Category: 3-MusicSometimeTalk

This week the boys sit down with comedian Megan Gailey (@bettermegangailey, Comedy Central, I Love A Lifetime Movie, Megan Fun of Sports, Pause with Sam Jay) to discuss Kacey Musgraves! The song of the week is Kacey's first top ten hit, "Follow Your Arrow," the pro-gay, pro-weed, pro-doing-what-ya-gotta-do rug cutter off her debut album.

In addition to talking the quality and inspiration for "Follow Your Arrow," Megan chats with Danny and Tyler about The Masked Singer, which Backstreet Boys have gone off the deep end, and the double standards placed upon women in country music.

New to Kacey? Here are some key recs from Megan, Danny, and Tyler:
High Horse
Pageant Material
Glittery
Space Cowboy
Easy (with Troye Sivan)
Neon Moon (Brooks & Dunn cover)
Rainbow
My House
It Is What It Is
breadwinner
Biscuits
Dime Store Cowgirl
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley cover)

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including “Follow Your Arrow”:
 https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist
And now on TIDAL!
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This week’s episode looks at “Tomorrow Never Knows”, the making of Revolver by the Beatles, and the influence of Timothy Leary on the burgeoning psychedelic movement. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a fifteen-minute bonus episode available, on “Keep on Running” by the Spencer Davis Group.

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 episode's artist is Yola, potentially a new name to many. Yola would probably not be considered a typical country singer by most: she's black, she's British, and seems to effortlessly glide between R&B, soul, Americana, and blues. Though she considers herself "genre-fluid" (a term she coined), when she makes a country song, she knocks it out of the park. And this country soul excellence is what you're gonna hear on "It Ain't Easier," the song of the week, from her critically acclaimed debut album.

Don't have time to listen to her whole catalog? Here are some recs from Danny and Tyler:
I Don’t Wanna Lie
Ride Out in the Country
Faraway Look
Orphan Country
Dancing Away In Tears
Diamond Studded Shoes
Only The Night
Be My Friend
Fly Away

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including “It Ain't Easier”:
 https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist
And now on TIDAL!
https://t.co/MHEvOz2DOA

You can now support us on PATREON!

For other playlists, ways to listen, and more, click here!

Check out our Patreon!
Check out our new merch store!
Instagram: @TakeThisPodandShoveIt
For everything else click HERE!

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Sarah Kinsley is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Her most recent release is an EP called The King, which came out in 2021. When she made it, she was in college  in New York— and actually, at the moment, she still is. But the title track on The King was written at a time when the pandemic had shut things down, and she was back in Connecticut, living with her parents. In this episode, Sarah tells the story of demo’ing the song in her childhood bedroom, then recording it in the studio with producer Jake Aron, before it went on to become a hit with over twenty millions streams online. Sarah’s performing at the Song Exploder show at SXSW on March 16, along with Perfume Genius, Kimbra, and more. Hope to see you there.

For more visit, songexploder.net/sarah-kinsley

This week Danny and Tyler chat about country-rock pioneers, The Flying Burrito Brothers with standup, author, and drummer, Sam Tallent! (@SamTallent, Running the Light, Chubby Behemoth Podcast)

Sam talks to the boys about the lyrical versatility of “Sin City”, FBB’s traceable influence on artists like The Eagles, Orville Peck, and The Flaming Lips, and why he should have played football for Harvard. “Sin City,” a semi-apocalyptic semi-waltz that happens to be the Flying Burrito Brothers’ signature song, is from the group’s 1969 debut album (an album which somehow has still not sold enough to be certified gold, despite its influence).

Call it “Cosmic American Music” or call it “Country with a better backbeat,” but thanks to Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman’s infusion of psychedelic rock and blues (with some help from Sneaky Pete!), we have some of the most enduring country songs ever recorded.

Even though the Flying Burrito Brothers only have one highly acclaimed album...we gotta lotta recs for ya (including from Sam's dad!):

Hot Burrito #1
Images of Me
Do Right Woman
Dark End of the Street
Wild Horses
Juanita
Six Days on the Road
Dim Lights
Together Again
Do You Know How It Feels
Wheels
My Uncle
God’s Favorite Singer
If You Gotta Go
Hot Burrito #2 

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

You can now support us on PATREON!

For other playlists, ways to listen, and more, click here!

Check out Sam Tallent’s work here:
https://www.samtallent.com 

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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.
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Episode 144 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Last Train to Clarksville” and the beginnings of the career of the Monkees, along with a short primer on the origins of the Vietnam War.  Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a seventeen-minute bonus episode available, on “These Boots Are Made For Walking” by Nancy Sinatra, which I mispronounce at the end of this episode as “These Boots Were Made For Walking”, so no need to correct me here.

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'll admit: including this song on our podcast and playlist is almost TOO obvious. But we'd be remiss not to include this timeless crossover hit from the singular and phenomenal Patsy Cline, so "Crazy" is the song of the week!

You've almost certainly heard this song before, but it's such a *classic* that one might forget that it is in fact a *country* song. Danny and Tyler talk about Patsy's short but influential recording career, how she became a crossover hitmaker, her famous confidence, Willie Nelson's possible inspiration when writing "Crazy," and Patsy's tragic passing.

While Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits is an excellent place to start, if you're new to Patsy, here are some recs from Danny and Tyler:
Walkin’ After Midnight
She’s Got You
Heartaches
Strange
A Church, a Courtroom, and Then Goodbye
Back in Baby’s Arms
Your Cheatin’ Heart
Hungry For Love
Why Can’t He Be You
Blue Moon of Kentucky

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

You can now support us on PATREON!

For other playlists, ways to listen, and more, click here!

Check out our Patreon!
Check out our new merch store!
Instagram: @TakeThisPodandShoveIt
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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Brandi Carlile is a singer and songwriter from Washington State. She's  released seven albums and won six Grammys. Her most recent album is In These Silent Days, which debuted at number one on Billboard’s folk and rock album charts. It was named one of the best albums of 2021 by Rolling Stone, Stereogum, and more. It was produced by her longtime collaborators Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings. In this episode, Brandi breaks down her song "You and Me on the Rock," and how it was influenced by her wife, by their home, and by Joni Mitchell.

To learn more, visit songexploder.net/brandi-carlile.

We're taking a one week break from our normal format to put out this double-stuffed special episode we are calling Catchup and Mustard! (We'll have another regular episode next week)

Now that ten song episodes have been released, we wanted to something we've been meaning to do, which is chat about WHY people hate or used to hate country music. Via Twitter and Instagram we asked, and you responded!

We also play a special country music trivia game, and try to decide if certain country-ish songs by rock and pop artists are at least 51% country.

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

And now on TIDAL!
https://t.co/MHEvOz2DOA

You can now support us on PATREON!

For other playlists, ways to listen, and more, click here!

Check out our Patreon!
Check out our new merch store!
Instagram: @TakeThisPodandShoveIt
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.
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 143 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Summer in the City’”, and at the short but productive career of the Lovin’ Spoonful.  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 “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Any More” by the Walker Brothers and the strange career of Scott Walker.

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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