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Songs With People Names Nov 15, 2024

Today's playlist features songs whose titles are people names (names only, not names in a phrase).

Songs discussed in this episode:

Basement Jaxx - Romeo (2001)

Pixies - Allison (1990)

Jennie Lawless - Annie (2021)

Ween - Gabrielle (2005)

Paul Simon - Duncan (1972)

Jack Ladder - Susan (2018)

Weezer - Susanne (1994)

Perfume Genius - Jason (2020)

Boney M - Rasputin (1978)

The Replacements - Alex Chilton (1987)

Prefab Sprout - Faron Young (1985)

David Bowie - Andy Warhol (1971)

Gillian Welch - Caleb Meyer (1998)

Paul McCartney - Jenny Wren (2005)

Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary (1980)

"Whammy" by The B-52's - with Joel Spence Oct 26, 2024

My friend Joel Spence is here to talk about The B-52's 1983 album "Whammy"! We also talk a lot about The B-52's in general and I manage to also sneak in "Janitor" by Suburban Lawns.

Male and Female Singers Oct 11, 2024

Today's playlist is all songs featuring both male and female singers. Sometimes harmonizing, sometimes in unison, sometimes call and response, sometimes doing background for each other. Fun!

Songs discussed in this episode:

Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (1968)

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Sometimes Always (1994)

Dirty Projectors - Useful Chamber (2009)

Emillia Contessa - Terbuka (1980)

Suburban Lawns - Anything (1981)

The Rosebuds - Shake Our Tree (2005)

John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want (1978)

Pixies - I Bleed (1989)

Kevin Ayers - The Oyster and the Flying Fish (1970)

Ohtis, Stef Chura - Schatze (2021)

The Fall - In These Times (1988)

Shintaro Sakamoto - One Day (2022)

X - Make The Music Go Bang (1983)

Cults - Abducted (2011)

1 to 10 Oct 03, 2024

Today's playlist contains songs with numbers 1-10 in the titles! Kind of a flimsy theme but they're all good songs so I guess deal with it.

Songs discussed in this episode:

The Lemon Twigs - The One (2020)

Frank Black - Two Spaces (1993)

Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney - 3 Legs (1971)

Masumi Hara - 4 X A Dream (1984)

David Bowie - Five Years (1972)

The Cure - Six Different Ways (1985)

Nancy - 7ft Tall Post-Suicidal Feel Good Blues (2021)

Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High (1990)

Kitty Craft, Bonnie Koloc - Devil's Nine Questions (2020)

XTC - Ten Feet Tall (1979)

Side One Track One - With Mel Cowan Sep 26, 2024

Today my friend Mel Cowan joins me to talk about a sampling of our favorite album openers! We didn't have time to play and talk about every possible entry in this list, but we mention a ton that weren't discussed and you should check out.

Songs discussed in this episode:

The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers (2014)

Orange Juice - Rip It Up (1982)

Beastie Boys - Sure Shot (1994)

Portishead - Mysterons (1994)

The Pogues - The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn (1985)

Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place (2000)

Courtney Barnett - Elevator Operator (2015)

Carole King - I Feel The Earth Move (1971)

Marnie Stern - Vibrational Match (2007)

The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (1989)

Let's Talk Time Signatures Sep 14, 2024

Today we're talking about time signatures - what are they, and why are songs with non-traditional time signatures so cool sounding? This is not super math heavy or expert-level analysis, but in it I share some of my favorite songs with weird time signatures and/or meter changes.

Songs discussed in this episode:

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There (1963) (snippet only)

OCS - Memory Of A Cut Off Head (2017)

The Beatles - We Can Work It Out (1965)

The Mad Capsule Markets - 公園へあと少し (1994)

Wipers - Taking Too Long (1981)

Ben LaMar Gray, Finom - Sometimes I Forget How Summer Looks On You (2021)

Robert Palmer - Woke Up Laughing (1980)

Genesis - It's Gonna Get Better (1983)

Rihanna - Desperado (2016)

Basement Jaxx - Distractionz (2009)

The Stranglers - Golden Brown (1981)

Pentangle - Light Flight (1969)

Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky (2009)

Ty Segall - To You (2024)

The Chills - Don't Even Know Her Name (1989)

Kassa Overall, J. Hoard, Angela Davis - Show Me A Prison (2020)

Ough, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love English Orthography Aug 20, 2024

This week we're exploring one facet of how stupid the written system of English is by featuring songs that feature words containing various pronunciations (all 6!) of "ough".

Discussed in this episode:

Fleetwood Mac - Although The Sun Is Shining (1969)

Stephen Stills - Thoroughfare Gap (1978)

The Beatles - I'm Looking Through You (1965)

The Creation - Through My Eyes (1967)

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - It's Not Enough (1977)

Beastie Boys - Tough Guy (1994)

Misfits - Cough/Cool (1977)

Butthole Surfers - Cough Syrup (1996)

X - I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts (1983)

Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (1995)

Beyonce - Love Drought (2016)

Repeating/Again Aug 12, 2024

Today's theme is doing something more than once, so all titles reference that concept. Musically repetitive songs will be a theme for another time!

Discussed in this episode:

Grizzly Bear - Yet Again (2012)

Ty Segall - Repetition (2024)

Robert Palmer - Not A Second Time (1980)

Roger Fakhr - Gone Away Again (197?, released 2021)

Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again (2012)

Daft Punk - One More Time/Aerodynamic (2007)

Badly Drawn Boy - Say It Again (1999)

The Durutti Column - Requiem Again (1989)

Fiery Furnaces - Benton Harbor Blues (Again) (2006)

Hot Chip - Over And Over (2012)

Geographical Titles Aug 02, 2024

Today's theme is geography, so these are all songs with geographical names in the titles. And - get this - the songs are all good.

Discussed in this episode:

Sufjan Stevens - Flint (For The Unemployed and Underpaid) (2003)

Parquet Courts - Berlin Got Blurry (2016)

Foxygen - San Francisco (2013)

Brazilian Girls - St. Petersburg (2008)

Ric Wilson, Terrace Martin, BJ the Chicago Kid - Chicago Bae (2020)

Bob Marley, The Wailers - Zimbabwe (1979)

Fugazi - Turkish Disco (1999)

Stereolab - French Disko (1995)

Amanaz - Africa (1975)

The Psychadelic Furs - Sister Europe (1980)

Wilco - Impossible Germany (2007)

Sufjan Stevens, Angelo de Augustine - Fictional California (2021)

Frank Black - (I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain (1994)

I'm 75 Years Old Jul 25, 2024

Here are a bunch of songs that would have been from my childhood if I had been born 40 years earlier. I say in the episode that the songs are in chronological order and now that I'm typing it out I see that that's only mostly true, please forgive me.

Songs discussed in this episode:

Odetta - Santy Anno (1956)

Buddy Holly, The Crickets - It Doesn't Matter Anymore (1956)

The Del-Vikings - Come Go With Me (1957)

The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love (1958)

The Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me (1959)

Little Willie John - I'm Shakin' (1958)

Chuck Jackson - I Keep Forgetting (1959)

The Coasters - Poison Ivy (1959)

Martin Denny - The Enchanted Sea (1959)

The Melody Mates - Enchantment (1960)

Brenda Lee - Wee Wee Willies (1960)

Wanda Jackson - Funnel Of Love (1961)

Patsy Cline - She's Got You (1962)

Horst Jankowski - A Walk In The Black Forest (1964)

"Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?" by Of Montreal - with Will Hines Jul 14, 2024

Today I'm joined by Will Hines (Screw It We're Just Gonna Talk About the Beatles, Comedy Bang Bang) to talk about the 2007 Of Montreal album "Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?"! Other Of Montreal songs played during the episode are "So Begins Our Alabee" (2005) and "Lysergic Bliss" (2004).

Non-English Bangers Jul 07, 2024

Here is a large handful of great songs that are not in English!

Songs discussed in this episode:

Özdemir Erdoğan - Gurbet (1989)

Marina Herlop - La Alhambra (2023)

Volta Jazz - Bi Kameleou (1977)

Emillia Contessa - Malam Minggu (1982)

Cafe Tacvba - La Bas(e) (2024)

Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle - Intaha Ho Gai Intezar Ki (1984)

Françoiz Breut - Si tu disais (2000)

Yat-Kha - Karangailyg Kara Hovaa (Dyngyldai) (1995)

Fabrizo De Andre - Un ottico (1971)

bob hund - Helgen v. 48 (1998)

La Femme - Si un jour (2013)

The Lijadu Sisters - Come On Home (1979)

Kim Jung Mi - Blow Spring Breeze (1973)

Gilberto Santa Rosa - Vivir Sin Ti (2010)

Kourosh Yaghmaei - Ashiooneh (1973-79)

Movin' and Groovin' - Part 2 Jun 21, 2024

I'm back! We're back! We all made this happen! Kicking off season two with a return to the theme of movin' and groovin'.

Songs discussed in this episode:

Jorge Ben Jor - Africa Brasil (Zumbi) (1976)

Yellow Magic Orchestra - 手掛かり (Key) (1981)

Jean-Claude Vannier - La horse (1969)

Incredible Bongo Band - Apache (1973)

Shigeru Suzuki - パッション・フラワー (Passion Flower) (1978)

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - How Do I Let A Good Man Down? (2005)

Cerro Verde - I Lost A Game (1977)

Baby Huey - Hard Times (1971)

Letta Mbulu - Mahlalela (1970)

Funkadelic - You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks (1971)

Blackrock - Blackrock "Yeah, Yeah" (1972)

Yard Act - Dream Job (2024)

Happy Mondays, Paul Oakenfold - W.F.L. - Think About The Future Mix (1993)

Same Title, Different Songs Mar 28, 2024

This episode is about pairs of songs that have the same title but are totally different (i.e. not covers or alternate versions of the same song). There are more examples than could be included in one episode, so maybe a part 2 is in the future! Speaking of the future - this is the last episode of season 1! I'll return with more after a 6-ish week hiatus.

Songs discussed in this episode:

The Beatles - Come Together (1969)

Spiritualized - Come Together (1997)

Betty Chung - Bang Bang / 你怎能瞞過我 (1968)

Dizzy Gillespie - Bang Bang (1966)

Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning (1967)

Margo Guryan - Sunday Morning (1968)

R. Stevie Moore - Why Should I Love You (1986)

Kate Bush - Why Should I Love You? (1993)

Prince - Bambi (1979)

Tokyo Police Club - Bambi (2010)

Jacco Gardner - Face to Face (2015)

Daft Punk - Face to Face (2001)

Opposites Mar 23, 2024

These are all songs that have opposite pairs in the titles (with the exception of one that has "opposite" in the title and that's good enough for me). I think I also misspoke and said that the Elliott Smith album was called "From A Basement On A Hill" rather than "From A Basement On THE Hill", so my apologies to all you definite article-heads out there.

Songs discussed in this episode:

The Smile - The Opposite (2022)

The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye (1967)

Guided by Voices - As We Go Up, We Go Down (1995)

Elliott Smith - Pretty (Ugly Before) (2004)

Hot Chip - Night And Day (2012)

Penny & the Quarters - You and Me (1970-1975, released 2007)

D'Angelo, Redman, Method Man - Left And Right (2000)

New Radicals - You Get What You Give (1998)

Broadcast - Come On Let's Go (2000)

Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (1958)

Blondie - The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game (1982)

Fiery Furnaces - Tropical Ice-land (2005)

Keyboard Percussion Mar 13, 2024

Songs featuring keyboard/mallet percussion! We're celebrating the struck idiophones today - vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, marimba, tubular bells, and more!

Songs discussed in this episode:

Bobby Hebb - Sunny (1966)

Harumi - Hurry Up Now (1968)

Spoon - Everything Hits At Once (2001)

Bright Eyes - Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh (2000)

Fiona Apple - Sleep To Dream (1996)

Field Music - Let's Write A Book (2010)

Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone (1983)

Cornelius - Magoo Opening (1998)

Cults - Walk At Night (2011)

David Byrne - Glass, Concrete, & Stone (2004)

Glasser - Home (2010)

Deerhunter - What Happens To People? (2019)

Erasmo Carlos - Agora Ninguem Chora Mais (1971)

Trio da Kali, Kronos Quartet - Kanimba (2017)

Philip Glass, Third Coast Percussion - Aguas de Amazonia: Madeira River (2018)

Songs with Counting Mar 06, 2024

Numbers - ever heard of 'em? All the songs in today's episode feature counting! Not count-ins, count-ins don't count as counting.

Songs discussed in this episode:

Len Barry - 1,2,3 (1965)

Feist - 1234 (2007)

The Beatles - All Together Now (1969)

Beyonce - Countdown (2011)

Adam Ant - Apollo 9 (1985)

Kendrick Lamar - DNA (2017)

Philip Glass - Einstein On The Beach: Knee Play 1 (1976)

The Smile - Wall Of Eyes (2024)

Cornelius - Count Five Or Six (1998)

Queen - Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (1976)

Violent Femmes - Kiss Off (1983)

Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven (1989)

X - True Love Pt. #2 (1983)

The Beatles - Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey (1964)

Ty Segall - The Bell (2024)

Friends Feb 29, 2024

Songs about friends! There are certainly other songs about friends, some very famous, that I didn't include, but that's fine because these are all really good. So be my friend about it why don't you!

Songs discussed in this episode:

Adam Ant - Friend or Foe (1982)

Ween - Friends (2007)

Amanaz - Khala My Friend (1975)

John Cale - Fear Is A Man's Best Friend (1974)

Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric? (1979)

Bobby Vee, The Crickets - Girl Of My Best Friend (1962)

Grateful Dead - Friend Of The Devil (1970)

Paul McCartney - Friends To Go (2005)

Ty Segall - My Best Friend (2024)

The Smile - Friend Of A Friend (2024)

Body Parts Feb 22, 2024

All the songs in this episode mention multiple different body parts, sometimes in list format and sometimes not.

Songs discussed in this episode:

Dirty Projectors - Two Doves (2009)

Nina Simone - Ain't Got No / I Got Life (1968)

Nina Simone - Ain't Got No - I Got Life (1968)

Townes Van Zandt - Two Hands (1971)

Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy (1998)

They Might Be Giants - Dinner Bell (1992)

Yusuf (Cat Stevens) - Moonshadow (1971)

Fever Ray - New Utensils (2023)

Ween - Mutilated Lips (1997)

Joni Mitchell - Coyote (1976)

Arthur Russell - Your Motion Says (2008/80s?)

Them Strangs (i.e. Strings) Feb 15, 2024

Here are some of my favorite songs featuring the strings section of the orchestra.

Songs discussed in this episode:

Maurice Ravel / Ysaye Quartet - String Quartet in F Major M35:2 (1903/1991)

The United States of America - Stranded In Time (1968)

Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again (1969)

Radiohead - Faust Arp (2007)

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine (1971)

Bjork - Unison (2001)

Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin' Woman (1977)

Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Some Velvet Morning (1967)

Dirty Projectors - Search For Life (2020)

Dungen - Du e för fin för mig (2004)

John Cale - Paris 1919 (1973)

Sisqo - Thong Song (1999)

Rain Songs Feb 07, 2024

It's raining in LA, so here are some songs all about rain!

Songs discussed in this episode:

Violent Femmes - I Hear The Rain (1984)

B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (1969)

Gene Kelly - Singin' In The Rain (1952)

Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (1974)

Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains (1995)

The Fortunes - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again (1971)

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Rain (1987)

Dando Shaft - Rain (1969)

The Electric Peanut Butter Company - The Rain (2013)

The Cascades - Rhythm of the Rain (1963)

CAN - She Brings The Rain (1970)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop The Rain (1970)

Blind Melon - No Rain (1992)

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now (1972)

Indie Charleston Jan 31, 2024

Sorry to all you South Carolina-heads out there, but this episode is about indie songs that work well for practicing footwork for the Charleston. That's how these are connected in my head, but I'm open to other interpretations of why they go together.

Songs discussed in this episode:

Air - Surfing On A Rocket (2004)

Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (2001)

Neutral Milk Hotel - Naomi (1996)

Yo La Tengo - You Can Have It All (2000)

Radiohead - Just (1995)

A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out (1991)

Fruit Bats - Humbug Mountain Song (2016)

Courtney Barnett - An Illustration Of Loneliness (Sleepless In New York) (2015)

Pavement - Harness Your Hopes (1997)

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Can't Keep Checking My Phone (2015)

Little Sweety Shorties (2 Minutes and Under) Jan 24, 2024

All the songs on today's episode are 2 minutes or less! That's it! I tried to get a wide variety of songs for this one. As with every episode, I love all of these songs and I hope you do too.

Songs discussed in this episode:

Frank Black - Whatever Happened to Pong? (1994)

The Nerves - When You Find Out (1976)

Kokomo - Asia Minor (1961)

Misfits - Hybrid Moments (1978)

Melody's Echo Chamber - Unfold (2022)

Triathalon - Get Back (2014)

Ween - I'll Be Your Jonny On The Spot (1997)

Iggy Pop, James Williamson - Night Theme (1975)

The Olivia Tremor Control - I Can Smell The Leaves (1996)

Guided By Voices - Game of Pricks (1995)

J Lloyd - Apocalypse (2020)

Lou Reed - Your Love (1962)

T. Rex - Diamond Meadows (1971)

Fugazi - I'm So Tired (1999)

"Violator" by Depeche Mode - with Sam Plattner Jan 17, 2024

My brother Sam is here to talk about the 1990 Depeche Mode album "Violator" with me! I talked about that I should listen to this album on the previous episode, and then I did and I freaked out all week. Sam and I go through the album, which somehow includes me playing songs by two artists who are in no way related to Depeche Mode. Also at one point I say something about "when we were a kid" - were Sam and I conjoined or is this something I should take to therapy? You decide!

Synthister, if you will Jan 10, 2024

Synth-based songs that sound sinister! Incorporating sounds of various genres including darkwave, synthwave, industrial, and probably others, but I genuinely don't understand how to categorize these things. The songs are all good, I'll say that.

Songs discussed in this episode:

The Faint - Your Retro Career Melted (2001)

Nine Inch Nails - Closer (1994)

Kavinsky - Nightcall (2010)

Panda Bear - Mr. Noah (2015)

Radiohead - All I Need (2007)

The KVB - Always Then (2012)

Chairlift - Sidewalk Safari (2012)

Susanne Sundfor - Accelerate (2015)

MGMT - Little Dark Age (2018)

Fever Ray - Even It Out (2023)

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam (2023)

Art Fact - Rain In The South (1989)

Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence

Flute Intros Dec 20, 2023

This episode features all songs that have flutes in the intro! Various types of flutes, as we'll get into. As it turns out lots of different types of songs can be kicked off with a flute.

Songs featured in this episode:

Alessi Brothers - Seabird (1976)

The Unicorns - Sea Ghost (2003)

Bonga - Kualuka Kueto (1983)

Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (1986)

Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man (1973)

Francis Bebey - Coffee Cola Song (1982)

ABBA - Fernando (1976)

Nick Garrie - Can I Stay With You (1969)

The 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (1969)

Overlapping Parts Dec 13, 2023

Today's episode is about songs with previously established parts that overlap later in the song (distinct from simultaneous quodlibet, I think).

Songs discussed in this episode:

The Beatles - I've Got A Feeling (1970)

Beck - Nicotine & Gravy (1999)

Glasser - Apply (2010)

Hamid Al Shaeri - Ayonha (1983-88)

Saada Bonaire - You Could Be More As You Are (1984)

Marika Hackman - So Long (2017)

Yeasayer - O.N.E. (2010)

Susanne Sundfor - Delirious (2015)

Arctic Monkeys - Fluourescent Adolescent (2007)

Linkin Park - Crawling (2000)

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)

Fiona Apple - Under The Table (2020)

Cast of "Encanto" - We Don't Talk About Bruno (2021)

"Quebec" by Ween - with Brett Morris Dec 06, 2023

Brett Morris (CBB World, Screw It We're Just Gonna Talk About The Beatles, a million other podcasts) joins me to talk about Ween's 2003 album "Quebec"! We go pretty long here, including a lengthy tangent about Radiohead.

Other Ween songs I recommended to Brett after recording:

I'm In The Mood To Move, Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down), Roses Are Free, Voodoo Lady, What Deaner Was Talking About, Piss up a Rope, The Mollusk, I'll Be Your Jonny on the Spot, Waving My Dick in the Wind, Ocean Man, Exactly Where I'm At, Bananas and Blow, Gabrielle, Learnin' To Love, Your Party, Woman And Man.

These were just intended as a broad sampling, obviously there are lots of other great Ween songs!

Three Favorites Dec 01, 2023

This episode is short, but ALL THREE SONGS ARE GREAT. These are three of my favorites, I'm talking about them today because it's upsetting me that I haven't yet. I want everybody to listen to these songs.

Songs Discussed In This Episode:

The Left Banke - Pretty Ballerina (1967)

Bridget St. John - The Pebble And The Man (1971)

"Blue" Gene Tyranny - Next Time Might Be Your Time (1977)

Family Nov 22, 2023

It's holiday time, which for many people means family! Or some version thereof!

Songs discussed in this episode:

Boney M - Daddy Cool (1976)

Danzig - Mother (1988)

Animal Collective - Brother Sport (2009)

John & Beverley Martyn - Auntie Aviator (1970)

Spirit - Uncle Jack (1968)

Vampire Weekend - Cousins (2010)

Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands (1971)

John Prine - Grandpa Was A Carpenter (1973)

K-Ci & JoJo - All My Life (1997)

Ween - Friends (2007)

Imperative Nov 16, 2023

Today's songs all have titles in the imperative mood, including both affirmative (what to do) and negative (what to don't).

Songs discussed in this episode:

Norma Tanega - Treat Me Right (1966)

Perpetual Langley - Surrender (1966)

Tom Waits - Hoist That Rag (2004)

Madness - Shut Up (1981)

Phyllis Dillon - Make Me Yours (1967)

Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (2002)

They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start (1986)

The Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (1965)

The Apostles - Don't Huzzle For Love (1977)

Snoh Aalegra - Don't Explain (2016)

Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger (1995)

Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop (1977)

Japanese Songs Nov 08, 2023

Today I'm sharing some songs from Japan that I like!

Songs discussed in this episode:

Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki (1963)

Mariah - Shinzo No Tobira (1983)

The Mad Capsule Markets - 公園へあと少し (1994)

Susumu Hirasawa - Mediational Field (2007)

Haruomi Hosono - Bara To Yaju (1973)

Yukiko Okada - Hana No Image (1986/1999)

Akiko Wada - どしゃぶりの雨の中で (1969)

Masumi Hara - My Golden Hour (1984)

Shintaro Sakamoto - In A Phantom Mood (2011)

Yura Yura Teikoku - 空洞です (2007)

Asa-Chang & Junray, Jun Ray - Hana (2001)

Money Or Lack Thereof Nov 01, 2023

Our first episode with a theme based on lyrical content! This week all the songs are about money, either having it or not having it.

Songs discussed in this episode:

Pink Floyd - Money (1973)

Jane Kennaway - IOU (1980)

Gary U.S. Bonds - Out Of Work (1982)

Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. (1993)

Radiohead - Dollars and Cents (2001)

Fat White Family - Tastes Good With The Money (2019)

Destiny's Child - Bills Bills Bills (1999)

The Beatles - You Never Give Me Your Money (1969)

Adam Ant - Made of Money (1982)

Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage, Tyler the Creator - Cash In Cash Out (2022)

Bump In The Night Oct 25, 2023

This episode is about things that go bump in the night, by which I mean creepy stuff, NOT cocaine. This episode isn't about cocaine. I share songs I like dealing with monsters, aliens, skeletons, ghosts, and general spookiness.

Songs discussed in this episode:

Joan Baez - The Magic Wood (1968)

Dave Kennedy & The Ambassadors - Zombie Jamboree (1968)

Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London (1978)

Neutral Milk Hotel - Ghost (1998)

The Unicorns - Tuff Ghost (2003)

Fever Ray - Looking For A Ghost (2023)

Helene Smith - I Am Controlled By Your Love (1967)

XTC - Poor Skeleton Steps Out (1989)

Hüsker Dü - Books About UFOs (1985)

Jim Sullivan - U.F.O. (1969)

Adam Ant - Here Comes The Grump (1982)

Kylie Minogue - Real Groove (2020)

A Raincoat - It Came In The Night (1975)

Big BIG Drums Oct 18, 2023

Today I'm sharing some favorite songs with big BIG drums, mostly but not all in the realm of psychedelia.

Songs discussed in this episode:

The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (1966)

The Millennium - Prelude (1968)

Pugh Rogefeldt - Love, Love, Love (1969)

Dungen - Panda (2004)

Broadcast - Man Is Not A Bird (2004)

Kathy McCarty - Rocket Ship (1994)

Doves - Here It Comes (2000)

Paul Simon - Obvious Child (1990)

Adam Ant - Place In The Country (1982)

Peter Bjorn and John - The Chills (2006)

Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down (1979)

Horn If You Got Big Honkers - with Grace Spelman Oct 11, 2023

I'm joined today by my friend Grace Spelman to talk about HORNS! Big ones, wet ones, stabbing ones, etc. You know, horns.

Songs featured in this episode:

The Beatles - Good Morning Good Morning (1967)

Love - Alone Again Or (1967)

Steely Dan - My Old School (1973)

Genesis - No Reply At All (1981)

Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia (1969)

Frankie Valli - Grease (1978)

David Byrne, St. Vincent - Who (2012)

Ray Conniff - Brazil (1960)

DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat (1996)

Outkast - Morris Brown (2006)

Radiohead - The National Anthem (2000)

La Femme - Paradigme (2021)

Digital-Orchestral Fusion Oct 04, 2023

Today I'm sharing some songs that feature elements of orchestral/classical music and electronic/digital sounds!

Songs discussed in this episode:

SEATBELTS - Piano Black (1998)

Jun Miyake - Lilies of the Valley (2011)

Bjork - Where Is The Line (2004)

Marina Herlop - Miu (2022)

Balún - El Espanto (2018)

Carmel Smickersgill - Leaving (2022)

FKA twigs - home with you (2019)

Björk - Jóga (1997)

Sufjan Stevens - You Are The Blood (2009)

Build 'Em Ups Sep 27, 2023

This week I'm sharing some of my favorite build 'em up songs - some that introduce each instrument, and some that continually add layers over the course of a song. Also a little "or whatever" note about neustons.

Songs discussed in this episode:

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Pt. 1 (1973)

Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music (1968)

Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up Pt. 1 (1968)

WITCH - Introduction (1972)

The Creation - Cool Jerk (1967)

The Capitols - Cool Jerk (1966)

Carmel Smickersgill - Questioning (2022)

The Village Stompers - Washington Square (1963)

Fever Ray - Shiver (2023)

Sebastien Tellier - La ritournelle (2004)

Delicate Steve - Butterfly (2011)

"A Question of Balance" by The Moody Blues - with Will Hines, Brett Morris, & Joel Spence Sep 20, 2023

An episode with guests! Holy cow!!! I'm joined today by my friends from another podcast, "Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About the Beatles" - Will Hines, Brett Morris, and Joel Spence. Instead of talking about the Beatles, this time we're screwing it and just talking about The Moody Blues' 1970 album "A Question of Balance".

Songs For The Nighttime Sep 13, 2023

This episode is about songs for the nighttime. You can listen to this at work or whatever but heads up you might get nice and sleepy!!

Songs discussed in this episode:

Sibylle Baier - Tonight (1970-73)

Anna Domino - Land Of My Dreams (1984)

Julie London - No Moon At All (1955)

Emillia Contessa - Renggong Manis (1982)

Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance - Roll On Babe (1974)

Tom Waits - All The World Is Green (2002)

Lucinda Williams - Place In My Heart (2016)

Brian Eno - Golden Hours (1975)

Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (1969)

Wilco - Far Far Away (1996)

Singing The Hell Out of Something Sep 07, 2023

Songs where the singer really just goes for it. Like all in singing the hell out of it, no matter what kind of song it is. Go hard, be a volcano, impress friends and strangers alike at karaoke.

Songs discussed in this episode:

Bjork - Human Behavior (1993)

Chris Cornell - Pillow Of Your Bones (1999)

Nirvana - Lounge Act (1991)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain (1970)

Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You (1990)

Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (1982)

Don Gardner - My Baby Likes To Boogaloo (1966)

Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart (1996)

XTC - Complicated Game (1979)

Animal Collective - For Reverend Green (2007)

System Of A Down - Chop Suey (2001)

Nnamdi - Semantics (2020)

Jessie Mueller - She Used To Be Mine (2016)

Now We're Rockin' and Clockin' Aug 30, 2023

Another episode! Continuing our discussion of groove, but this week we're somewhat less groovy and significantly more rocky and clocky.

Songs featured in this episode:

They Might Be Giants - Ana Ng (1988)

The Cars - Just What I Needed (1978)

The Strokes - Is This It (2001)

Built to Spill - Distopian Dream Girl (1994)

Fugazi - Break (1998)

Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better (2015)

XTC - Making Plans for Nigel (1979)

[tangent]

Santigold - Disparate Youth (2012)

Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah - Lake Shore Drive (1972)

Kid Cudi, MGMT, Ratatat - Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) (2009)

[end of tangent]

Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing (1992)

Alice In Chains - Again (1995)

Rob Zombie - Dragula (1998)

Now We're Movin' and Groovin' Aug 21, 2023

Welcome to Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music! In this episode I (your host, Katie Plattner) share a bunch of songs under the category of "Now We're Movin' and Groovin'" and talk about why I like them so much. Please be advised that this episode may have you cruising around the house like a sexy little choo choo train.

Songs featured in this episode:

Jan Hammer Group - Don't You Know (1977)

Thundercat - Thundercat (2015)

Lion - You've Got A Woman (1975)

Labi Siffre - I Got The... (1975)

Stevie Wonder - Sugar (1970)

Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right (1976)

Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules Theme (2008)

Cochimea - Mitote (2019)

Jlin, Third Coast Percussion - Perspective III: Derivative (2022)

Rodrigo Amarante - Mare (2021)

Masumi Hara - Your Dream (1984)