WEBVTT 00:00:10.840 --> 00:00:13.599 Welcome to My Weekly Mixtape, a podcast that 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:16.660 takes the classic mixtape approach to building 00:00:16.660 --> 00:00:19.219 a modern playlist. I'm your host, Brian Colburn. 00:00:19.420 --> 00:00:22.059 Joining me tonight as guest curator is Sherry 00:00:22.059 --> 00:00:24.899 Thomas, writer for the Aquarian Weekly. Sherry, 00:00:24.899 --> 00:00:26.879 thank you so much for joining me on My Weekly 00:00:26.879 --> 00:00:29.820 Mixtape. Thank you, Brian. I'm excited to be 00:00:29.820 --> 00:00:32.140 here. Excited to have you. And since it's your 00:00:32.140 --> 00:00:34.920 first time on the program, I get to start by 00:00:34.920 --> 00:00:37.259 asking you my first -timers question, which is, 00:00:37.299 --> 00:00:40.280 what does the word mixtape mean? mean to you? 00:00:40.560 --> 00:00:44.759 Oh my gosh, it means so much. It means my childhood, 00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:48.460 basically. I had one of those large boom boxes 00:00:48.460 --> 00:00:53.079 with two cassette tapes, and I would make mixtapes 00:00:53.079 --> 00:00:56.219 for my friends, for myself, off of the radio 00:00:56.219 --> 00:01:00.460 station, or using my cassettes to express my 00:01:00.460 --> 00:01:05.489 feelings. Well, tonight is the first in a new 00:01:05.489 --> 00:01:08.709 style of episode at My Weekly Mixtape, that being 00:01:08.709 --> 00:01:12.730 the Songs About series. This is where we pick 00:01:12.730 --> 00:01:16.109 a random object. and craft a playlist dedicated 00:01:16.109 --> 00:01:19.409 to that object. And we couldn't have started 00:01:19.409 --> 00:01:22.969 with a better opening topic than the reason I 00:01:22.969 --> 00:01:25.969 love podcasting so much, and that is my love 00:01:25.969 --> 00:01:29.689 of the radio growing up. Sherry, what were you 00:01:29.689 --> 00:01:32.390 looking for in the songs that you brought to 00:01:32.390 --> 00:01:35.849 the discussion this evening? Well, Brian, basically 00:01:35.849 --> 00:01:39.269 they were songs that I loved that I listened 00:01:39.269 --> 00:01:43.159 to on the radio. or songs that just grabbed my 00:01:43.159 --> 00:01:46.659 attention. And for me, it's definitely those 00:01:46.659 --> 00:01:49.319 two things. And adding into that, I wanted the 00:01:49.319 --> 00:01:55.640 radio to be kind of a focal point of the song's 00:01:55.640 --> 00:02:00.140 theme as best as possible. Sometimes the word 00:02:00.140 --> 00:02:03.739 radio, at least in some songs on my bank, might 00:02:03.739 --> 00:02:06.700 not actually be in the song title, but they're 00:02:06.700 --> 00:02:09.860 a central part of the song. So I'll be very curious 00:02:09.860 --> 00:02:13.560 to see how often the word radio comes up in the 00:02:13.560 --> 00:02:16.259 songs we're choosing tonight. Well, let's get 00:02:16.259 --> 00:02:18.580 down to business tonight. As I mentioned at the 00:02:18.580 --> 00:02:21.120 top of the show, Sherry and I will be curating 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:24.120 a songs about the radio mixtape, and we'll use 00:02:24.120 --> 00:02:26.740 the old cassette deck approach. Sherry, as my 00:02:26.740 --> 00:02:29.180 special guest, will begin side A with her first 00:02:29.180 --> 00:02:31.879 song choice, and then I'll add a song that I 00:02:31.879 --> 00:02:34.620 feel best follows up that choice. We'll then 00:02:34.620 --> 00:02:36.620 flip -flop choosing songs until we've mapped 00:02:36.620 --> 00:02:40.219 out 10 songs for side A. We'll then give our 00:02:40.219 --> 00:02:42.719 mixtape a proverbial flip and we'll map outside. 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:45.159 Be only this time. I'll kick things off with 00:02:45.159 --> 00:02:48.240 Sherry choosing second. Our overall goal for 00:02:48.240 --> 00:02:50.719 the episode is to craft the best songs about 00:02:50.719 --> 00:02:54.539 the radio mixtape possible through only 20 songs. 00:02:54.860 --> 00:02:57.240 At the end of the show, you can take our conversation 00:02:57.240 --> 00:03:00.240 to the next level by visiting the episode page 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:03.719 at myweeklymixtape .com to give our final mixtape 00:03:03.719 --> 00:03:07.099 a listen via the embedded playlist. And if you 00:03:07.099 --> 00:03:08.560 like what you're hearing on the show, you can 00:03:08.560 --> 00:03:11.060 help me out by either telling a friend, leaving 00:03:11.060 --> 00:03:13.020 the show a five -star review wherever you're 00:03:13.020 --> 00:03:16.500 tuning in, or becoming a Patreon mixtaper at 00:03:16.500 --> 00:03:20.800 patreon .com forward slash myweeklymixtape. There 00:03:20.800 --> 00:03:23.060 you can enjoy ad -free episodes of the show, 00:03:23.259 --> 00:03:26.680 become a future guest, and so much more. And 00:03:26.680 --> 00:03:28.860 a few of the Patreon mixtapers chimed in with 00:03:28.860 --> 00:03:31.639 the songs they would use to kick off a songs 00:03:31.639 --> 00:03:34.419 about the radio playlist, and they certainly 00:03:34.419 --> 00:03:37.870 didn't disappoint. Seeker chimed in with Do You 00:03:37.870 --> 00:03:40.210 Remember Rock and Roll Radio by the Ramones, 00:03:40.449 --> 00:03:43.610 which is an all -time Ramones favorite for him 00:03:43.610 --> 00:03:47.449 and me as well. Ben from the Too Vague podcast 00:03:47.449 --> 00:03:50.389 chimed in with On Your Radio by Joe Jackson, 00:03:50.610 --> 00:03:53.509 which he had picked in his bank of songs from 00:03:53.509 --> 00:03:57.789 episode 31, the ultimate 80s and some 70s new 00:03:57.789 --> 00:04:00.430 wave classics playlist. But you'll have to go 00:04:00.430 --> 00:04:03.210 back to that episode to see if that song actually 00:04:03.210 --> 00:04:07.099 made the final playlist. Sean Goff chimed in 00:04:07.099 --> 00:04:10.580 with Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo. David Lee 00:04:10.580 --> 00:04:13.259 Smith chimed in with the badass Heard It on the 00:04:13.259 --> 00:04:16.420 X by that little old band from Texas, ZZ Top. 00:04:16.779 --> 00:04:19.480 Chad LaMassa chimed in with four songs that he 00:04:19.480 --> 00:04:22.680 couldn't choose between, which was 21 Pilots 00:04:22.680 --> 00:04:27.120 Car Radio, REM's Radio Free Europe, Nirvana's 00:04:27.120 --> 00:04:29.899 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, and Rage Against 00:04:29.899 --> 00:04:33.180 the Machine's Gorilla Radio. He then asked if 00:04:33.180 --> 00:04:35.439 I could choose one for him, but since all four 00:04:35.439 --> 00:04:39.079 of the songs are good, who needs to choose? Philip 00:04:39.079 --> 00:04:42.240 Bergman chimed in with Oh No! The Radio by Owsley, 00:04:42.399 --> 00:04:46.000 along with Songs About Rain by Gary Allen. Even 00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:48.680 though The Radio is more of a backdrop, he said 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:50.980 it's still an interesting country song to include 00:04:50.980 --> 00:04:54.389 in the mix. Jen Fink chimed in with Video Killed 00:04:54.389 --> 00:04:57.149 the Radio Star by The Buggles, saying, there's 00:04:57.149 --> 00:05:00.810 no other. And finally, brand new Patreon mixtaper, 00:05:00.930 --> 00:05:03.930 Christopher Stile, chimed in with what he feels 00:05:03.930 --> 00:05:06.970 is an obvious one, Rush, The Spirit of Radio. 00:05:07.670 --> 00:05:10.430 First off, Christopher, love that song choice, 00:05:10.569 --> 00:05:13.009 but more importantly, welcome to the Patreon 00:05:13.009 --> 00:05:15.490 mixtaper family. Looking forward to talking music 00:05:15.490 --> 00:05:18.300 with you in the forum. And once again, if you'd 00:05:18.300 --> 00:05:21.019 like to chime in on future episodes of the show, 00:05:21.139 --> 00:05:23.779 please consider becoming a Patreon mixtape or 00:05:23.779 --> 00:05:27.639 at patreon .com forward slash my weekly mixtape. 00:05:28.459 --> 00:05:30.819 With that said, Sherry, I'm going to officially 00:05:30.819 --> 00:05:33.480 press the record button on this mixtape and the 00:05:33.480 --> 00:05:36.779 floor is yours. What song did you stop on when 00:05:36.779 --> 00:05:39.899 you were spinning the dial looking for your songs 00:05:39.899 --> 00:05:44.149 about the radio track one? Well, I had to go 00:05:44.149 --> 00:05:47.490 with my obvious choice, which was Radio Radio 00:05:47.490 --> 00:05:51.990 by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It's just 00:05:51.990 --> 00:05:56.269 a timeless classic new wave song, and it comes 00:05:56.269 --> 00:06:02.269 with controversy. So Elvis Costello was going 00:06:02.269 --> 00:06:05.649 to be on Saturday Night Live, and he replaced 00:06:05.649 --> 00:06:11.139 Less Than Zero with Radio Radio. subsequently 00:06:11.139 --> 00:06:13.980 got him banned from saturday night live for 11 00:06:13.980 --> 00:06:18.680 years yeah i never quite understood why pivoting 00:06:18.680 --> 00:06:21.920 from one song to another would result in banning 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:24.459 i mean look less than zero is a great song and 00:06:24.459 --> 00:06:29.000 sure it wasn't planned but for me radio radio 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:32.259 is my preferred track between the two it was 00:06:32.259 --> 00:06:36.319 written four years earlier As a Bruce Springsteen 00:06:36.319 --> 00:06:39.660 inspired song called Radio Soul. But then he 00:06:39.660 --> 00:06:41.899 reworked it into the one that we've all come 00:06:41.899 --> 00:06:44.959 to know and love, which was a criticism of British 00:06:44.959 --> 00:06:48.699 radio at the time. 1978's This Year's Model. 00:06:49.199 --> 00:06:52.480 And one of my favorite Saturday Night Live moments 00:06:52.480 --> 00:06:55.639 was when the Beastie Boys were performing on 00:06:55.639 --> 00:06:59.639 SNL in 1999 and they opened with Sabotage. But 00:06:59.639 --> 00:07:02.800 before they kicked into the song, Elvis Costello 00:07:02.800 --> 00:07:05.970 stopped them. reenacted the moment you just talked 00:07:05.970 --> 00:07:09.230 about, and then they went into Radio Radio with 00:07:09.230 --> 00:07:13.009 the Beastie Boys as Elvis' backing band. It's 00:07:13.009 --> 00:07:15.449 probably one of my favorite SNL live moments. 00:07:15.810 --> 00:07:19.910 Oh, it's definitely a classic moment. So following 00:07:19.910 --> 00:07:23.389 up Elvis Costello, I kind of want to stay in 00:07:23.389 --> 00:07:28.250 that indie vibe. And the band I want to go with, 00:07:28.250 --> 00:07:30.949 I actually have two songs sitting right next 00:07:30.949 --> 00:07:33.579 to each other on the list, and they both... work 00:07:33.579 --> 00:07:37.600 perfectly. One of which was what Patreon mixtaper 00:07:37.600 --> 00:07:40.279 Chad LaMassa chimed in with, which was Radio 00:07:40.279 --> 00:07:45.379 Free Europe. And that will work 100 % in this 00:07:45.379 --> 00:07:49.240 spot. However, the band's Out of Time album hit 00:07:49.240 --> 00:07:53.420 for me at a perfect age where I resonate with 00:07:53.420 --> 00:07:57.720 that album a little bit more than I do some of 00:07:57.720 --> 00:08:00.730 the earlier REM material. So I'm going to go 00:08:00.730 --> 00:08:03.290 with the opening track because I'm a sucker for 00:08:03.290 --> 00:08:06.170 album openers and the fourth single from that 00:08:06.170 --> 00:08:09.389 album. And I'm going to go with REM's radio song. 00:08:09.750 --> 00:08:13.649 It features guest appearances from KRS -One and 00:08:13.649 --> 00:08:17.509 the B -52's Kate Pearson, who also appeared with 00:08:17.509 --> 00:08:20.470 them on Shiny Happy People. The song reached 00:08:20.470 --> 00:08:24.290 number 75 on the Billboard U .S. Cashbox Top 00:08:24.290 --> 00:08:27.689 100. Not a massive single for the band, but I 00:08:27.689 --> 00:08:31.649 always, always loved this one. And while not 00:08:31.649 --> 00:08:34.429 making the soundtrack itself, which is something 00:08:34.429 --> 00:08:38.049 I'll never understand, the song does appear in 00:08:38.049 --> 00:08:41.889 the classic 90s movie singles. I could really 00:08:41.889 --> 00:08:45.009 hear Radio Song on that soundtrack. I feel like 00:08:45.009 --> 00:08:47.370 that was a missed opportunity. But following 00:08:47.370 --> 00:08:50.250 up Elvis Costello's Radio Radio, I'm going to 00:08:50.250 --> 00:08:54.110 go with REM's Radio Song. Well, that's a great 00:08:54.110 --> 00:08:57.500 choice. And yes, it should have been included 00:08:57.500 --> 00:09:00.659 on a singles soundtrack. Singles was probably 00:09:00.659 --> 00:09:05.539 one of my favorite 90s movies. Just everything 00:09:05.539 --> 00:09:10.980 from the grunge movement and the storyline. It 00:09:10.980 --> 00:09:13.860 just captured me. So I definitely agree with 00:09:13.860 --> 00:09:16.580 that choice. All right. Now we are going to be 00:09:16.580 --> 00:09:20.379 following up Elvis Costello and R .E .M. What's 00:09:20.379 --> 00:09:25.250 next? Hmm. Well. I think I want to mix it up, 00:09:25.289 --> 00:09:31.490 since this is a mixtape. Sure. I want to go a 00:09:31.490 --> 00:09:35.450 little bit to the left or to the right of the 00:09:35.450 --> 00:09:39.309 dial, dependent on where you were located back 00:09:39.309 --> 00:09:43.850 in the day, with Run DMC Radio Station. Nice! 00:09:44.590 --> 00:09:49.019 Yeah, that song just... As soon as I heard it, 00:09:49.039 --> 00:09:52.620 it just blew me away. And they actually use a 00:09:52.620 --> 00:09:56.840 sample from a guy's song called Sing Sing. And 00:09:56.840 --> 00:10:02.360 it's just so cool. It's just, you know, what 00:10:02.360 --> 00:10:05.840 you would expect from them. It's classic Ren 00:10:05.840 --> 00:10:11.000 DMC. 1988's Tougher Than Leather, one of my absolute 00:10:11.000 --> 00:10:14.559 favorite Run -DMC albums. And Sherry, I got to 00:10:14.559 --> 00:10:17.100 applaud the deeper cut because if I'm not mistaken, 00:10:17.200 --> 00:10:21.240 that was never released as a single. No, it wasn't. 00:10:21.240 --> 00:10:25.399 But that album, as soon as it came out, I picked 00:10:25.399 --> 00:10:28.860 it up. And that was one of the first songs that 00:10:28.860 --> 00:10:35.019 made me a believer in Run -DMC. And I've been 00:10:35.019 --> 00:10:39.779 a longtime fan. So it just has the attitude and 00:10:39.779 --> 00:10:44.580 the sass that Run DMC has. And you can't beat 00:10:44.580 --> 00:10:49.259 the rhythm with them. They're just amazing. And 00:10:49.259 --> 00:10:52.679 I will say, as I'm typing out our virtual J card 00:10:52.679 --> 00:10:55.980 for our mixtape, I do applaud the synergy as 00:10:55.980 --> 00:10:59.460 we have back -to -back bands that feature three 00:10:59.460 --> 00:11:02.879 letters separated by periods with the R -E -M 00:11:02.879 --> 00:11:06.850 and the D -M -C. So I know that's a real nerd 00:11:06.850 --> 00:11:11.330 thing there, but bravo on that. You had mentioned 00:11:11.330 --> 00:11:14.570 one of the samples on this track, two other songs 00:11:14.570 --> 00:11:17.950 that Radio Radio samples is Public Enemies Bring 00:11:17.950 --> 00:11:22.789 the Noise and LL Cool J's Dear Yvette. And I 00:11:22.789 --> 00:11:25.669 think that's where I'm going to lean into this 00:11:25.669 --> 00:11:30.809 because Radio Station teases you with some LL 00:11:30.809 --> 00:11:34.990 Cool J. And when I think LL Cool J. I want to 00:11:34.990 --> 00:11:37.909 hear I Can't Live Without My Radio. So following 00:11:37.909 --> 00:11:41.090 up Run DMC's Radio Station, we're going to go 00:11:41.090 --> 00:11:43.730 with LL Cool J's I Can't Live Without My Radio. 00:11:43.789 --> 00:11:46.769 The opening track, once again, sorry, sorry, 00:11:46.909 --> 00:11:52.070 sorry, from his 1985 debut album, Radio. It's 00:11:52.070 --> 00:11:55.250 his love song to the boombox, produced by LL 00:11:55.250 --> 00:11:58.169 along with Rick Rubin, his collaborator through 00:11:58.169 --> 00:12:02.590 that time. It ranked number 12 on VH1's 100 Greatest 00:12:02.590 --> 00:12:06.019 Songs of Hip Hop. And we just celebrated 50 years 00:12:06.019 --> 00:12:09.200 of hip hop. And LL was such a huge part of those 00:12:09.200 --> 00:12:12.639 celebrations. And this song was one of the keys 00:12:12.639 --> 00:12:16.559 to hip hop having that longevity over 50 years. 00:12:16.759 --> 00:12:19.299 Even a few years down the road, if you listen 00:12:19.299 --> 00:12:22.740 to Easy E's Easy Does It album, and you heard 00:12:22.740 --> 00:12:26.659 the song Radio from Him, the line, and your radio's 00:12:26.659 --> 00:12:29.200 deaf when my record's on, comes from I Can't 00:12:29.200 --> 00:12:33.059 Live Without My Radio. It's a classic hip hop. 00:12:33.419 --> 00:12:36.480 anthem about the boombox so i feel like what 00:12:36.480 --> 00:12:38.820 a great way to come out of run dmc keep that 00:12:38.820 --> 00:12:41.580 classic old school 80s hip -hop vibe going with 00:12:41.580 --> 00:12:45.200 ll cool jays i can't live without my radio that's 00:12:45.200 --> 00:12:49.919 a fantastic song brian i love it i that was in 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:53.980 my alternate choice but i had to go with run 00:12:53.980 --> 00:12:56.960 dmc but i'm glad that you chose ll cool jay because 00:12:56.960 --> 00:13:03.500 he's a you know ladies love cool jay So now you 00:13:03.500 --> 00:13:07.200 get to follow up a pair of indie rock songs and 00:13:07.200 --> 00:13:09.700 a pair of hip hop songs. Where do we go from 00:13:09.700 --> 00:13:14.259 here? Boy, what a choice. I think I'm going to 00:13:14.259 --> 00:13:19.100 go with a song that I skated to at the roller 00:13:19.100 --> 00:13:24.500 rink many, many times. And it was just one of 00:13:24.500 --> 00:13:28.419 the ultimate songs from Donna Summer, which is 00:13:28.419 --> 00:13:31.750 on the radio. As a matter of fact, it was on 00:13:31.750 --> 00:13:35.990 the radio all of the time. Yeah. And it was produced 00:13:35.990 --> 00:13:41.009 and arranged by Giorgio Moroder. And it's just 00:13:41.009 --> 00:13:46.210 a wall of sound, a wall of disco sound. Originally 00:13:46.210 --> 00:13:50.360 written for the 1980 film Foxes. It was included 00:13:50.360 --> 00:13:53.559 on her Greatest Hits compilation on the radio, 00:13:53.720 --> 00:13:56.720 obviously, Greatest Hits Volume 1 and 2, and 00:13:56.720 --> 00:13:59.440 reached No. 5 on the U .S. Billboard Hot 100. 00:13:59.799 --> 00:14:02.039 For some reason, I thought that was a No. 1 hit. 00:14:02.059 --> 00:14:04.820 I'm actually surprised that it wasn't. And a 00:14:04.820 --> 00:14:07.820 funny thing about this song, if you grew up in 00:14:07.820 --> 00:14:11.139 the 80s like I did and you ever stayed home sick 00:14:11.139 --> 00:14:14.039 from school, you know that old home from school 00:14:14.039 --> 00:14:17.639 starter pack meme, which was saltines, chicken 00:14:17.639 --> 00:14:20.309 noodle soup, and... The Price is Right on the 00:14:20.309 --> 00:14:23.429 TV. This was the song that played when they gave 00:14:23.429 --> 00:14:27.350 away stereos or jukeboxes. So for some reason, 00:14:27.409 --> 00:14:30.269 every time I hear this song, you think roller 00:14:30.269 --> 00:14:32.730 rinks. I think The Price is Right. I don't know. 00:14:32.929 --> 00:14:35.830 Well, I use that starter pack every once in a 00:14:35.830 --> 00:14:39.269 while. Yeah, I'm not going to lie. But yes, I 00:14:39.269 --> 00:14:42.870 definitely remember the song being included on 00:14:42.870 --> 00:14:46.789 The Price is Right. Well, coming out of that. 00:14:47.370 --> 00:14:49.470 I think I'm going to pivot musically a little 00:14:49.470 --> 00:14:52.789 bit, and to quote a line from Happy Gilmore, 00:14:52.830 --> 00:14:54.870 we're going to go with The Price is Wrong, because 00:14:54.870 --> 00:14:59.350 this song's kind of a darker story by one of 00:14:59.350 --> 00:15:01.690 my favorite artists of all time, and that is 00:15:01.690 --> 00:15:05.690 Tom Petty. And I'm going to go off of his 2002 00:15:05.690 --> 00:15:08.570 album of the same name. It's the lead single, 00:15:08.769 --> 00:15:14.139 and once again, opening track, The Last DJ. reached 00:15:14.139 --> 00:15:17.279 number 22 on the billboard us mainstream rock 00:15:17.279 --> 00:15:20.960 tracks charts and petty had explained that the 00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:24.220 song was about a dj in jacksonville florida who 00:15:24.220 --> 00:15:27.379 became so frustrated with his inability to play 00:15:27.379 --> 00:15:30.139 what he wanted that he moved to mexico to get 00:15:30.139 --> 00:15:33.740 his freedom back and the song is sung by a narrator 00:15:33.740 --> 00:15:38.559 who's a fan of that dj this song actually created 00:15:39.049 --> 00:15:42.090 A lot of controversy for Tom Petty because Clear 00:15:42.090 --> 00:15:45.909 Channel Stations banned the song for being quote 00:15:45.909 --> 00:15:50.690 unquote anti -radio. And I think, if anything, 00:15:50.830 --> 00:15:53.830 that just made the song more infamous. And that's 00:15:53.830 --> 00:15:55.929 something that Petty took a lot of pride in. 00:15:56.029 --> 00:15:59.769 So following up Donna Summer, it's my first musical 00:15:59.769 --> 00:16:02.169 180 of the night. But it's a good one because 00:16:02.169 --> 00:16:04.409 it's a song that we have to talk about tonight. 00:16:04.750 --> 00:16:09.340 Tom Petty, the last DJ. Yes. And that DJ, when 00:16:09.340 --> 00:16:13.259 he passed away, the song was used as tribute 00:16:13.259 --> 00:16:17.519 on many radio stations, as well as satellite 00:16:17.519 --> 00:16:22.220 radio and posts on Facebook, Instagram, X, all 00:16:22.220 --> 00:16:27.580 over the place. And it just personifies the person 00:16:27.580 --> 00:16:32.720 that Tom Petty was describing to a T. It's some 00:16:32.720 --> 00:16:36.429 of his storytelling finest, that song. Yes. And 00:16:36.429 --> 00:16:39.230 I don't mind the switch up. That's what a mixtape 00:16:39.230 --> 00:16:42.710 is for, right? Yeah, of course. And now you get 00:16:42.710 --> 00:16:44.809 to switch it up. We're going from Donna Summer 00:16:44.809 --> 00:16:50.809 to Tom Petty to what? Well, I choose Everclear's 00:16:50.809 --> 00:16:54.850 AM radio. Oh, okay. All right. And I choose that 00:16:54.850 --> 00:16:59.870 because the song, it just invokes nostalgia. 00:17:01.480 --> 00:17:04.160 riding in the car with your family, listening 00:17:04.160 --> 00:17:08.359 to the AM radio. And they played everything from 00:17:08.359 --> 00:17:12.480 rock to country to disco. Everything was on that 00:17:12.480 --> 00:17:17.480 radio station. And I know a lot of people, including 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:21.559 myself, had the AM radio on with their parents 00:17:21.559 --> 00:17:26.579 and would listen to all sorts of different genres 00:17:26.579 --> 00:17:31.119 of music. Before MTV, that was the MTV radio, 00:17:31.519 --> 00:17:35.900 the AM radio. What a fun, uplifting song. This 00:17:35.900 --> 00:17:38.740 one just always puts a smile on my face. It kind 00:17:38.740 --> 00:17:42.539 of harkens back to the days of that old school 00:17:42.539 --> 00:17:46.420 AM radio where AM was the traditional time when 00:17:46.420 --> 00:17:50.980 music was played. It has that feel, 60s, 70s, 00:17:50.980 --> 00:17:54.339 but it's still a modern song. And obviously the 00:17:54.339 --> 00:17:57.289 happiness comes from... They're songs from an 00:17:57.289 --> 00:18:00.069 American movie, Volume 1, Learning How to Smile 00:18:00.069 --> 00:18:03.450 album. So it kind of fits that vibe. If you're 00:18:03.450 --> 00:18:06.009 an Everclear fan, I do want to invite you to 00:18:06.009 --> 00:18:09.089 head into the My Weekly Mixtape back catalog 00:18:09.089 --> 00:18:13.009 and head back to Episode 29, the Ultimate Everclear 00:18:13.009 --> 00:18:15.950 Playlist. That features a one -on -one interview 00:18:15.950 --> 00:18:18.470 with Art Alexakis from the band. And we talk 00:18:18.470 --> 00:18:21.809 about songs from across the entire Everclear 00:18:21.809 --> 00:18:25.690 discography. So anything that I could say about... 00:18:25.880 --> 00:18:28.660 AM radio or Everclear in general is said much 00:18:28.660 --> 00:18:31.059 better by Art in that episode, so I'm going to 00:18:31.059 --> 00:18:34.920 default to him on that one. But musically, I 00:18:34.920 --> 00:18:37.500 actually am going to have a little bit of fun 00:18:37.500 --> 00:18:41.579 here, Sherry. You've got Everclear and AM radio, 00:18:41.819 --> 00:18:44.519 which kind of, again, harkens back to a different 00:18:44.519 --> 00:18:48.599 sound. And there's a song that I know will go 00:18:48.599 --> 00:18:53.400 perfect here, but it'll be even perfecter. I 00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:56.160 know that's not a word. But even more perfect 00:18:56.160 --> 00:18:59.400 than the original, even though the original is 00:18:59.400 --> 00:19:02.059 amazing and I love the original and it's an iconic, 00:19:02.140 --> 00:19:07.019 important song for many reasons, musically, this 00:19:07.019 --> 00:19:10.920 cover version will pair up very nicely with Everclear. 00:19:11.200 --> 00:19:14.859 So I am going to go off of 1998 soundtrack to 00:19:14.859 --> 00:19:17.319 The Wedding Singer, and I'm going to go with 00:19:17.319 --> 00:19:19.940 the Presidents of the United States of America's 00:19:19.940 --> 00:19:23.460 cover of the Buggles' Video Killed the Radio 00:19:23.460 --> 00:19:27.779 Star. It was originally recorded in 1979, and 00:19:27.779 --> 00:19:31.160 it's topped the charts in 16 countries, only 00:19:31.160 --> 00:19:35.119 reached 40 on the Billboard US Hot 100. So it 00:19:35.119 --> 00:19:40.359 was a top 40 hit. However, in the US. Top 40 00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:42.859 hit aside, it's always going to be remembered 00:19:42.859 --> 00:19:46.680 as the video that kicked off MTV, which I think 00:19:46.680 --> 00:19:49.740 makes the song important. And I, like I said, 00:19:49.759 --> 00:19:53.119 I love the original and even Patreon mixtaper 00:19:53.119 --> 00:19:56.079 Jen Fink chimed in with that one. But coming 00:19:56.079 --> 00:19:59.660 out of Everclear, the president's back to back 00:19:59.660 --> 00:20:04.279 sounds pretty damn cool. And I do love my cover 00:20:04.279 --> 00:20:06.279 song. So this is kind of a way to sneak one in 00:20:06.279 --> 00:20:10.329 here. Well, I agree. And you know, Brian, I was 00:20:10.329 --> 00:20:13.589 there. I watched the television when a rocket 00:20:13.589 --> 00:20:18.690 launched and MTV became what it was, which was 00:20:18.690 --> 00:20:24.289 this portal into a musical world that I had never 00:20:24.289 --> 00:20:27.529 experienced before. And my life was changed. 00:20:27.789 --> 00:20:33.390 I think I watched MTV nonstop from 1981 until 00:20:33.390 --> 00:20:39.549 1994. Is that when they stopped playing music 00:20:39.549 --> 00:20:43.490 videos? Around that time, yes. All right. So 00:20:43.490 --> 00:20:47.269 what are you going to follow up Video Killed 00:20:47.269 --> 00:20:51.910 the Radio Star with? Well, I love the Beatles, 00:20:52.150 --> 00:20:57.250 one of my all -time favorite bands. They don't 00:20:57.250 --> 00:21:01.460 have a radio song. So I had to go to the next 00:21:01.460 --> 00:21:05.599 choice, which is a solo member. And I went with 00:21:05.599 --> 00:21:10.299 George Harrison's Devil's Radio. Nice. Yeah. 00:21:10.319 --> 00:21:13.920 And that song was inspired by a church billboard. 00:21:14.359 --> 00:21:19.740 And if someone has something to say about religion 00:21:19.740 --> 00:21:24.180 or politics, it's going to be a Beatle. But it's 00:21:24.180 --> 00:21:28.319 a fun song, too. And I love George's fun side. 00:21:29.130 --> 00:21:33.029 Yeah. Shockingly, it wasn't commercially released 00:21:33.029 --> 00:21:35.950 as a single. It was only released as a promotional 00:21:35.950 --> 00:21:39.750 single. And even then it reached number four 00:21:39.750 --> 00:21:43.230 on the Billboard album rock tracks chart. So 00:21:43.230 --> 00:21:45.109 I think that just speaks to the strength of the 00:21:45.109 --> 00:21:50.269 song and the lineup that George had on this song 00:21:50.269 --> 00:21:54.859 is literally insanity. It's George Harrison, 00:21:55.019 --> 00:21:57.359 obviously, on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. 00:21:57.640 --> 00:22:00.400 Jeff Lynn, who produced the album, who you also 00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:03.119 might know he did the Traveling Woolburys with, 00:22:03.220 --> 00:22:07.400 on bass, keyboards, and backing vocals. Some 00:22:07.400 --> 00:22:12.079 guy named Elton John on piano. Eric Clapton on 00:22:12.079 --> 00:22:17.119 lead guitar. Ray Cooper on percussion. And, to 00:22:17.119 --> 00:22:21.019 fill the Beatles quota, Ringo Starr on drums. 00:22:22.089 --> 00:22:24.670 So you got half the Beatles on this track as 00:22:24.670 --> 00:22:28.029 well. The song was produced by Jeff Lynn and 00:22:28.029 --> 00:22:31.869 served as an inspiration for the songs that he 00:22:31.869 --> 00:22:35.509 would go on to produce for Tom Petty's Full Moon 00:22:35.509 --> 00:22:39.650 Fever and Into the Great Wide Open albums. So 00:22:39.650 --> 00:22:41.869 given that connection to Tom Petty, it might 00:22:41.869 --> 00:22:45.109 not surprise a lot of people when they ask me 00:22:45.109 --> 00:22:48.150 what my favorite George Harrison album is. And 00:22:48.150 --> 00:22:52.759 I say Cloud Nine. skip over all things must pass 00:22:52.759 --> 00:22:56.640 there's a reason and that is because tom petty 00:22:56.640 --> 00:22:59.519 is my favorite artist the connection to george 00:22:59.519 --> 00:23:02.519 through the traveling woolburys and all the interwoven 00:23:02.519 --> 00:23:07.759 lineups that happen between cloud nine full moon 00:23:07.759 --> 00:23:11.680 fever roy orbison and the traveling woolburys 00:23:11.680 --> 00:23:14.579 album to me is just such an awesome time in music 00:23:14.579 --> 00:23:19.380 it was and i have to agree with you there because 00:23:20.170 --> 00:23:24.869 That whole era was just, it was three living 00:23:24.869 --> 00:23:27.890 legends working with each other with other living 00:23:27.890 --> 00:23:34.130 legends and just created a soundscape of awesomeness. 00:23:34.130 --> 00:23:37.450 That's the best way I can describe it. Yeah. 00:23:37.569 --> 00:23:41.549 And I will also say to the Beatles fans out there, 00:23:41.609 --> 00:23:44.829 and I mean this, zero disrespect to All Things 00:23:44.829 --> 00:23:48.089 Must Pass. It's a masterpiece. It's an absolute 00:23:48.089 --> 00:23:53.460 masterpiece. Oh, I agree 100%. And now to close 00:23:53.460 --> 00:23:59.099 outside A. There's no way like artist -wise I'm 00:23:59.099 --> 00:24:02.680 going to top having a Beatle. So what I'm going 00:24:02.680 --> 00:24:06.140 to do is go with a song that I think sums up 00:24:06.140 --> 00:24:11.799 my love of the radio and my love of the format. 00:24:11.900 --> 00:24:16.299 I'm a 25 -year radio broadcasting veteran. I 00:24:16.299 --> 00:24:19.140 grew up. laying on my bedroom floor, listening 00:24:19.140 --> 00:24:21.440 to my boombox, recording songs off the radio, 00:24:21.700 --> 00:24:24.880 hoping one day to be a DJ. And I did that in 00:24:24.880 --> 00:24:28.220 college. And then I went into the backside of 00:24:28.220 --> 00:24:30.460 things where I was working more in operations 00:24:30.460 --> 00:24:32.980 and productions and actually on the air. This 00:24:32.980 --> 00:24:35.859 podcast is kind of the way that I kind of scratch 00:24:35.859 --> 00:24:38.519 my on air itch, so to speak. Shout out to my 00:24:38.519 --> 00:24:41.940 friends at the itch rock radio podcast for copping 00:24:41.940 --> 00:24:45.359 their name for that. metaphor, but the song I'm 00:24:45.359 --> 00:24:48.140 going to go with was actually this artist's last 00:24:48.140 --> 00:24:53.140 Top 40 hit. It reached number three on the Billboard 00:24:53.140 --> 00:24:58.039 US Hot 100. Now, this song was released a few 00:24:58.039 --> 00:25:02.799 months after Hungry Eyes, which was Eric Carman's 00:25:02.799 --> 00:25:05.359 massive hit from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, 00:25:05.559 --> 00:25:08.920 which, believe it or not, only reached number 00:25:08.920 --> 00:25:12.440 four. Now, don't get me wrong. The legacy of 00:25:12.440 --> 00:25:14.680 Hungry Eyes because of the Dirty Dancing soundtrack 00:25:14.680 --> 00:25:17.940 makes the song the one that most people think 00:25:17.940 --> 00:25:20.740 of when you say, name an Eric Carman song. They 00:25:20.740 --> 00:25:24.759 go to Hungry Eyes. But for me, I go to Make Me 00:25:24.759 --> 00:25:27.720 Lose Control from the best of Eric Carman. I 00:25:27.720 --> 00:25:30.720 bought this 45 as soon as it came out. And while 00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:33.140 the word radio is not mentioned in the title 00:25:33.140 --> 00:25:36.470 of the song, it's the central theme. of the track 00:25:36.470 --> 00:25:39.430 it's the chorus turn the radio up for that sweet 00:25:39.430 --> 00:25:42.549 sound hold me close never let me go keep this 00:25:42.549 --> 00:25:45.890 feeling alive make me lose control some of the 00:25:45.890 --> 00:25:48.509 songs referenced in the lyrics include uptown 00:25:48.509 --> 00:25:52.049 by the crystals stand by me by benny king be 00:25:52.049 --> 00:25:55.490 my baby by the ranettes and back in my arms again 00:25:55.490 --> 00:25:58.869 by the supremes this song just always puts a 00:25:58.869 --> 00:26:02.069 smile on my face every time it comes on my wife 00:26:02.069 --> 00:26:05.079 knows I'm going to do what the song tells me 00:26:05.079 --> 00:26:08.400 and turn the radio up. So closing out Side A, 00:26:08.519 --> 00:26:11.400 Eric Carman's Make Me Lose Control. You know, 00:26:11.420 --> 00:26:15.140 Brian, I love that song. It supersedes Hungry 00:26:15.140 --> 00:26:20.900 Eyes just because it's such a fun song. I love 00:26:20.900 --> 00:26:25.579 it. And I was a college DJ, too. Shout out to 00:26:25.579 --> 00:26:28.339 college radio. Yeah, they all gave us that start, 00:26:28.460 --> 00:26:33.349 right? Well, there you have it, Mixtapers. Side 00:26:33.349 --> 00:26:36.589 A of our Songs About the Radio playlist, which 00:26:36.589 --> 00:26:39.250 consists of Eric Costello and the Attractions 00:26:39.250 --> 00:26:43.950 Radio Radio, REM's Radio Song, Run DMC's Radio 00:26:43.950 --> 00:26:47.130 Station, LL Cool J's I Can't Live Without My 00:26:47.130 --> 00:26:50.990 Radio, Donna Summer's On the Radio, Tom Petty's 00:26:50.990 --> 00:26:55.509 The Last DJ, Everclear's AM Radio, President's 00:26:55.509 --> 00:26:57.789 of the United States of America, Video Killed 00:26:57.789 --> 00:27:00.950 the Radio Star, George Harrison's Devil's Radio, 00:27:01.250 --> 00:27:05.009 and Eric Carman's Make Me Lose Control. Head 00:27:05.009 --> 00:27:07.609 over to myweeklymixtape .com to hear all the 00:27:07.609 --> 00:27:10.150 songs we've discussed in this mix through the 00:27:10.150 --> 00:27:14.549 playlist embedded on the episode page. Now, Sherry, 00:27:14.589 --> 00:27:16.190 why don't you tell people a little bit about 00:27:16.190 --> 00:27:18.269 the Aquarian Weekly and what your role is there? 00:27:18.690 --> 00:27:22.849 Okay. Well, I've been a music journalist since 00:27:22.849 --> 00:27:27.849 1993, and I started writing for the Aquarian 00:27:27.849 --> 00:27:32.910 Weekly. I want to say in 1998, and I've been 00:27:32.910 --> 00:27:35.630 writing for them on and off throughout the years, 00:27:35.750 --> 00:27:40.390 but have just recently rejoined as a staff writer 00:27:40.390 --> 00:27:46.490 and columnist about seven years ago. So it's 00:27:46.490 --> 00:27:50.849 an iconic publication. I love everything about 00:27:50.849 --> 00:27:55.890 it. I used to use that as my Bible for places 00:27:55.890 --> 00:27:59.700 to ghost. check out a band or find out where 00:27:59.700 --> 00:28:04.039 the latest concert was going to be. I would gather 00:28:04.039 --> 00:28:07.119 my friends. We would sit down with a copy and 00:28:07.119 --> 00:28:11.240 plot out our next few weeks. Now, I'd really 00:28:11.240 --> 00:28:14.720 enjoy writing for them. The editor -in -chief 00:28:14.720 --> 00:28:21.000 is amazing, and it's just a pleasure to be with 00:28:21.000 --> 00:28:24.200 them. The Aquarian Weekly is inducted into the 00:28:24.200 --> 00:28:27.940 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame archives. So I can 00:28:27.940 --> 00:28:31.420 say that my writings have been included in the 00:28:31.420 --> 00:28:33.859 Rock Hall, which is pretty damn cool, I think. 00:28:34.000 --> 00:28:36.779 That's pretty damn cool. That's extremely damn 00:28:36.779 --> 00:28:39.799 cool. I have been a reader of the Aquarian for 00:28:39.799 --> 00:28:44.299 decades. That was my Bible when it came to what 00:28:44.299 --> 00:28:47.660 I was going to do, whether it be... Concerts 00:28:47.660 --> 00:28:50.099 I was going to go see at the Birch Hill or at 00:28:50.099 --> 00:28:53.220 Club Binet or all in New York City. That's how 00:28:53.220 --> 00:28:56.039 I found out what was happening. That's how I 00:28:56.039 --> 00:28:58.660 discovered new bands that I might not be hearing 00:28:58.660 --> 00:29:02.480 on the radio at the time. That was something 00:29:02.480 --> 00:29:05.759 where I knew if I was in a record store and they 00:29:05.759 --> 00:29:08.019 had a copy of an Aquarian, that was a record 00:29:08.019 --> 00:29:10.119 store I wanted to be at. For some reason, it 00:29:10.119 --> 00:29:13.400 felt like a status symbol to me to see the Aquarian 00:29:13.400 --> 00:29:16.980 at a record store. And I'll tell you. There were 00:29:16.980 --> 00:29:18.960 plenty of times that I would walk out of the 00:29:18.960 --> 00:29:20.839 record store if I couldn't find any albums I 00:29:20.839 --> 00:29:22.819 want. If there was a new edition of The Aquarian, 00:29:22.819 --> 00:29:24.680 you bet your ass I was walking out with that 00:29:24.680 --> 00:29:28.720 one. Well, you mentioned Burch Hill and Club 00:29:28.720 --> 00:29:31.559 Binet. I went to those clubs rather frequently 00:29:31.559 --> 00:29:36.279 myself. And it just gave you a feeling of something 00:29:36.279 --> 00:29:40.599 tangible to look at. And as a matter of fact, 00:29:40.819 --> 00:29:44.559 my first introduction into The Aquarian Weekly 00:29:44.559 --> 00:29:51.609 was... For my college radio show, I sent an inquiry 00:29:51.609 --> 00:29:56.849 to the paper to list my name and address for 00:29:56.849 --> 00:30:01.410 unsigned bands to submit their demo tapes for 00:30:01.410 --> 00:30:05.589 airplay on my radio show. And do you know that 00:30:05.589 --> 00:30:10.369 my mailbox was stacked to the max for years because 00:30:10.369 --> 00:30:14.890 of that? And there's a fairly good chance one 00:30:14.890 --> 00:30:18.470 of my band's CDs is in that pile as well. It 00:30:18.470 --> 00:30:21.490 was fun. Never underestimate the power of good 00:30:21.490 --> 00:30:25.630 press. With that, we are going to flip over our 00:30:25.630 --> 00:30:28.150 proverbial mixtape and begin side B. And this 00:30:28.150 --> 00:30:31.109 time I'm going to kick things off and I am going 00:30:31.109 --> 00:30:35.369 to go with a song that astonishes me is not a 00:30:35.369 --> 00:30:39.150 top 40 hit for this band because this is a classic 00:30:39.150 --> 00:30:43.880 rock staple, but it only reached. number 51 on 00:30:43.880 --> 00:30:47.660 the billboard us hot 100 and that is rushes the 00:30:47.660 --> 00:30:52.859 spirit of radio from 1980s permanent waves if 00:30:52.859 --> 00:30:56.660 you're a rush fan i'm sure you along with me 00:30:56.660 --> 00:30:59.839 are in shock that new world man is their only 00:30:59.839 --> 00:31:04.279 top 40 hit it reached number 21 in 1982 and i 00:31:04.279 --> 00:31:06.769 also want to take this moment to again Give a 00:31:06.769 --> 00:31:09.670 welcome and shout out to brand new Patreon mixtaper, 00:31:09.769 --> 00:31:12.150 Christopher style, who chimed in with this track 00:31:12.150 --> 00:31:16.549 as well. And if you're a rush fan episode 52, 00:31:16.569 --> 00:31:20.690 the ultimate rush playlist, which features fellow 00:31:20.690 --> 00:31:24.289 Pantheon podcast network, made Steve from the 00:31:24.289 --> 00:31:26.769 something for nothing, a rush fan cast episode. 00:31:26.849 --> 00:31:29.589 If you want to get a rush fix, that is the episode 00:31:29.589 --> 00:31:32.970 to do it. But for tonight, the spirit of radio 00:31:32.970 --> 00:31:39.109 lives in hell. The Spirit of Radio by Rush. That's 00:31:39.109 --> 00:31:41.990 a great pick. I can't believe that it didn't 00:31:41.990 --> 00:31:45.750 crack the top 40. I'm shocked that Rush only 00:31:45.750 --> 00:31:51.369 has one top 40 hit and it's not Tom Sawyer. I 00:31:51.369 --> 00:31:54.990 agree with you on that because Tom Sawyer was 00:31:54.990 --> 00:31:58.650 and still is everywhere. I'm surprised it didn't 00:31:58.650 --> 00:32:02.299 crack the top 40 either. That's crazy. Well, 00:32:02.319 --> 00:32:04.799 what are you going to follow up the spirit of 00:32:04.799 --> 00:32:08.740 radio with? Well, I think I wanted to start out 00:32:08.740 --> 00:32:13.000 a little bit on the punk side. And I thought 00:32:13.000 --> 00:32:16.019 I would go with Ramones' Do You Remember Rock 00:32:16.019 --> 00:32:20.700 and Roll Radio. Nice. That album was produced 00:32:20.700 --> 00:32:24.039 by Phil Spector, and he wanted to take the band 00:32:24.039 --> 00:32:27.200 in a new direction. And I think he really did 00:32:27.200 --> 00:32:30.970 it. In more ways than one, but we won't go there. 00:32:32.549 --> 00:32:37.910 But it gave them a new life and just catapulted 00:32:37.910 --> 00:32:42.990 them even further into punk legend. 1980s, end 00:32:42.990 --> 00:32:45.750 of the century. You're right. It was definitely 00:32:45.750 --> 00:32:50.029 a Phil Spector produced track. It still had the 00:32:50.029 --> 00:32:54.109 punk aesthetics in place, but it was definitely 00:32:54.109 --> 00:32:58.670 a more commercial sounding Ramones band. But 00:32:58.670 --> 00:33:01.509 for me, this song, this was in my bank and you 00:33:01.509 --> 00:33:05.250 actually scooped me on the track because if you 00:33:05.250 --> 00:33:07.890 weren't picking this, you bet I was going to. 00:33:08.329 --> 00:33:12.250 That said, growing up, one of my favorite things 00:33:12.250 --> 00:33:15.450 to do was Friday night music night with my parents 00:33:15.450 --> 00:33:18.309 where we'd pull out albums and turn the TV off 00:33:18.309 --> 00:33:20.970 and just drop the needle on songs we liked. And 00:33:20.970 --> 00:33:24.970 my mom had this old K -Tel compilation and it 00:33:24.970 --> 00:33:29.099 was called Rock 80. And it had Gary Newman's 00:33:29.099 --> 00:33:33.819 Cars, Pat Benatar's Heartbreaker, Blondie's Call 00:33:33.819 --> 00:33:38.720 Me, The Knacks' My Sharona, and the song that 00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:41.119 I annoyed my parents with because every time 00:33:41.119 --> 00:33:43.799 they pulled it out, I said, could we play the 00:33:43.799 --> 00:33:46.980 rock and roll radio song? And that was the first, 00:33:47.059 --> 00:33:48.799 every time she pulled it out, I'm like, rock 00:33:48.799 --> 00:33:52.440 and roll radio? One of my absolute favorite childhood 00:33:52.440 --> 00:33:55.930 songs. I love the fact that growing up watching 00:33:55.930 --> 00:33:58.130 the Shrek movies with my kids, I was able to 00:33:58.130 --> 00:34:00.630 relive that song because it was in the opening 00:34:00.630 --> 00:34:04.470 scene of Shrek the third. And once again, I want 00:34:04.470 --> 00:34:06.910 to give a Patreon mixtape or shout out seeker 00:34:06.910 --> 00:34:09.949 chimed in with this one. So we're actually checking 00:34:09.949 --> 00:34:12.730 off some of the Patreon mixtape or boxes tonight, 00:34:12.809 --> 00:34:15.110 which doesn't happen all the time on the show. 00:34:15.170 --> 00:34:18.130 So I'm pretty stoked to see that. Yeah, that's 00:34:18.130 --> 00:34:22.639 really fun. I love that. And. Yes, I forgot that 00:34:22.639 --> 00:34:25.699 it was in Shrek 3. Thank you for the reminder. 00:34:27.260 --> 00:34:30.840 But going back to the K -Tel, I loved those. 00:34:31.940 --> 00:34:35.519 Because 8 -track cassettes and all of the compilation 00:34:35.519 --> 00:34:39.380 albums that came out at the time. Yeah, my mother 00:34:39.380 --> 00:34:42.300 and I usually did something like that, too. Not 00:34:42.300 --> 00:34:45.260 on Fridays. It was sporadic. But I definitely 00:34:45.260 --> 00:34:48.760 remember just dropping the needle or putting 00:34:48.760 --> 00:34:51.710 an 8 -track in. And just get on in bonkers with 00:34:51.710 --> 00:34:56.030 different songs. Yeah, K -Tel was my weekly mixtape 00:34:56.030 --> 00:34:58.670 before my weekly mixtape was my weekly mixtape. 00:34:59.969 --> 00:35:04.789 You know, there was a toy called 2XL. I don't 00:35:04.789 --> 00:35:07.909 know if you recall that, but it was a robot that 00:35:07.909 --> 00:35:11.309 played basically eight tracks. I would take the 00:35:11.309 --> 00:35:14.409 K -Tel eight tracks and put it into the 2XL. 00:35:14.789 --> 00:35:16.789 I'm going to have to look that up. I don't remember 00:35:16.789 --> 00:35:20.300 that one. It was a fun toy. Very cool. I'm going 00:35:20.300 --> 00:35:22.820 to have to do some research on that. I think 00:35:22.820 --> 00:35:24.920 I'm going to follow up by keeping the punk aesthetic 00:35:24.920 --> 00:35:27.960 going. And I'm going to go with a band that I 00:35:27.960 --> 00:35:31.219 want to first start by saying, while what I'm 00:35:31.219 --> 00:35:33.679 about to say is perfectly clean, if you go and 00:35:33.679 --> 00:35:36.360 listen to the playlist, this song is not safe 00:35:36.360 --> 00:35:40.329 for work. It's from their 1992 album, White Trash, 00:35:40.349 --> 00:35:42.449 Two Hebes and a Bean. I'm going to go with no 00:35:42.449 --> 00:35:45.690 effects. Please play this song on the radio. 00:35:45.989 --> 00:35:49.210 Once again, not safe for work. This is no effects. 00:35:49.389 --> 00:35:52.909 And they have a style of humor that shines through 00:35:52.909 --> 00:35:56.070 on this song. The song is absolutely hysterical. 00:35:56.769 --> 00:36:00.210 It is very tongue in cheek. And it is perfectly 00:36:00.210 --> 00:36:03.710 safe to play on the radio up until a minute and 00:36:03.710 --> 00:36:07.860 45. From that point on, all bets are off. And 00:36:07.860 --> 00:36:09.679 if you're listening with the kids in the car, 00:36:09.860 --> 00:36:12.599 don't say I didn't warn you. I'm not going to 00:36:12.599 --> 00:36:14.559 lie when I say there's always been a part of 00:36:14.559 --> 00:36:17.800 me that wonders how many DJs got fooled and played 00:36:17.800 --> 00:36:21.039 this song without actually giving it a full listen 00:36:21.039 --> 00:36:24.880 before airing it. But with that said, no effects. 00:36:25.000 --> 00:36:27.920 Please play this song on the radio. You know, 00:36:27.940 --> 00:36:30.980 Brian, the Not Safe for Work songs are my favorite 00:36:30.980 --> 00:36:35.619 because I had to get my FCC license and it was 00:36:35.619 --> 00:36:39.539 a cardinal sin. The five foul swear words you 00:36:39.539 --> 00:36:43.659 were unable to play on the radio or else you 00:36:43.659 --> 00:36:48.059 would get a steep, steep fine. So listening to 00:36:48.059 --> 00:36:51.480 not safe for work songs are my guilty pleasure. 00:36:51.679 --> 00:36:55.380 And I'm not shy to say that. It's my favorite 00:36:55.380 --> 00:36:59.800 thing to do. The more, the better. Especially 00:36:59.800 --> 00:37:02.440 when you come from radio. I used to play a game 00:37:02.440 --> 00:37:05.829 in college radio where I. would convince other 00:37:05.829 --> 00:37:09.530 DJs that I knew a song so well that they could 00:37:09.530 --> 00:37:12.909 play the uncensored version and I can on off 00:37:12.909 --> 00:37:17.130 the channel with every curse in the song and 00:37:17.130 --> 00:37:19.989 not miss a beat. And we used to try to test each 00:37:19.989 --> 00:37:23.210 other with that on college radio. So there is 00:37:23.210 --> 00:37:25.409 something about a not safe for work song that 00:37:25.409 --> 00:37:28.789 always puts a smile on my face. So what are you 00:37:28.789 --> 00:37:31.230 going to follow up our pair of punk songs there 00:37:31.230 --> 00:37:34.780 with the Ramones and no effects? Well, I'm going 00:37:34.780 --> 00:37:40.039 to keep in the kind of aesthetic by going with 00:37:40.039 --> 00:37:44.539 The Highs and Rigor Mortis Radio. This is found 00:37:44.539 --> 00:37:50.079 on their latest album released in 2023 called 00:37:50.079 --> 00:37:53.719 The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons. It's an absolute 00:37:53.719 --> 00:37:57.820 banger. I love this song. I love the whole album. 00:37:57.860 --> 00:38:01.429 In fact. The death of Randy Fitzsimmons was probably 00:38:01.429 --> 00:38:06.190 in my top 10 of the year. It's just a lot of 00:38:06.190 --> 00:38:10.369 fun, and it just gives me so much joy. Well, 00:38:10.449 --> 00:38:13.369 I will say this. Friend and frequent show guest 00:38:13.369 --> 00:38:16.150 D .T. Carell from Space Castle is going to be 00:38:16.150 --> 00:38:19.309 thrilled to hear that this song made the cut. 00:38:19.349 --> 00:38:22.030 It's one of his favorite bands on the planet. 00:38:22.800 --> 00:38:26.059 2023 is the death of Randy Fitzsimmons also was 00:38:26.059 --> 00:38:29.360 something DT and I talked about on our ultimate 00:38:29.360 --> 00:38:33.219 2023 mixtape. I won't say what song he chose, 00:38:33.440 --> 00:38:35.380 but it is one of his favorite bands. So I guess 00:38:35.380 --> 00:38:38.059 I could spoil the fact that the hives do get 00:38:38.059 --> 00:38:42.239 brought up on that episode. This might be my 00:38:42.239 --> 00:38:45.219 favorite song from the death of Randy Fitzsimmons. 00:38:45.380 --> 00:38:48.199 And when you look back to a few songs ago that 00:38:48.199 --> 00:38:51.440 do you remember rock and roll radio? It has that 00:38:51.440 --> 00:38:57.190 vibe. that bop, that cadence to it, that it really 00:38:57.190 --> 00:39:00.389 plays along with the songs we're choosing here. 00:39:00.650 --> 00:39:04.489 That is probably subliminally why I chose this 00:39:04.489 --> 00:39:07.289 song. The other thing I'll say about the Hive 00:39:07.289 --> 00:39:11.030 song is there's a little bit of a dancey vibe 00:39:11.030 --> 00:39:14.110 to it. And I know it's definitely in the Ramones' 00:39:14.190 --> 00:39:17.190 Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio? And there's... 00:39:17.589 --> 00:39:20.070 Not as much in please play this song on the radio. 00:39:20.130 --> 00:39:21.630 That's a little bit more straight ahead punk. 00:39:21.909 --> 00:39:23.730 But then we kind of come back to it with this 00:39:23.730 --> 00:39:26.750 little bit more of a dancey vibe. So it gets 00:39:26.750 --> 00:39:29.150 your head bobbing up and down and gets you grooving, 00:39:29.170 --> 00:39:30.869 even though it's a rock song. So that's what 00:39:30.869 --> 00:39:34.349 I'm going to use to follow up the hives. And 00:39:34.349 --> 00:39:38.010 I'm going to go off their 1981 single. And I'm 00:39:38.010 --> 00:39:39.889 going to tap into that little bit of dance, a 00:39:39.889 --> 00:39:42.750 little bit of rock motif and go with the clash. 00:39:43.530 --> 00:39:47.289 This is Radio Clash. And bring in a quote unquote 00:39:47.289 --> 00:39:51.789 rock song that really is a quote unquote dance 00:39:51.789 --> 00:39:55.789 song. This is Radio Clash on Pirate Satellite, 00:39:55.849 --> 00:39:59.309 orbiting your living room, cashing in the Bill 00:39:59.309 --> 00:40:02.289 of Rights. Bit of a divisive track for the band 00:40:02.289 --> 00:40:05.110 because people wanted The Clash to kind of lean 00:40:05.110 --> 00:40:08.050 into their punk roots. But instead, here they 00:40:08.050 --> 00:40:12.380 were experimenting with funk and... rap and almost 00:40:12.380 --> 00:40:16.159 reggae, but still keeping that punk edge to the 00:40:16.159 --> 00:40:20.559 song. So while it might be divisive to some Clash 00:40:20.559 --> 00:40:23.659 fans, I think it's an important song and one 00:40:23.659 --> 00:40:25.880 that fits really well coming out of the hives. 00:40:26.039 --> 00:40:30.599 I agree. I think it's kind of a crystal ball 00:40:30.599 --> 00:40:35.239 into the future with big audio dynamite. too. 00:40:35.340 --> 00:40:39.699 That's just my thought on The Clash. An iconic 00:40:39.699 --> 00:40:44.500 band. Many say the only band that matters. I 00:40:44.500 --> 00:40:49.440 agree. It's up there. The Clash is by far superior 00:40:49.440 --> 00:40:52.840 to many of the other punk bands that emerged 00:40:52.840 --> 00:40:56.559 from that era. So we've had a pretty punk heavy 00:40:56.559 --> 00:40:59.219 side on Side B so far. Outside of the opening 00:40:59.219 --> 00:41:02.699 of Rush, we had Ramones, No Effects, The Hives, 00:41:02.780 --> 00:41:06.039 The Clash. We're up to track six. So Sherry, 00:41:06.059 --> 00:41:07.679 what are you going to follow up this kind of 00:41:07.679 --> 00:41:10.920 punk heavy Side B with? Well, I'm going to throw 00:41:10.920 --> 00:41:15.119 in a monkey wrench and go with some hard rock 00:41:15.119 --> 00:41:20.019 from the 80s. The autograph classic, Turn Up 00:41:20.019 --> 00:41:23.340 the Radio. Every time I hear this song, it doesn't 00:41:23.340 --> 00:41:26.599 matter. what kind of mood i'm in my spirits are 00:41:26.599 --> 00:41:30.099 instantly lifted and i just want to bang my head 00:41:30.099 --> 00:41:33.659 and turn up the radio like they say it's the 00:41:33.659 --> 00:41:36.219 song's title and it's also a command when you 00:41:36.219 --> 00:41:38.360 hear it you automatically want to do it from 00:41:38.360 --> 00:41:42.940 1984's sign in please reach number 29 on the 00:41:42.940 --> 00:41:45.780 billboard us hot 100 we talked about mtv before 00:41:45.780 --> 00:41:49.739 this song was in ridiculous stupid rotation on 00:41:49.739 --> 00:41:52.869 the channel This was the band's only mainstream 00:41:52.869 --> 00:41:56.789 hit and they are kind of used a lot in one hit 00:41:56.789 --> 00:42:00.050 wonder categories, which kind of bothers me because 00:42:00.050 --> 00:42:03.210 they have other great songs, but technically 00:42:03.210 --> 00:42:06.110 on the billboard charts, that's where they fall. 00:42:06.369 --> 00:42:09.969 However, the song did have a resurgence because 00:42:09.969 --> 00:42:14.090 in, I want to say it was 2011 in the now classic 00:42:14.090 --> 00:42:17.010 or cult classic. I think it's classic, but to 00:42:17.010 --> 00:42:20.820 most it's a cult hot tub time machine. The song 00:42:20.820 --> 00:42:22.920 is featured during the opening of the movie, 00:42:23.059 --> 00:42:25.139 which I think the movie is hysterically funny. 00:42:25.400 --> 00:42:28.260 And people started playing that song again. I 00:42:28.260 --> 00:42:31.579 started hearing it a lot more. Just a great hard 00:42:31.579 --> 00:42:34.719 rock tune. One of the best from the 80s. I agree. 00:42:34.880 --> 00:42:37.659 And Hot Tub Ply Machine has got to be one of 00:42:37.659 --> 00:42:41.340 the funniest movies out there. Definitely one 00:42:41.340 --> 00:42:43.579 of the more creative ones. The throwbacks were 00:42:43.579 --> 00:42:46.000 perfect. It was very self -aware, very tongue 00:42:46.000 --> 00:42:49.179 -in -cheek. Just like the NoFX song, it's really 00:42:49.179 --> 00:42:51.840 not safe for work, but it's one of those movies 00:42:51.840 --> 00:42:55.800 that just hit at the perfect time with the perfect 00:42:55.800 --> 00:42:58.420 soundtrack. You change the songs in that movie, 00:42:58.519 --> 00:43:01.360 and you change the whole feel and overall spirit 00:43:01.360 --> 00:43:03.840 of the movie. And that is why Turn the Radio 00:43:03.840 --> 00:43:08.360 Up is such a perfect fit for that film. But following 00:43:08.360 --> 00:43:12.239 up Autograph, I'm going to do exactly what I 00:43:12.239 --> 00:43:16.559 did on side A. I'm going to pick a song. But 00:43:16.559 --> 00:43:19.159 I'm going to go with a cover of it instead of 00:43:19.159 --> 00:43:21.199 the original, which is going to be divisive for 00:43:21.199 --> 00:43:24.539 some. But musically, coming out of Autograph, 00:43:24.920 --> 00:43:28.179 I feel like the cover version just makes more 00:43:28.179 --> 00:43:33.059 sense. And while I love the original and the 00:43:33.059 --> 00:43:35.539 original version reached number 13 on the U .S. 00:43:35.539 --> 00:43:38.719 Billboard Hot 100, and that is Golden Earring's 00:43:38.719 --> 00:43:42.019 Radar Love. However, since you brought Autograph 00:43:42.019 --> 00:43:45.150 into play here, I am going to go. with White 00:43:45.150 --> 00:43:49.429 Lion's version from their 1989 big game album. 00:43:49.590 --> 00:43:52.809 That one actually reached number 59, not as high 00:43:52.809 --> 00:43:56.170 as the original, but it was still a hot 100 hit 00:43:56.170 --> 00:44:01.789 for the band. And musically, Autograph into White 00:44:01.789 --> 00:44:06.289 Lion works the same way Everclear into the President 00:44:06.289 --> 00:44:09.989 of the United States of America works. Plus, 00:44:10.539 --> 00:44:13.619 I have zero evidence to back this up, so if anybody 00:44:13.619 --> 00:44:16.239 out there knows if this is a fact, I'd love to 00:44:16.239 --> 00:44:19.360 know. But this might be the last time that at 00:44:19.360 --> 00:44:22.599 least I recall a quote -unquote hit song, like 00:44:22.599 --> 00:44:26.360 I said, number 59 on the Hot 100, that included 00:44:26.360 --> 00:44:30.019 a full -blown drum solo. Obviously, the original 00:44:30.019 --> 00:44:33.179 had one. And then you think about, like, Edgar 00:44:33.179 --> 00:44:35.920 Wintergroup's Frankenstein, Zeppelin's Moby Dick, 00:44:36.300 --> 00:44:39.519 Iron Butterfly's In a Gata De Vita, even though... 00:44:39.760 --> 00:44:41.840 Most times the radio station didn't play the 00:44:41.840 --> 00:44:44.159 version with the drum solo, but I digress. Those 00:44:44.159 --> 00:44:47.079 are references. But since Radar Love came out 00:44:47.079 --> 00:44:49.900 in 89, I'm trying to think of a song that features 00:44:49.900 --> 00:44:53.920 an actual drum solo in it. If you know one, reach 00:44:53.920 --> 00:44:56.440 out and let me know. But following up, turn up 00:44:56.440 --> 00:44:59.960 the radio, White Lion's Radar Love. Great choice. 00:45:00.440 --> 00:45:03.920 I love the original, but selecting White Lion 00:45:03.920 --> 00:45:07.670 after Autograph is the natural choice. Well, 00:45:07.710 --> 00:45:10.429 what are we going to follow up this duo of hard 00:45:10.429 --> 00:45:14.349 rock tunes with? We're at track eight now. Wow, 00:45:14.429 --> 00:45:19.789 this is flying fast, Brian. I'm going to go with 00:45:19.789 --> 00:45:23.750 Daryl Hall and John Oates, Rest in Peace, and 00:45:23.750 --> 00:45:27.989 their song Portable Radio. Every time I hear 00:45:27.989 --> 00:45:32.369 this song, it brings me so much pleasure. It's 00:45:32.369 --> 00:45:37.019 just a fun, enjoyable track to listen to. Couldn't 00:45:37.019 --> 00:45:39.300 agree more. And just for those out there listening, 00:45:39.420 --> 00:45:42.679 as we're recording this, neither Daryl Hall nor 00:45:42.679 --> 00:45:46.440 John Oates has passed away. Sherry is resting 00:45:46.440 --> 00:45:49.639 and piecing the band itself because of the recent 00:45:49.639 --> 00:45:53.690 breakup of their. musical duo not their actual 00:45:53.690 --> 00:45:58.090 demise i'm sorry i should have clarified i just 00:45:58.090 --> 00:46:00.269 people were probably going wait a minute hall 00:46:00.269 --> 00:46:02.690 and oats are dead so yeah no they are perfectly 00:46:02.690 --> 00:46:08.710 alive just not a band anymore well it was the 00:46:08.710 --> 00:46:13.929 fourth single from 1979's x static and like the 00:46:13.929 --> 00:46:16.989 clashes this is radio clash this song had some 00:46:16.989 --> 00:46:21.099 pushback because some of the reviews felt like 00:46:21.099 --> 00:46:23.579 Hall & Oates were trying to kind of produce an 00:46:23.579 --> 00:46:27.260 out -and -out dance album. And while some of 00:46:27.260 --> 00:46:30.659 the songs on that album I could agree lend themselves 00:46:30.659 --> 00:46:34.920 to being more fully dance -oriented, portable 00:46:34.920 --> 00:46:38.860 radio kind of rocks, even though it has dancey 00:46:38.860 --> 00:46:43.840 elements to it. It's infectious, catchy, and 00:46:43.840 --> 00:46:47.010 strangely enough, didn't chart. The only song 00:46:47.010 --> 00:46:50.289 from that album to crack the US Hot 100 was Wait 00:46:50.289 --> 00:46:53.710 For Me, and that was at number 18. So again, 00:46:53.849 --> 00:46:55.570 this was kind of a deep pick, even though it 00:46:55.570 --> 00:46:57.969 was a single, and I absolutely love where you 00:46:57.969 --> 00:47:01.230 went with it. Well, thank you. And I agree, very 00:47:01.230 --> 00:47:04.769 catchy. All of Daryl Hall and John Oates albums 00:47:04.769 --> 00:47:10.309 were in my household. My parents were huge fans. 00:47:10.590 --> 00:47:14.369 So anytime a new album would come out, it would 00:47:14.369 --> 00:47:19.010 be on Very regular rotation. And that song just 00:47:19.010 --> 00:47:22.650 stood out to me from the very beginning because 00:47:22.650 --> 00:47:26.170 of the catchy, infectious vibes that it gives 00:47:26.170 --> 00:47:29.409 off. And probably the dancing part, too. By all 00:47:29.409 --> 00:47:31.650 means. And that's kind of where I want to go. 00:47:31.710 --> 00:47:34.530 We each have one song left and I have two songs 00:47:34.530 --> 00:47:39.349 left in my bank. And I feel like there's this 00:47:39.349 --> 00:47:43.590 elephant in the room song for you and I. And 00:47:43.590 --> 00:47:46.429 we haven't touched on it yet, but I'm going to 00:47:46.429 --> 00:47:49.269 gamble here because I'm going to assume it would 00:47:49.269 --> 00:47:53.289 make a great closing track and I'm not going 00:47:53.289 --> 00:47:55.670 to go with it. So I hope you and I are on the 00:47:55.670 --> 00:47:58.690 same wavelength here, but the song I'm going 00:47:58.690 --> 00:48:01.630 to go with is going to continue that dancey vibe 00:48:01.630 --> 00:48:05.050 and maybe even up that ante a little bit. It 00:48:05.050 --> 00:48:08.969 was first released as a single in 1979 and then 00:48:08.969 --> 00:48:11.949 featured on the band's 1980 album, Too Much Pressure. 00:48:12.590 --> 00:48:17.030 I'm going with The Selector on my radio. While 00:48:17.030 --> 00:48:20.469 it didn't make real waves here in the US, it 00:48:20.469 --> 00:48:22.929 peaked at number eight on the UK singles chart, 00:48:23.110 --> 00:48:26.869 and it is their most successful single. But sometimes 00:48:26.869 --> 00:48:31.090 charts be damned because The Selector is such 00:48:31.090 --> 00:48:35.050 an influential and seminal ska band that their 00:48:35.050 --> 00:48:38.349 legacy is carved in the music that they produced 00:48:38.349 --> 00:48:43.420 and inspired countless. ska and ska punk bands 00:48:43.420 --> 00:48:47.039 for decades moving forward and while the band 00:48:47.039 --> 00:48:50.980 split in 1982 they did reform and have released 00:48:50.980 --> 00:48:55.820 17 albums including their latest which is 2023's 00:48:55.820 --> 00:48:59.539 human algebra and once again i won't give away 00:48:59.539 --> 00:49:03.340 a song spoiler but the selector was discussed 00:49:03.340 --> 00:49:06.969 on episode 28 the ultimate ska punk playlist 00:49:06.969 --> 00:49:10.369 featuring Scott Kloppenstein from real big fish 00:49:10.369 --> 00:49:12.989 and the littlest man band. So if you're a fan 00:49:12.989 --> 00:49:16.590 of two tone and third wave ska, and you like 00:49:16.590 --> 00:49:18.510 the pick I dropped here, go back and check out 00:49:18.510 --> 00:49:22.190 episode 28, but coming out of Daryl Hall and 00:49:22.190 --> 00:49:24.190 John Oates, we're going with the selector on 00:49:24.190 --> 00:49:27.309 my radio and my fingers are crossed for your 00:49:27.309 --> 00:49:30.789 closing track, but first the selector. Well, 00:49:30.889 --> 00:49:35.800 I love that choice. A fantastic pick. Ryan, I 00:49:35.800 --> 00:49:40.719 love that band. They were seminal for the ska 00:49:40.719 --> 00:49:45.480 punk movement. And thank you. It wasn't on my 00:49:45.480 --> 00:49:51.760 radar, even though I enjoy it. So now you have 00:49:51.760 --> 00:49:56.139 the final pick of the evening. And like I said, 00:49:56.199 --> 00:50:02.840 there's this elephant in the room song. So either 00:50:02.840 --> 00:50:05.639 we're going to be. Tackling that elephant in 00:50:05.639 --> 00:50:08.840 the room song or apologizing about the elephant 00:50:08.840 --> 00:50:15.420 in the room song? Well, I can't close out this 00:50:15.420 --> 00:50:20.460 mixtape without choosing the best song about 00:50:20.460 --> 00:50:26.380 the radio by one of the most amazing groups to 00:50:26.380 --> 00:50:30.880 have ever blessed my life, and that is Queen's 00:50:30.880 --> 00:50:38.860 Radio Gaga. All right. Okay. That's amazing. 00:50:39.820 --> 00:50:45.559 The Live Aid performance was mind -blowing. And 00:50:45.559 --> 00:50:50.039 even the recreation in Bohemian Rhapsody was 00:50:50.039 --> 00:50:54.400 a fantastic revelation, too. I can't imagine 00:50:54.400 --> 00:50:57.639 anything better to close out this mixtape than 00:50:57.639 --> 00:51:02.250 that particular song. I could not agree more. 00:51:02.449 --> 00:51:06.630 If you're a fan of the Live Aid performance, 00:51:07.210 --> 00:51:10.429 you can actually listen to it. The first time 00:51:10.429 --> 00:51:13.650 it was ever released was on the Bohemian Rhapsody 00:51:13.650 --> 00:51:16.630 soundtrack. When I found out that happened, I 00:51:16.630 --> 00:51:18.989 bought the soundtrack. Plus, if you're a Queen 00:51:18.989 --> 00:51:23.650 fan, the opening 20th Century Fox fanfare is 00:51:23.650 --> 00:51:26.050 performed by the current lineup of Queen, and 00:51:26.050 --> 00:51:30.219 it's a really fun way to open up. playlists every 00:51:30.219 --> 00:51:32.679 now and then i use it to start off a playlist 00:51:32.679 --> 00:51:34.500 because it always makes people's kind of ears 00:51:34.500 --> 00:51:37.440 perk up but yeah that live aid performance is 00:51:37.440 --> 00:51:40.380 on the bohemian rhapsody soundtrack number one 00:51:40.380 --> 00:51:45.539 in 19 countries but only number 16 on the u .s 00:51:45.539 --> 00:51:48.719 billboard hot 100 united states i'm very ashamed 00:51:48.719 --> 00:51:51.460 in us it should have been a number one hit it 00:51:51.460 --> 00:51:54.980 should have been for weeks I mean, you think 00:51:54.980 --> 00:51:57.800 about that Live Aid performance, 72 ,000 people 00:51:57.800 --> 00:52:00.760 clapping along with that track. The song is a 00:52:00.760 --> 00:52:04.440 moment in music history. And what a perfect way 00:52:04.440 --> 00:52:08.340 to close out side B of our songs about the radio 00:52:08.340 --> 00:52:11.119 playlist, which kicked off with Rush, The Spirit 00:52:11.119 --> 00:52:14.460 of Radio. Ramones, Do You Remember Rock and Roll 00:52:14.460 --> 00:52:18.099 Radio? No Effects, Please Play This Song on the 00:52:18.099 --> 00:52:22.159 Radio. The Hives, Rigor Mortis Radio. The Clash, 00:52:22.219 --> 00:52:25.960 This Is Radio Clash. Autograph, Turn Up the Radio, 00:52:26.300 --> 00:52:29.260 White Lion's cover of Golden Earring's Radar 00:52:29.260 --> 00:52:32.340 Love, Daryl Hall and John Oates' Portable Radio, 00:52:32.820 --> 00:52:36.699 The Selector, On My Radio, and Queen's Radio 00:52:36.699 --> 00:52:40.519 Gaga. Head over to MyWeeklyMixtape .com to hear 00:52:40.519 --> 00:52:43.280 about all the songs we've discussed in this mix 00:52:43.280 --> 00:52:46.059 through the playlist embedded on the episode 00:52:46.059 --> 00:52:48.849 page. Sherry, if people want to learn more about 00:52:48.849 --> 00:52:50.989 the Aquarian Weekly, how can they connect with 00:52:50.989 --> 00:52:52.969 you on social media and read some of the stuff 00:52:52.969 --> 00:52:55.610 you're writing for them? Well, they can go to 00:52:55.610 --> 00:53:01.929 theaquarian .com and they can find my articles 00:53:01.929 --> 00:53:06.590 by searching my name, Sherry Thomas, or by clicking 00:53:06.590 --> 00:53:10.989 at the numerous articles that I'm listed under, 00:53:11.110 --> 00:53:16.760 or they can go to theaquarian .com. sherry thomas 00:53:16.760 --> 00:53:21.280 and that will bring up all of my articles from 00:53:21.280 --> 00:53:26.139 the latest years well i appreciate all you do 00:53:26.139 --> 00:53:29.599 there i enjoy reading your work every week sherry 00:53:29.599 --> 00:53:31.739 this has been such a pleasure thank you so much 00:53:31.739 --> 00:53:34.940 for joining me on my weekly mixtape thank you 00:53:34.940 --> 00:53:37.480 brian it's been a lot of fun remember you can 00:53:37.480 --> 00:53:39.860 find my weekly mixtape on almost all the social 00:53:39.860 --> 00:53:43.239 media haunts at My Weekly Mixtape. 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