What Makes This Song Stink

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Pat Finnerty brings his youtube series What Makes This Song Stink to the podcast world with a show that dissects the songs you can’t stand. Pat is joined by comedians, musicians and friends to spend way too much time talking about the songs that tighten your jaw in line at the supermarket, and explore the music that defies explanation.

Starburns Audio & Pat Finnerty


    • Mar 26, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 57m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    Ep. 16 - The Big Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 43:43


    This finale has it all, if you consider all to be discussing the Chads in Live, Buckcherry's new single, Europe's final countdown, Ted Nugent, Replacement Singers, and one of the most exciting guests Pat has ever had on the show, Rolling Stone writer Andy Greene!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    015 Writing an Offspring Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 23:12


    In this episode Pat takes us on a journey to finish his Offspring parody Hoop Shredder Gigolo.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    014 Charlie Puth “Marvin Gaye”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 30:44


    In this episode Pat goes it alone so that he could concentrate all of his attention on properly breaking down one of the worst songs he's ever heard.  Email - Songstinkpod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    013 Tal Bachman "She's So High" w/Seth Kauffman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 59:38


    Seth Kauffman (Floating Action) joins Pat for the unofficial nepo baby episode to discuss "She's So High" by BTO offspring Tal Bachman, as well as an exploration of baldness in rock music and the end of the What Makes This Song Stink podcast. https://floatingactionmusic.bandcamp.com/ patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    012 Mailbag Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 46:09


    Pat answers some emails sent to songstinkpod@gmail.com. patfinnerty.net Executive Producers Pat Finnerty & Adam Levin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    011 Mike and the Mechanics "All I Need Is A Miracle" w/Michael Mechanic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 61:12


    Michael Mechanic (Jackpot, Mother Jones Magazine) joins Pat for a song by an artist named specifically to bedevil him: "All I Need Is A Miracle," by Mike and the Mechanics. readjackpot.com patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    010 Social Distortion "Ball and Chain" w/Blaine Capatch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 72:19


    Blaine Capatch (Nerd Poker, MadTV) cranks the open chord distortion and welcomes Pat to the OC for "Ball and Chain" by Social Distortion. patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin

    009 Santana w/The Product G&B "Maria Maria" w/Dave Holmes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 80:10


    Dave Holmes (Party of One, Waiting for Impact, Esquire, TRL) takes Pat on a journey to the Supernatural for "Maria, Maria" by Santana w/The Product G&B. Waiting For Impact: https://t.co/3LaPBebBHW Party of One: https://cutt.ly/ONgrUlq patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin

    008 Shawn Mullins "Lullaby" AKA "Rockaby" w/Scott McMicken

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 82:24


    Scott McMicken (Dr. Dog, Press On Records) joins Pat for a song that doubles as an Ear Nose & Throat doctor's final exam, Lullaby (AKA Rockaby) by by Shawn Mullins. patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin

    007 Maroon5 "Moves Like Jagger" w/W. Kamau Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 78:46


    W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America, We Need To Talk About Cosby, Private School Negro) joins Pat for a song that doesn't have the motion of its namesake, "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon5. patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin

    006 Finger Eleven "Paralyzer" w/Sara Schaefer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 66:32


    Sara Schaefer (The Schaefer Shakedown, Comedy Central, her memoir Grand) joins Pat for Finger Eleven's Paralyzer and find it...similar to another song. patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin

    005 Imagine Dragons "Thunder" w/Joe Kwaczala

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 58:11


    Joe Kwaczala (Comedy Central, Who Cares About The Rock Hall) joins Pat for "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons, and a brand new song inspired by Aerosmith's hard hitter: Joey Kramer. patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin

    004 Sting & Shaggy "Just One Lifetime" w/Eliza Skinner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 61:43


    Eliza Skinner (Earth to Ned, Cool Playlist) joins Pat for underbaked reggae snoozer "Just One Lifetime" by Sting and Shaggy. patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin

    003 Lit "Miserable" w/Jordan Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 68:33


    Jordan Morris (Bubble, Jordan, Jesse, Go!) joins Pat for "Miserable" by Lit: the song with a video that asked, "what if we stood on a butt?" Then Pat and Jordan listen to a very bad song by a very rich man. patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin

    002 Limp Bizkit "Behind Blue Eyes" w/Diallo Riddle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 68:47


    Diallo Riddle (Sherman's Showcase, South Side) joins Pat for a deep dive into Limp Bizkit's cover of The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes." patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin

    001 LOCASH f/Mike Love & Bruce Johnston "Beach Boys" w/Scott Gairdner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 65:40


    Scott Gairdner (Moonbeam City, CONAN, Podcast The Ride) joins Pat for "Beach Boys" by LOCASH f/Mike Love and Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys. Then Pat and Scott invent a new sub-genre of modern country. patfinnerty.net Email songstinkpod@gmail.com Executive Producers Pat Finnerty and Adam Levin

    Introducing : What Makes This Song Stink

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 3:18


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