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Jason Isbell: Cover Me Up - ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s Songs We Love Podcast

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is a series and a podcast that looks at the stories behind some of the songs we're playing on our new music discovery stream, .

This time, Eric Hodge sits down with Jason Isbell to discuss his song "Cover Me Up" from the album Southeastern.

Isbell says the song is an intimate look at a broken relationship, but also a plea for redemption.

"It's a series of images and things that have happened between myself and my wife that are very personal to me still."

Listen to their conversation here:

Brian Burns is the ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ music reporter
Eric Hodge hosts ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾â€™s broadcast of Morning Edition, and files reports for the North Carolina news segments of the broadcast. He started at the station in 2004 doing fill-in work on weekends and All Things Considered.
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