Category: 3-MusicSometimeTalk

This week Danny and Tyler discuss one of their very favorite country artists of past or present: Sturgill Simpson. And they’re joined by fellow comedian, banjo player, and Sturgill fan, Eli Coyote Mandel (@elicoyote, SNL, Search Party)! Eli breaks down the Pete Seeger to John Prine to Sturgill Simpson pipeline, and how he went from hating country to loving it. The boys talk about Sturgill’s excellent storytelling, his rise to country stardom, and his refusal to stick to any one genre. We’re confident that if you’re a fan of folksy goodheartedness and/or fiery guitar licks you’re gonna like Sturgill.

It was hard to narrow down, but here are some more Sturgill recs from Eli, Danny, and Tyler:
Turtles All The Way Down
Sea Stories
In Bloom
Life of Sin
I’d Have To Be Crazy
The Promise
Brace For Impact (Live a Little)
Paradise [from the Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows vol 2 John Prine tribute album]
Railroad of Sin
A Little Light
Call to Arms

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including “You Can Have The Crown”:
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RIP to Hargus "Pig" Robbins (January 18, 1938 - January 30, 2022), who was mentioned in this episode (recorded in fall 2021). The Hall of Famer played not only with Sturgill Simpson, but with Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Bob Dylan, and just about everybody else. One of the best pianists of any genre.

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Episode one hundred and forty-two of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “God Only Knows” by the Beach Boys, and the creation of the Pet Sounds album. 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 “Sunny” by Bobby Hebb.

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The band Franz Ferdinand formed in 2002, in Glasgow, Scotland. They’ve won the Mercury Prize and two BRIT Awards, they have five Grammy nominations, and they’ve sold millions of albums. One of their first singles is this song, “Take Me Out,” and it’s also their biggest hit. In this episode, singer and guitarist Alex Kapranos tells the story of how he and his bandmates made the song, from the original home demo to the final studio recording.

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Johnny Cash once said, "When people ask me who my favorite country singer is, I say, 'You mean besides George Jones?'"

This week Danny and Tyler discuss the legendary George Jones, often considered to have the greatest voice in all of country music. And while there are over a dozen #1 country hits to choose from in Jones’ catalog, the song of the week is “Finally Friday,” the lesser-known closing track from Jones’ 1992 album, Walls Can Fall (released the same year Jones was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame).

“Finally Friday” is sung as if it’s a weekly celebration Jones has been partaking in for decades. And even though he didn’t write this track, Danny and Tyler tell stories of Jones’ antics, adventures, and struggles which suggest he very well could have.

George Jones has hundreds (thousands?) of songs, but here's a few recs to get you started if you're new to him, from Tyler and Danny:
He Stopped Loving Her Today
The Race is On
White Lightning
Tennessee Whiskey
Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes
I Just Don’t Give A Damn
I Don’t Need Your Rocking Chair
He Still Thinks I Care

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including “Finally Friday”:
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This week spotlights Loretta Lynn’s 1975 crossover hit, “The Pill,” one of the most controversial country singles of all time. To discuss Loretta, birth control, and the normalizing of sexual health education, Danny and Tyler are joined by the brilliant and hilarious Alex Kumin (@alexkumin, Comedy Central, Comedians You Should Know). 

Everyone from Owen Bradley to Reba McEntire to Jack White says that Loretta Lynn is one of the smartest country songwriters of all time, and they’d all agree she’s a fearless badass too. According to Tyler Mahan Coe, Loretta Lynn had more songs banned from radio than all male country artists in the 20th century combined. What gets a female vocalist banned from country music radio? What makes a woman "radical" within a male-dominated industry? Is wanting birth control even controversial? Give this week’s episode a listen, where we answer those questions.

New to Loretta? Want to hear more? Here are our other recs:

Fist City
You’re Lookin’ At Country
You’re The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly (with Conway Twitty)
Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man (with Conway Twitty)
Portland Oregon (with Jack White)
High On A Mountain Top
Out of My Head and Back In My Bed
Don’t Come Home A’ Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including “The Pill”:
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And…as promised, here is where you can see Tyler briefly appear in a Dierks Bentley music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV40NzkqJrw (you’ll have to pay close attention lol)

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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.

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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":
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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":
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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":
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