I ended up with a very (not very) respectable 10 points on the #XPNcountdown #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard but it was a really fun, crazy week to listen to some deep cuts & great music. Thanks, #WXPN. If you're not a member, WHY NOT? If you are, send a thank you donation if you can. Until next year.
December 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I ended up with a very (not very) respectable 10 points on the #XPNcountdown #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard but it was a really fun, crazy week to listen to some deep cuts & great music. Thanks, #WXPN. If you're not a member, WHY NOT? If you are, send a thank you donation if you can. Until next year.
Heading into the top 50 of the #XPNCountdown with 9.75 points on my #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard. With the range we’ve had from #51–#100, this could truly go anywhere.
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5 pts - top 5
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December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Heading into the top 50 of the #XPNCountdown with 9.75 points on my #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard. With the range we’ve had from #51–#100, this could truly go anywhere.
JOSS STONE ARRIVES! Now do the Beach Boys cover that I had on MY list... ;-) #XPNcountdown
(Now sitting at 5 points)
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(Now sitting at 5 points)
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December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
JOSS STONE ARRIVES! Now do the Beach Boys cover that I had on MY list... ;-) #XPNcountdown
(Now sitting at 5 points)
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(Now sitting at 5 points)
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THIS WAS THE COVER I *MEANT* TO SUBMIT when I put in "Sittin on the Dock of the Bay" (Also a great cover). Sara doing Goodbye Yellow Brick Road raises goosebumps EVERY TIME. (Now at 4.75 points) #XPNcountdown
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS WAS THE COVER I *MEANT* TO SUBMIT when I put in "Sittin on the Dock of the Bay" (Also a great cover). Sara doing Goodbye Yellow Brick Road raises goosebumps EVERY TIME. (Now at 4.75 points) #XPNcountdown
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Oh, Lake Street Dive. You rock. I'm still waiting for The Civil Wars cover of "I Want You Back" but I finally gained some more points this morning to put me at 4.5. #XPNcountdown
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December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Oh, Lake Street Dive. You rock. I'm still waiting for The Civil Wars cover of "I Want You Back" but I finally gained some more points this morning to put me at 4.5. #XPNcountdown
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Day 6 of #XPNcountdown and the #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard math is fun math.
1 pt = 1 = Wildflowers by The Wailin' Jennys
0.5 pt = 1 = (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You x2
0.25 pt = 2.5 = Ella #654, #882 | Lucy #547 | Brandi #463, #474, #501, #505, #706, #750 | Beyonce #431
1 pt = 1 = Wildflowers by The Wailin' Jennys
0.5 pt = 1 = (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You x2
0.25 pt = 2.5 = Ella #654, #882 | Lucy #547 | Brandi #463, #474, #501, #505, #706, #750 | Beyonce #431
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5 pts - top 5
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December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Day 6 of #XPNcountdown and the #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard math is fun math.
1 pt = 1 = Wildflowers by The Wailin' Jennys
0.5 pt = 1 = (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You x2
0.25 pt = 2.5 = Ella #654, #882 | Lucy #547 | Brandi #463, #474, #501, #505, #706, #750 | Beyonce #431
1 pt = 1 = Wildflowers by The Wailin' Jennys
0.5 pt = 1 = (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You x2
0.25 pt = 2.5 = Ella #654, #882 | Lucy #547 | Brandi #463, #474, #501, #505, #706, #750 | Beyonce #431
Brandi's beautiful Joni cover brings me up to 4 points. A Case Of You. <3 #XPNcountdown
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December 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Brandi's beautiful Joni cover brings me up to 4 points. A Case Of You. <3 #XPNcountdown
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OHHH! Tori's cover of "Time" is an ALL-TIME FAVORITE that I forgot about. I have goosebumps. Love it so much. So glad it showed up on the countdown. Waiting for "Thank You" but up to 3.75 points. #XPNcountdown
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December 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
OHHH! Tori's cover of "Time" is an ALL-TIME FAVORITE that I forgot about. I have goosebumps. Love it so much. So glad it showed up on the countdown. Waiting for "Thank You" but up to 3.75 points. #XPNcountdown
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3.5 points. Brandi coming in with Black Hole Sun! I'd have put this one on my list, but I knew I could count on my fellow listeners for this one! #XPNcountdown
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December 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
3.5 points. Brandi coming in with Black Hole Sun! I'd have put this one on my list, but I knew I could count on my fellow listeners for this one! #XPNcountdown
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Still hoping to hear the near-unrecognizable Civil Wars version of "I Want You Back" at some point before the end, but now thanks to Graham Parker, I'm at 3.25 points in this little scorecard game... #XPNcountdown
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December 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Still hoping to hear the near-unrecognizable Civil Wars version of "I Want You Back" at some point before the end, but now thanks to Graham Parker, I'm at 3.25 points in this little scorecard game... #XPNcountdown
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On this, the 2nd week of the #XPNCountdown ... So far my #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard tally is 3.25. With only one of my top 10 getting airtime so far, there's a lot of room left to amass points this week.
(I mathed wrong in my previous version of this post. Pass the coffee.)
(I mathed wrong in my previous version of this post. Pass the coffee.)
#XPNcountdown #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard
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0.25 pt - Any of your cover artists covers a different song
2 pts - Any of your 10 cover songs in the top 25 songs
3 pts - top 10
5 pts - top 5
10 pts - # 1
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5 pts - top 5
10 pts - # 1
December 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
On this, the 2nd week of the #XPNCountdown ... So far my #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard tally is 3.25. With only one of my top 10 getting airtime so far, there's a lot of room left to amass points this week.
(I mathed wrong in my previous version of this post. Pass the coffee.)
(I mathed wrong in my previous version of this post. Pass the coffee.)
Brandi brings me another incremental score with her "Halelujah" - Now sitting at 2.75 and loving every note. #XPNcountdown
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December 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Brandi brings me another incremental score with her "Halelujah" - Now sitting at 2.75 and loving every note. #XPNcountdown
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Brandi's lovely cover of 'Space Oddity' brings me to 2.5 points, but I'm starting to wonder if I'll hear any of my actual picks at this point... I either chose very well, or very poorly, haha #XPNcountdown
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December 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Brandi's lovely cover of 'Space Oddity' brings me to 2.5 points, but I'm starting to wonder if I'll hear any of my actual picks at this point... I either chose very well, or very poorly, haha #XPNcountdown
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With The Civil Wars covering 'Billie Jean' at #589 over the weekend, I start the week at 2.25 points, and await my choice of 'I Want You Back' to show up later on... #XPNcountdown
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December 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
With The Civil Wars covering 'Billie Jean' at #589 over the weekend, I start the week at 2.25 points, and await my choice of 'I Want You Back' to show up later on... #XPNcountdown
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Had to do some errands. I get that Brandi right after the Free at Noon was jarring, but what a sweet cover. Also, brings my humble little Scorecard to 2.0 points... #XPNcountdown
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December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Had to do some errands. I get that Brandi right after the Free at Noon was jarring, but what a sweet cover. Also, brings my humble little Scorecard to 2.0 points... #XPNcountdown
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Tori covers are top-tier. Still holding out for "Thank You"...
1.75 points... #XPNcountdown
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1.75 points... #XPNcountdown
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December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Tori covers are top-tier. Still holding out for "Thank You"...
1.75 points... #XPNcountdown
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1.75 points... #XPNcountdown
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I'm going to end up with a lot of points from Brandi, I think...
1.5 points... #XPNcountdown
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1.5 points... #XPNcountdown
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December 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm going to end up with a lot of points from Brandi, I think...
1.5 points... #XPNcountdown
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1.5 points... #XPNcountdown
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1.25 points now... I have The Sundays for "Wild Horses" -- That one will likely land way closer to the top... But I also fully thought it was a Stones cover, so I learned something today, too. #XPNcountdown
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December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
1.25 points now... I have The Sundays for "Wild Horses" -- That one will likely land way closer to the top... But I also fully thought it was a Stones cover, so I learned something today, too. #XPNcountdown
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December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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1 & 1/6 points now (I think the fractions will get old fast, lol)... I have Tori Amos for Led Zeppelin's "Thank You"--but Chris Cornell is an EXCELLENT cover. #XPNcountdown
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December 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
1 & 1/6 points now (I think the fractions will get old fast, lol)... I have Tori Amos for Led Zeppelin's "Thank You"--but Chris Cornell is an EXCELLENT cover. #XPNcountdown
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My first 1/8 point of the countdown for me on this one... I have Tori for Led Zeppelin's "Thank You". #XPNcountdown
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December 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My first 1/8 point of the countdown for me on this one... I have Tori for Led Zeppelin's "Thank You". #XPNcountdown
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