Original vs Cover with DJ Crystal Clear

Original vs Cover with DJ Crystal Clear

DJ Crystal Clear brings her Original vs Cover column to life! She chooses an original tune, does a compare & contrast with a cover/covers of it, her fab Engineer Dr. Paul Bertolino plays a snippet of each back to back, then based on specific criteria, they each choose which one they think is best...but make sure you listen to the songs in their entirety on your own before you pick a winner! You’ll learn a lot and have fun at the same time because this podcast is chock-a-block with interesting information and music trivia that will impress strangers at parties - tell your friends!

Episodes

August 1, 2022 47 mins
🥳 AwwwwwwYEAH, WE ARE BACK after a little hiatus with EPISODE 34! This is a good one that has a lot of laughs and songs that Dr. Bertolino hates, that includes some gems by Barry McGuire, Pink, The Four Tops, Madonna, and King Curtis! 🤩Please enjoy, tell your friends, leave a glowing review, and email me with suggestions at DJCrystalClear@me.com and be sure to put O vs C in the subject space - I’ll give you a shout-out in the epi...
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WHEEEE! I heard you missed us, WE’RE BAAACK! Mea Culpa for my brief absence - I needed to take a break for a bit, but I’m back baby - and ready to rock your world! This is episode 33, and Dr. Bertolino and I have another assortment of songs to sift through that include…Jody Watley, Johnny Rivers, Cher, Flaming Lips, Lenny Kravitz and more! Please enjoy, tell your friends, and stay tuned for episode 34 - my regular bi-monthly schedu...
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Hey everyone, WE ARE BACK with another episode that’s chock full of surprises, trivia, and laughs. Dr. Bertolino and I chop it up about songs by Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Gwen McCrae, and Paul’s favorite band…The Clash! (If you’re a regular listener, you know that’s a lie, lol)
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Hey everyone WE. ARE. BACK. and with the first very special themed episode — ALL BEATLES!!! Thanks right, ALL SIX SONGS ARE BY THE FAB FOUR! With covers by The Melvins, The Four Tops, Ella Fitzgerald, and more! Listen to my engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino and talk shop about John, Paul, George, and Ringo.And be sure to listen to the VERY END of this episode a full-circle moment!!! **And please Keep your suggestions coming, send them t...
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Hey everyone! WE ARE BACK with another collection of originals and cover versions of them - this episode is pretty chill, until song number 6, so ease your seat back and let songs by Fleetwood Mac, Robert Hazzard, John Cale, Olivia Newton John, Tears For Fears, and more, wash over you! HEADS-UP…due to circumstances beyond our control, there are some odd pops and clicks and fuzz in this broadcast, but we plow through, so stick with ...
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WhoooooWHEEEEE WE ARE BAAACK! It’s the first show of 2022, recorded at the end of 2021 - and my engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino and I have a lot of laughs, and a lot of wild originals and even wilder covers by - Fleetwood Mac, Iggy Pop, Little Willie John, The Stylistics, Ben Folds 5, The Cowsills and more! Listen, enjoy, subscribe if you haven’t already - and please tell your friends!!
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Annnnnnd WE’RE BAAAACK! 🤩In this episode, I’m chopping it up with my extraordinary engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino, as we talk a lot of smack about the eclectic mix of songs by artists that include…Joe Jackson, Peter Criss, Megadeath, Billy Preston, Donny Osmond, The Cowsills, and more! 🔊Recorded at the world famous As It Should Be Studios in Crooklyn New York, owned and operated by the good Doctor B. ...
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Hey everyone, WE’RE BACK! Dig the scene while Dr. Bertolino and I talk a lot about some wacky originals and covers by Nouvelle Vague, The Who, Duran Duran, Queen, The Miracles, Generation X and more! ***(this episode corrected the glitch) ENJOY! And stay tuned for episode 27!
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WELCOME TO ROCKTOBER 2021! HEY EVERYONE, FALL IS HERE, AND WE ARE BAAAAACK with a doozy! Listen to my wonderful producer, Dr. Paul Bertolino and I dig deep into songs by The Beach Boys, No Doubt, Luther Vandross, Them, The Vitamin String Band, Leela James, and more!
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ANNNNND WE ARE BACK! That’s right kids, it’s EPISODE 24! Listen while my AWESOME engineer Dr. Bertolino chop it up while talking about songs by… The Beatles, Bo Diddley, The New York Dolls, Boys II Men, The Rolling Stones, Cherrelle, Devo, and more! SPECIAL SHOUT-OUTS to our friends John Varriano and Mary Edwards! Enjoy, and we’ll be back soon with Episode 25! Please tell your friends about this show, and DM me with your sugg...
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ANNNNND WE ARE BACK! That’s right kids, it’s EPISODE 21…THE MISSING EPISODE! Due to circumstances beyond our control, the recording went *poof* into the ether… My engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino and I discuss songs by Grand Funk Railroad, Wilson Pickett, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Smokey Robinson, The Rolling Stones, Angelique Kidjo and more! Enjoy, and we’ll be back soon with Episode 24! Please tell your friends about this show...
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HEYYYYY, I’M BAAAACK with episode 23 - and it is filled with lots of laughs exchanged with my gear engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino. We talk about original and cover songs from The Ronettes, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Gloria Gaynor, Rod Stewart, Amy Winehouse, Iggy Pop, Janet Jackson, and more!
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AWWWWRIGHT, I’M BACK with another great episode where I tortured my wonderful engineer, Dr. Bertolino with a mostly “BIG ‘80s” songs by Bananarama, The Brains, Cameo, Prince - along with Sam Cooke, and P.P. Arnold, and a myriad of great...and crappy covers. 🥳Yesterday, June 4th was my birthday, but this is my gift to you “Cover Lovers” out there in music land. ENJOY!
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Hey! Welcome to episode 20 (3 of season 3) and in this episode, Dr. Paul Bertolino and I chop it up about songs from Jermaine Jackson, Alice Cooper, Jack Lee, Wall Of Voodoo, Bobbie Gentry, and The Spinners! I hope you enjoy it🤩 If you have any suggestions, please message me at DJCrystalClear on Instagram😃 And if you want to buy ad space, hit me up! And here’s a BIG-UPS to Dan Bukszpan and Robert Aragon for their fab suggestions!...
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Hey everyone, I’M BACK with episode 2 of season 3! My fab engineer (and sole proprietor of As It Should Be Studios) Dr. Bertolino and I will be talking about original songs by Depeche Mode, The O’Jays, Memphis Minnie, The Guess Who, Neil Diamond, and The Dave Clark 5 - along with some very interesting covers! Enjoy, tell your friends, and please leave glowing reviews❤️ I’ll be back soon with episode 20! Love, Crystal
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Hey y’all, it’s been a looonnnnggg time coming because of %&?@*#£# COVID-19, but I AM BACK with my fab engineer Dr. Paul Bertolino! The songs in this episode run the gamut from Earth, Wind, and Fire, to Nine Inch Nails, so strap yourself in for a wild ride, and stay tuned for episode 19, which will be up in 2 weeks! (I’m determined to be here twice a month) THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH ME❤️ If you have any suggestions, hit me up at ...
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WhooooWHEEEE! I’m back, along with my fab engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino, and we are talking about some big hit songs that are sung by Rod Stewart, Kirsty McColl, George Harrison, T. Rex, and others! Please enjoy, and be sure to message me with your picks you’d like to hear about, at DJCrystalClear@me.com
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It’s the COVID-19 EPISODE! AAAAAAAAND WE’RE BACK! It’s funny, I posted the last episode on March 23rd, during the beginning of the pandemic of 2020...and shit is still weird and in some ways, gotten worse. In this episode, my ace engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino and I listen to a kooky variety of songs, and some interesting covers. I hope you find this episode a respite from this crazy world. Stay tuned for episode 17! Love, Crystal
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Whew, I think that my engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino and I were kinda woozy because living here in NYC sometimes just flat out kicks your ass! But that didn’t stop us from dissecting the covers of songs you love...some of which you probably haven’t heard...and a few I know you absolutely hate!
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Heyyyy, it’s Lucky 13 happening right about now! In this episode, my engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino and I talk about Classic Motown, Disco, Bowie, Sam Cooke, The Beatles, AND fall down a few rabbit holes of discovery that you’re sure to enjoy. Please send a request (DJCrystalClear@me.com) tell your friends to listen in, and dig it!
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