The Song Remains the Same?

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Before Aretha belted "Respect" there was the Otis Redding original. Before Santana sang "Black Magic Woman," it was a Fleetwood Mac hit. Today, we check out songs you didn't know were covers. We also look at some cover songs that are (arguably) better than the originals, from Ike & Tina Turner's "Proud Mary" to Devo's cover of "Satisfaction." Also: A rash of new music venues are getting started around New York this spring, even as older ones fold. We get an update. And the band Trans Am joins us live.

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