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Screw It, I’m Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

A music podcast with each episode featuring songs selected on a loose theme. Sometimes solo hosted, sometimes featuring guests. Conversational and wide-ranging, this should feel like chatting with your friends about music you’re really into.

Copyright: © 2023

Latest Episodes:

Family Nov 22, 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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".

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