History in Music

Frenjamin Church returns for a deep dive into Tennessee Ernie Ford's take on The Ballad of Davy Crockett. While Disney might have revitalized the King of the Wild Frontier for 1950s TV, the real Crockett was a rugged frontiersman who went from dirt-poor Tennessee hunter to Congress, fought for and then against (politically) Andrew Jackson, and died fighting at the Alamo rather than retire to a cushy job in D.C.. We explore how this self-made legend built his own mythology back when the media landscape pushing for Western expansion and manifest destiny, all through the lens of Tennessee Ernie Ford's impossibly deep baritone. You can go to hell - we're going to Texas! Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ACYcD1ce5E Check out and subscribe to Frenjamin's Substack: https://mountainking.substack.com/ Follow Frenjamin on X (Twitter): @BFriendjamin Follow Scott and Sean on X: Scott- @dotgiff Sean- @hashtagheybro Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on X/Twitter or an email to historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

Returning guest and friend of the show Giordano joins us as we wax patriotic discussing Bruce Springsteen's 1984 Born in the U.S.A. We pick apart Springsteen's ironic rock ballad memorializing a returning Vietnam veteran's blackpilling at the bleak events of his pre and post-war life and decide that the song is based and cool actually (we're media literacy experts). After all, what's more American than hating the government and fighting in pointless foreign wars? Thanks for the song and your opinions on it Mr. The Boss, but we'll take it from here. Link to the song/music video: https://youtu.be/EPhWR4d3FJQ?si=gI1i-xvS8dEe5MFo Buy The Mambo Wizard: Breakfast is Served by Giordano Lahaderne: https://a.co/d/09GIoby1 Follow Giordano on X: @giordano_lives Follow Scott and Sean on X: Scott - @dotgiff Sean - @hashtagheybro Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on X or an email to historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

Frenjamin Church joins us for a moving discussion of Sabaton's 2014 Hearts of Iron. Sabaton lauds the unsung heroes of the Second World War and sheds much needed light on an underserved part of history: the Wehrmacht soldiers protecting Berlin (and it's civilians) in May 1945. The song specifically deals with a lesser known theater in the Battle of Berlin known as the Battle of Halbe (or the Halbe Pocket). In the midst of chaos, destruction, and death, two German commanders chose to save their people rather than leave them to be butchered by Communists. Hopefully this episode with give some much needed praise to General Theodor Busse and General Walther Wenck. Nicht ein Schlacht, ein Rettungsaktion! Link to the song: https://youtu.be/hvP-qhjfvsc?si=WLBzpVGy7sNPSgRE Check out and subscribe to Frenjamin's Substack: https://mountainking.substack.com/ Follow Frenjamin on X (Twitter): @BFriendjamin Follow Scott and Sean on X: Scott- @dotgiff Sean- @hashtagheybro Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on X/Twitter or an email to historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

For our 25th episode Scott Fischbuch joins us for a much needed white pill. We discuss the traditional Irish hymn Be Thou My Vision (Rop tú mo baile in Irish). Originating in the 6th Century AD and written in Old Irish, the hymn was not translated into English until 1905 and was not set to music until 1919. The poem was written by the Ollamh Érenn (Chief Poet of Ireland) Eochaid mac Colla (AKA Saint Dallán Forgaill) who lived between 560 AD and 640 AD and used as a lorica by the early Irish. The music is set to an Irish folk tune called Slane. Scott F. leads us in a faith-promoting discussion on Christianity and having hope in a fallen world. Éirinn go Brách! Link to the song version by Audrey Assad used in this episode: https://youtu.be/dXDhCEnM-bQ?si=QUbHkD71_6ozvOSa Irish language version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6tuTOwcb9E Check out Scott Fischbuch's men's retreat project: https://toolswithscott.com/ Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott- @dotgiff Sean- @hashtagheybro If you've got a song you think should be featured on the podcast send us an email or a DM on Twitter/X: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

Tyler Magleby joins us for an uplifting discusson centered around Yellowcard's "Believe." The song, while written in 2003, praises the first responders that sacrificed and died during the 9/11 attacks in New York City in 2001. A much needed whitepill in today's cynical and negative world. The world changed 22 years ago (partially for the better and partially for the worst) as a result of this event. We recorded this episode wearing shorts. Link to the song: https://youtu.be/6ZREjBmh9yg?si=fOYsafnaboKdZQJ2 Check out Tyler's Nintendocore/chiptune band Crashbomb: https://crashbomb.bandcamp.com/ Follow Tyler on Youtube (especially if you're into calisthenics): https://www.youtube.com/@BayAreaCalisthenics_Kid Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott- @dotgiff Sean- @hashtagheybro If you've got a song you want to discuss on the podcast, send us a DM on twitter or email us at historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

Movie theater snack purveyor and 60's BritRock enjoyer Hot Buttered Popcorn (of Twitter fame) joins us for Episode 23; discussing The Kinks' 1969 song Shangri-La. The song, relevant today more than ever, was a sleeper when it was released 50 years ago. The Kinks sarcastically poke fun at normie mentality and the inflexibility of middle-classism and beg the question, what if it's all fake? Resonant with the ennui middle class men in the west wrestle with every day, the song also alludes to this being the cause of the Decline and Fall of the British Empire. Is it over? Has the West fallen? Is there a way to break from this stymied existence? Listen in and find out (spoiler alert: there is). Link to the song: https://youtu.be/6ZSVsRTMp1I Follow Hot Buttered Popcorn on Twitter: @popcornhot Check out the fraternal organization we discuss in the episode: https://exitgroup.us/ Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott: @dotgiff Sean: @hashtagheybro If you've got a song you'd like to talk about on the show, send us a DM on twitter or an email to: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

Oh you were canceled for your political beliefs anon? Imagine having your whole country canceled. Fellow podcaster Patrick Payne joins us for a riveting traipse through Rome's 2014 song One Fire from his album A Passage to Rhodesia. Despite Rome's (Jerome Reuter's) lefty sensibilities, his hauntingly mournful ode to the people and state of Rhodesia provided excellent fodder for a rousing discussion on post-colonial Africa and Communism. The country's history and the Rhodesian Bush War are given their proper respect. Load up your FAL, put on your brushstroke camo and come take the Rhodesia pill with us. Sit Nomine DIgna Link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tr3maxRqSE Check out, like, and subscribe to Patrick and Andrew's The Copybook Headings Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1VtrBMyo1YudzZ2rZHHr3K?si=48677ba55cfa4907 Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott - @dotgiff Sean - @hashtagheybro If you've got a song you'd like us to feature on the show, drop us a line!

Forget your political compass and Myers-Briggs tests, what's your favorite Napoleonic Wars Coalition War? If you're a Sixth Coalitioner, this episode is your episode. Scott and I were joined by veteran podcaster and barbecue enjoyer Joe McGregor to talk through Johnny Horton's 1959 The Battle of New Orleans. An in-depth discussion of the War of 1812, the eponymous battle, and it's later results follows.Anglophiles might want to sit this one out, this episode leans heavily American Exceptionalistic, Old Hickory would be proud. Break out your bacon and beans, load your 1795 Springfield and Remember the Eighth! Link to the song: https://youtu.be/50_iRIcxsz0 Follow Joe's history podcast Battle Rattle: http://battlerattlepodcast.com/ (available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts) Find Joe on his socials: Twitter: @josephmcgregor Instagram: @ministersofsmoke (for great BBQ recommendations). @jmcgregor (for photography and great burger recommendations) Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott - @dotgiff Sean - @hashtagheybro Think you've got a good song we should do a show on? Send us a DM on Twitter or an email: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

In celebration of our 20th episode we are discussing Creedence Clearwater Revival's Fortunate Son from 1969. Bro. Felix joins us for a stimulating conversation on the Vietnam War, the Draft, David Eisenhower, John McCain, and all things Fogerty. Were you born with star spangled eyes anon? Your country's military-industrial complex plays Hail to the Chief and points the cannon at you, wyd? Link to the song (and the music video nobody asked for): https://youtu.be/ZWijx_AgPiA Follow Bro. Felix on Twitter (where you can watch the progress of his book writing too): @Bro_TheCat (https://twitter.com/bro_thecat) Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott - @dotGiff (https://twitter.com/dotGiff) Sean - @HashtagHeyBro (https://twitter.com/hashtag_hey_bro) If you've got a song you'd like us to talk about on the show, send us a DM on Twitter or an email to historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

This episode is brought to you by the film Raising Arizona (1987). Down in the Willow Garden is an old Applachian folk song and murder ballad. In this episode, famed podcaster and movie buff Granite discusses Bon Iver and The Chieftains' rendition of this classic song. An intriguing discussion on the history of murder ballads and women's inexplicable obsession with CSI whodunnit Dateline murder mysteries follows. How do you feel about being titillated? Regardless of your titillation threshold, listen in and enjoy, or you might get murder balladed. Link to the song: https://youtu.be/YDlF4Nozi2w Granite's epic Down in the Willow Garden/Murder Ballad Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9U_yMBCKM-Ugdbi8ceSxrQJVtr9rewM3 Like and Subscribe to Granite's Granite Mountain Movie Club Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@granitemtn.movieclub4158 Follow Granite on Twitter: @gran1te_mtn (https://twitter.com/gran1te_mtn) Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott - @dotGiff (https://twitter.com/dotGiff) Sean - @HashtagHeyBro (https://twitter.com/Hashtag_Hey_Bro) Got a song we should feature on the show? Send us a DM on Twitter or an email: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

Hark! A dark deed has been done and scurrilous work is afoot Give an ear as John Taylor entreats us with a discussion of English Curse by Frank Turner. The song is an instrument-less ballad from 2011's England Keep My Bones. The tune is brimming with Englishness and condemns William the Conqueror's exploits in 1st Century England. And more explicity the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of William's son William II (Rufus) while hunting in the New Forest are lauded. Join us for a big-brained discussion on Normans, Anglo-Saxons and the early history of Southern England. If you've been wondering where we stand on the latest Norman vs Anglo-Saxon issue, listen in and find out! Commoners won't want to this this one. Link to the song: https://youtu.be/F9bq_NDXUT4 Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott - @dotGiff Sean - @HashtagHeyBro If you've got a song you think we should talk about on the show, drop us a line on Twitter or send us an email: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

In probably our most scandocious episode yet, we are joined by the world's best bike rider Greg Smith to talk Bad Books' song Pyotr. The indie jam tells of an alleged affair Tsarina Catherine (not Catherine the Great) had which was later discovered by her husband Tsar Peter the Great and ended with rather macabre results. A brief discussion of 17th Century Russia, Peter the Great, St. Petersburg, and the supposed legend surrounding this event ensues. Громъ побҍды, раздавайся! Link to the song: https://youtu.be/QiT40Ce04Bo Follow Greg on Instagram and check out his mobile bike repair shop if you need a repair or tune up in Northern Utah: https://www.swiftfixbike.com/ https://www.instagram.com/swiftfixbike/ Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott - @dotgiff Sean - @hashtagheybro If you've got a song you think we should feature on the show, send us a DM on Twitter or write us a quick email: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

For Episode 16 we were joined by the illustrious Jesus to discuss a folk song from 1799 called Canto dei Sanfedisti. The Sanfedisti were founded by based TradCath Cardinal Fabrizio Ruffo in 1799 to drive French revolutionaries and Jacobins from his home in Naples Italy. The song recounts the retaking of Naples in the name of King Ferdinand I - King of the Two Sicilies. Catholics, Royalists, and Neapolitan stans rejoice, your king has (briefly) returned and the Parthenopean Republic be damned! If that isn't enough to get you to listen in on this episode, we don't know what else will. Sona Carmagnola, Sona li cunziglie: Viva 'o rre cu la famiglia! Viva Napule! Link to the song we used in this episode: https://youtu.be/xid2_oEP5ho Follow Jesus on Twitter: @FatherXibalba Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott - @dotGiff Sean - @HashtagHeyBro Think you've got a song that would make a good episode? Drop us a line in Twitter or via email: HistoryInMusicPodcast@gmail.com

This week we were joined by the History in Music Podcast catalyst and overall Eiffel 65 enthusiast Bobdaduck. Bob's song suggestion for this episode was Bloc Party's Hunting for Witches (released 1/25/2007). The song mentions both the September 11 and July 7 terrorist attacks in New York City and London respectively. Specifically the singer lampoons the mainstream media and what he perceives as a fomentation of fear with the express purpose of controlling the populace in a time of crisis. Not familiar with 7/7? Is the liberal pie in the sky utopian dream of the western melting pot/"diversity is our strength" mantra still possible? Listen in to find out! Link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnTMm5RPFaM Follow Bob on Twitter: @Bobdaduck Check out and subscribe to his Substack: duckstack.substack.com Read his (ongoing) fantasy novel: vanitypredilect.substack.com Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott - @dotGiff Sean - @HashtagHeyBro Think you've got a song we should discuss on the podcast? Send us a DM or an email and we'll bring you on to talk about it. HistoryInMusicPodcast@gmail.com

This week we were joined in the HiM spacecraft by Giordano Lives AKA The Mambo Wizard AKA The Italian Stallion AKA Mr. Giordano to discuss Drab Majesty's 2017 hit Dot in the Sky. The song is a new new wave hit about the Heaven's Gate cult and their 1997 mass suicide (spoiler alert). What in the Hale-Bopp was Heaven's Gate? Who were Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles? How can one achieve the Next Level? Get your new age ufology christian millenariansm fix and reach the Evolutionary Level Above Human all while enjoying some new wave jams. Lace up your Nike Decades, your spaceship awaits! Link to the song: https://youtu.be/HALKkedJUqM https://www.heavensgate.com/ Connect with Giordano on Twitter: @Giordano_Lives Buy his new book The Mambo Wizard: Breakfast is Served: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VB18GLF/ Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott - @dotGiff Sean - HashtagHeyBro Think you've got a song we should discus on the show? Reach out to us and we'll bring you on to chat about it: HistoryInMusicPodcast@gmail.com

In third chair this week we are joined by resident runic scholar and based metalhead Runes. The song we discuss is Canute the Great (King of Danish Pride) by Rebellion from their 2005 album Sagas of Iceland - The History of the Vikings, Vol. 1. Sail along with us as we raid, pillage, and plunder the historical details of Cnut's life contained in this ballad. How can one man unify the fractured kingdoms of southern England and unite them with the kingdoms of Norway and Denmark into the North Sea Empire? through sheer force of will - will to power. Fans of Aethelred the Unready can go ahead and sit this one out. It's the Nord's time on top. Who exactly was Cnut? Listen to find out! ᚲᚾᚢᛏᚱ ᛁᚾᚾ ᚱᛁᚲᛁ Link to the song: https://youtu.be/SfQ4o0svDLs Follow Runes on Twitter: @ReadingTheRunes Check out his Redbubble for some awesome Viking-themed apparel and designs: https://www.redbubble.com/people/sagasintherunes/shop Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott - @dotGiff Sean - @HashtagHeyBro If you've got a song you'd like us to discuss on the podcast, feel free to DM us on Twitter or send an email to HistoryInMusicPodcast@gmail.com

Dr. Bennett joins us in third chair discussing his song suggestion: Batzorig Vaanchig's rendition of the traditional Mongolian song Chinggis Khaanii Magtaal (Ode to Genghis Khan/In Praise of Genghis Khan). During our discussion of the great Khan's life, we pontificate on the idea of ensuring your own immortality (it may involve conquering most of the world and fathering hundreds of children by multiple women), what the "retvrn to tradition" gang might be getting wrong, and the finer points of khoomei (Mongolian/Tuvan throat singing). While the song lyrics are relatively minimal historically speaking, this may be our most cerebral and dense episode yet. Enjoy! Link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_5yt5IX38I Follow Dr Bennett on Twitter: @extradeadjcb (https://twitter.com/extradeadjcb) Read his substack: https://extradeadjcb.substack.com/ (for the guys) Join the Exit Group: https://exitgroup.us/ Follow Scott and Sean: Scott - @dotGiff (https://twitter.com/dotGiff) Sean - @HashtagHeyBro (https://twitter.com/Hashtag_Hey_Bro) Think you've got a good song we should feature on the pod? Send us a DM or an email and we'll feature it on the show: HistoryInMusicPodcast@gmail.com

Typhus, scurvy, and dysentery will not stop us - the show must go on. Maladies aside, in this episode we are joined by Tiberius to discuss his song suggestion: Alestorm's 1741 (The Battle of Cartagena). The song (and the album it's taken from ) are inspired by the Golden Age of Piracy. The tune specifically tells the story of the 1741 Battle of Cartagena between the British and the Spanish during The War of Jenkins' Ear (as we all know). Meds rejoice at the victory of the Spanish over their English attackers during the month long siege that ended with over 15,000 casualties on the British side alone. Americans bristle at the cruel treatment by their English overlords during the battle and we learn where George Washington's beloved Mt. Vernon gets its name. All this and more on today's show, check it out! Link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z9xKihSAzE Check out Alestorm the band: https://alestorm.net/ Follow Tiberius on Twitter: @OppositeNames (https://twitter.com/OppositeNames) Follow Scott and Sean: Scott - @dotGiff (https://twitter.com/dotGiff) Sean - @HashtagHeyBro (https://twitter.com/Hashtag_Hey_Bro) Think you've got a good song we should feature on the pod? Send us a DM or an email and we'll feature it on the show: HistoryInMusicPodcast@gmail.com

New Mexico stan, history buff, and fluent German-speaker New Mexico Supremacist joins us in third chair for another German folk song. Wir sind des Geyers schwarzer Haufen (We are Geyer's Black Company). The song, while written in the early 1920's, details the struggles of the common man in the German Peasants' War of 1524-1525 and specifically the only heavy calvalry unit to fight on the side of the peasants during the conflict: Florian Geyer's Black Company. The ballad is strongly anti-cleric and anti-noble and has been used by various groups in Germany to rally youth to their cause... oh the German Peasant's War? Yeah it's pretty obscure, you probably haven't heard of it. Spoiler alert: everybody dies. Link to the song (this is the version we used for the episode, there are many others out there): https://youtu.be/Pg8GlYeCWuM Follow New Mexico Supremacist on Twitter (and learn German!): @NMisBestMexico (https://twitter.com/NMisBestMexico) Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter: Scott - @dotGiff (https://twitter.com/dotGiff) Sean - @HashtagHeyBro (https://twitter.com/Hastag_Hey_Bro) Do you like any songs with historical context that you'd want to learn more about or discuss on the show? Send us a DM or an email. HistoryInMusicPodcast@gmail.com

In third chair we are joined by renaissance man and talented musician Beta Pvnk discussing his song suggestion Wind of Change by the Scorpions. The song holds a special place in his heart which comes through in our discussion. This rock ballad is one of the best selling singles of all time, did it also single-handedly bring down the USSR? Was the song actually written by the CIA as a psyop during the Cold War? Grab your balalaika and give us a listen to find out! Follow Beta Pvnk on Twitter: @LatterDayPVNK and check out his awesome music, shirts, and artwork! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BetapunkFilms Apparel: https://www.latterdaypunk.com/ Instagram: @latterdaypvnk Follow Sean and Scott: Scott - @dotGiff Sean - @hashtagheybro If you've got a song you'd like to suggest for the show, drop us a line on twitter or via email and we'll bring you on. HistoryInMusicPodcast@gmail.com Make sure to follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-bE0S8lTdUsDq5ltc6EBQ

Scott and Sean are joined by Andrew in third chair. We discuss The Pogues' 1985 cover of And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda. The song while fictional, details the horrific slaughter wreaked upon ANZAC soldiers during the WWI Gallipoli Campaign in 1915. The song begs the question of a soldier's sacrifice and what was it all for? Originally written during the Vietnam War but set during The Great War, Eric Bogle's 1971 ballad treating the ultimate sacrifices paid by Australia's young men, was movingly covered by The Pogues (and many others), is anti-war but not anti-soldier. Heartbreaking in its realism and portrayal of lost and wasted youth, this is definitely a piece that will stick with you for a long time. Give it a listen! Link to the song: https://youtu.be/cZqN1glz4JY Link to the original by Eric Bogle: https://youtu.be/WG48Ftsr3OI Link to Waltzing Matilda (sung by Slim Dusty): https://youtu.be/FqtttbbYfSM Follow Andrew on Twitter: @ManlyFidelity Scott and Sean: @dotgiff @hashtagheybro Think you've got a song with some historical context that we should discuss on the show? Send us an email or DM and we'll bring you on the pod! HistoryInMusicPodcast@gmail.com

Derek joins Scott and Sean to discuss Young the Giant's 2010 song Garands (formerly called Garands at Normandie). While the song itself only vaguely references a soldier searching the woods during WWII, the lyrics inspire a larger discussion on the everyman placed in extraordinary situations. Derek enlightens us on Christopher R. Browning's 1992 book Ordinary Men and it's expose on the "ordinary men" of the German Reserve Police Battalion 101 in German-occupied Poland during WWII. A good thought exercise ensues. Give it a listen! Link to the song: https://open.spotify.com/track/2PFDOKSPOcZpOBvGBvBV0h?si=620554b9cb85486d Link to the original song (when Young the Giant was called The Jakes, and the song title was Garands at Normandie): https://youtu.be/yKtZK1nP5ZM Link to Christopher R. Browning's book Ordinary Men: https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Men-Reserve-Battalion-Solution/dp/0062303023/ref=sr11?qid=1665172397&refinements=p_27%3AChristopher+Browning&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Christopher+Browning Find Derek on Twitter: @LatterDayDrums Follow Sean and Scott on Twitter: Sean - @hashtagheybro Scott - @dotGiff Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on Twitter or email us at: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Scott and Sean are joined by esteemed podcast guest and published author Nim, in third chair. Spirited discussions ensue addressing Karl Freiherr von Manteuffel-Katzdangen's moving poem Die Grenzwacht hielt im Osten (AKA Die Baltenfahne) which was later set to music. Nim enlightens us on the Interwar period of Germany, Baltic Germans, and the Freikorps. Baltic Germans-where are they now? What's a Freikorps? Where is Courland? Why is there such a dirth of German Interwar folk songs in my Spotify playlist? Why am I crying in the club rn? Listen and find out. Follow Nim on Twitter: @AnchorStill Subscribe to his Nimstack: https://nimacheraghi.substack.com YouTube Link for the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3iDCBQgvHQ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0RAhagdQoPoBAWoEgVtiXR?si=a8e859e122724f11 Follow Sean and Scott on Twitter: @dotgiff @hashtagheybro Think you've got a good song we should discuss on the show? Let us know: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

Matt Wilson joins us to discuss the Screeching Weasel deep track "El Mozote." We expound on the El Mozote Massacre from the El Salvadoran Civil War and the My Lai Massacre from the Vietnam War. Matt imparts his knowledge on the song he picked and the band that inspired so many more well-known punk bands. Join us as we delve deeper into this unknown (and horrific) chapter in El Salvadoran history. Link to the song on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ucCjy82c0KA Matt Wilson is the singer and lyricist for the bands Near Dark and Set Your Goals. Check them out: https://neardarkny.bandcamp.com/releases https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Ivw6FhAZpa7kiAXWztCq5?si=8VrKRZQhQWCTxzk7LNvckA Follow us on twitter: Scott: @dotgiff Sean: @hashtagheybro Think you know a good song we should discuss on the show? Drop us a line: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Scott and Sean are joined by the great Brett Cain. We discuss Gordon Lightfoot's ballad (and his magnum opus) The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and the maritime disaster that inspired it. Brett is a published author, artist, boxer, and huge Gordon Lightfoot fan. Think you know everything about Lightfoot's most popular song? Give this episode a listen, you may be surprised... Follow Brett on Twitter: @brettwcain Check out his awesome podcast The Ironside Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mXjly9zxM3RAzZUe3FlPM?si=12f69ddf0eb8420b Buy his books here: https://www.amazon.com/Brett-Cain/e/B07N96X35H/ref=aufsdpfta_dsk Link to song: https://open.spotify.com/track/536L9C0N7vhYdibCJx3cI2?si=0e39e449b0c14a88 Link with photos of the ship and it's final voyage route: https://www.theknightshift.com/2005/11/we-are-holding-our-own-thirty-years.html Have a song you want to talk with us about? Feel free to reach out to us: Scott: @dotgiff Sean: @hashtagheybro Email: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

Scott and Sean do a deep dive into 2003's "Fields of Athenry" by Dropkick Murphys. The song is a cover of an Irish folk song from 1979 discussing a fictional man who is sent to an Australian penal colony for stealing during the potato famine of the late 1840's. What do potatoes, corn, and libertarianism have to do with Celtic punk? Listen and find out! Find us on Twitter: Sean- @hashtagheybro Scott- @dotgiff Song: https://youtu.be/t5VTeGWQyMs Paddy Reilly Version: https://youtu.be/_NlrsmEvv1Q Email: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

Sean and Scott discuss Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, written by Warren Zevon and David Lindell. A song about a talented European mercenary who fought for The Congo in a civil war during the 60's... or did he? Links: The song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWCK9zGynA Cover (with war footage): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDGDw4GWcf4 Last performance on Letterman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhRRWwH3Fro

Troy and Scott discuss American Pie by Don McLean. A description of the transition between the innocence of the 50's to the unrestrained 60's follows. McLean pinpoints a specific tragedy as "the day the music died" or the beginning of this transition. Listen in to find out what he thought and how a horrific plane crash prompted one of the most recognizable songs ever. Links: Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yHTpGog0IY Tour schedule picture (mentioned): https://imgur.com/a/AA4gpPG