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 interestin ...
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 34
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🥳 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 an…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 33
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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 e…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 32
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ANNNND WE ARE BACK! Mea Culpa for being late, but things have been crazy here in NYC…but that’s okay, because this episode is jam packed with covers that will make you scratch your head! Including songs by William Shatner, Pulp, Nina Simone, Soundgarden, Nada Surf and more! My engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino and I dig into it all, with a lot of laughs…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 31
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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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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 30
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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 e…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 29
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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 som…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 28
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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 alre…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 27
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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…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear- EPISODE 26 - THE CORRECT ONE!
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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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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 25
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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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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 24
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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 Epis…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 21…THE MISSING EPISODE!
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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 w…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 23
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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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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJCrystal Clear - EPISODE 22
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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…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 20
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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…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 19
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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 le…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 18
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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…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 17
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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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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear EPISODE 16
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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…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 14
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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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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 13
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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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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 12
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🥳HAPPY NEW YEAR🥳 Welcome to the first episode of the year 2020👌🏾Here’s to things getting better...because last year WAS A DOOZY🤪that I mostly want to forget. ANYWAY, in this episode, my engineer Dr. Paul Bertolino and I talk about some very interesting songs and their equally interesting covers, and they run the gamut from Evie Sands to Donovan! Oh…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 11
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Awwwww YEAAHHH! Sit back and DIG as my fab engineer Dr. Paul Bertolino and I marvel at my selections here...there’s a Punk Rock song, a Prince song, a Sly Stone song, a song that is about “The Twinkie Defense”, and lots of interesting factoids about a kooky Disco song that’s related to Milli Vanilli, and what MFSB stands for! Oh...and a song by Igg…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 10
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YOU’RE ON THE REQUEST LINE! In this episode, the first 2 songs I discuss with my Engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino, are REQUESTS from two of my many listeners out there in Podcast land😃 Kim Dee from Texas, and Nate Alfaro from California! Also in this, episode, a movie theme, some old ‘70s Soul, and and a song that may or may not qualify as a “real” cov…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 9
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MEA CULPA for the crazy long delay...I live in NYC, where life gets in the way more often than not...this episode was recorded in August, and here we are, two weeks from Halloween 🎃 ANYWAY, in this episode, I talk about 6 originals, a few of them were HUGE HITS in their day (and the first one, RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, HAS 5 COVERS!) along with commen…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER - EPISODE 8
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Join me and my Producer, Dr. Paul Bertolino as we dissect some of the best original songs, and their cover counterparts. ❤️Featuring shout-outs to my peeps - F*BOMB, Super Morgan, Mike SOS, Shandi Sullivan, Rick Conti, John Brodeur, Jeremiah Moss, and my Tower Sunset Homies - Gary Helsinger, Bill Tutton, and Jim Laspesa.❤️Mea Culpa for being late -…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 7.5 - THE PILOT
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DO NOT BE ALARMED BY THE THEME MUSIC! Way back in January 2019, I was a special guest on my friend and engineer, Paul Bertolino’s podcast - “As It Should Be”. You’ve heard me talk about it and tell you to subscribe to it (and you should do that right now if you already done so, because his podcast is great!) - This is his 7th episode, a “pilot epis…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 7
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In this episode, The Violent Femmes are oddly prominent...much to the chagrin of my engineer Dr. Paul Bertolino! There are some choice songs this time around, so dig it - and please leave comments or ask questions❤️
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 6
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This episode has one of theeeeee CRAZIEST🤪 covers ever - you GOTTA promise me that you’ll listen to the whole thing on your own!
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 5
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Crystal explains to Dr. Bertolino how her gallbladder attempted to assassinate her, then presents some classic hits, and their cover versions. Good stuff!
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 4
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ORIGINAL vs COVER - EPISODE 4 - Dr. Paul Bertolino hangs with me as I lay waste to lots of lame covers! Lots of musical genres, lots of eye rolling, and my post anesthesia fog fucks up my memory box. Fun times!
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 3
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Annnnnnnnnnd, I’m BACK! In this episode I’m talking about a lot of songs from the ‘80s (MTV staples) and how annoying they were. Also chiming in to help me out with some facts and info, my beloved Engineer, Dr. Paul Bertolino (check out his great, weekly podcast, “As It Should Be). See you in a couple weeks (My podcast is bi-weekly) ENJOY!…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear EPISODE 2 - with special guest, Paul Bertolino!
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Paul Bertolino (fresh from his “As It Should Be” Podcast) mixes it up with me, while presenting some of his favorite covers. As always, we both learn a thing or two from each other, have some laughs, and have a grand time in his As It Should Be studio in Crooklyn, NY. We talk about some interesting covers you may not know about, by Cheap Trick, Bar…
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ORIGINAL vs COVER with DJ Crystal Clear - EPISODE 1
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HOORAY! I’m finally doing an audio version of my former column called Original vs Cover that ran for two years on the now defunct website, The Z Review. I do a compare and contrast of original songs, and interesting cover versions, and then I choose my favorite! You will hear snippets of each version and decide which you like better. Apologies for …
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