Dec 10, 2024
Here's a selection of songs featuring "If" in the title. We're getting conditional, baby (if you're into that).
Songs discussed in this episode:
Blonde Redhead - If (2023)
Cat Stevens/Yusuf - If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out (1970)
Guided By Voices - If We Wait (1996)
Fever Ray - If I Had A Heart (2009)
Bright Eyes -...
Nov 25, 2024
Today's playlist contains all songs with finger-picked guitar parts! Or at least I'm pretty sure that's right, I don't play guitar. The songs are all good though.
Songs discussed in this episode:
Elizabeth Cotten - Freigh Train (1957)
Elliott Smith - Pretty Mary K (Other Version) (2007)
Dando Shaft - Coming Home To Me...
Nov 15, 2024
Today's playlist features songs whose titles are people names (names only, not names in a phrase).
Songs discussed in this episode:
Basement Jaxx - Romeo (2001)
Pixies - Allison (1990)
Jennie Lawless - Annie (2021)
Ween - Gabrielle (2005)
Paul Simon - Duncan (1972)
Jack Ladder - Susan (2018)
Weezer - Susanne...
Oct 26, 2024
My friend Joel Spence is here to talk about The B-52's 1983 album "Whammy"! We also talk a lot about The B-52's in general and I manage to also sneak in "Janitor" by Suburban Lawns.
Oct 11, 2024
Today's playlist is all songs featuring both male and female singers. Sometimes harmonizing, sometimes in unison, sometimes call and response, sometimes doing background for each other. Fun!
Songs discussed in this episode:
Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (1968)
The Jesus and Mary Chain -...