Popular Music: The Podcast

You better watch out because Popular Music: The Podcast is BACK with an all-new episode all about the great Ms. Lauryn Hill. Omar will tell you all about how this A+ student found her path to music at a very young age and Analise will tell you why this song is a perfect blend of 50s and 90s. Also some music theory nerdry happens. What can we say? This song just DOES it for us.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/3laLimGzRzfJ6EoI8fmdZe?si=XINMjQLHQTeiAuQ8PMNSDw           Additional Recommendations: The Monotones - “Book of Love” The Clovers - “Love Potion No. 9” The Coasters - “Poison Ivy” The Bobbettes - “Mr. Lee” Swet Shop Boys - “Aaja” Calle 13 - “Ojos Color Sol” Snow Tha Product - “Bilingue”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

You can’t talk about rock ‘n’ roll without the inventor of Rock ‘n’ Roll herself, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Omar and Analise spare no ounce of love and respect to talk about the importance of the legendary guitarist and gospel artist whose influence has stretched to nearly EVERY modern artist from Little Richard (her young Padawan) to Brittany Howard.    Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/3Zw2quP7owOCZFgo2RRGDc?si=nWAFI-e7SPiqiIa-ahszDg         Additional Recommendations: Sister Rosetta Thorpe - “Every Time I Feel The Spirit” Sister Rosetta Thorpe - “Up Above My Head, I Hear Music in the Air” Sister Rosetta Thorpe - “Shout Sister Shout” Tina Turner - “You Better Be Good To Me” The Noisettes - “Sister Rosetta” - this appeared on the Breaking Dawn Part 1 soundtrack Lianne LaHavas - “Forget” Brittany Howard - “History Repeats”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We are slowing things down and going back in time farther than ever before to celebrate our 150th episode. This week we're chatting about Billie Holiday's You Go To My Head, how the artist formed her music career, how the song found its way into her hands and how this piece of music has gone on to be a jazz standard. Take a seat, relax and let this episode go to your head.    Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix:         Additional Recommendations: Dinah Washington - "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" Sarah Vaughn - "Tenderly" Eartha Kitt - "The Girl From Ipanema"  Nancy Wilson - "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" Billie Holiday - "All of Me" Billie Holiday - "Me, Myself, and I"    Billie Holiday - "The Very Thought of You"    And here's that blog post that Analise mentioned: http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/you-go-to-my-head-by-billie-holiday/   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We're sitting down and talking about one of our favorite songs of all time, Marvin Gaye's Whats's Going On. Pull up a chair, make yourself comfortable and let's discuss the early life of the famed musician, the context that lead to What's Going On being such a resonant hit and how the Detroit Lions became involved.    Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix:         Additional Recommendations: Marvin Gaye - “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” Public Enemy - “Can't Trust It” Marvin Gaye - “Right On” Janet Jackson - “State Of The World" Marvin Gaye - “Save The Children” Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

If you don’t wanna see us podcasting with somebody...DON’T START NOW. It’s 2020 and a new Dua Lipa is on the horizon, so by popular demand, we’ve decided to delve right into the infectious, discopop ear-worm that is her song “Don’t Start Now.” Omar will tell you everything you need to know about Dua and why she’s a pop prodigy, and Analise will break down the lyrics while discussing what makes a great ‘kiss off’ song.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/68p1otHs8bzABw7McWpbat?si=QzVfMjvLRCGqmmZihJKMIw       Additional Recommendations: Dua Lipa - “Future Nostalgia” Dua Lipa - “Hotter Than Hell” Dua Lipa - “Kiss and Make Up” Dua Lipa - “IDGAF” video Chromeo - “Jealous (I Ain’t With It)” Backstreet Boys - “New Love” OK Go - “Oh Lately It’s So Quiet” Taylor Swift - “I Forgot That You Existed”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

What even happened these last ten years? Omar and Analise chat about what albums defined the decade. From 2010 to know we go over everything that set the tone and got us through. Buckle up, it's ride through recent music history!    Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     Additional Recommendations:     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

What even happened last year? Omar and Analise chat about what albums made the cut for their favorites of the last year of the decade. Obviously Carly is on the final list, but will their lists match up with Pitchfork? Get the smelling salts ready!!   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     Additional Recommendations: On The Line by Jenny lewis  Dedicated by Carly Rae Jepsen The Captain Marvel soundtrack by Pinar Toprak  Cuz I Love You by Lizzo Hey I’m Just Like You by Tegan and Sara  GREY Area by Little Simz Young Enough by Charlie Bliss  7 by Lil Nas X This Wild Willing by Glen Hansard  Turn Off The Light by Kim Petras   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We're a mean one, Mr. Grinch. After last week's NICE LIST it's time to put some coal in some stockings and talk about some tracks that we're about to diss. These are holiday songs are our personal not-favorites. The yuletide earworms, the specters of the December radio, and the songs that we wish we wake up and hear no more a la Scrooge on Christmas morning. Everything from deep cut classics to some contemporary hits that hit us right in the feels. But not the good feels.  Keep in mind, this is all for fun and we wish everyone a very happy holidays.    Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix:         Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

HEY SIS, IT’S CHRISTMAS! Omar and Analise begin this month’s theme: JINGLE JAMS by making a list and checking it twice with their picks for holiday songs that made the cut for the NICE LIST! These are holiday songs are our personal favorites. The ones that tug at our heartstrings, remind us of the true spirit of the holiday season, and connect us to the kid within ourselves. We bring up everything from classics from Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway to the royalty that is RuPaul. And Omar tells a story from his childhood that may just make you openly weep yes it’s that touching.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/0MoWOFXzpqF1F3ofBgokmu?si=gRLs63agSVycyUO36P5S0g     Additional Recommendations: John Legend - “What Christmas Means To Me” feat. Stevie Wonder Donny Hathaway - “This Christmas” The Eels - “Christmas Is Going To The Dogs” Brenda Lee - “Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day” RuPaul - “Hey Sis, It’s Christmas” Pretenders - “2000 Miles” Muppet Christmas Carol - “It Feels Like Christmas”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

What better way to wrap up New Wave November than by making a playlist of our top ten favorite new wave songs! Which ones to choose? In what order? And why?! All that and more. Bring your synths and your smiles cause we're riding the new wave.    Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix:   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We’re headed down the Atlanta highway, Popettes! If YOU are looking for a love getaway, you’ve come to the right place because on THIS episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, Omar and Analise are jumping right into the party at B-52’s’ “Love Shack.” For the third chapter of New Wave November, Omar discusses the early days of the band and how Love Shack came to be, while Analise goes on and on and on about why she loves The B-52’s and what makes this song the true party that it is.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/6wimwffYeKa5o4Gl056y4n?si=coRR9WztQtaxdDOYVS0dHg   Additional Recommendations: R.E.M. - “Shiny Happy People” The Sounds - “Tony The Beat” The Strike - “Human Right” The B-52’s - “Hero Worship” The B-52’s - “53 Miles West of Venus” The B-52’s - “Legal Tender” The B-52’s - “Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland” The B-52’s - “Topaz” The B-52’s - “Juliet of the Spirits” The B-52’s - “Funplex”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We are moving through New Wave November with one of the most iconic songs of all time! Power up your synths, stare at your shoes and get ready to break some records because it's Blue Monday. Dive into the legendary hit behind Factory Records and morosely relish as Analise and Omar realize they have the same recommends.    Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/6OXl9WU41caGhbiV7JaZ4y?si=0vkJrVziS7K3QP-zOVlZjw Additional Recommendations: New Order - “Bizarre Love Triangle” New Order - “Regret” Blancmange - “Living On The Ceiling” New Order - “Crystal" New Order - “Blue Monday '88” Orgy - “Blue Monday”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

November is associated with a lot of NO’s - from no shave to no...other things. So we’re here to say YES and give you NEW WAVE NOVEMBER. Popettes, we’re kicking off this glorious chapter with quite possibly the most ICONIC of ALL New Wave hits - Blondie’s “Call Me.” We’ll get the conversation started as we try to even attempt to DEFINE what the hell NEW WAVE EVEN IS, while Omar will give you a little background about this incredible band and how it was formed and Analise tells you why this chord progression is so balls to the wall badASS.    Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/2ZxVbifQDddo7knaJC3rEC?si=gPU_NYSpRpev98v9CUD2ng   Additional Recommendations: The Waitresses - “I Know What Boys Like” Martha and the Muffins - “Echo Beach” Moving Units - “Available” Muse - “Knights of Cydonia” because that closing riff is super Blondie rip off The Slits - “Heard It Through The Grapevine” Siouxsie and the Banshees - “Halloween” France Gall - “Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Are you ready to do the MONSTER MASH? Only if you’re prepared...to GIVE DRACULA ROYALTIEEESSSS BWA HAHA! That’s right, Popettes. For this very special Halloween week episode, we’re finally covering Bobby Pickett’s signature Halloween hit, “Monster Mash.” We say “signature” because you may not realize that he wrote an entire ALBUM of Halloween bops in 1962 and this song is just one of those songs! He was the original Kim Petras! Find out why Dracula wants royalties from Bobby (Boris) Pickett’s monster and hear all about how the BBC banned this song when it was first released because it was “too morbid.”    Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/1EHmz3v78uJHZ0u1d2C0Qq?si=Bw7Tct-QTnmCQtMhaFHufA           Additional Recommendations: Bobby Pickett - “Transylvania Twist” Bobby Pickett - “Skully Gully” Bobby Pickett - “Wolfbane” Bobby Pickett - “Monster Rap” Bobby Pickett - “Monsters Holiday” The Police - “Every Breath You Take” The Everly Brothers - “All I Have To Do Is Dream” The Drifters - “This Magic Moment”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We ain’t ‘fraid of no ghosts. That’s right, Popettes. We continue on our spooky musical journey through the month of October with Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” theme! We know this song is LESS on the spook factor, but what IS scary is copyright infringement, which is a big theme of this week’s episode. Also, we talk about why this song’s arrangement gives a ghostly veil of more chords where there aren’t more chords. Who ya gonna call? POP MUSIC.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/1f8dQJQusiWuBmd9Qb8guX?si=FWxiwSeAQM2_M52sYTjlSQ         Additional Recommendations: The Aquabats - “Cat with 2 Heads!” Oingo Boingo - “No One Lives Forever” Elvira - “13 Nights of Halloween” Golden Earring - “Twilight Zone” DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - “A Nightmare on My Street” Zombie Nation - “Kernkraft 400”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We continue our Halloween playlist with a song that we feel shouldn't be included in Halloween playlists! Join us as we get into the history and theory behind Zombie by The Cranberries and offer up some alternative hits to keep the spooky vibes going.    No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/       Additional Recommendations: Sheer Mag - “Blood From A Stone” La Neve - “Maximum Wage”  Marlon Craft - “Gang Shit” Cat Power - “Werewolf” The Midnight - “Vampires” Tegan and Sara - “Walking With The Ghost”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Take a Wrong Turn with us as we face off against Knives, and bad o m e n s because we are reviewing Kim Petras's TURN OFF THE LIGHT. Join us for this Halloween spooktacular as we dive into this  horror-themed album and discuss what makes a song alluring, what makes a song terrifying, and how all of these tracks are both at the same time. It's going to be a Massacre. Join ussssss.    No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

She drives me crazy OOH OOOOOOOOH! Is there a limit to the amount of times a person can say how much they love this Fine Young Cannibals song? Hope not because Omar and Analise say it at least 67 times and would be in clear violation. In this week’s episode, we dissect the classic 1988 jam and how this band came to be. Also, there’s a random discussion about fellow ‘crazy’ song “Crazy” by KC and Jojo and how the music video is WILD.   No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/20wHHeeJypzOo3l7QAplfB?si=WdYbXLfNRem49gXRHriETw       Additional Recommendations: Britney Spears - “(You Drive Me) Crazy” Patsy Cline - “Crazy” KC and Jojo - “Crazy” Roxette - “She’s Got The Look” Berlin - “The Metro” Blondie - “Detroit 442”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

  EVERYTHING’S RIGHT, WE’RE TORN. What can we say about Natalie Imbruglia? Evidently, 51 minutes worth of content. But what can you expect? Analise and Omar freaking LOVE this song because they’re children of the 90’s and nothing else matters. They’ll break down why the song’s composition makes us feel all the things, how sad those lyrics REALLY are, and why the fact that this song is a cover is always a surprise to people.   No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/2WFOWnrLP8eI6Er8I6SVXN?si=ZxEEM-L0Rxy-MYhSUj0Hwg       Additional Recommendations: Natalie Imbruglia - “Leave Me Alone” Natalie Imbruglia - “Don’t You Think?” Natalie Imbruglia - “Intuition” Natalie Imbruglia - “Wrong Impression” Natalie Imbruglia - “Beauty on the Fire” Semisonic - “Closing Time” Lisa Loeb - “Stay (I Missed You)” Jewel - “Foolish Games”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Come my lady, come come my lady. In this week’s episode and our last OFFICIAL episode of our Summer of Nostalgia, Omar and Analise break down the incredible drug trip known as Crazy Town’s “Butterfly.” Omar claims that the song is just as good as anything Allen Ginsberg has done. Analise comes to agree with this, and both decide to come up with a hypothetical film that could accompany the epic chords of this song. Also - did you know that this song is in Nancy Meyers’s “Something’s Gotta Give”? CRAZY. TOWN.     No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/0By3d89ip1MYVDTFDxLTF1?si=o6ipge8nRkmTITay0nOBxg       Additional Recommendations: I Am Giant - "City Limits" Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Hard to Concentrate” Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Aeroplane” Dreamcar - “Born To Lie” American Hi-Fi - “Flavor of the Weak” Audioslave - “Like a Stone”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We tried so hard and got so far and finally we are covering Linkin Park's In The End. Join us as we chat about the band's amazing history, our memories of this massive hit and Analise's surprising sound-alike discovery. Put your trust in us, it's gonna be a good episode.        No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/2meZSalWzWCynmnweA2b9A?si=HLm3_8IGRIKpyjX3yXiS7A       Additional Recommendations:       Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We stop our regularly scheduled programming to grab some pints, cut out some paper rings and discuss meaningful social commentary with Taylor Swift's new album Lover!    No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix:       Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Holler Monty, yo we made it! because this week we are talking about Montell Jordan's This Is How We Do It. How does this eternal bob hit so hard? What is Analise's earliest memory about the song? And what is Montell Jordan up to these days? All that and more in this episode. So tip up your cup and throw your hands up and let me hear the party say   No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix:         Additional Recommendations:       Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Enigma’s “Return to Innocence” STAYS WITH YOU, MAN. And even if you don’t remember it by name, ONE NOTE into this episode and you’ll instantly be transported back to the 90’s as Omar and Analise dissect this gem of a gem in this week’s episode of Popular Music: The Podcast. Omar touches on the legal issues around the song and giving credit where credit is due to the Amis singers, Difang and Igay Duana who are responsible for that beautiful chant, while Analise uses this as an excuse to wax poetic about 90s music. As per yush.       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/5w4xK1Wwd2HhANzmBKr05h?si=luHpq5SsQwGDuFF9ZY4R2Q       Additional Recommendations: Five For Fighting - “100 Years” Ice Cube - “It Was A Good Day” Keane - “Somewhere Only We Know” Kate Bush - “The Morning Fog” La Bouche - “Be My Lover” Culture Beat - “Mr. Vain” SNAP! - “Rhythm is a Dancer”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We’re storming through the party like our names are El Niño. We’re BACK with more Summer of Nostalgia with the Sum41 classic, “Fat Lip”! Omar and Analise chat about how the band came to be the kind of group that plays over 300 shows a year and why this song transcends genre!   No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/2VH1oTL4AVULllixWZLE8B?si=qmktAFBpRkGi2Di-elKb8w           Additional Recommendations: Sum 41 - “Nothing On My Back” Josie and the Pussycats - “Shapeshifter” TheStart - “The 1234” The Distillers - “Drain the Blood” NOFX - “Dinosaurs Will Die”  NOFX - “Bath of Least Resistance  NOFX - “The Decline”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

This week, Analise and Omar are assigning each other a summer song to listen to and discuss. It heats up and cools down with two summer hits that each touch on very different aspects of the season. Wanna find out what they are? Well tune in! The water's just right.        No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/       Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano  

This week, we’re continuing our road trip playlist saga by actually taking the playlist ON THE ROAD. That’s right, Popettes, on this episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, Analise and Omar take their shuffle skills on a trip through West LA, with Analise behind the wheel as they both talk about what makes a good “ride home” playlist. Some highlights include Beyoncé, Wilco, and A Flock of Seagulls. Yeah, it gets real!       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/3XZ4FAta4igDMy1khc4REe?si=fjvzPzkBQ_Km5UysqZ2rQQ     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano

In our very first Pop Music Drive-Thru of Popular Music: The Podcast, Omar and Analise shuffle through a custom playlist LIVE and talk about their picks. This week's theme is "A playlist you'd listen to on the way to a party." We get some eclectic choices for sure and Analise and Omar found a way to discuss both Game of Thrones and Descendants too!     No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix:   No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839    Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/5iTSGg88yczSxqpeKclJRP?si=ala0DeHQQpKYc3fH0U9CJg    Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam    Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/      

While he was scheming, we recorded this episode about Blu Cantrell's 2001 breakaway hit Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!). Join us as we beam in the Beamer just beamin' about Blu Cantrell's music career, the genius production behind this track and our top picks for revenge songs including a few with Oops! in the title.        No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/2evwzxJ6UwiWWhJbSpmZxg?si=HgZJcoLHRuCwn2QfF-5rKw         Additional Recommendations:   Tweet - “Oops (Oh My)” Britney Spears - “Oops!...I Did It Again” Little Mix feat. Charlie Puth - “Oops” Christina Aguilera - "Fighter"   Fantasia - "I’m Doin’ Me"   Monica - "So Gone"  Jazmine Sullivan - "Bust Your Windows"     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

This week we're saying everything twice and acting kinda shady! It's time to get into one of the most memorable hits from Destiny's Child with one of the catchiest songs ever written that took us into the new millennium. Join us for this exciting episode of Popular Music, unless of course you're at the crib with another lady... uh yeah okay.        No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/2evwzxJ6UwiWWhJbSpmZxg?si=HgZJcoLHRuCwn2QfF-5rKw         Additional Recommendations:   Destiny’s Child - “Bug a Boo” Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"  Destiny’s Child - “Hey Ladies” Millie Jackson - "Angel In Your Arms"  Destiny’s Child - “Happy Face” Ed Sheeran - "Don't" Beyonce feat. Destiny’s Child - Medley from Homecoming     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We take a break from the singles to talk about our whole damn lives! Analise and Omar discuss pop music in their lives, how they grew up with it, how they might have fallen away from it and how pop music welcomed them back. Get the tissues, folks, it's gonna be emotional.     No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/         Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We’re getting a little tired of your broken promises, promises. This can only mean one thing: yes, we are doing 3LW’s “No More (Baby I’ma Do Right)” this week! Omar talks about the legacy of 3LW and all the iconic bands they toured with, while Analise talks about why this song is still stuck in her head (AND YOURS, PROBABLY), 19 years later.       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/2evwzxJ6UwiWWhJbSpmZxg?si=HgZJcoLHRuCwn2QfF-5rKw         Additional Recommendations:   Destiny’s Child - “Say My Name” Eve - “Gotta Man” Jessica Simpson - “Irresistible” Dream - “He Loves U Not” JoJo - “Leave (Get Out)” Sean Paul feat. Blu Cantrell - “Breathe” 702 - “Where My Girls At”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

You asked for it and we finally delivered. In this week’s episode, join Omar and Analise on a trip back to the late 90s to learn all about the Hanson brothers and how the seminal LITERAL bop, “MMMBop” came to be! Omar gets deep into Oklahoma festival and fair talk, while Analise discusses why this song is so INFECTIOUS.       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/5LtiEXE5EvUPq69E8402qw?si=hQmIAlwQTlKww0nFbS6XKg               Additional Recommendations:   Sheryl Crow - “All I Wanna Do” Train - “Drops of Jupiter” Limp Bizkit - “The One” Caroline’s Spine - “Attention Please” Howard MGhee - “Doubletalk” Amy Kuney - “Kiss Me Like You Mean It”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We can't seem to get our minds off of this radio staple so we decide to dive into Vacation by the Go-Go's! It's all we've ever wanted.  Omar and Analise put on our summer gear and get into what makes this track tick, how the Go-Go's have topped the top of the charts and how the song structure keeps this a Go-Go's go-to bop.       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/3frg0gv5tc1vHwprkJHGvG?si=Sw8S0iGvSP6ecjcy53lAZw               Additional Recommendations:   Smash Mouth - "Holiday in my Head" Smash Mouth - "Pacific Coast Party" The Go-Go’s - “Head Over Heels” Josie and the Pussycats - “Come On” Weezer - "Holiday" Blondie - "Hanging On The Telephone"  Fastball - "The Way"    Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

It’s a crue [it’s a cruel!]l...cruel summer [CRUEL SUMMER]! THAT IS RIGHT, KIDS. We are finally gearing up for our Summer of Nostalgia 2019 and we’re kicking it off with the strangely morose 1984 Bananarama hit, “Cruel Summer.” Omar and Analise address why this song is one of the saddest bops, how there are actually THREE official versions, and they try to guess each other’s recommends for this summer themed PM playlist...they aren’t as successful as they might have hoped.       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/64VDDatrqeIQK92WyDP9Jz?si=-pu5efFxQ2iwcqEuD6e0Dg               Additional Recommendations: Lovin’ Spoonful - “Summer in the City” LFO - “Summer Girls” Billie Holiday - “Summertime” Alien Ant Farm - “Summer” No Mercy - “Where Do You Go” Everything But The Girl - “Missing” Best Coast - “I Don’t Know How” Lana del Rey - “Summertime Sadness”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

No episode description needed. Carly's "Dedicated" is finally here. We love it. You know the drill.    No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/album/25it7uSpNFuRoD6uNc0Tfu?si=q4LtLdhdRsaapwjreBMclw           Additional Recommendations: JUST LISTEN TO THE WHOLE DAMN ALBUM.     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Quite possibly the thirstiest song that the Millennial generation encountered as teens, “Take It Off” by The Donnas is iconic. Omar and Analise were BOTH obsessed in their own ways and talk about what the song meant to them as baby teens back in 2002 and discuss why people need to pay more attention to this incredibly prolific band that is pumped out records like CRAZY in the 90’s and early aughts.       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/2g1WqkqscT1CfO57XSkAcI?si=OOkfBpgqSa-e27ggVy_t9Q           Additional Recommendations: The Distillers - “Drain the Blood” Juliette & The Licks - “Hot Kiss” Elastica - “Annie” Garbage - “Hammering In My Head” The Runaways - “You Drive Me Wild” Girlschool - “C’mon let’s Go” Shonen Knife - “Twist Barbie”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Genre-defying and catchy AF, Omar and Analise talk about *arguably* one of the most defining (if not THE most defining) songs of 2019 so far - and it all began as a Tik Tok challenge! Omar will talk about why Billboard charts are completely unfair (spoiler: it involves not letting this be categorized as a country jam) and Analise will teach everyone about what she likes to call the “cowboy interval” and why it reminds her of two dudes at a saloon or something (that’s what happens in westerns yeah?).       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/1Pe5GsRQQS7ybAVYKDeBup?si=ZMjxlF4pSD6GPuRf5ePoFg         Additional Recommendations: Shop Boyz - “Party LIke A Rock Star” Mo Thugs Family feat. Bone Thugs N Harmony - “Ghetto Cowboy” Nipsy Hussle - “Grinding All My Life” Count Bass-D - “Carmex” VAST - “The Last One Alive” Patsy Cline - “She’s Got You” Everly Brothers - “Crying In The Rain”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

In honor of Avengers: Endgame AND Taylor’s new music coming out on the SAME DAY (coincidence?), Omar and Analise are dissecting Taylor’s “End Game” on this week’s episode of Popular Music: The Podcast! So basically it’s just Omar and Analise talking about how much they love Taylor and the MCU for 50 minutes. No spoilers, so don’t worry your sweet little Popette heads. ;)       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/3Ib8XQyL66yMl2wnShAKG3?si=cb5uqxQvRPC8mp5Y3D4qMg       Additional Recommendations: Oingo Boingo - “Weird Science” Joan Jett - “Season of the Witch” Patrice Rushen - “Forget Me Nots” The Drifters - “Save The Last Dance For Me” Beyonce - “Countdown” Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - “4 Minutes” Rihanna - “Desperado”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/  

Happy 420, Popettes! In honor of the holiday that many just celebrated, we’re delving into Afroman’s classic, “Because I Got High.” We’ll talk all about his rise to greatness - like did you know that Afroman was selling his own singles in MIDDLE SCHOOL? This guy has been a badass since day 1. Also, we do a lyrical dive to dissect whether or not this green anthem is really all that complimentary of the green!       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/0X1IdZYXo6m1PVusRDR3Ec?si=R_0sAWQaTPizB3JbwbH-iQ       Additional Recommendations: Sublime - “Smoke Two Joints” Sensimilla Street - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvZ4f_Pnk7M Missy Elliott - “Pass That Dutch” Dr. Dre - “Kush” Luniz feat. Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump, Richie Rich, Shock G, Spice 1 - “I Got 5 On It (Remix)” Wilco - “California Stars” Brazilian Girls - “Pussy”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Is this song REALLY about phones? Your hosts Omar and Analise get to the bottom of that sexy mystery in this week’s episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, when they talk all about Anita Ward’s “Ring My Bell.” You’ll also hear both hosts’ origin stories with disco, including the time Analise cried over it the lack of it in her life. Yes, that’s a thing that happened.       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/0X1IdZYXo6m1PVusRDR3Ec?si=R_0sAWQaTPizB3JbwbH-iQ       Additional Recommendations: KC and the Sunshine Band - “Keep It Coming Love” Lipps, Inc - “Funkytown” Donna Summer - “I Feel Love” Bee Gees - “Tragedy” Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - “December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!)” Penguin Prison - “Show Me The Way” Saint Motel - “My Type””   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

So go-hoo-on, go-HOO-onnnnn! It’s another smack in the face of nostalgia this week on Popular Music: The Podcast as your hosts Omar and Analise time travel back to talk about “Breathless” by The Corrs! There’s so much to uncover here - from the song’s similarities to a 90’s Shania hit to the band’s incredible underdog skyrocket rise to fame. Also, in usual Omar and Analise fashion, they talk about why this song sounds like springtime.        No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/5meB5GzBPoxoiIr5aqbLm8?si=l4aZz8HvSjqtzNzSZKDH9A     Additional Recommendations: Shania Twain - “You’re Still The One” Faye Wong - “Dreams”   Cocteau Twins - “Heaven or Las Vegas” Haim - “If I Could Change Your Mind” Kings of Leon - “Sex on Fire” Tegan and Sara - “Stop Desire”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We go on a lot of TANGENTS in this episode, but it’s OK because this is the band that made Calculus easy for everyone. 2gether or...2Ge+her or...2GET - ANYWAY, this song is fucking fire and Omar and Analise are here to tell you why. 2gether has made contributions to the medical community and also we talk about why Bach would be proud of this song's effortless modulations. That’s right, BACH.    No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com    Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/1chVQwUDD41SFOIfjkTXNk?si=yrGwLbcFRuePucO3NxLEeA     Additional Recommendations:   WATCH THE U + Me = Us video HERE   Sev’ral Timez - “Cray Cray” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6uEbZ6qgAw Party Posse - “Drop Da Bomb” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJpF9KuKR5I Boyz for Now - “I Love You So Much (It’s Scary)”  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCTXlerK8M0 DuJour - “Backdoor Lover” O-Town - “Liquid Dreams” Youngstown - I’ll Be Your Everything” Play - “Us Against The World” Hoku - “In The First Place”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Sometimes you know “the charts” are off because Omar and Analise insist that every middle schooler in the WORLD listened to this song on endless repeat in 2001. That’s right, kids. We’re doing the Mandy Moore CULT CLASSIC, “In My Pocket.” Omar touches on which countries gave this song the most love, while Analise tries not to embarrass herself like she did fanning over Mandy Moore in the last episode. Spoiler alert: she fails.     No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday. Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/65qCmaoInMAvYswd2ZHtgq?si=Uh4aYDkxTruIuDMcrudf0w           Additional Recommendations: Vanessa Carlton - “Paint It Black” Mandy Moore - “Everything My Heart Desires” Sting - “Desert Rose” Mandy Moore - “One Sided Love” Dick Dale - “Miserlou” Mandy Moore - Yo-Yo” Mandy Moore - “The Whole Of The Moon” Mandy Moore - “Looking Forward To Looking Back”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/  

If your St. Patrick’s Day mix DIDN’T include “Gotta Tell You,” you’re wrong. This week on Popular Music: The Podcast, Omar and Analise talk about one of our favorite Irish pop stars, the incredible, SAMANTHA MUMBA. This song is FULL of music theory tricks, Popettes. Tricky key signatures, deceptive cadences, PICARDY THIRDS. Analise explains it all and Omar reminds us all about Samantha Mumba’s history (as well as the movie she starred in with Guy Pearce.     No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday. Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/6S0zbxdvka0dNozTRIbPIJ?si=j106L0KIRi2O8VI54uCjIQ         Additional Recommendations: The Corrs - “Breathless” Sarah McLachlan - “Possession” Michelle Branch - “Best You Ever” Samantha Mumba - “Always Come Back To Your Love” Samantha Mumba - “What’s It Gonna Be” Aaron Carter - “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)” Mandy Moore - “What You Want” Krystal Harris - “Supergirl”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Happy 3/11, Popettes! Obviously, we couldn’t let this day pass without us talking about 311, which Analise lovingly dubs as “underloved, like Smash Mouth.” “Amber” is the hit of choice and Omar and Analise talk about why this song is so gentle and earnest (which is probably why there are some insecure haters out there) and why it’s beautiful AF. Also this song was a formative queer song for Analise back in 2003, so there’s that.     No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday. Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/1gNWQf9PO2RawtTC2bhRPI?si=9BNS-ozUR0y6wlPgmWcbew         Additional Recommendations: Electric Guest - “Amber” Poolside - “Lost At Last” 311 - “Champagne” 311 - “I’ll Be Here Awhile” 311 - “Running” 311 - “Stealing Happy Hours” 311 - “Sometimes Jacks Rule the Realm” (start at 5:20) Third Eye Blind - “An Ode To Maybe” Sugar Ray - “Answer The Phone“ Damian Marley - “Welcome To Jamrock”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Charly Bliss has new music coming out this year and guest, Holland Farkas was so excited about it, she asked US if SHE could be on our podcast to talk about it. A friend asked to BE on a podcast! What?! But that’s how freaking good this song is, you guys! We break down the lyrics, talk about the new pop direction band is taking, and just love all over it. Plus, we get super personal, so feel free to just ditch your therapy appointment this week because this episode has you covered. That was a joke. No seriously, please go to therapy.     No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday. Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com   Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/2RgHIr2EdLfNuI8OmkHRGn?si=C0bKsIaaSeaazjJaos6EIg       Additional Recommendations: The Joy Formidable - “Whirring” Cloud Nothings - “I’m Not Part Of Me” White Sea - “Overdrawn (The Estate Mix)” Valley Lodge - “Go” Giant Drag - “This Isn’t It” The Regrettes - “California Friends” The Regrettes - Red Light” Ruby Fields - “Ritalin” Cherry Glazerr - “Wasted Nun” Kississippi - “Cut Yr Teeth” Charly Bliss - “Glitter” Blondie - “Heart of Glass” Japanese Breakfast - “Everybody Wants To Love You” Dream Wife - “Fire” Skating Polly - “Don’t Leave Me Gravity” Jimmy Eat World - “Your House”     Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Holland Farkas: twitter.com/hollandfarkas // instagram.com/farkland Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

It’s like maaaaaagic! “Livin’ Thing”  is FULL of magic - so how appropriate that Omar and Analise are talking to Epic Space Synth Rock artist, Ihui Wu (aka Polartropica) to discuss what it is that makes ELO such a magical band (Ihui thinks it has something to do with the cinematic nature of their music), while Analise breaks down how this unusual little chord progression only adds to the out-of-this-world nature of the song! Also, the three of them just geek out about space...a lot.     No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday. Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/2bvPEyrxoFXJ2QA05PcHml?si=mWTInGaVTBaEAf0Y5xdEWg     Additional Recommendations: ELO - “Rockaria!” ELO - “Tightrope” ELO - “Eldorado” ELO - “The Diary of Horace Wimp” ELO - “Confusion” ELO - “Turn To Stone” They Might Be Giants - “Istanbul” London Soul - “When I’m With You” Nickel Creek - “Destination” The Move - “Flowers in the Rain” ELO - “Xanadu” Sparks - “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us” St. Vincent - “Surgeon” Queen - “Bohemian Rhapsody” The Motors - “Airport” Polartropica - “Crystal Ramen”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Polartropica: instagram.com/polartropica Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

L-A-T-E-R THAT WEEK. You can’t stop the bumrush, Popettes! Last week, we hung out with Charli and Troye in 1999, but THIS week, Omar and Analise travel back to 1999 for one of its GREATEST singles, Len’s “Steal My Sunshine.” Why is this song so fucking HAPPY? What are the lyrics even SAYING? We actually take a visit to songmeanings dot com to find the most insane interpretation. A hint for you: it involves the menstrual cycle.       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday. Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/4Ktt3ZwpSCaNg7WWPNnOCR?si=bhtMIlubRXOc5eydaXlz-w       Additional Recommendations: New Radicals - “Mother We Just Can’t Get Enough” OMC - “How Bizarre” Gin Blossoms - “Til I Hear It From You” Tal Bachman - “She’s So High” Third Eye Blind - “1000 Julys” Lit - “Down” Cast of the Motion Picture “Rent” - “La Vie Boheme”         Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

WE JUST WANT TO GO BACK - BACK TO 1999. This week, Omar and Analise delve into the retro-inspired Charli XCX and Troye Sivan collaboration, all with help from guest, retro synthpop artist, Lauren Kop aka Mini Bear! Lauren talks about her early love for rave music and how it spawned her work as a pop artist (as well as Charli’s!). Also, Omar and Analise have a music theory-related psychic connection to Charli. Seriously. It happens.   LISTEN TO MINI BEAR HERE   No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/4MYbkPn7c9DOEz8PzAv0k9?si=HNBg3SsqQrS4tgzNcQfd5w       Additional Recommendations: S Club 7 - “Natural” - (not available on Spotify - listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FALMUg3p3Kk) Mandy Moore - “In My Pocket” Toy-Box - “Tarzan & Jane” Christina Aguilera - “Come On Over” LFO - “Summer Girls” Will Smith - “Miami” Mariah Carey, Jay - Z - “Heartbreaker” Kylie Minogue - “Love At First Sight” Cece Peniston - “Finally” Allie X - “Little Things” Dorian Electra - “Man to Man” Troye Sivan - “Bloom” Rina Sawayama - “Cherry” King Princess - “Pussy Is God”     Every 90’s reference in this video: https://www.billboard.com/photos/8479648/charli-xcx-troye-sivan-1999-video-every-90s-reference       Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

We’re giving you EVERYYYYTHING! It’s another Spice Girls episode, Popettes! Omar and Analise are obsessed with “Say You’ll Be There.” But, everyone is. PERIOD.       No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday. Email us: popmusicpodcast@gmail.com     Get a Popular Music t-shirt!: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4134024-classic-pop-music-logo?store_id=205839   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/lalalanalise/playlist/2LHxeekVblyxhe6lELTbZf?si=mNxL3qQITda-zchIpp_IaQ         Additional Recommendations: Spice Girls - “Stop” Spice Girls - “Do It” S Club 7 - “I’ll Be There” Spice Girls - “Viva Forever” She Moves - “Breaking All The Rules” S.O.A.P. - “This Is How We Party” Miike Snow - “Genghis Khan” Melanie C - “I Turn To You” Lisa Hannigan - “Ocean And A Rock”       Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise Follow Omar: twitter.com/omarnajam   Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/