Category: 3-MusicSometimeTalk

This week we finally discuss Toby Keith, one of the biggest names in 90's and early 2000's country—a politically controversial figure with a surprising collection of friends and hits for days. And the boys are joined by comedian Steven Castillo (SNL) to dig into Keith's hit songs and attempts at comedy—plus we add "As Good As I Once Was" to our Ultimate Country Playlist! (Also...it's our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!)

For just $5 a month you can help keep the lights on and get access to bonus episodes! Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE!

Follow the link below to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including "As Good As I Once Was" by Toby Keith:
https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist
And on TIDAL!
https://t.co/MHEvOz2DOA

Wanna check out some more of Keith's bangers? Here are some recs from Steven, Tyler, and Danny:

• Beer for My Horses
• Who’s Your Daddy?
• Should’ve Been A Cowboy
•  I Love This Bar
• A Little Less Talk
• Weed With Willie
• A Woman’s Touch
• Dream Walkin’

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Episode 170 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Astral Weeks”, the early solo career of Van Morrison, and the death of Bert Berns.  Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a forty-minute bonus episode available, on “Stoned Soul Picnic” by Laura Nyro.

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 we are thankful for YOU, the Shovelo! Thanks for listening to our weird, niche podcast. We're glad you're here and you keep us going! For this reason, we made you a playlist of killer country songs about family, home, missing home, and gravy. (Follow that link to get it on Spotify!) Danny and Tyler also discuss their own Thanksgiving plans, and a few of their favorite songs on the new playlist.

We must also mention that we are especially thankful to the Shovelos over at Patreon! You keep the lights on and help us afford to make and host this show. Thank you so, so, so much for your patronage!! If you'd like to support us on Patreon too, click this link!

We hope you have a fun, safe, relaxing Thanksgiving. We'll see ya next week with a new episode!

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For just 5$ a month you can help keep the lights on and get access to bonus episodes! Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE!

We hope you enjoy this sneak peek at our very recent and very fun bonus episode  about costumed bands and extremely-Chicago things. We had a ton of fun recording it (as you'll hear), and there's plenty more where that came from over at our Patreon!

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Sampha is a singer, songwriter and producer from London. His first album, Process, won the Mercury Prize in 2017. He’s collaborated with artists like the XX, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Solange. If you saw the Song Exploder Netflix show, Sampha was in the Alicia Keys episode, for the song they did together as a duet. This year, in October 2023, Sampha put out his second album, Lahai. And for this episode, I talked to Sampha about the song “Spirit 2.0.” Coming up you’ll hear the original demo, and some early voice memos.

Sampha recruited some collaborators for the song, like producer Pablo Diez-Reixa, aka El Guincho, who won a Grammy for his work on Rosalia’s first album; plus Yaeji; and Lisa Kaindé, from Ibeyi. But the song “Spirit 2.0” first took shape when Sampha was by himself, at home.

For more, visit songexploder.net/sampha.

For episode 101 we invited comedy writer Dan Sheehan (I AM NOT A WOLF, Pie Break! Podcast) to join us for a chat about Jason Isbell and his modern classic song "Cover Me Up," from his seminal album Southeastern. We talk Isbell's career, the power of Sad Boi Music, and Magic: The Gathering.

For just 5$ a month you can help keep the lights on and get access to bonus episodes! Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE!

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

Wanna check out more Isbell but don't know where to start? Here's a list of recommended songs from Dan and the boys!

• Hurricanes and Hand Grenades
• If It Takes a Lifetime
• Flagship
• If We Were Vampires
• Last of My Kind
• Chaos and Clothes
• Deathwish
• King of Oklahoma
• Alabama Pines
• 24 Frames
• Cumberland Gap
• Cast Iron Skillet
• Flying Over Water

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It's hard to believe but Danny and Tyler have been doing this ol' thing for almost 2 years and an official 100 episodes (plus Patreon-exclusive bonus episodes!). Today the boys discuss how the podcast has changed their tastes in country, some of their favorite on-air moments, and whether or not "Howdy" is grammatically sound.

For just 5$ a month you can help keep the lights on and get access to bonus episodes! Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE!

We'd like to take a moment to sincerely thank everyone for their support and listenership. We wouldn't be doing this without ya, and we're honored to have our shovelos on board. We hope you'll stick around for the next hundred.

Check out our Patreon!
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For everything else click HERE!

Want to create your own great podcast? Why not start today! We use BuzzSprout for hosting and have loved it. So we suggest you give them a try as well! Buzzsprout gets your show listed in every major podcast platform, and makes understanding your podcast data a breeze.
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I think one of the hardest things there is to do in music is to write a love song that expresses something real. I read that the song "Liar" by Paramore was written by Hayley Williams, the singer of the band, about her longtime bandmate Taylor York, and about the feelings she started to realize she’d had for him. Paramore has been a band for over 20 years, since Hayley and Taylor and Zac Farro, who plays drums, were all young teenagers. Paramore’s won a Grammy for Best Rock Song, and they have multiple platinum albums. But with all that history, Taylor and Hayley only recently became a couple. "Liar" is a song off of their most recent album, This Is Why, which came out in February 2023. So I talked to Hayley, Taylor and Zac in their studio about how their song first came about and what it means to them.

For more, visit songexploder.net/paramore.

Happy Halloween! For this year's Halloween episode, we explore some of our favorite covers of one of the creepiest songs of all time: "In the Pines" aka "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"

"In The Pines" is one of the most-famous, most-covered, and most-open-ended murder ballads of all time. It's been made famous by the likes of Lead Belly and Nirvana, and covered by everyone from Loretta Lynn to Smog to Fantastic Negrito. Check out our "In The Pines" playlist here and let us know your favorite!

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Want to create your own great podcast? Why not start today! We use BuzzSprout for hosting and have loved it. So we suggest you give them a try as well! Buzzsprout gets your show listed in every major podcast platform, and makes understanding your podcast data a breeze.
Follow this link to let Buzzsprout know we sent you—you'll get a $20 credit if you sign up for a paid plan, and it helps support our show.

Episode 169 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Piece of My Heart” and the short, tragic life of Janis Joplin. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a half-hour bonus episode available, on “Spinning Wheel” by Blood, Sweat & Tears.

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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