The Great Song Podcast

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**The Great Song Podcast**

Celebrating the greatest songs in modern music history and the creators behind them.

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Bonus! Episode 618.5 - Patreon Reaction Show Dec 21, 2020

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A Christmas gift from us--a free peek into our weekly Patreon bonus shows!

"How Long" (Ace) w/Paul Carrack Interview - Episode 618 Dec 16, 2020

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Ace.

Squeeze.

Mike + The Mechanics.

Oh yeah, and he also the #1 song in the world for the year 1995. No big deal.

Paul Carrack has made an indelible impact on pop music over the last 45 years, and we are crazy delighted to get to chat with him from across the pond.

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Co-producers: Andrea Konarzewski, Ari Marucci, Brad Callahan, Michael Conley, & Megan Dolan

Charlie Puth (Rivalry Week 2) - Episode 617 Dec 09, 2020

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For Round 2 of this season's Rivalry Week, we're going to look at the body of work of one Charlie Puth and fight over his worthiness of our attention (no pun intended). JP hates him; Rob loves him. How about you?

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Co-producers: Andrea Konarzewski, Ari Marucci, Brad Callahan, Michael Conley, and Megan Dolan

Rivalry Week - "How Bizarre" (OMC) - Episode 616 Dec 02, 2020

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Rivalry Week returns with a look into the '90s hit "How Bizarre" by your favorite New Zealand acoustic mariachi pop group, OMC! JP loves this song, and Rob can't stand it--take a listen and see who you side with!

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Co-producers: Andrea Konarzewski, Ari Marucci, Brad Callahan, Michael Conley, & Megan Dolan

Wouldn't It Be Nice (Beach Boys) w/Joey Abbott - Episode 615 Nov 25, 2020

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Track 1 from arguably the greatest album of all time, with the commentary and perspective of good friend of the show Joey Abbott!

- Rob’s sad lack of Beach Boys familiarity

- The Greatest Song of the 1960’s

- Phil Spector, Brian Wilson and “The Wall of Sound”

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Co-producers: Andrea Konarzewski, Ari Marucci, Brad Callahan, Michael Conley, & Megan Dolan

"One More Day" (Diamond Rio) w/Bobby Tomberlin Nov 18, 2020

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Get yer tissues ready. This week we feature a modern country classic that is indelibly linked to a couple of tragic events, and has been part of many people's stories of love, heartache, and healing. But of course we keep it 100 and get as silly as possible. Also:

- An interview with co-writer (and stud radio voice) Bobby Tomberlin

- A surprise cameo from an old friend

- The debut of Hear the Mustache!

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American Pie (w/Don McLean) - Episode 613 Nov 11, 2020

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An absolutely iconic piece of art, "American Pie" is one of the greatest single songs in pop music history. And we've got the man behind it, the brilliant Don McLean, to chat with us on the show! In this episode:

- “It’s as American as Germany!”

- The Day the Music Died: The plane crash that killed 3 pop icons, and our thoughts on who their modern parallels might be

- We talk to Don Mclean about the important issues, such as beef jerky

- That awful Madonna cover and the brilliant "Weird Al" Yankovic cover

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Co-producers: Andrea Konarzewski, Ari Marucci, Brad Callahan, Michael Conley, & Megan Dolan

Good Lovin (The Rascals) w/Felix Cavaliere - Episode 612 Nov 04, 2020

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True rock royalty joins us for Hall of Fame week, and we couldn't be more thrilled to welcome a member of one of the most important acts in rock history, as The Rascals/Young Rascals frontman Felix Cavaliere joins us to chat about their breakout hit. Also in this episode:

- The incredible legacy of producer Tom Dowd

- The honor or being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

- The beauty of the Hammond B3 organ

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Co-producers: Andrea Konarzewski, Ari Marucci, Brad Callahan & Michael Conley

Hooked on a Feeling (w/BJ Thomas) - Episode 611 Oct 28, 2020

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BJ Thomas is a big deal. Multiple Grammys, Oscar winner, you name it he's done it. Plus he's like super handsome. In this episode we break down one of his many signature hits, plus:

- Sweetest candies by volume

- Turns out it’s not a SIT-tar

- Who added these ooga-chakas, anyway?

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Co-producers: Andrea Konarzewski, Ari Marucci, Brad Callahan & Michael Conley

Flood (Jars of Clay) w/Dan Haseltine - Episode 610 Oct 21, 2020

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The halfway point of Season Six is a big one, with a massive crossover hit from the '90s, and a seminal piece of CCM, Jars of Clay's "Flood." We'll get into all the greatness of the song, it's instant and unique recognizability, Stump the Genius, and more, including:

-Jars of Clay singer Dan Haseltine joins the show to talk about the ‘90s explosion of CCM, looping in the analog age, touring with Sting and more.

- The Zombie version of flood

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Co-producers: Andrea Konarzewski, Ari Marucci, Brad Callahan & Michael Conley