Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast

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Ep.117 - Won't Back Down Sep 28, 2026

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The summer of covers was supposed to be over, so of course our first song of the fall is a cover. This time we brought along Jake Behrens from Fair Weather Enemy to join us to talk about Arson and Tom Petty as we cover the song "Won't Back Down" from the 2009 album Fame, Fortune, and Fornication.

Ep.116 - Walter's Highlife Sep 21, 2026

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This is a song about a dog, but not just any dog--it's about Aaron and Crysta's dog Walter! So join us this week as we talk about pets, instrumentals, "Walter's Highlife" for the 2018 album Life Sucks... LEt's Dance! And most importantly we talk a lot about dogs playing poker. This episode is not sponsored by dogsplayingpoker dot org .

Ep.115 - Another F.U. Song Sep 14, 2026

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Reel Big Fish put out a lot of songs that have a lot of F-words. We here at Every Song Sucks like to call these "Car Words" and those Car Words have never been celebrated more than in the song "Another F.U. Song" from the 2007 album Monkeys For Nothin' and the Chimps For Free.

Ep.114 - Talkin' Bout A Revolution Sep 10, 2026

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Re-uploaded due to copyright issues!

We've reached the end of the Summer of Covers! We were getting ready to stage a revolution if it didn't come to an end, but now all we have to do is talk about it and that's way easier. And to make things even easier for us we've brought back Eddie and Pringles from The Originals to talk about their cover of the Tracy Chapman song "Talkin' Bout A Revolution" from the 2012 album Candy Coated Fury.

Ep.113 - The Promise Aug 31, 2026

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We've reached to penultimate episode of the Summer Of Covers and this one is not without controversy! We welcome Eddie from the Originals for his unprecedented THIRD session with the ESS crew fresh off sharing his guitar with Aaron Barrett himself, but this time he's brought his old pal Pringles to the mix. This week we cover "The Promise" from the 2012 album Candy Coated Fury, which was originally performed by When In Rome,\.

Bonus: ESS Live! Who We Are (Snap, Crackle, Pop-punk) Aug 26, 2026

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A live podcast?! Unfathomable! A Reel Big Fish song without horns that was used to sell cereal? That doesn't exist! Or does it? Of course it does, and your pals here at Every Song Sucks did an episode about it. Join us as we talk about "Who We Are (Snap, Crackle, Pop-punk).

Ep.112 - Stray Cat Strut Aug 24, 2026

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The summer of covers is unrelenting! James from The Guilty Parties is back this week to impart his knowledge as we talk about The Stray Cats, rockabilly, swing revival, and The Inland Empire as we talk about the Reel Big Fish cover of "Stray Cat Strut" from Go Cat Go! A Tribute to Stray Cats.

Ep.111 - Give It To Me Aug 17, 2026

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We're giving you ANOTHER cover for the Reel Big Fish Summer of Covers! This week James from the Guilty Parties joined us to talk about "Give It To Me" which is the hidden track on the 2002 album Cheer Up!

Ep.110 - Monkey Man Aug 10, 2026

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The summer of covers rages on! This week David and Brian (The Skariginals) are back once again talking covers as this week we talk about "Monkey Man" from the 2002 Wild Thornberrys Movie Soundtrack.

Ep.109 - Kiss Me Deadly Aug 03, 2026

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We're continuing the summer of covers as David and Brian (The Brass Brothers) from The Skariginals join us! Originally on the Metalliska compilation, this Reel Big Fish cover of Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly" may be one of their best covers.

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