A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs - Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 3: “Every Cop is a Criminal and All the Sinners Saints”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the third part of a multi-episode look at the song “Sympathy for the Devil” and the career of the Rolling Stones. This episode covers so much though , even though it only takes us from February 1967 through December 1968, that by itself it is one of the longer episodes of the podcast (hence the longer-than-usual delay between parts two and three).

Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a fifty-minute bonus episode, on “I Think it’s Going to Rain Today” by Randy Newman.

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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Song Exploder - Troye Sivan – One of Your Girls

Troye Sivan is a singer and songwriter from Australia. He’s been nominated for a Golden Globe, two Grammys, and he’s won four of Australia’s ARIA awards. His song “My My My!” was a #1 hit on the Billboard Dance Chart, and his third album, Something to Give Each Other, was one of Billboard’s picks for the best albums of 2023. Troye’s also an actor; he was in the HBO series The Idol, which figures into the story that he tells about this song. Troye came to the studio and we talked about how he made one of his big hits, the song “One of Your Girls.” For that song, he worked with two of his longtime collaborators: his frequent songwriting partner, Leland, and producer Oscar Görres. 

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Take This Pod and Shove It - Ashley McBride Presents: Lindeville

CONCEPTEMBER continues! This week Danny and Tyler discuss the excellent album Lindeville from Ashley McBride and inspired by the character driven songs of country songwriting legend Dennis Linde.

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Take This Pod and Shove It - The Songbook that Helped Zac Maas Love Country

This week we go in a totally new direction: we discuss not a song, not an album, not even an artist, but a BOOK that was a gateway to country music. Of all things, it was the Reader's Digest Country and Western Songbook that helped this week's guest, comedian Zac Maas, discover his love of country music.

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Song Exploder - Beabadoobee – Coming Home

Beabadoobee is an award-winning singer and songwriter from England who’s been releasing music since 2017. Her third album is called This Is How Tomorrow Moves. It came out in August 2024 and went to #1 on the UK charts. She made the album with her bandmate Jacob Bugden and with producer Rick Rubin at his studio, Shangri-La, in Malibu. And for this episode, I talked to Bea about a song from that album called “Coming Home.”

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Take This Pod and Shove It - Phases and Stages by Willie Nelson

We're back! And for the month of September we are doing something special—a series of episodes about concept albums that we are calling CONCEPTEMBER! First we are digging one of Willie Nelson's best albums (if not his absolute best) which came out 50 years ago this year, Phases and Stages, a concept album about divorce and how both sides of the couple experience it differently.

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Song Exploder - Remi Wolf – Soup

Remi Wolf is a singer and songwriter originally from Palo Alto, California. She’s been releasing music since 2019. She performed at Coachella in 2023, and has toured with Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde, and Paramore. Her second album, Big Ideas, came out in July 2024. I talked to Remi about how she and her collaborators wrote and produced the song “Soup.” How they used 80s gear to make 80s sounds, and how a fun anthem quickly turned into something pretty vulnerable.

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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs - Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 2: Traps for Troubadours

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a multi-episode look at the song “Sympathy for the Devil” and the career of the Rolling Stones. This episode takes us from April 1966 through to the release of “Let’s Spend the Night Together”/”Ruby Tuesday”

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, on “Laurel Canyon Home” by John Mayall.

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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Take This Pod and Shove It - Minisode: The Twitty Burger Challenge

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Last week on the Patreon we documented the cooking and eating of Conway Twitty's legendary Twitty Burger. We loved it, and we want to encourage Shovelos to try making it for themselves and let us know what you think! You document the process and share it with us we'll share it on our social media! Find us on Instagram (@takethispodandshoveit) or email us at takethispodandshoveit@gmail.com.

Ingredients (for 1 Twitty Burger)

  • 4 oz. patty ground sirloin
  • 1 large pineapple ring (we used two on ours, for what its worth)
  • Graham cracker crumbs and shortening for the pineapple crusting and deep frying
  • 2 slices of bacon, fried crisp
  • Hamburger bun and mayonnaise on both bun slices

Directions:

  • cook patty of ground sirloin as desired
  • batter the pineapple ring with graham cracker crumbs and deep fry that sucker
  • Then put it all together with the bacon, bun, etc. (You know how to make a sandwich.)
  • EAT! Bask in the glory of your creation. Tells us what you think!

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Take This Pod and Shove It - Midyear Roundup: The Best Country Music of 2024 So Far

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2024 has arguably been one of the best years for new country music in quite a while. With acclaimed releases from favorites like Kacey Musgraves and Sturgill Simpson (er...I mean, Johnny Blue Skies), innovative LPs from rising stars like Willi Carlisle and Sierra Ferrell, country debuts from megastars Beyoncé and Post Malone, and killer releases from country's most prolific songwriters Zach Bryan and Charley Crockett, there's a lot for country fans to be excited about. There's also arguably too much to keep track of.

This week we dig into the best albums of 2024, so far. Let us know what you think—what's your favorite? What did we miss? What do we need to hear?

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