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Jen and Micah ofI Never Saw That join us this week for a somber and surprising discussion of musicians in the 27 Club. So many musicians have been taken from us too soon at the age of 27, leaving us with a legacy of great music that leave us wondering what could have been. It's shocking how many musicians passed away at that age; people know Hendrix, Morrison, Cobain, Winehouse, and at least one of our picks this week. But there's so many others that were under the radar or legends that also happened to leave us at that age. We look into four unique musicians and ask what could have been this week as we hash out a new #SongFight.

Songs featured in this episode include:

• "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" written and performed by Robert Johnson. Recorded November 23, 1936; © 1998, 1961 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• "King of the Hill" written by D. Boon and performed by Minutemen with Crane on trumpet. © 1985 New Alliance Music, ℗ 1985 SST Records.
• "Summertime" written by George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward, performed by Big Brother & The Holding Company (with Janis Joplin). ℗ 1968 Columbia Records, CBS Inc.
• "Cicatriz ESP" written by Comar A. Rodriguez-Lopez and performed by The Mars Volta. ©℗ 2003 The Mars Volta.
• "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" written by Cole Porter, performed by Nina Simone. © 1960 Colpix Records.
• "The Punch Line" written by Mike Watt and performed by The Minutemen. © 1981 New Alliance Music, ℗ 1981 SST Records.

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We're back with a powerhouse dynamic duo, Whitney and Lindsey Nelsen of Historical Hotties! And what better way to bring in two of the most amazing guests with one of the spiciest topics we've discussed: Banned from Radio. This week we've got songs across popular music that got banned from airplay. Sometimes the reasons are ludicrous, sometimes they're justified, but there's one thing in common for all of these songs - they're absolute jams. Who will come out on top as the best of the banned? Check out a brand new #SongFight!

Songs featured in this episode include:

• "Louie Louie" originally written by Richard Berry, performed by The Kingsmen. ℗ 1963 Limax Music, Burdette Music.
• "God Save the Queen" written and performed by Sex Pistols. Copyright 1977 Jones/Rotten/Matlock/Cook, ℗ 1977 Virgin Records Ltd.
• "Strange Fruit" written by Lewis Allan, performed by Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra. ℗ 1939 Commodore Music Shop.
• "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" written by Carole King and Jerry Goffin, performed by The Shirelles. ℗ 1960 Scepter Music, Aldon Music Inc.

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On today's very special Track Meet, we're joined by the amazingly awesome Raeanna Larson of Mount Olympus University. And why is this episode of Track Meet out on a Wednesday? Well it's because today is Raeanna's birthday! [Fireworks! Confetti Cannons! Noisemakers!] Raeanna's birthday gives us a bit of a challenge this week, though, as we dig through the very murky musical year of 1992. It's a bit of a gap year for popular music, but the really great songs always find their way to the surface, and this week is no different. Enjoy this little tour through 1992 on this extra awesome Raeanna-centered #SongFight!

Songs featured in this episode include:

• "Happy Birthday" originally written by Altered Images, performed by The Beatles. ℗ 1989, 2007 BBC Worldwide under license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd..
• "Hey Jealousy" written byDoug Hopkins, performed by Gin Blossoms. ℗ 1989, 1992 A&M Records, Inc.
• "Friday I'm In Love" written and performed by The Cure. ℗ 1992 Elektra Entertainment, a division of Warner Communications Inc.
• "Walking on Broken Glass" written and performed by Annie Lennox. ℗ BMG Records (UK) Ltd.
• "This Charming Man" written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey, performed by The Smiths. ℗ 1983 Glad Hips Music Limited, 1992 Sire Records Company.
• "Friday on My Mind" written by Harry Vanda and George Young, performed by The Easybeats. ℗ 1966 Parlophone, United Artists Records.

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This week James and David talk about a little-known band from Liverpool that has flown waaaaaay under the radar: The Beatles. But of course, if you're expecting a typical episode about the most popular band of all time, you'd be sadly mistaken, because we picked two incredibly deep cuts. Deep enough that James didn't know about David's pick…and James is a full-blown Beatles fanatic. Our special category this week sent us down the rabbit hole to find Beatles songs that incorporated all 4 members, and in the process we have a fascinating discussion about this band that we thought had very few new things to talk about. Turns out we were dead wrong. Enjoy our very Liverpudlian #SongFight this week!

Songs featured in this episode include:

• "It's All Too Much" written by George Harrison, performed by The Beatles. ℗ 1969, 2009 EMI Records Ltd.
• "The End" written by Lennon-McCartney, performed by The Beatles. ℗ 1969, 2009 EMI Records Ltd.
• "Rat Salad" written and performed by Black Sabbath. ℗ 1970 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• "Moby Dick" written and performed by Led Zeppelin. ℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
• <"Golden Slumbers" written by Lennon-McCartney, performed by The Beatles. ℗ 1969, 2009 EMI Records Ltd.

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Bill Rahn of These are Some of the Sodas We Like joins us to talk about songs that are 90 seconds or shorter. We've all dug into our lists and found our favorite short songs this week, though James and David learn the hard way that sometimes less is not always more. We also dig up some of our other favorite ultra-short songs, get some fascinating production notes, and super vibe over a very important 90's album. Get ready for our shortest #SongFight playlist yet as we're Gone in 90 Seconds

Songs featured in this episode include:

• (3:22) "Field Day for the Sundays" written and performed by Wire. Copyright 1977 Carlin Music Corporation, ℗ 1977 The state51 Conspiracy.
• (5:06) "Kick Out the Jams" written by the MC5, performed by The Presidents of the United States of America. Copyright 1969 Rebecca Derminer, Robin D. Derminer, Elizabeth L. Derminer; ℗ 2004 PUSA Music.
• (6:55) "Anchor" written and performed by Less Than Jake. ℗ 1999 Fat Wreck Chords Records.
• (8:10) "Short Songs" written and performed by Dead Kennedys. ℗ 1987 Decay Music.
• (8:31) "Punck" written and performed by Suicide Machines. Copyright 1998 Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Suicide Machines.
• (8:44) "Jah" written and performed by Suicide Machines. Copyright 1998 Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Suicide Machines.
• (8:55) "All!" written and performed by Descendents. ℗ 1987 SST Records.
• (9:01) "I Like Food" written and performed by Descendents. Copyright 1985 Tony Lombardo, ℗ 1987 SST Records.
• (9:20) "Raisin" written and performed by Paul and Storm. Licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) license.
• (21:44) "Feather Pluck'n" written and performed by The Presidents of the United States of America. Copyright 1995 Polygram International Publishing, Inc., Flying Rabbi, Raw Poo Music & David M. Dederer Publishing; ℗ 2004 PUSA Music.
• (30:12) "Tainted Love" originally written by Ed Cobb, performed by Soft Cell. Copyright 1981 Phonogram Ltd.
• (30:49) "Still There's Hope" written by Kurt Bloch, performed by Young Fresh Fellows. Copyright 1990 Energy House Music.
• (32:08) "The Reason" written and performed by Hoobastank. ℗ 2004 UMG Recordings Inc.
• (43:10) "Minimum Wage" written and performed by They Might Be Giants. Copyright 1990 They Might Be Giants Music.

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Beth Lindly of Buffy Speak and The Fourth Journal joins us to talk about songs with Tetrasylabic Titles. And what is that ridiculous word? Why it means a word with 4 syllables. We picked our favorite songs with 4 or more syllables in the title and boy did we pick some heavy hitters. A hip-hop masterpiece, a near-perfect indie pop song and a gorgeous ode to queer love are ready to duke it out in this week's #SongFight. And with songs like these, who cares about winners?

Songs featured in this epsiode include:

• "The Predatory Wasp of The Palisades is Out to Get Us" written and performed by Sufjan Stevens. ℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records.
• "Title and Registration" written by Benjamin Gibbard and Christopher Walla, performed by Death Cab for Cutie. ℗ 2003, 2013 Barsuk Records.
• "Chemical Calisthenics" written and performed by Blackalicious. ℗ 2002 Geffen Records.

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We're back with a new episode, and we're talking about who's got the best bridge! What's a bridge, you might ask? Why, it's only that part of the song that bridges the verses or a verse and chorus together. But just having a bridge doesn't automatically make a song great - a bridge also needs to have something unique to offer the listener, to take them on a journey. James and David are going to walk across those bridges in today's #SongFight on Track Meet!

Songs featured in this epsiode include:

• "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, performed by The Beatles. Copyright 1964 EMI Records.
• "Manic Monday" written by Prince, performed by The Bangles. ℗ 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.
• "Kiss" written by Prince, performed by Prince and the Revolution. ℗ 1986 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• "Corduroy" written by Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam, performed by Pearl Jam. ℗ 1994, 2011 Sony Music Entertainment.
• "1999" written by Prince, performed by Prince and the Revolution. ℗ 1984 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Operaman's performance is taken from Saturday Night Live, performed by Adam Sandler on May 16, 1992. ©2019 NBCUniversal Media, LLC.
• "Even Flow" written by Eddie Vedder and Stone Gossard, performed by Pearl Jam. ℗ 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

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For our first-ever episode, we're talking about music from the year 1965! It's not the Summer of Love, and it's not the year Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play, but 1965 was a big year for music. Dylan went electric, the Beatles slowly went psychedelic and the Vietnam War became a much, much bigger deal on college campuses. James and David talk about two songs from 1965 that capture the transitional nature of the era. And, y'know, rock out too.

Songs featured in this epsiode include:

• "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)" written by Pete Seeger, performed by The Byrds. ℗ Originally Released 1965, 1966, 1967, (P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by Bob Dylan. ℗ Originally Released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

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