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Cover of the week

Lou Gramm's "Midnight Blue" covered by R.E.M., live, 11/5/87. 

"Here's the Secret to Making Money Licensing Your Songs"

Sounds reasonable to me. 

"Why Do British Singers Sound American?"

Answer here. 

"This Time It's For Real"

Southside Johnny with the The Boss, Jon Bon Jovi, Steven Van Zandt, Max Weinberg, and others, live from Asbury Park. 

"The 13 Most Pretentious Band Name Origins"

"Lots of bands have ridiculous names, but these band names have especially highbrow backstories."

"The Richest Musician Of All Time Has Never Topped The Charts As Himself"

I think guessing this would be difficult without a hint: the title means that the musician in question is not a performer but a composer. 

"The Top 10 Songs in . . . THE BLUES"

I like Taj Mahal, Wynton Marsalis, and Clapton doing "Corrine, Corrina". 

"Everything Dies Baby, That’s a Fact (seven lessons from Apple)"

Interesting comments on Apple's stock, but Joshua Brown had me at the Springsteen line. 

"On Web, 'Time Has Come' for '60s singer"

Lester Chanbers finally begins to get his due for "Time Has Come Today". 

"Spectrum (Say My Name)"

Florence + The Machine.

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