C.E.N.K. #40: "Top 100 Covers of the 21st Century"

Welcome to Episode #40 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast which sees the team delve into their Top 100 cover versions of the 21st century. You can find the link to our complete presentation below which features the podcast, the complete 100 list of covers and an accompanying Spotify playlist so you can check all the songs that we discuss: https://www.4everinelectricdreams.com/home/top-100-covers-of-the-21st-century 00:00 Hi... 02:42 What is a cover song? 26:52 What are some of your favourite covers? 40:45 What do you look for in a cover song? 52:57 Does a song's history impact your love of the new version? 57:22 From the list, what's the most unusual song covered? 60:05 100 Covers + beyond... www.4everinelectricdreams.com Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved growing up and the things that continue to excite and inspire us today. With podcast episodes due on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, and articles from the three of us in support of each episode, there's lots of reasons to visit us again and again, and to join us in our ongoing celebration of the things we can't leave behind.