covers #XPNCountdown, I like this one by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band a lot but honestly the Dave Bromberg live version is tops. His back story on the song is wort the price of admission.
December 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Mr. Bojangles on 885 Covers #XPNCountdown, I like this one by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band a lot but honestly the Dave Bromberg live version is tops. His back story on the song is wort the price of admission.
secondhandsongs.com is an online database of covers and might be a useful resource for folks listening to 885 covers on #XPNCountdown.
SecondHandSongs
Find out who performed the original version of a particular song, or who covered or sampled that song. Unlike many related
sites, we try to be as complete as possible (not just p...
secondhandsongs.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
secondhandsongs.com is an online database of covers and might be a useful resource for folks listening to 885 covers on #XPNCountdown.
A free and independent press is essential to democracy. The role of the press is not to repeat the official party line. It's to tell the public how that party line differs from reality.
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
n.pr
October 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A free and independent press is essential to democracy. The role of the press is not to repeat the official party line. It's to tell the public how that party line differs from reality.
Way to be presidential.
Yea, what if a bomb drops on your head?
Yea, what if a bomb drops on your head?
Trump is ask what happens if Russia breaks the ceasefire and rants about how unfair Putin has been treated:
"That was a phony Hunter Biden, Joe Biden scam. Hillary Clinton, shifty Adam Schiff. A Democrat scam. And he had to go through it. And he did go through it... He had nothing to do with it."
"That was a phony Hunter Biden, Joe Biden scam. Hillary Clinton, shifty Adam Schiff. A Democrat scam. And he had to go through it. And he did go through it... He had nothing to do with it."
February 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Way to be presidential.
Yea, what if a bomb drops on your head?
Yea, what if a bomb drops on your head?
Not sure about anyone else , but I did not have "new president hangs copy of his mug shot in white house for visitors to admire" on my bingo card.
President Trump's mug shot is one of the first things visitors will see when approaching the Oval Office.
A gold-framed Trump mug shot is hanging just outside the Oval Office
President Trump's mug shot is one of the first things visitors will see when approaching the Oval Office.
www.npr.org
February 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Not sure about anyone else , but I did not have "new president hangs copy of his mug shot in white house for visitors to admire" on my bingo card.
Reposted by Drew Sudell
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Elon Musk is a dick,
And he’s robbing you too.
Violets are blue,
Elon Musk is a dick,
And he’s robbing you too.
February 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Elon Musk is a dick,
And he’s robbing you too.
Violets are blue,
Elon Musk is a dick,
And he’s robbing you too.
Reposted by Drew Sudell
Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging?
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
February 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging?
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
Reposted by Drew Sudell
Thank you @rollingstone.com and thank you all for the support over the last 24 hrs.
February 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Thank you @rollingstone.com and thank you all for the support over the last 24 hrs.
So basically it's a gaggle of petulant four year olds run amok breaking stuff like bulls in a china shop.
Anyone feel like "we're great" yet?
Me neither.
Anyone feel like "we're great" yet?
Me neither.
February 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
So basically it's a gaggle of petulant four year olds run amok breaking stuff like bulls in a china shop.
Anyone feel like "we're great" yet?
Me neither.
Anyone feel like "we're great" yet?
Me neither.