Uncovering the Cover

Pensemos en las grandes rivalidades en la historia de la música… Tupac vs Biggie, Eric Clapton vs George Harrison, Slash y Axl Rose, NSYNC y Backstreet Boys, Michael Jackson vs Prince, Eminem vs el resto del mundo, o Taylor Swift vs Kanye West… A propósito, de ellos hablamos en nuestro más reciente episodio, "Taylor's Version of the Music Industry". Escúchalo AQUÍ. ¿Y qué tal si hablamos de rivalidades en la música latina? Tito Puente y Tito Rodríguez, Thalía vs Paulina Rubio, Charly García vs Andrés Calamaro, Luis Miguel vs Cristian Castro, o la Fania All-Stars vs Puerto Rico All-Stars… Muchas son las razones para la existencia de estas rivalidades. Envidia, tragos, mujeres, mayor éxito del uno sobre el otro, o incluso peleas físicas, pero sea quien sea que tenga la razón, y sin importar las circunstancias, la música siempre nos ha dado razones para tomar uno u otro lugar. Si nuestro artista favorito tiene un pleito con otro, gran cantidad de sus seguidores probablemente deje de escuchar al otro y en casos más extremos se formarán hordas de fanáticos que peleen con las de su rival, como si fueran barras bravas de equipos de fútbol. La historia de hoy en Uncovering the Cover se originó gracias a la rivalidad entre dos músicos del folclor colombiano por allá a comienzos de los años 1900s. Una rivalidad que nos trajo una de las canciones colombianas más conocidas de la historia, que cuenta la historia de enemistad y disputa musical entre dos trovadores que son considerados leyendas del vallenato colombiano. La de hoy es, además, la historia del vallenato mismo tal y como lo conocemos hoy en día, ese que deposita en el acordeón todo su peso y acordes centrales, que por esos años comenzaba a evolucionar gracias a la llegada del acordeón alemán a la costa norte de Colombia. Una historia que nos hará pasar por un pequeño pueblo al norte de ese país llamado Urumita, nos llevará hasta Madrid, España y al mismo tiempo nos hará bailar por todo Hispanoamérica. Una historia que además nos pondrá a hablar de literatura, y de cómo Gabriel García Márquez en vez de escribir novelas componía vallenatos de más de 400 páginas. Hoy, vamos a conocer la historia de una canción que además le abrió las puertas a los artistas colombianos que han cruzado fronteras convirtiéndose en ídolos de la música latina. Esto es Uncovering the Cover: “A Carlos Vives le cayó La Gota Fría”. --- Visítanos en PinzonDiego.com | Síguenos en Instagram @uncoveringthecover | Escucha cada una de las canciones que suenan en este episodio en nuestra Playlist de Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wqFUCaoZxVFGqFQQPrfQT?si=uf0HSFtbQKuV5UOgQXxiEw&dl_branch=1

This is the story about the fight for fair compensation and creative freedom. Taylor Swift recently released the re-recording of her 2008 best-selling album Fearless, in an attempt to have control over her own music, after a long and exhausting battle with former music label, Big Machine Records and entrepreneur Scooter Braun. But, Swift is not the first one to re-record an entire album or entire songs because of a dispute with her music label, several other artists from Def Leppard to JoJo to Blondie and even Frank Sinatra have done the same thing in order to gain full control of their own recordings… and sometimes, because of plain greediness. Welcome to Uncovering the Cover, the podcast where we tell the stories of the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations. I'm your host Diego Pinzón, and today we're doing things a bit different. We're going to explore re-recordings - which one could argue is a form of covering your own music -, how it has been shaping the music industry and how Taylor Swift will completely reshape how record labels treat master recordings ownership clauses in the future. This is Uncovering the Cover, Taylor's Version of the music industry. If you want to listen to the episode while reading a FULL TRANSCRIPT of this episode, just CLICK HERE! To listen to every single song featured on this episode, CLICK HERE for our Spotify playlist about this episode. -- This is the episode we make a reference to: "I Will Always Love You, from Dolly Parton to Whitney Houston". Follow us on Instagram @uncoveringthecover --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's already been a month since Daft Punk split up. The most famous French duo since the Lumière brothers decided to call it quits to their almost thirty years of music career. They have become the most influential dance & electronic music artists in the past three decades, the precursors of French house and EDM and one the most lovable pop acts since the 1990s. But, they actually started as a punk rock band - together with a current member of the alternative band Phoenix - and it's actually thanks to a review by a British magazine that we have the name of this electronic music duo, which dominated electronic music for three decades until their separation in February 2021. Today, we're going taking a look at the career of the most influential French duo since the Lumière brothers, a duo which defined a new era of pop music and created a wave of electronic sounds that are still present today. This is Uncovering the Cover: how Daft Punk changed the world! Check out here our episode on Sampling: https://pinzondiego.com/from-the-beatles-to-drake-to-beyonce-and-old-town-road-how-sampling-gave-music-another-meaning/ Vist us at PinzonDiego.com/podcast and follow us on Instagram.com/uncoveringthecover --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Este episodio fue publicado originalmente en inglés en febrero de 2020. Esta es la versión en español de la historia detrás de “Last Kiss”, la emblemática canción de Pearl Jam a finales de los 90. El de inglés es hasta hoy, nuestro episodio con más descargas, y como varios de ustedes lo pidieron y por el éxito que ha tenido este episodio, aquí está la versión de este episodio en español… ¡es como si le hubiéramos hecho un cover! Ya pasó un mes desde el Día de San Valentín, un día que se celebra sobretodo en los Estados Unidos, pero que recientemente ha tenido una amplia acogida en los demás países alrededor del mundo. Durante esos días cercanos al 14 de febrero, probablemente escuchaste e incluso dedicaste una gran cantidad de canciones de amor que parece ya no podemos soportar ... Bien, si has tenido una sobredosis de canciones de amor, aquí hay algo para ti. Muchos considerarían a esta como una canción de amor, pero te sorprendería saber que el subgénero de música al que pertenece esta canción se conoce como “La Canción de Tragedia Adolescente” y en realidad, es menos romántico de lo que piensas. La de Pearl Jam es quizás la versión más reconocible de esta canción. Una canción que casi por accidente se convirtió en la más popular hasta el día de hoy, de la Banda de grunge de Seattle. Una canción que se convirtió también en un éxito con otras dos bandas de rock n roll. Es una canción que trascendió a tres generaciones diferentes de fanáticos del rock que infiltraron la canción en las listas de éxitos populares en las décadas de 1960, 1970 y 1990. Esta canción también tiene un impacto profundo en la música latinoamericana, ya que posee una larga tradición en el folclore y la cultura latinoamericana, la mayoría de la gente cree incluso que la canción era originalmente en español debido a los éxitos que se popularizaron en versión bolero. La canción se convirtió en la insignia de un subgénero musical muy singular que enganchó a los adolescentes en Estados Unidos durante los años 50 y 60, con canciones sobre la muerte, el amor adolescente y accidentes automovilísticos fatales. Pero a pesar de todo lo anterior, la versión original de esta canción fue un rotundo fracaso comercial. Esto es Uncovering the Cover: El Último Beso. Visítanos en PinzonDiego.com/podcast y síguenos en Instagram.com/uncoveringthecover "Last Kiss", episodio en inglés: https://pinzondiego.com/last-kiss-uncovering-the-cover-podcast/

¡Bienvenidos a Uncovering the Cover, EN ESPAÑOL! Este es nuestro primer episodio en tu idioma, y junto a "Start Spreading the News" (en inglés), lanzamos oficialmente nuestra segunda temporada. Pensemos en esto por un momento… ha llegado el día en que todos podemos volver a reunirnos con nuestros amigos en el bar de karaoke más famoso de la ciudad. Mientras estás buscando en el libro del bar aquella canción con la que logras impresionar a propios y a extraños, de repente el dj del lugar anuncia a tu mejor amiga, quien con su reconocido desdén se dirige hacia el escenario. Al llegar, ella toma el micrófono en sus manos, se ubica en la tarima con su particular pose de cantante de los 80 y comienzan a sonar aquellos acordes de guitarra acústica acompañados por ese piano en sol menor que te lleva a la época en que te rompieron el corazón, y justo cuando aparecen las letras en los monitores del bar, tu amiga pone una sonrisa mientras se acerca el micrófono a su cara e inmediatamente todo el bar comienza a corear unas poéticas y eróticas palabras: "fue más o menos así". Y mientras muchos nos hemos reído de esta canción a media que hemos ido creciendo con otros géneros musicales, e incluso le hemos puesto el sello de “música para planchar”. Sin embargo, esta canción de 1981, hace exactamente 40 años, fue la que catapultó la carrera musical de la cantante mexicana Yuri y puso su nombre en cada emisora radial del mundo de habla hispana. Pero quizás, lo más importante es que “Maldita Primavera”, o “Maledetta Primavera”, fue la canción que revitalizó y consolidó una nueva ola de la balada italiana en la música latina. Bienvenidos a Uncovering the Cover, el podcast donde te contamos las historias detrás de las canciones que han capturado nuestra imaginación… a través de cada generación. Soy Diego Pinzón… y hoy, vamos a conocer la historia de una canción que nos ha puesto a cantar más de una vez, en un bar de karaoke, o mientras maldecimos a quien nos rompió el corazón. Una canción que puso a Yuri en el mapa pero que en Europa ya había tenido un éxito significativo, aunque en otro idioma. Esto es Uncovering the Cover: “Para Enamorarnos Pasó Una Hora y Pasó Ligera”. --- Quiero recordarte que este es nuestro primer episodio en español. es además nuestro gran lanzamiento de la segunda temporada, que viene precargado con dos episodios al mismo tiempo, este en español y otro en inglés, que se llama “start spreading the news”. Síguenos en Instagram @uncoveringthecover porque ahí vas a poder votar por las canciones que vamos a desglosar en los próximos episodios. y si te puedo pedir algo más, suscríbete a nuestro podcast y si te gusta el episodio déjanos una reseña, de esta manera el algoritmo hará que más personas conozcan de Uncovering the Cover. PinzonDiego.com/podcast

Welcome to Season 2! Today we're throwing it back to kick off this new season of Uncovering the Cover. What's the first thing you think of when you hear the words “New York”? The Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Central Park, Times Square? How about melting away those small town blues to make a brand new start? How about making it there so that you can make it anywhere? That's exactly what happened with the song we're uncovering today. Yes, of course, we're talking about "Theme from New York, New York" Back in 1979, Frank Sinatra recorded one of his most beloved hits, the song that's played every time at the end of every New York Yankees home game, the song that embraced the City in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the song which has strengthen the solidarity of those living in the capital of the world during the Coronavirus pandemic. A song that was actually written as the theme song for a film by New York's own Martin Scorcese, and is in the back of our mind every time we think of and step into New York City. In fact, if it wasn't because of actor Robert de Niro, we probably wouldn't have “New york, New york” now. Welcome to Uncovering the Cover, the podcast where we tell the stories of the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations. I'm your host Diego Pinzón… and today, we're uncovering a song that has been covered by many artists, but most people believe it's originally by Frank Sinatra. This is Uncovering the Cover: “Start Spreading the News”. --- We have adapted some changes that you will see starting today! First, we're not giving away the name of the song we're uncovering in the title of the episode anymore, in contrast, we will hint by titling each episode with something related to the song, but not the title per se. Ideally, this will help spark a little bit your curiosity. Second, and this is perhaps the most important change we're adapting, it's now up to you to decide which song is uncovered next, so follow us on Instagram @uncoveringthecover, because that's where you can vote for the cover we're uncovering next week! Just go on into our stories and choose which of those songs should be uncovered next week! Third, starting today, we will also have some episodes in Spanish! as you can see now on our podcast feed, we have launched two episodes at the same time, this one and a second one in español. That episode is titled “Para Enamorarnos Pasó una Hora y Pasó Ligera”, about one of the Spanish songs you remember the most when you're heartbroken. So many fans of Uncovering the Cover from Latin America got in contact with us, and this is why we're now going bilingual! … And if you want to improve your Spanish, we've also included a very special section on our Spanish episodes, so that you can listen and learn Spanish at the same time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

¡Sí, en español! Uncovering the Cover regresa con su segunda temporada este próximo mes de febrero dispuesto a arruinar tu canción favorita. Tu podcast favorito ahora será también en tu idioma. Conoce la historia detrás de las canciones más famosas de la música en español, aquellas canciones que nos han marcado de por vida. ¿Quieres saber todo acerca de esa canción que te recuerda a tu infancia? ¿Quieres prepararte para tu próxima noche de karaoke o para sacar a bailar a tu tía en las próximas fiestas navideñas? Pop, rock, música de plancha, salsa, merengue, balada... todas tienen una historia, y si es un cover, aquí conocerás su historia. A partir de ahora se vienen cosas emocionantes en Uncovering the Cover, porque además que también tendremos episodios en español, tú serás quién decida qué canción descubrimos en el capítulo siguiente y, por supuesto, también seguiremos teniendo nuestros episodios en inglés, descubriendo los cóvers más emblemáticos en la historia de la música. Comenzando con nuestro regreso al final de este mes, recibirás automáticamente un capítulo en inglés y uno en español, para que sigas conectándote con tu podcast favorito. Uncovering the Cover, donde te contamos la historia real detrás de las canciones que han capturado nuestra imaginación… a través de cada generación. No te vas a querer perder esta segunda temporada, porque te VA. A. VOLAR. LA. CABEZA. ¡Uncovering the Cover, el podcast para melómanos como tú regresa a tu plataforma de podcast favorita! Suscríbete ahora mismo para ser el primero en escuchar nuestros nuevos episodios, y si aún no has escuchado los episodios de la primera temporada, ve ahora mismo y disfruta. Uncovering the Cover, donde la música va más allá de la memoria. PinzonDiego.com/podcast, y síguenos en Instagram @uncoveringthecover

Uncovering the Cover is back! This February 2021, we're coming with a second season that will BLOW. YOUR. MIND. All the songs that remind you of your childhood, the ones you blasted on your first iPod when you had just gotten your heart broken, and all the real stories behind the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations! There are a couple of amazing updates for Season 2. First, and the best part, you get to be part of the show! Starting with the first episode which is dropping at the end of the month, you will get to decide which song gets uncovered for the following episode! And, second, because so many of you requested it, Uncovering the Cover is now also going to be available en ESPAÑOL! Starting with our first episode, we'll be dropping another episode entirely in spanish, para todos ustedes que quieren conocer la historia detrás de los cóvers más famosos de la música latina, and for those of you who want to practice your spanish! Uncovering the Cover, the podcast for music fans is coming back to whatever platform you get your podcasts from! Stay tuned and subscribe to be the first one to listen to our new episodes once they get published. And if you haven't listened to Season 1, you're still on time to start binge-listening! Uncovering the Cover, where music becomes more than a memory! PinzonDiego.com/podcast, and follow us on Instagram @uncoveringthecover

Today marks our ninth month making this podcast and we can't be any more grateful! This is our 16th episode and it will be the last one of Season 1. Don't worry, we're coming back in 2021 with more Uncovering the Cover! We want to close our first season with a bang! A hit! A knock! And particularly a knock on heaven's door! When Bob Dylan wrote "Knocking On Heaven's Door" he didn't mean it as a religious metaphor; in fact, this is a story about villains, cowboys, murder, suffering, the old west, movies and rock n roll. A song which was inspired by a sheriff who's crying out and begging his wife - and not his mama - to put an end to his suffering, and it's the subject of so many covers, of which perhaps the one from the Guns N Roses is the most popular in recent decades. But if it wasn't for Billy the Kid, the famous outlaw who in the Wild West, murdered eight men in 1881 before being shot and killed at the age of 21, this song might have never even existed. So, what does a rock band who first played this song during their concerts in 1987, like Guns N Roses have to do with Billy the Kid, who lived more than a century before them? ------> If you need to, you can read a full transcript of this episode by CLICKING HERE or going to PinzonDiego.com/podcast. ------> Follow us on Instagram to stay in touch with us, @uncoveringthecover. This is our last full episode of Season 1 of Uncovering the Cover, but we'll have a few surprises for you during the next weeks. We'll be back in FULL FORCE next year! Thank you for listening! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In 1997, music was a mix of everything and anything coming together. Several music genres were thrown into a melting pot that exacerbated our senses. It was a year when radio and MTV defined what pop music was going to become during the last years of the millennium, and while doing so provided us with new trends in pop culture. It was a time when there was compulsive fear of the Y2K and the end of the world as we approached the end of the millennium, and the time when TV comedies had fake laughs throughout their episodes and reality TV was becoming the primary cultural export of the American entertainment industry. Specifically, in music this is the decade when grunge defined a generation, when gangsta rap became mainstream, when teenage pop captivated masses of screaming teenagers, when Eurodance reigned supreme on radio and dance floors across the world and when some of the most powerful female voices made us drop our jaws in awe. In the middle of all of this, there was Natalie Imbruglia, an Australian soap opera actress and model turned singer who captivated the music industry and had one of the most-heard songs on the radio that year. This is Uncovering the Cover: Torn, the story behind Natalie Imbruglia's one-hit wonder in the 90s. Go to PinzonDiego.com/podcast to answer a short survey about what you want to listen to on Season 2 of Uncovering the Cover (coming in 2012). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Fifty seven years ago, one of the most danceable tunes in rock n roll made us shake it up baby, now… And although this catchy rhythm, with a huge influence from Cuban Mambo, wasn't The Beatles' first top three single, it was their first hit not written by John Lennon or Paul McCartney. Out of the many covers The Beatles recorded during their career, “Twist And Shout” was the band's first cover hit. Many people still believe that this song was written by The Beatles, but that's why we're here! In fact, we may not know the name of the songwriters of “Twist And Shout”, but we have all definitely heard their songs. One of them has a mysterious past that involves a failed attempt to be a performer, and ended up being one of the most important songwriters of the 1960s. But, he did it under three different aliases. He wrote and produced all the songs he's remembered for in a span of eight years, and although he is less remembered than his songs, the British invasion bands owe him plenty of respect… and royalties! Including The Beatles. Welcome to Uncovering the Cover, the podcast where we tell the stories of the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations. Today, we're taking a look at a song that was written by two unknown musicians, but became the biggest selling single from The Beatles to be a cover. This is Uncovering the Cover: Twist And Shout, the biggest song The Beatles didn't write. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode goes back the last three decades to examine how Sweden became the most important country in pop music composition and production. The home of the Nobel Prize, IKEA, swedish meatballs, Ice hotels, H&M, Minecraft, ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'; the birthplace of young activist Greta Thunberg, the most-subscribed YouTuber PewDiePie, and international athletes like the former No. 1 tennis player in the world Björn Borg and soccer egocentric star Zlatan Ibrahimovic; it's also the home of important music artists in history like ABBA, Roxette, Europe, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Swedish House Mafia (obviously), Avicii and Ace of Base. But Sweden is also responsible for the most popular pop music from American and Canadian artists like Katy Perry, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, or Justin Bieber, and the country that gave birth to the teenage pop sensation of the late 1990s and early 2000s when Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and more started their careers in Stockholm and became pop music icons for years to come. We'll take a look at how two prolific Swedish men, Denniz Pop (R.I.P.) and Max Martin, have become the most successful producers and songwriters in pop music since The Beatles. This is Uncovering the Cover: Don't Turn Around, and why Sweden is so Good at Pop Music. Remember you can listen to every single song featured on this episode on our Spotify Playlist, which you can find at PinzonDiego.com/podcast. --- Follow us on Instagram @uncoveringthecover - Subscribe, rate us and review us! On today's very special segment at the end of the episode, #UncoveringRecommends, we're recommending you a young German artist with a very fascinating voice, Anna Pape and her song “I Got My Own”. You can listen to her songs on our Spotify Playlist at PinzonDiego.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today's episode is very special, because we'll take a look at Whitney Houston's most successful song. It's special because this week, on August 9th, Whitney would have turned 57 years old. We're taking a look at a love song that's not dedicated to a lover, a country song that became an international pop-R&B smash, a song whose most famous cover was not supposed to happen… a song that was actually supposed to be covered by another artist, and a song that was revived following the death of its most recognized singer. This is the story of today's episode. A song that reminded us to let go when we know we're not the right fit for another person, a song that has become a number 1 single in three consecutive decades, and the most successful movie song ever in music history. It doesn't matter how old you are, we've all listened to this song but most of us probably have never heard the original version. Enjoy this playlist with all the songs featured in the episode If you've fallen in love, or out of love, you have certainly dedicated this song or have cried in your bedroom while reminiscing that certain someone. If you've tried this song on a karaoke night, you better have an amazing mezzo-soprano voice, otherwise you'd make a fool of yourself. Whitney Houston's signature song has transcended generations and it has even made us forget that this is a cover of another powerful female artist who last year was even the subject of a podcast. Welcome to Uncovering the Cover, the podcast where we tell the stories of the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations. I'm your host Diego Pinzón… and today we're reliving the story of a song that has connected two of the most successful female artists in history, one of them who would have turned 57 years old this week. This is Uncovering the Cover: I Will Always Love You, from Dolly Parton to Whitney Houston. Subscribe to the podcast Uncovering the Cover HERE: - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncovering-the-cover/id1500826784 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0DMIhum57aYJkvUy2ca2Ha - MORE: https://pinzondiego.com/podcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

If you're on TikTok you've definitely heard ALL the songs we're talking about on today's episode. From "Savage", to "Roxanne", "Old Town Road", "Toosie Slide", "Say So", "ily (I love you baby)" and "Memories". TikTok has completely changed the music industry, or at least, the way music is being promoted and/or made viral. From Drake to Beyoncé, every major artist today understands the importance of TikTok when releasing a song, or even WAY BEFORE the song is actually released, and more importantly TikTok has allowed unknown or up and coming musicians the opportunity to become mainstream. Join us on this magical ride was we explore how the music industry is changing right at our fingertips, and 15 seconds at a time. This is Uncovering the Cover: TikTok, a New World Order in Music. Follow us on Instagram @Uncoveringthecover | PinzonDiego.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In today's episode we're about to ruin your favorite song. Or perhaps, you're going to discover things you never knew about your favorite artists. Instead of the usual episode where we uncover one cover, this time we'll be taking a look at the fascinating world of music sampling, or as MoTown bass player David Shields once said: “We are all Vanilla Ice. All art is theft”. We'll go from the 1940s in France where sampling was invented, to the 1980s in New York where sampling developed and we'll take a look at some of the most successful songs that have samples in them, and have become number one. From The Beatles, to Drake, to Beyoncé, to Shakira, to Lil Nas X, Queen and everything in between. Buckle up and enjoy the ride! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode we examine the music of Madonna using “Papa Don't Preach” as the starting point, but diving deep into “Like A Prayer” and her clash with the Catholic Church. We take a look at the Madonna icon of music, fashion, sex, feminism and determination. She is the best-selling female recording artist of all time, selling more than 300 million records worldwide, she's the most successful solo artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart - and only behind The Beatles, overall. She's also the most successful solo artist on tour, amassing more than 1.4 Billion dollars in concert tickets, has been inducted to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame since 2008, and she even has a few Guinness Records. She definitely is a phenomenon. Perhaps, one of the most famous people in the world. This Fathers' Day, we have something most fathers don't want to hear from their teenage daughter: that they're pregnant. It is certainly what they least expect on Father's Day, but it's definitely a conversation worth having specially when young women are faced with such a life defining moment. Although safe sex should be the nucleus of this type of conversations, when a teenager is pregnant the debate usually revolves between having the child or abortion. And that's what today's episode is all about. A song that sparked the debate between pro-life and abortion groups, that even both seemed to praise it and hate it at the same time, a song that fueled the rivalry between Madonna and the Catholic Church after she dedicated it to Pope John Paul II. The music video for the song even catapulted an actor's career and derived in a response song from another actor in the video. This is Uncovering the Cover: Papa Don't Preach, and how Madonna has shaped history. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Most people think "American Woman" was written originally by Lenny Kravitz, but the original version of this song is from a Canadian rock band, called The Guess Who, which had several hits in the 1970s, including "American Woman" that topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts. But what few seem to ignore is that "American Woman" is an anti-war protest song, against the Vietnam War. The song was even banned by The White House, when President Richard Nixon invited The Guess Who to entertain his guests. Uncovering the Cover is proud to support those who fight fro injustice, because #BlackLivesMatter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How did a 17th century Irish folk song transcend throughout so many generations that even Metallica won a Grammy Award with it?  Rock has traditionally looked into folk music for inspiration. From the early adaptations of black musical genres by rock and roll musicians in the late 40s to the guitar chords and raspy voices of the counterculture of the 60s, and dating all the way back to the disputed origins of punk in the South American country of Peru. Rhythm and blues, country, jazz and soul, all of them among other genres have become the foundation of what we know today as rock music. Elvis Presley was vastly inspired by gospel music from black churches in Memphis and if he was the King, Chuck Berry, one of Elvis' biggest inspirations, was the Father of Rock n Roll and the one responsible for evolving rhythm and blues into the hip shaking, guitar-led genre that Elvis popularized. Just like Presley, The Beatles couldn't have been as successful as they were without traditional folk music genres. After all, Paul McCartney jokingly said to Musician magazine in 1985: “We were the biggest nickers in town – plagiarists extraordinaire.” But, plagiarism or simply creating their own music based on the music that has influenced them, rock artists have often fallen on traditional folk songs to either boost up their discography with their own creations, or to cover them. And that's what brings us to today's episode. A song that has been covered by several rock bands in different times, with various degrees of success. A song that has a heavy metal version… a psychedelic rock cover… and a more conventional hard rock version that became an international hit by an Irish band… A song that actually inspired an anthem for Irish Americans fighting in the Civil War. In fact, it is originally an Irish traditional folk song that dates as far back as the 17th century. Welcome to Uncovering the Cover. The podcast where we tell the story of the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations. I'm your host, Diego Pinzón. Today, we're uncovering the covers that made this song one of the most beloved Irish ballads… This is Uncovering the Cover: Whiskey in the Jar. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How many artists have defined a generation? The Who, Madonna, the Spice Girls, Lady Gaga? How many of them have defined a music genre? Rolling Stones, Bee Gees, Nirvana, Britney Spears? How many artists have defined music history? The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Run-DMC, Jimmy Hendrix? But… how many artists have defined HISTORY OVERALL? Bob Dylan, Freddie Mercury, John Lennon? And what about Bob Marley. This episode we're uncovering the cover of a song that put reggae on the spotlight and helped spread the message of a mega star, a star that still shines bright today. Welcome to Uncovering the Cover, the podcast where we tell the stories of the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations. For this episode, we're reliving the career of one of the most influential artists, activists, and human beings in history, who passed 39 years ago, away this week -today, actually, the day we're releasing the episode-. This is Uncovering the Cover: I Shot The Sheriff, commemorating the 39th anniversary of the death of Bob Marley. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode is an invitation to smile… Perhaps, you're going through a very difficult time during this coronavirus pandemic, but chances are, if we make it out of this one, we will all be smiling more than ever, grateful for being able to simply… smile! That's what today's episode is about. We're Uncovering the Covers of a song that has a simple title, that originally had no lyrics and was purely instrumental, a song that, as we just heard with Joker, has been featured in many films and TV shows… in fact, that original instrumental version of “Smile” was written for a silent movie that was a response the Great Depression. The song with lyrics was made famous first by Nat King Cole, and has been performed by multi platinum artists from Diana Ross, to Tony Bennett, to Michael Jackson, and very recently by Lady Gaga. Last week, Lady Gaga opened the televised segment of the One World: Together At Home streamed concert, and it's quickly becoming the anthem of the initiative that looks to support frontline healthcare workers and the World Health Organization, in their efforts to fight against COVID-19. Welcome to Uncovering the Cover, the podcast where we tell the stories of the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations. Your host Diego Pinzón takes you on a magical ride through music and movie history. This is Uncovering the Cover: Smile, in honor of those fighting against COVID-19. Follow the podcast on Instagram @uncoveringthecover --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today, we're paying tribute to Alan Merrill, one of the artists who have died after contracting the coronavirus, someone who devoted almost all of his 69 years in this world to make us fall in love with rock n roll, and in the process he came up with one of the most covered songs in music history. Merrill's song has evolved so much throughout the years that it's become a favorite of female pop singers, and barely anyone remembers the original version was sung by a man. There are more than 250 identified covers of this song, including the only number one hit for Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and the 2002 version from Britney Spears. We'll also be exploring the relevant connection between Merrill, Jett and Miley Cyrus, and how Merrill became one of the biggest teen pop idols in Japan back in the 70s. Welcome to Uncovering the Cover, the podcast where we tell the stories of the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations. I'm your host Diego Pinzón… and today we're paying tribute to Alan Merrill, a music icon in Japan, England and the U.S. Born in New York City, Merrill had a prolific career ranging from glam rock, to pop and to heavy metal, who died at 69 years old last March 29, due to coronavirus complications. This is Uncovering the Cover: I Love Rock N Roll, a tribute to Alan Merrill. Follow us on Instagram @UncoveringTheCover and Twitter @UncoveringCover. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

More than 45 years ago, Aerosmith taught us how to walk with this song, and while doing so, they grew into an icon who learned how to rock popular music. A song that 10 years later showed us the way to put rap music on the map. Precisely, it was 45 years ago, when this song reinforced Aerosmith's status as one of America's Greatest Rock And Roll Bands, and later also resuscitated the band's career after a decade of downfall. It is the song that would eventually bless the marriage between hip-hop and rock music. Today we will peel the layers of a song that helped skyrocket two completely different music artists making them legendary. We will take a dive into why Frankenstein created a bigger monster than the one from the English novel, a monster that merged and put at the same level a Reverend and the pure incarnation of drugs, sex & rock n roll. Today we're uncovering one of the most successful covers in music history, a song that was so powerful it was a success in both its original and its covered version. We will take a look at how Aerosmith created this song, and why Run-DMC didn't want to record it in the first place. We'll also dive deep into how influential Run-DMC has been, not only for hip-hop but for popular music in general. This is Uncovering the Cover: Walk This Way. Uncovering the Cover is the podcast for music fans, where we tell the stories of the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations. You can support Uncovering the Cover via: https://anchor.fm/cover/support | Contact: @PinzonDiego or PinzonDiego.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What happens when you mix Elvis Presley, Rihanna, 50 Cent, Britney Spears and Maroon 5, all into the same pot? You get the most fascinating celebration of 50s and 60s rock & roll. A trip to the future and the future with a final stop in the past. Usually, what we do in this podcast is we take one song that has been covered by many different artists, making it a success in its own right, but on today's episode, we're doing things a bit differently; we're talking about one music act that has covered several songs from different artists, with some success, and have carried Elvis Presley's legacy while doing so. This is Uncovering the Cover: The Baseballs. The Baseballs are a German rock and roll band from Berlin founded in 2007. Sam, Digger and Basti, perform contemporary hits in a style resembling Elvis Presley. Together with pompadour hairstyles and long sideburns as Elvis institutionalized in the 50s, The Baseballs first rose to fame with their cover of Rihanna feat. Jay-Z's “Umbrella”, which was released just two years after Rihanna's took over the world. We're going deep into the sounds of this rockabilly band that have covered songs from contemporary pop artists. Uncovering the Cover is the podcast for music fans, where we tell the stories of the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations. You can support Uncovering the Cover via: https://anchor.fm/cover/support | Contact: @PinzonDiego or PinzonDiego.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Almost by accident, this song became Pearl Jam's most popular ever up to this day, a song that grew into a one-hit wonder with two different rock n roll bands. A song that transcended three different generations of rock fans who infiltrated the song into the pop charts in 1960s, 1970s and 1990s. This song also has a profound impact in Latin American music, having a long tradition on Latino folklore and culture, to the point that most people actually believe the song was originally in Spanish. It became the flagship of a very unique music subgenre that hooked teenagers in America during the 50s and 60s, with songs about death, young love and fatal car accidents. But despite all of it, the original version of this song was a total commercial flop. Welcome to Uncovering the Cover. The podcast where we tell the story of the songs that have captured our imagination… throughout several generations. Today, we're uncovering the covers that made this song one of the most dedicated, depressing, prophetic, tragic and one of the most covered songs in history… This is Uncovering the Cover: Last Kiss. Contact: @PinzonDiego or pinzondiego.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app