Uncovering the Cover is the podcast for music fans! Have you asked yourself about the origin of your favorite song? We all have THAT song that takes us back to our childhood and songs that bring us memories from the past... and the present. Hosted by Diego Pinzón, Uncovering the Cover is a journey where he tells the stories behind the songs that have captured our imagination... throughout several generations.
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La de hoy es la historia de la canción que le abrió las puertas internacionales a los artistas pop colombianos, es 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.
LISTEN HEREThis 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.
LISTEN HEREThey have been the most influential dance & electronic music artist in the last three decades, the precursors of French house and EDM, and perhaps the famous French duo since the Lumière brothers. We take a look at their career through the samples that made them superstars and the group which made electronic, house, and disco music so popular once again.
LISTEN HEREEsta es la versión en español de nuestro primer episodio en inglés, en febrero de 2020. "El Último Beso" o "Last Kiss" es una de las canciones más emblemáticas en la historia del rock n roll con una fuerte influencia en la música latinoamericana. ¿Quieres conocer la sombría historia detrás de esta canción?
ESCUCHA AQUÍWelcome to Season 2! Today we’re throwing it back to kick off this new season of Uncovering the Cover.
Back in 1979, Frank Sinatra recorded one of his most beloved hits, but one he didn't write. 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.
¡Bienvenidos a Uncovering the Cover, EN ESPAÑOL! En 1981, hace exactamente 40 años, "Maldita Primavera" 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.
ESCUCHA AQUÍWe close Season 1 with a song that many believe invokes a cry to God, a pursuit for life after death, or the miraculous anticipation of going to a better place after you die. But, you’d be surprised that it’s much more simple than that. In fact, this song has nothing to do with religion, but quite the opposite. This is a story about villains, cowboys, murder, suffering, the old west, movies and rock n roll.
LISTEN HEREIn the middle of the 90s when grunge, gangsta rap, teenage pop, Eurodance and Mariah Carey reigned supreme, 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 decade.
LISTEN HEREMany 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 all have definitely heard their songs. A song that was inspired by Cuban mambo, and has a mysterious past that involves the New York City mob.
LISTEN HEREThis 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 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.
LISTEN HEREWe'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.
LISTEN HEREIf 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". But, if you're not on the social media app, TikTok has completely changed the music industry, or at least, the way music is being promoted and/or made viral. 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.
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