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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424 - Beautiful Strangers - The CoverUp
Episode 424
Monday, 9 February, 2026

A modern and compelling take on protest songs that doesn't lean on outrage so much as "there but for the grace of God", and a cover by an artist who redefined what this kind of song can do in the world. Beautiful Strangers, originally by Kevin Morby, covered by Mavis Staples. Outro music is I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore by Woody Guthrie.