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    Cover Story: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

    12/06/2026 | 54 mins.
    Cover Story makes a long overdue visit to the songwriting of Carole King, who with her then-husband Gerry Goffin wrote Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow as songwriters-for-hire in the Brill Building music factory of 1960s New York. Originally recorded and made famous by The Shirelles, King's own version of the song on 1971's Tapestry might be its most famous iteration, but there are many brilliant, unforgivable, and indefinable versions for Andy and his guests, Felix Cross and Laura Case, to dig their teeth into. 
    Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
    Music by Carole King, lyrics by Gerry GoffinFirst released by The Shirelles on Tonight’s The Night, 1960
    Versions heard in this episode:
    Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
    Johnny O’Keefe - B-side to single ‘Rock'n'Roll Will Stand’ (1964)
    Linda Ronstadt - Silk Purse (1970)
    Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2011)
    Taylor Swift - Carole King Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (2021)
    Dana Valery - single (1976)
    Andy Gibb/P.P. Arnold - Andy Gibbs Greatest Hits (1980)
    Ann Hampton Callaway - Slow (2005)
    Carole King & James Taylor from Live at the Troubadour (2010)
    Next time on Cover Story: Oasis's britpop anthem Wonderwall
    Technical production by Tegan Nicholls
    The show was made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country.
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    David Mills' glamour and despair and Lawrence Power shines a light on British music

    12/06/2026 | 54 mins.
    Comedian David Mills takes his acerbic humour into the world of cabaret for this year's Adelaide Cabaret Festival. He joins Andy to talk about pessimism, storytelling, and picking the right song for the moment.
    Violist Lawrence Power joins the Australian Chamber Orchestra this month for a program wending its way through the rolling hills of English music, from Thomas Tallis and Henry Purcell to Jonny Greenwood and Kate Bush. 
    Music heard in this program:
    Title: The Man With The Child In His EyesArtist: Kate BushComposer: Kate BushAlbum: The Kick InsideLabel: EMI
    Title: The SnakeArtist: Oscar Brown JrComposer: Oscar Brown JrAlbum: Tells It Like It Is!Label: Columbia
    Title: Pirate JennyArtist: David MillsComposer: Kurt Weill & Bertolt BrechtAlbum: Live RecordingLabel: Supplied by artist
    Title: MothersongArtist: Leah SeniorComposer: Leah Senior and Jesse WilliamsAlbum: Pt. RoadknightLabel: Third Eye Stimuli
    Title: Flos Campi - Moderato alla marciaArtist: BBC National Orchestra of Wales ft. Lawrence PowerComposer: Ralph Vaughan WilliamsAlbum: Ralph Vaughan Williams/McEwen: Flos Campi & Viola ConcertoLabel: Hyperion
    Title: Flos Campi - Andante quasi lentoArtist: BBC National Orchestra of Wales ft. Lawrence PowerComposer: Ralph Vaughan WilliamsAlbum: Vaughan Williams/McEwen: Flos Campi & Viola ConcertoLabel: Hyperion
    Title: Symphony, for double string orchestra - Allegro moltoArtist: London Symphony Orchestra/Vernon HandleyComposer: Elizabeth MaconchyAlbum: Elizabeth Maconchy: Selected worksLabel: Lyrita
    The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Country
    Technical production by Tegan Nicholls
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    Different versions of Daniel Avery and clipping's experimental approach to hip-hop

    05/06/2026 | 54 mins.
    Daniel Avery has been filling dancefloors around the world for more than a decade, both as a dj and with his own critically acclaimed records. On his latest, Tremor, Avery has embraced his love of rock and shoegaze, blending driving guitars with his normal electronics. Not content with one set of songs, Avery completely remixed his own album, turning it back to the dancefloor with his Midnight Versions.  
    There aren’t many musicians who have been nominated for a Hugo - one of the biggest sci-fi awards - but the hip-hop group clipping have had that honour twice, a testament to the narratives that drive their songs. They’re an unusual group musically as well, drawing inspiration from experimental composers and techno music, as well as from their own genre. William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes share how theatre brought the group together, and the very surprising lengths they've gone to in order to get the sounds they want.
    Daniel Avery is on tour, including date at Rising, Vivid, and Dark Mofo. Details here.
    Clipping is on tour, including Dark Mofo. Details here.
    Music heard in this program:
    Title: DodgerArtist: clippingComposer: Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Snipes, William HutsonAlbum: Dead Channel SkyLabel: Sub Pop 
    Title: Haze (with Ellie)Artist: Daniel AveryComposer: Daniel AveryAlbum: TremorLabel: Domino
    Title: Until The Moon Starts ShakingArtist: Daniel AveryComposer: Daniel AveryAlbum: TremorLabel: Domino
    Title: Until The Moon Starts Shaking (Midnight Version)Artist: Daniel AveryComposer: Daniel AveryAlbum: Tremor (Midnight Versions)Label: Domino
    Title: DominatorArtist: clippingComposer: Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Snipes, William HutsonAlbum: Dead Channel SkyLabel: Sub Pop 
    Title: Bring The NoiseArtist: Public EnemyComposer: Public EnemyAlbum: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us BackLabel: Def Jam Recordings
    Title: Get UpArtist: clippingComposer: Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Snipes, William HutsonAlbum: CLPPNGLabel: Sub Pop
    Title: Run For Your LifeArtist: clippingComposer: Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Snipes, William HutsonAlbum: There Existed An Addiction To BloodLabel: Sub Pop 
    Title: Ask What HappenedArtist: clippingComposer: Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Snipes, William HutsonAlbum: Dead Channel SkyLabel: Sub Pop 
    The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Country
    Technical production by Isabella Tropiano
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    Cover Story: Jolene

    05/06/2026 | 54 mins.
    Every great song gets covered. Sometimes beautifully, sometimes badly, and sometimes by people who clearly should have known better.
    Cover Story, returning for its third series, hunts down the best, the worst, and the downright strange versions of classic songs, and asks the question: why does this version give us goosebumps while that one makes our skin crawl?
    According to some Dolly Apocrypha, Dolly Parton wrote Jolene and I Will Always Love You on the same day: a lifetime's worth of goosebump production in a single day. And whilst I Will Always Love You is best known by its Whitney Houston cover, Jolene is Dolly's most covered song. 
    And the variety is stunning. Join Andy and his guests - Adelaide Cabaret Festival's Reuben Kaye and Gillian Cosgriff - to paint a picture of a beauty beyond compare. 
    Adelaide Cabaret Festival runs until 21 June
    Jolene – Dolly Parton
    Composed and performed by Dolly PartonReleased as a single, January 1974
    Versions heard in this episode:
    Olivia Newton John - Come On Over, 1976
    Beyonce - COWBOY CARTER, 2024
    Dami Im - Jolene (Acoustic) single, 2018
    Nicola Zuraitis, Dan Pugach and his Big Band - single, 2025
    Strawberry Switchblade - Strawberry Switchblade, 1985
    Darcy Clay - Jesus I Was Evil (EP), 1997
    Miley Cyrus - Attention (Live), 2022
    and
    Reuben Kaye and Gillian Cosgriff - live in The Music Show studio, 2026
    Next time on Cover Story: Carole King's Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? 
    Technical production by Isabella Tropiano and Angela Grant
    The show this week was made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country.
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    Miles Davis: a centenary

    31/05/2026 | 54 mins.
    A portrait of the legendary trumpeter Miles Davis on his centenary. We hear how Miles not only changed music but also the lives of those he played with. We've pulled interviews from The Music Show's archives with former bandmates including pianists Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, saxophonists Wayne Shorter and Gary Bartz, guitarist John McLaughlin, bassist Dave Holland as well as big fans of his music like Paul Grabowsky. We move from the Birth of the Cool to Kind of Blue, Nefertiti, Bitches Brew and, finally, to Aura.
    As a bonus, we'll also hear what it was like working with Miles Davis the actor. In the last ten years of his life he aspired to appear on screen— he only starred in one full-length film before his death in 1991, and that was Rolf de Heer's Dingo.
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    Archive interviews featured
    Chick Corea (2007)Dave Holland (2007)Wayne Shorter (2016)John McLaughlin (2009)Gunther Schuller (1998)Paul Grabowsky (2019)Herbie Hancock (2007)Rolf de Heer (2020)Gary Bartz (2016)
    Music played in this program
    Title: JoshuaArtist: Miles DavisComposer: Victor FeldmanAlbum: Seven Steps To HeavenLabel: CBS BP233072
    Title: Venus De MiloArtist: Miles DavisComposer: Gerry MulliganAlbum: Birth Of The CoolLabel: Capitol Records T-762
    Title: DeceptionArtist: Miles DavisComposer: Miles DavisAlbum: Birth Of The CoolLabel: Capitol Records T-762
    Title: So WhatArtist: Miles DavisComposer: Miles DavisAlbum: Kind Of BlueLabel: Coronet KLP893
    Title: Blue In GreenArtist: Miles DavisComposer: Miles DavisAlbum: Kind Of BlueLabel: Coronet KLP893
    Title: NefertitiArtist: Miles DavisComposer: Wayne ShorterAlbum: NefertitiLabel: CBS SBP 2335 15
    Title: E.S.P.Artist: Miles DavisComposer: Miles Davis, Wayne ShorterAlbum: E.S.P.Label: CBS SBP 233267
    Title: Pharaoh's DanceArtist: Miles DavisComposer: Joe ZawinulAlbum: Bitches BrewLabel: CBS S2BP-220056
    Title: Concert on the RunwayArtist: Miles Davis and Michel LegrandComposer: Miles Davis and Michel LegrandAlbum: Dingo: Selections From The Motion Picture SoundtrackLabel: Warner Bros. Records ‎- 9 26438-2
    Title: WhiteArtist: Miles DavisComposer: Palle MikkelborgAlbum: Aura Label: CBS 463351 1
    The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Country
    Technical production by Harvey O'Sullivan, Emrys Cronin, Que Nguyen, Nathan Turnbull and Simon Branthwaite
    Library archivist Sabrina Lipovic
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