This is the correct version of 'I Heard it Through the Grapevine' Marvin Gaye ❤️ (No offense to Gladys Knight and the Pips) #XPNCountdown

hey bluesky people of earth. if you dig cover songs, then @wxpnfm.bsky.social is the place to be. #XPNcountdown. this is a not so shameless promotional plug.

The original of this song, Morning Dew, is less than 5 minutes. Will the Dead make it 15 minutes? #XPNCountDown

Excellent. Hindu Love Gods! #XPNCountdown

Finally!!! One from my top 10!! Piece of My Heart - Big Brother & The Holding Company #XPNCountdown

LOL, I had this on my extended list with a ?. Sid Vicious - My Way #XPNCountdown

So many 'I thought that was the original' songs today. #XPNCountdown

I was obsessed with the movie Tommy as a kid. Only after seeing the movie did I listen to the original album by The Who. Then I became obsessed with that version. One more from my extended list - Pinball Wizard, Elton John #XPNCountdown

Aretha can sing ANYTHING great! What an arrangement too. #XPNCountdown

From the desk of Eric Schuman, Music Detective (retired): The 885 Greatest Cover Songs #XPNCountdown is in full swing! Have you checked out the stats or taken the cover quiz yet? Take a listen, you may even have a cover discovery! Enjoy the #XPNCountdown gumshoes!

Sundance has announced their program for the 2026 Film Festival - the last one to be held in Park City, Utah. #Sundance #Sundance26 #SFF26 www.sundance.org/blogs/2026-s...

I love Otis Redding's voice. He could sing the phone book and I'd be swooned. #XPNCountdown

Yup and I think the 'not yet' was hopeful thinking. #XPNCountdown

At this point I’m just gonna assume every song is a cover. #XPNCountdown

Bob Dylan is the Max Verstappen of the #XPNCountdown. There is no catching him once he takes the lead. (At least not yet.)

Sharing... #XPNCountdown

It seems Depeche Mode sampled themselves because there is definitely a theme in Route 66 that is also in their song Behind the Wheel that was used in Atomic Blonde. #XPNCountdown

The gremlins are back messing with The Original Artist field on the #XPNCountdown list.

Some interesting details about Baby It's You... and I always thought this Smith version was the original. #XPNCountdown secondhandsongs.com/work/3189

One from my extended list. Such a great song. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone where The Temptations wasted no time by covering it only 2 months after it was released by The Undisputed Truth - totally making it their own. #XPNCountdown

It is longer because I didn't figure in cover songs the Dead performed. LOL #XPNCountdown

I did not know this Pearl Jam cover of The Who’s Love Reign O'er Me existed. It’s too much like the original, but I like hearing it in Eddie Vedder’s voice. #XPNCountdown

Sigh, The Cranberries 😢 RIP Dolores O'Riordan #XPNCountdown

Lake Street Dive is new to me. Looked them up and saw they just released a cover of Leaving on a Jet Plane. This cover of I Want You Back is awesome! #XPNCountdown

Talk about a cover absolutely destroying the original. Lol #XPNCountdown

Still 0/10 but my bingo card is filling up Stay warm campers! Till tomorrow. #XPNCountdown

FYI @wxpnfm.bsky.social I don't think this entry is correct. #XPNCountdown

I saw Bruce perform this live at MSG in December of 1980. It was magical. It was my first Bruce concert and we had really good seats. They turned on Christmas Lights and all wore Santa hats. 🧑‍🎄 #XPNCountdown

First appearance of YES performing a cover. Never expected a prog rock version of a Beatles song. #XPNCountdown

The Scissor Sisters got the memo of how to create an awesome cover! I don't think I can ever hear Comfortably Numb performed by Pink Floyd again without thinking of this version - especially if you envision Bob Geldof's performance in the film. #XPNCountdown

LOL, I played this Billy Idol version of Mony Mony constantly and yet when it came time to vote, I totally forgot about it. Thank you voters! #XPNCountdown

Had zero clue the band Local H existed nor have I ever heard a cover of Time by Pink Floyd even though there are apparently 93 (93!!) versions. #XPNCountdown secondhandsongs.com/work/1220/ve...

Ola @wxpnfm.bsky.social #XPNCountown Did anyone vote for one song 10 times? If so, are you able to share which song? Of course if it will play, please wait so there are no spoilers. :)

Beautiful and Awesome! Rodrigo Y Gabriela's instrumental cover of Stairway to Heaven. #XPNCountdown

Did the #XPNCountdown stream glitch or was that my internet that gave me dead air?

Sometimes all the pieces come together perfectly to create something magical and meaningful. Today is not that day. Going to be a VERY interesting two hours on the #xpncountdown. Listen at xpn.org - I'll do my best to navigate. Meantime, take care of yourself...and one another.

They used the original version of She's a Rainbow on Ted Lasso in the episode Rainbow which has one of the sweetest scenes telling the story of Higgins and his wife Julie. This cover by Molly Tuttle is lovely. How many covers are reminding you of scenes in films or television shows? #XPNCountdown

Florence + the Machine RULE when it comes to covers. #XPNCountdown

Pretty sure every Linda Ronstsadt cover is going to play except the one I voted for. LOL #XPNCountdown

Not sure why that particular cover of 'You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling' by Hall & Oats is considered one of the greatest. IMO it does nothing to improve upon or vary the original. There are also 299 versions. #XPNCountdown secondhandsongs.com/work/775/ver...

Issue 74 of Baltimore Beat is live! Our final issue of the year is a look back at the best and worst of 2025! The cover was designed by our friends at Wide Angle Youth Media. baltimorebeat.com

Wow, half way through the days of the #XPNCountdown. Four down. Four to go. Time is flying campers! Stay Sane! Turn off News Turn on Music

Secondhand songs has this version of Everytime You Go Away as more popular than the original. Yup - another 'I thought this was the original'. #XPNCountdown secondhandsongs.com/work/20894/h...

Another, I thought this was the original song. Hush! Deep Purple #XPNCountdown

There are lots of Mary Tyler Moore fans if two versions of Love is All Around have made this list. #XPNCountdown

The Beach Boys have arrived. #XPNCountdown

LOL that Covers Quiz - especially because it is timed - made me feel like I was born yesterday. I did not finish and what I did answer correctly was pure luck of the guess. Maybe, **maybe** I was positive about 3 answers. Some good trick answers though. 'Hard Cell'? Sigh. #XPNCountdown

Does this The Waterboys cover of Sweet Thing, count as a mash-up because of the Blackbird lyrics or were those part of the Van Morrison version too? #XPNCountdown

I think Discogs may be listening to the #XPNCountdown because this post was timed perfectly with the prog rock cabal making its debut in the countdown. ;)

Cool. Fanfare for the Common Man by ELP was on my extended list. (As were a few of their other songs.) #XPNCountdown