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885 Countdown - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart
The 885 Greatest Cover Songs Countdown is here. And this page is your hub while you listen. Tune in each day starting at 8 a.m. to hear the list unfold on WXPN, then come back here and look below to s...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Did you enjoy the #XPNCountdown? Throw a few bucks their way. WXPN is a public radio station!
Closing my eyes and rocking out to "Watchtower," another one that Hendrix made his own. Thank you for the #XPNCountdown, introducing me to so many incredible covers I had never heard, reminding me of favorites I had forgotten, and being great company this week!
December 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Closing my eyes and rocking out to "Watchtower," another one that Hendrix made his own. Thank you for the #XPNCountdown, introducing me to so many incredible covers I had never heard, reminding me of favorites I had forgotten, and being great company this week!
My #1 vote at #2 and I'm not mad about it. The man in black singing "Hurt" is a definitive cover for the ages. #XPNCountdown
December 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
My #1 vote at #2 and I'm not mad about it. The man in black singing "Hurt" is a definitive cover for the ages. #XPNCountdown
We have 42 more minutes of the countdown and only 2 spaces. So either the top 2 are both Phish covers, or we have a bunch of ties coming up. (Only possible options.) #XPNCountdown
December 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
We have 42 more minutes of the countdown and only 2 spaces. So either the top 2 are both Phish covers, or we have a bunch of ties coming up. (Only possible options.) #XPNCountdown
Amy in the top 10 where she belongs. #XPNCountdown
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Amy in the top 10 where she belongs. #XPNCountdown
Janis Joplin took “Me and Bobby McGee” and gave it LIFE. #XPNCountdown #MyTop10
December 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Janis Joplin took “Me and Bobby McGee” and gave it LIFE. #XPNCountdown #MyTop10
The Bangles, giving me some hope for the end of this #XPNCountdown! My #8, clocking in at a respectable #23 with their take on “Hazy Shade of Winter.”
December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Bangles, giving me some hope for the end of this #XPNCountdown! My #8, clocking in at a respectable #23 with their take on “Hazy Shade of Winter.”
“Woodstock” was YET ANOTHER of my 11s! I don’t remember cutting it from my final #XPNCountdown voting list, either. That last day before I submitted, the second half of my list played a lot of musical chairs.
December 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“Woodstock” was YET ANOTHER of my 11s! I don’t remember cutting it from my final #XPNCountdown voting list, either. That last day before I submitted, the second half of my list played a lot of musical chairs.
TMBG “ISTANBUL” - I knew the #XPNCountdown would need ZERO help from my vote to get this one in the top 50!
December 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
TMBG “ISTANBUL” - I knew the #XPNCountdown would need ZERO help from my vote to get this one in the top 50!
“A matter of some mirth.”
New phrase to incorporate into my daily speech, thanks to artist interviews during the #XPNCountdown.
New phrase to incorporate into my daily speech, thanks to artist interviews during the #XPNCountdown.
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“A matter of some mirth.”
New phrase to incorporate into my daily speech, thanks to artist interviews during the #XPNCountdown.
New phrase to incorporate into my daily speech, thanks to artist interviews during the #XPNCountdown.
CCR’s “Grapevine” is another of my 11s to hit the #XPNCountdown, and I knew they wouldn’t need my vote to do well. Time to re-share my favorite album cover, this time for a track that’s actually on this record.
"Susie Q" on the #XPNCountdown is a great opportunity to revisit one of the greatest album covers of all time.
December 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
CCR’s “Grapevine” is another of my 11s to hit the #XPNCountdown, and I knew they wouldn’t need my vote to do well. Time to re-share my favorite album cover, this time for a track that’s actually on this record.
Heading into the top 50 of the #XPNCountdown with 9.75 points on my #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard. With the range we’ve had from #51–#100, this could truly go anywhere.
#XPNcountdown #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard
1 pt - Any of your 10 cover songs airs
0.5 pt - Your cover songs played by a different artist
0.25 pt - Any of your cover artists covers a different song
2 pts - Any of your 10 cover songs in the top 25 songs
3 pts - top 10
5 pts - top 5
10 pts - # 1
1 pt - Any of your 10 cover songs airs
0.5 pt - Your cover songs played by a different artist
0.25 pt - Any of your cover artists covers a different song
2 pts - Any of your 10 cover songs in the top 25 songs
3 pts - top 10
5 pts - top 5
10 pts - # 1
December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Heading into the top 50 of the #XPNCountdown with 9.75 points on my #CoverSongCountdownScoreCard. With the range we’ve had from #51–#100, this could truly go anywhere.
I love listening to Coltrane and remembering this poem, “In Memoriam John Coltrane,” by Michael Stillman. #XPNCountdown
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In Memoriam John Coltrane
From "California Poetry: From the Gold Rush to the Present," edited by Dana Gioia, Chryss Yost and Jack Hicks (Heyday Books: 378 pp., $21.95 paper).
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December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I love listening to Coltrane and remembering this poem, “In Memoriam John Coltrane,” by Michael Stillman. #XPNCountdown
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OK, Eva Cassidy, I’ve never heard your take on “Fields of Gold” before but now I actually like the song. 😍 #XPNCountdown
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
OK, Eva Cassidy, I’ve never heard your take on “Fields of Gold” before but now I actually like the song. 😍 #XPNCountdown
Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” was one of my 11s! I’m glad I got to hear it before heading into my next (and last) meeting of the day! #XPNCountdown
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” was one of my 11s! I’m glad I got to hear it before heading into my next (and last) meeting of the day! #XPNCountdown
Everything by Iron and Wine takes me back to living in Germany 21 years ago and all the hope and possibility that era held. #XPNCountdown
December 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Everything by Iron and Wine takes me back to living in Germany 21 years ago and all the hope and possibility that era held. #XPNCountdown
I’ve somehow never heard Lauryn Hill’s cover of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You,” and my life is now better with it in it. Thank you, #XPNCountdown voters!
December 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I’ve somehow never heard Lauryn Hill’s cover of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You,” and my life is now better with it in it. Thank you, #XPNCountdown voters!
#XPNCountdown thoughts heading into the top 100
If the #XPNCountdown teaches us anything, it's that WXPN plays the kind of variety that attracts a huge range of musical preferences. We might not all like the same music, but we do all love music.
December 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
#XPNCountdown thoughts heading into the top 100
I had no idea Cat Power’s “Sea of Love” was a cover, a thought we’ve all had about so many songs so far.
Maybe the 2026 #XPNCountdown should be the 885 Greatest Covers Now That You All Know 885 Covers From Last Year.
Maybe the 2026 #XPNCountdown should be the 885 Greatest Covers Now That You All Know 885 Covers From Last Year.
December 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I had no idea Cat Power’s “Sea of Love” was a cover, a thought we’ve all had about so many songs so far.
Maybe the 2026 #XPNCountdown should be the 885 Greatest Covers Now That You All Know 885 Covers From Last Year.
Maybe the 2026 #XPNCountdown should be the 885 Greatest Covers Now That You All Know 885 Covers From Last Year.
YESSS Thank you everyone who remembered to vote for Jimi Hendrix’s “Star Spangled Banner”! I wish I had thought of it before voting closed, but glad to see enough of you did to make up for it. #XPNCountdown
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
YESSS Thank you everyone who remembered to vote for Jimi Hendrix’s “Star Spangled Banner”! I wish I had thought of it before voting closed, but glad to see enough of you did to make up for it. #XPNCountdown
Hold the phone, Dolly is Miley’s godmother? #XPNCountdown
December 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Hold the phone, Dolly is Miley’s godmother? #XPNCountdown
Yessssss "The Final Countdown" let's gooooooooo #XPNCountdowm
December 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Yessssss "The Final Countdown" let's gooooooooo #XPNCountdowm
I feel like "You're No Good" is the natural narrative next step after "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon." Too bad they had a few covers between them in the #XPNCountdown.
December 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I feel like "You're No Good" is the natural narrative next step after "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon." Too bad they had a few covers between them in the #XPNCountdown.
Today I learned the "Live and Let Die" lyric is "world in which we're livin'," and *not* "world in which we live in." My copyeditor heart is so relieved. #XPNCountdown
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today I learned the "Live and Let Die" lyric is "world in which we're livin'," and *not* "world in which we live in." My copyeditor heart is so relieved. #XPNCountdown