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The Current Presents - August 5, 2012 - Under the Covers

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August 05, 2012

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. We'll explore that notion once again, tonight, on The Current Presents. We'll feature an hour of great covers of tunes previously recorded or made famous by: Fleetwood Mac, Talk Talk, Johnny Cash, Bananarama, Bob Dylan, The Cocteau Twins, Fela Kuti, My Morning Jacket, Edie Brickell, The Smiths, Fugazi and Frank Ocean.

Segments

Dreams
The Kills
A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac: Just Tell Me That You Want Me

Tomorrow's Started
Jason Lytle
Spirit Of Talk Talk

Wreck Of The Old 97
Rhett Miller
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash

Cruel Summer
Superchunk
Cruel Summer (Single)

Love Sick
Mariachi El Bronx
Chimes of Freedom

Alice
A. Wolf and Her Claws
A. Wolf and Her Claws

Wonderful (The Way I Feel)
Trampled By Turtles
Wonderful (The Way I Feel) (Single)

Lady
tUnE-yArDs, Angelique Kidjo, Questlove and Akua Naru
(RED) Hot + FELA

Sheila Take A Bow
Telekinesis
Please, Please, Please: A Tribute To The Smiths

Jackson
Florence and the Machine
MTV Unplugged

Circle
J Mascis
Circle (Single)

Just Like Honey
The Submarines
The Shoelaces EP

Waiting Room
Juicehead and Osaka Popstar
Waiting Room (Single)

Lovecrimes
The Afghan Whigs

See And Don't See
The Afghan Whigs