Category: 3-MusicSometimeTalk

Happy holidays! On this episode we've got... MORE CHRISTMAS SONGS! A NEW CHRISTMAS GAME! PLUS we settle the eternal question: Does Shania Twain have a Christmas album or not???

We are delighted to be joined once again by hilarious comedian and Spirit of Christmas incarnate Tommy McNamara (@TommyMcNam, Stand By Your Band podcast, Who's Tommy standup album) to discuss country Christmas songs and expand our existing Country Christmas playlist. This year we added songs from Kacey Musgraves, Buck Owens, Pistol Annies, The Handsome Family, Brooks & Dunn, Jim Henson, and more!

Get bonus episodes, merch promo codes, and more by supporting us on Patreon HERE, starting at just $1 per month! This week Tyler and Danny will each be posting reviews of CLASSIC ROCK CHRISTMAS ALBUMS, exclusively for patrons at the $10 level and above.

If you live in NYC, check out Tommy McNamara's annual festive & funny Christmas show at Union Hall! Christmas Man at Union Hall

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Everything Everywhere All at Once is a sci-fi comedy independent film that came out in the spring of 2022. It’s a huge hit that made over $100 million at the box office. It’s already been named the best movie of the year by several publications and awards organizations.

The movie stars the legendary actress Michelle Yeoh, and was directed by the Daniels, the directing duo of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The score for the film is by the band Son Lux. In addition to the score, Son Lux also made the original song for the film’s end credits: "This is a Life," featuring two prestigious guest vocalists: Mitski and David Byrne of the Talking Heads.

For this episode, I spoke to Ryan Lott from Son Lux, as well as the Daniels. Ryan tells the story of how the song was created, with his bandmates and Mitski and David Byrne and Daniels all adding to it and shaping it.

For more, visit songexploder.net/son-lux.

Episode 159 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Itchycoo Park” by the Small Faces, and their transition from Mod to psychedelia. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a twenty-five-minute bonus episode available, on “The First Cut is the Deepest” by P.P. Arnold.

Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/

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Content warning: in this episode we discuss some upsetting topics related to Jerry Lee Lewis's personal controversies. Yes, following his recent passing and recent induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, this week we talk Rock 'N Roll's original wild man. Joined by comedian Charlie Vergos (@cvergos, Barbecue Rich), the boys dig into JLL's complicated legacy, his prolific country music career, and his infamously unhinged behavior and lack of self control.

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You heard some clips in the episode, but if you're curious, here are some other key tracks The Killer:

• Me and Bobby McGee
• You Win Again
• Great Balls of Fire
• Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On
• Save The Last Dance For Me
• What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out of Me)
• I Can Still Hear The Music In The Restroom
• Wine Me Up
• Money (That’s What I Want)

Follow the link below to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including Jerry Lee's cover of "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"!
https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist
And on TIDAL!
https://t.co/MHEvOz2DOA

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After adding 40 songs to our Official Playlist, and after a FULL YEAR of existence as a podcast, Tyler and Danny are back with the fourth installment of Catch-up & Mustard! Updates this month include our brand new MERCH STORE and new BENEFITS TO OUR PATREON SUBSCRIBERS!

That's right! Patreon subscribers will now get access to merch store discount codes, and monthly essays written by each Tyler and Danny, starting in December (depending on the tier). 

This week we also play a new trivia-ish country music game called JAM CRAM! Play along and see if you can name the songs quicker than Danny did! Plus, as with all Catch-up & Mustards, we play IS IT COUNTRY? This time featuring acts such as Van Halen, Bonnie Raitt, Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, and more!

Real quick—a sincere thanks from us here at Take This Pod and Shove It for supporting us this last year. We've truly appreciated the excitement, words of encouragement, suggestions, and invitations to do our show live. We wouldn't be here without listeners, so thanks for keeping us goin'.

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Episode one hundred and fifty-eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “White Rabbit”, Jefferson Airplane, and the rise of the San Francisco sound. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a twenty-three-minute bonus episode available, on “Omaha” by Moby Grape.

Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/

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We're back it this week, discussing one great song in depth and adding it to our public playlist! Danny and Tyler met up (in person for once!) to chat all about Faith Hill and her impossibly fun, perpetually blissful pop country hit, "This Kiss." This episode (much like that kiss we keep hearing about) is so good it's CRIMINAL!

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Want some additional recs for Faith Hill? Here's a few from us:

• Another Piece of My Heart
• Let’s Go To Vegas
• The Way You Love Me

Follow the link below to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including "This Kiss"!
https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist
And on TIDAL!
https://t.co/MHEvOz2DOA

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Omah Lay is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer. He’s one of the young stars of Afrobeats, the West African genre that's become a global phenomenon. His new album Boy Alone features a collaboration with Justin Bieber. But for this episode, Omah talked to me about the song “Never Forget.” Boy Alone was Omah’s late father's nickname, and the song “Never Forget” was inspired by him.

For more, visit songexploder.net/omah-lay.

This week's episode was just recorded over the weekend at the fantastic Flyover Comedy Festival in St. Louis, Missouri. We were thrilled to welcome our friends Matty Ryan (@heymattyryan), Chris Cyr (@chrisdcyr), and [our first ever return guest] Alex Kumin (@alex.kumin) to the stage at the Improv Shop to discuss gateway country songs and goof around. As a panel we dig into Merle Haggard, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Shania Twain, jam bands, and more! Plus panel vs audience country music/comedy trivia!

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Thanks to Jeremy Hellwig for assisting us with this show's recording. And special thanks to Rafe Williams and Zach Gzehoviak for helping us make this live show possible. And once again, the music and sound cues were played by our guest musician, the incredibly talented Neil Luke—thanks, Neil!

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