Song Vs. Song

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144: "Billie Jean" vs. "When Doves Cry" Feb 26, 2025

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THE EPIC MATCHUP. THE KING OF POP, vs. THE PURPLE ONE. Only one can be the reigning royalty, the titan of pop music of all time. So we are finally hashing it out for ever, WHO'S BAD, Michael Jackson or Prince, and whose biggest hit will reign supreme over the entirety of music, "Billie Jean" or "When Doves Cry"?

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143: "Royals" vs. "bad guy" Feb 12, 2025

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In the 2010s, a teenage girl songwriter came out of nowhere to completely redefine cool for the decade, upend the pop landscape and inspire legions of imitators. Twice. But only one of them can reign, so which teen anthem of the decade overwhelms you more with its effortless above-it-all teenage-ness, "Royals" by Lorde or "bad guy" by Billie Eilish?

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BONUS EPISODE: The 2025 Grammys were... GOOD?? Like, really good?! What?? Feb 04, 2025

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We're as shocked as you are, but the 2025 Grammys were actually worth watching this year.

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142: "My Sweet Lord" vs. "Spirit in the Sky" Jan 29, 2025

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Remember when God was cool? In the early '70s, we had one legend and one nobody storm the charts about the greatness of the higher power, and we're going to see how gave glory to the Lord better? What's the better hippie-dippy religious song, George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" or Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky"?

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141: "Friday" vs. "Miracles" (with Andrew Unterberger) Jan 14, 2025

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It's the meme songs of the early 2010s, made by people we look at very differently now! Did they deserve the derision they got? We dive into the agony and ecstasy of Rebecca Black's "Friday" vs. Insane Clown Posse's "Miracles"!

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140: "Espresso" vs. "HOT TO GO!" Dec 24, 2024

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The two biggest pop girls of 2024 face off!! E-S-P-R-E-S-S-O, is it better than Hot To Go? Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" vs. Chappell Roan's "HOT TO GO!", who will win?

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139: "Santa Baby" vs. "Baby It's Cold Outside" Dec 10, 2024

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Let's turn up the heat for Christmas. If you want something sultry and/or problematic for Christmas, there's only two songs available to you so pick your favorite, "Santa Baby" or "Baby It's Cold Outside"!

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138: "Fuck the Police" vs. "Fight the Power" Nov 28, 2024

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Song vs. Song has announced the podcast's official political stance: Down with The Man! And we have two great late '80s hip-hop songs to help us take down the establishment, but which makes us angrier, N.W.A.'s "Fuck the Police" or Public Enemy's "Fight the Power"?

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137: Best rain song? Nov 13, 2024

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Lina takes over the pod and gives us our first open-ended poll!! So it's time to determine -- what is the best rain song???

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136: "Hotel California" vs. "Don't Fear the Reaper" Oct 22, 2024

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It's a vaguely-haunted episode about classic rock epics from 1976! Which is the better dark and spooky song with triple-backed guitars, Eagles' "Hotel California" or Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper"?

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