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51–Barbara Ann
This hit from early 1966 isn't quite the spontaneous fun party it sounds like.
8 years, 1 month ago
50–Exchange Students
The Billboard Hot 100 chart has been around for about 60 years. In all that time, only seven songs which weren't recorded in English have made it to …
8 years, 1 month ago
49–School’s Out
Alice Cooper's biggest hit was inspired by two things: Old movies and the last three minutes of the school day.
8 years, 2 months ago
48–Under the Covers, Part 3
It's been a while since we took a look at a bunch of songs that you may not realize are covers of other artists' work.
8 years, 2 months ago
47–Remembering Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin died on August 16, 2018. This week's show takes a look back at the life and music career of the Queen of Soul.
8 years, 2 months ago
46–Mellow Yellow
Donovan struck lucky a couple of times with this song: first, it was the beginning of people looking into the deeper meaning behind absolutely every …
8 years, 2 months ago
45–Rapture
Disco was on its way out, to be replaced by Hip-Hop or New Wave, depending on the clubs you frequented. Blondie's last major hit in the US was a trac…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 44–Smoke on the Water
It was December of 1971 and Deep Purple was in Deep Trouble. They were all set to record their newest album, when the location they'd chosen for reco…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 43–Where Did Our Love Go
By nearly all accounts, the Supremes were starting to look like a failure. Between 1961 and 1963, they had recorded six singles, five of them for Mot…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 42–Baker Street
Gerry Rafferty was pretty much a known element to music fans as the voice behind Stealers Wheel and the song "Stuck In The Middle With You," but by t…
8 years, 3 months ago