The CoverUp

Author: Amanda and Rich Friedeman

Amanda and Rich talk about cover songs. How do they relate to the originals? What's the definitive version of the song? The better version? What makes them interesting musically? Is it a karaoke version? Great but unknown? A horror show? A complete surprise? A Hasselhoff?
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444 - Heaven Is A Place On Earth - The CoverUp
Episode 444
Monday, 29 June, 2026

A song that reestablishes a seasoned and successful artist as a new kind of force, and a cover that embraces musical complexity in a brilliant but subtle way. Heaven Is A Place On Earth, originally by Belinda Carlisle, covered by The Mayries. Outro music is I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), by Whitney Houston, because this song is inevitable.