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Where we look at pop culture from a personal and generational perspective and examine how the music, movies and television of our formative years shaped our tastes and attitudes of GenerationX. Personal POVs and tories capture the time and contextualize the art of our youth.
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GenXplainers
Episode 331: Cover Stories - Mad World
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Can a cover version surpass the original? The GenXplainers explore this question with a song originally recorded by Tears for Fears in 1981. Later covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules and featured in the film "Donnie Darko", it gained a whole new generation of fans. Does it's darker, more sinister take best the original?
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