Category: 3-MusicSometimeTalk

Episode 141 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “River Deep Mountain High’”, and at the career of Ike and Tina Turner.  Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Also, this episode was recorded before the sad death of the great Ronnie Spector, whose records are featured a couple of times in this episode, which is partly about her abusive ex-husband. Her life paralleled Tina Turner’s quite closely, and if you haven’t heard the episode I did about her last year, you can find it at https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-110-be-my-baby-by-the-ronettes/. I wish I’d had the opportunity to fit a tribute into this episode too.

Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Wild Thing” by the Troggs.

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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On this week’s episode Danny and Tyler take it way, way, waaaaay back to the year 2020 and discuss the clever, catchy, and all-too-relatable “Vaping on the Job” by Dougie Poole. Poole is a singer-songwriter living in Brooklyn who approaches country as an experimental music form, often incorporating drum machines and synthesizers into his music. He sings about the financial struggles of young creatives, love in the digital age, and big city living—but don’t be fooled into thinking his music or lyrics are any less country than Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Dwight Yoakam.

The boys chat about their own methods of escapism while at work, the importance of pooping on the clock, and which of Poole’s lyrics hit them the hardest.

Other Dougie Poole songs recommended by Danny and Tyler include:
“Buddhist for a Couple Days”
“Natural Touch”
“Claire”
“These Drugs Aren’t Working”
“Los Angeles”
“The Who’s Who of Who Cares”
“Toshiba Sky”
“Port Authority Hymn”
(honestly the entirety of his two full length LPs are so great)

We hope you’ll support Dougie Poole and buy his music by going to https://dougiepoole.bandcamp.com

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, including "Vaping on the Job":
https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist

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Danny and Tyler are joined by comedian and Reba expert Ali Clayton (@acountryclayton, Y'all Gay Podcast - follow at @yallgaypod)! We dig into the origins of the Southern Gothic classic "Fancy," admire Reba's impressive, multifaceted career, and hear some truly wild stories from Ali's life growing up in the South. This is a real fun episode you wont want to miss!

Follow the Spotify link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist, including "Fancy":
 https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist

Want more Reba recs? Here are some from Ali and the boys:
"I'm A Survivor"
"Does He Love You" (with Linda Davis)
"Whoever's In New England"
"Somebody Should Leave"
"Storm in a Shot Glass"
 "Consider Me Gone"
"Tammy Wynette Kind of Pain"
"Only In My Mind"

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Willie Nelson once said Ray Charles did more for country music than any single artist has ever done. On this week’s episode, comedian David Gborie (@coolguyjokes87, Comedy Central, All Fantasy Everything) joins Danny and Tyler to explore Ray Charles’ tremendous impact on country music, and the largely overlooked and unsung early black influence on the genre. 

Ray Charles and Willie Nelson are both titans of the music world, and were friends in real life, and so it is very fitting that together they sang the best song on Ray’s country album, “Friendship.” The boys talk about story and lyrics of “Seven Spanish Angels,” what makes someone a “Chris Gaines-type,” George Jones and Ray gettin’ into antics, and fighting drunk horses. There’s some serious stuff, some silly stuff, and it’s a hootin’ hollerin’ good time.

If you're new to Ray or Willie, here's a few other recs from the boys and David:

The album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (Vol 1 and 2) by Ray Charles (some specific favorites are "Bye Bye Love," "Hey Good Lookin'," and "You Are My Sunshine.")
And other big Ray hits like "Night Time Is The Right Time" and "I Got A Woman"

And also, "Buddy," and "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" by Willie Nelson

(And don't worry, there's more of both Ray and Willie to come in the future.)

Follow the Spotify link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist, including "Seven Spanish Angels":
 https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist

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Episode one hundred and forty of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Trouble Every Day” by the Mothers of Invention, and the early career of Frank Zappa. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Christmas Time is Here Again” by the Beatles.

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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Episode one hundred and thirty-nine of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Eight Miles High” by the Byrds, and the influence of jazz and Indian music on psychedelic rock. This is a long one… Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Winchester Cathedral” by the New Vaudeville Band.

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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This week Danny and Tyler cover Dolly Parton's most-covered song: "Jolene," from the 1974 album of the same name. One can't overstate Dolly's importance to country music, but we do our best to cram as much gushing as we can into an hour. And along the way we talk about Dolly Parton's Stampede, Dolly's famous origin story, and the enduring legacy of other hits like "I Will Always Love You" and "9 to 5"--plus an awkward cameo from Tyler's cats!

Listen to Jolene and the rest of our ultimate country playlist here:
https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist

For more Dolly, these are Danny and Tyler's other hot recommendations:
When Someone Wants To Leave
Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)
Highlight of My Life
Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That
9 To 5
My Tennessee Mountain Home
Dumb Blonde 
Wild Flowers
Hard Candy Christmas
Baby I'm Burning for You
Islands in the Stream

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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas came out in 1993. It’s a stop-motion animated musical, with music by legendary composer Danny Elfman. He’s won Emmys, a Grammy, and been nominated for four Oscars. His work includes the music for Tim Burton’s Batman films, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films, Good Will Hunting, and the theme to The Simpsons. From 1979 to 1995, he was the singer and songwriter in the band Oingo Boingo. 

The Nightmare Before Christmas takes place in a world where different holidays all have their own realm. And the story is about Jack Skellington, the leader of Halloweentown, a place where it’s always Halloween, and Halloween is all they know, and Jack has grown a little tired of it. But then, Jack discovers a portal to Christmastown, with snow and Santa and all things Christmas inhabiting it. He's never seen anything like it, and the discovery changes everything. The song "What’s This?" takes place in that moment of discovery. In this episode, Danny Elfman tells the story of how it all came together, and how writing and singing this song for Jack Skellington ended up profoundly connecting to his own life.

For more, visit songexploder.net/danny-elfman.

This episode is rated: Cowboy! This week Danny and Tyler are joined by comedian, writer, and The Chicks expert Caleb Hearon (@calebsaysthings, Keeping Records Podcast). Together they discuss The Chicks’ humble origin as a bluegrass quartet, the group's various controversies, “Truck Stop" and "Blue Collar" comedy, the Bush years (uh oh!), and how the song “Goodbye Earl” is the most fun murder ballad ever written.

This episode is a bit of a journey (you’ll see how and why when you listen), so thanks for joining us for a wild ride and through some technical/audio difficulties. We promise it’s worth it for a lot of great Chicks trivia, and some big laughs.

Follow the Spotify link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist:
 https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist

Other recommended The Chicks listening from Danny, Tyler, and Caleb:

Wide Open Spaces
There’s Your Trouble
Tonight The Heartache’s On Me
Long Time Gone
Cowboy Take Me Away
Sin Wagon
Let ‘Er Rip
Lubbock of Leave It
White Trash Wedding
Heartbreak Town

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