Original Airdate: April 1, 2009
Theme: Then... and Now
Download 4/1/09 (Then): Click here
Details: I said it so well in 2006... There've been a number of great songs written and sung over the years. And some of them were just too good to pass by without other artists picking them up. To accentuate the changing of the calendar to a new year, The Hot Spot will be highlighting these songs with "Now and Then". In these two weeks you'll hear two recordings of each song- the first by the original (or earlier) artist, and the second by a more recent cover version of the very same song. Blow your mind with how dissimilar the very same words and tune can sound when performed by different artists!
| Artist 1 | Songs (Ordered by "Then" playlist) | Artist 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Tears for Fears | Mad World | ? |
| John Lennon | Woman | ? |
| The Soft Machine | A Certain Kind | ? |
| Brenda Lee | Always on My Mind | ? |
| Foo Fighters | Hero | ? |
| Oasis | Wonderwall | ? |
| Genesis | Land of Confusion |
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| Buckwheat Boyz | Peanut Butter Jelly Time | ? |
| Nightmare Before Christmas OST | This Is Halloween | ? |
| Michael Jackson | Beat It | ? |
| Simon and Garfunkel | Hazy Shade of Winter | ? |
| Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up | ? |
| Bonnie Tyler | Total Eclipse of the Heart | ? |
| Rolling Stones | Paint It Black | ? |
| George Michael | Careless Whisper | ? |
| ABBA | Lay All Your Love On Me | ? |
| Seal | Killer | ? |
| John Lennon | Instant Karma | ? |
| Shirelles | Dedicated to the One I Love | ? |
| Frank Sinatra | I Get a Kick Out of You | ? |
| Fleetwood Mac | Landslide | ? |
| Depeche Mode | Enjoy the Silence | ? |
| Michael Jackson | Smooth Criminal | ? |
| Vaughn Monroe | Ghost Riders in the Sky | ? |
| Gerry Rafferty | Baker Street | ? |
| Simon and Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water | ? |
| Procol Harum | Whiter Shade of Pale | ? |
| Hedwig OCR | Wicked Little Town | ? |
| New Order | Blue Monday | ? |
| Blue Oyster Cult | (Don't Fear) The Reaper | ? |
| Fleetwood Mac | Gold Dust Woman | ? |
| Andrews Sisters | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy | ? |
| Cole Porter | Anything Goes | ? |
| Paramore | Misery Business | ? |
| Pet Shop Boys | I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing |
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| Bloodrock | D.O.A. | ? |
| A-Ha | Take On Me | ? |
| Korn | Thoughtless | ? |
| Phil Collins | In the Air Tonight | ? |