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131: Candle in the Wind
Elton John and Bernie Taupin were in a remarkably productive period in the early 1970s. Over a span of just two weeks they'd not only written enough …
6 years ago
130: The Twist
First off, I have to note that I do have fun doing the artwork for these episodes. Where were we? Oh yeah. Somewhere in the late 50s, early 60s. And…
6 years ago
129: Seasons in the Sun
It's whiny. It's treacly. It's mushy. It's kind of a bad song. I'm not going to talk you out of any of those things. This isn't one of those shows wh…
6 years ago
128: In Your Eyes
By 1985 Peter Gabriel had released four solo albums, all of them titled Peter Gabriel. Nowadays most people subtitle them based on the cover artwork …
6 years, 1 month ago
127: Foreign Influence
I don't know why it fascinated me so much recently to poke around with songs that had foreign lyrics in them. But, here we are. This week's show (and…
6 years, 1 month ago
126–Kyrie
Mr. Mister is kind of a peculiar name for a band, but a lot of them have peculiar names, so there's that. This particular band, originally from the P…
6 years, 1 month ago
125–Psycho Killer
Click here to become a patron of the show. It's about time I got around to covering the Talking Heads, don't you think? Weirdly, a lot of their mate…
6 years, 2 months ago
124–Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Meat Loaf was one of those performers who seemed to just come out of the blue, especially if you weren't familiar with the Rocky Horror Picture Show.…
6 years, 2 months ago
123–Candy Everybody Wants
So this week has been a brief return to work for me, as my school has been preparing for what education is going to look like when classes resume in …
6 years, 2 months ago
122–Hanky Panky
Tommy James and the Shondells started out as Tom and the Tornadoes in 1959, when Tom was 12 years old. A few years later they changed their name in h…
6 years, 3 months ago