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2. Call Me Old School But Your Playlist Sucks Aug 19, 2020

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Even for the avid music listener, reactions ranging from "mind blown" to "shook" are perfectly valid responses when finding out that Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" is, in fact, a cover. This week, Your Playlist Sucks hosts Mark Horosko and Enbani Moore tackle the world of genre-bending covers and transformational sounds, sampling, and the like, with some of their most fascinating discussions yet.

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What makes a good cover and can covering another artist's music ever be considered cultural appropriation? What if you're Eric Clapton and you cover "I Shot The Sheriff" one year after Bob Marley and the Wailers release the original, but your rendition skyrockets to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and gets inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame?

In this episode, you'll learn about the hey-day of sampling and the impact of copyright law on Hip Hop, as Mark traces the court battles that led to what some termed a "soft" sound. We also find out that Enbani's grandmother knew Bob Marley, so if that doesn't have you on the edge of your seat, we're calling your bluff because it gets spicy (we mean the discussion, obviously).

Track list:

1. I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley and the Wailers (original), Eric Clapton (cover)

2. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot (original), Jonathan Coulton (cover)

3. Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1&2 - The Isley Brothers (original), Won't Do - J Dilla (sample)

4. Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys (original), CHVRCHES (cover)

5. All This Love That I'm Givin' - Gwen McCrae (original), My Feelings For You - Avicii (sample)

6. When You Were Mine - Prince (original), Cyndi Lauper (cover)

1. I Don't Know You But Your Playlist Sucks Aug 12, 2020

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Hosts Mark Horosko and Enbani Moore meet for the second time ever and get to know each other through the music playlists they made as "odes to their 14-year-old selves." Mark and Enbani reflect on a recent New York Times study of Spotify listener data that found that men's musical taste forms roughly between the ages of 13 to 16, and discuss whether age 14 was foundational, whether the music they listened to then sounds good to them now and how their tastes have changed over time.

From rockin' 'fros, cliques and 5" growth spurts to Garden State and Air Force Ones, age fourteen appears to be a moment of inflection when transitioning from middle school to high school. For our hosts, a general sense of unease and not fitting in is the common theme, whether growing up in Winnipeg, Manitoba or Suffern, New York. We think music listeners can relate.

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