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25 YEARS LATER… John Hampson from Nine Days (yes, THE voice behind “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)”) joins Harlan on Sole Free for a no-holds-barred, nostalgic, and hilarious convo you won't believe. From the sneakers he never got as a kid to the moment he unboxed his first major label deal, it's a full-circle ride through music history, fatherhood, and surviving the industry — all with some pizza, blisters from Air Jordans, and a few conspiracy theories about South of the Border
Welcome to PTBN Pop's Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. We are once again covering one-hit wonders, so all of the songs this week are from the ‘00s. On today's episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)” by Nine Days from 2000. The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along! Nine Days - Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
Hello, darkness, my old friend[^1]. That's what he said as he walked into the office for the first time. I was sitting in the morning sun[^2], feeling a bit out of place in the new environment. He introduced himself with, "This is a story of a girl"[^3], though obviously not about him. We laughed, and I thought, "Once upon a time, not so long ago"[^4], two strangers started their journey. We quickly found common ground. He said, "Come gather 'round people, wherever you roam"[^5]. I nodded and replied, "I was working part-time in a five-and-dime"[^6]. From that day, we became fast friends. He had a way of saying, "Oh, what a night"[^7], no matter how the day went. Every morning, he greeted me with, "It's a beautiful day"[^8]. Together, we faced the corporate grind, believing that with a little help from my friends[^9], we could get through anything. One afternoon, he turned to me and said, "You can't always get what you want"[^10]. We laughed, agreeing that, "Here comes the sun"[^11], always brightened the darkest times. As time passed, we started hanging out after work. He'd often say, "Hey Jude, don't make it bad"[^12], whenever I was down. In return, I'd remind him, "Lean on me, when you're not strong"[^13], and he did. We shared countless memories, from late-night talks to weekend adventures. I remember, "It's been a long day without you, my friend"[^14], when he was on vacation, but we always reconnected like no time had passed. One evening, as we sat by the fire, he said, "If you're lost, you can look and you will find me"[^15]. I smiled and replied, "This will be our year, took a long time to come"[^16]. Our friendship was unbreakable. Years turned into decades, and even as life changed, our bond remained strong. He once said, "We've only just begun to live"[^17], and I knew he was right. In the end, "The love you take is equal to the love you make"[^18]. --- [^1]: The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel [^2]: Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding [^3]: Absolutely (Story of a Girl) by Nine Days [^4]: Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi [^5]: The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan [^6]: Raspberry Beret by Prince [^7]: December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) by The Four Seasons [^8]: Beautiful Day by U2 [^9]: With a Little Help from My Friends by The Beatles [^10]: You Can't Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones [^11]: Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles [^12]: Hey Jude by The Beatles [^13]: Lean on Me by Bill Withers [^14]: See You Again by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth [^15]: Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper [^16]: This Will Be Our Year by The Zombies [^17]: We've Only Just Begun by The Carpenters [^18]: The End by The Beatles
It's no secret that the podcast space is male-dominated. Thanks to podcast networks like Dear Media, more and more women are entering the space, creating a shift in audio storytelling. Founded in 2018, Dear Media hosts over 50 podcasts. Today, we hear from co-founder Michael Bosstick on how the company is amplifying women in audio and what's next for the company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The upbeat power pop sound of "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" became a smash hit for Nine Days in the year 2000, propelling the band to MTV and Top 40 radio stardom. Decades later, the infectious single remains in the public consciousness, even making its way into the award-winning film Everything Everywhere All At Once. In this episode, guitarist and vocalist John Hampson tells the story behind the writing and recording of this heartfelt, feel-good song. If you enjoy Chris DeMakes A Podcast, check out http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com to join the Supporting Cast. You'll receive weekly episodes of The After Party podcast, as well as a huge back catalog of past episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We discuss Nine Days' hit song featured in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
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We often forget that artists might tune in to One Hit Thunder to hear us offer our sometimes misinformed and ALWAYS overly opinionated thoughts on their music. One of these artists — John Hampson of Nine Days — was gracious enough to not only listen to our episode on “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)”, but also to kindly send us a series of tweets correcting some things we didn't get quite right. A few years later, he's here with us to discuss a band that he spent a lot of time with on the road back in the day. Does Stroke 9's “Little Black Backpack” make John want to tango, or does this catchy pop-rock classic make him want to bash his head in? Stay tuned to find out. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast@gmail.com. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitthunderpod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"In this latest episode of the Fifty Films podcast, Bobby and Brian tackle the film "Everything Everywhere All at Once". This thought-provoking film explores themes of family, mortality, and our obligations to each other. The hosts delve into the impact of these themes on the film's overall message and rank its place among the Top 50 Movies of all time. With a special guest appearance by John Hampson of Nine Days, who's song "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" is featured prominently in the film, this episode is not to be missed! Twitter: @fiftyfilmspod Tiktok: @fiftyfilms #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce #Family #Mortality #FiftyFilmsPodcast #JohnHampson" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fifty-films/message
Over the last 23 years of the song's existence, there's a better than zero short you've heard “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” from Nine Days. Well, we got the wonderful opportunity to speak with the frontman John Hampson to get an inside look on the revitalization that the song is experiencing. Best known for this mega hit that still occasionally pops in our head or sends us on a nostalgia trip of the early 2000's, John Hampson of Nine Days is experiencing what any artist could only dream of. At the moment, this song is living a second, third, and fourth life due to becoming a vital part of one of the most talked about movies in years, A24's Everything Everywhere All At Once. It played a major role itself in the movie, which we highly recommend viewing, but the track is also about to be used in the upcoming Apple TV+ series, Shrinking, starring Harrison Ford and Jason Segel. The episode is out on February 3rd and we're urging everyone to enjoy that as well. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wewriteaboutmusic/support
Well this is a podcast about books, so it's about time we got a library technician in the mix! Erin Bark helps us hit that quota as she joins as guest for more PJO and the Titan's Curse coverage! Topics include: PodCon, renaissance fairs, learning to drive, sibling dynamics, sassy 10-year-olds, winter skins, Snape, Mythomagic, board games, NBA2K, tough subjects, garlic, audiobook narrator issues, The Cousin Line, eating alone, Sushi Go Party, Absolutely (Story of a Girl), Stranger Things 4, Trajectory of Stink, and more!TNO LIVE: www.thenewestolympian.com/live— Find The Newest Olympian Online —• Website: www.thenewestolympian.com• Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon• Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian• Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian• Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian• Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian• Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch— Production —• Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert (https://schub.es)• Editor: Sherry Guo• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle• Art: Jessica E. Boyd• Multitude: www.multitude.productions— About The Show —Is Percy Jackson the book series we should've been reading all along? Join Mike Schubert as he reads through the books for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over Greek mythology. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM, @PODONLANSDOWNE BAYBEEEE Hey :) Guess what :) We have a new best friend :) His name is Trevor! Trevor Story, to be specific! He'll be here in Boston for a while, and we're happy about it! Who exactly is Trevor Story? What kind of player will we be seeing at Fenway? And what does his arrival mean for 2022 and beyond for the Red Sox? What's with all the questions, huh? Huh buddy? You think you're better than me? Who do you think you are? I am! We answer some of those inquiries posed above (I'm not sure if you think you're better than me) and we also begin our POSITION BREAKDOWN SERIES!! This week, the infielders get their time in the spotlight. Expectations, ways players can take the next step, all that fun stuff. We rap up our little program with some good ol' fashioned Yankees slander and retired number talk, for some reason! Opening songs are *takes deep breath* "Baseball" by Hippo Campus, "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" by Nine Days, "Story of My Life" by Social Distortion, the Brady Bunch theme, "The Story of Tonight" from the musical "Hamilton," "Morning Glory" by Oasis, "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" by Taylor Swift, "The Story of My Life" by One Direction, and "The Story of O.J." by Jay Z. Quite a few, huh? Closing song is also "Love Story (Taylor's Version)."
John Hampson is the frontman for the band Nine Days; you may know the band for their song, “Absolutely (Story of a Girl),” which was a #1 hit in 2000. John catches up with Rob Petrone to discuss the diet of a rock star -- the logic behind the very specific food requests he’s made backstage, why he lost weight at the height of the band’s success and the circumstance that had a waiter laughing at him at an expensive restaurant.
We would have done this sooner, but while everyone knows the words, no one knows the name of this band or this song. We’re talking about Nine Days and their song Absolutely, aka Story of a Girl. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week’s album. In this episode we discuss conspiracies, Turkey and turkeys, mutant powers, arks, Carvel cakes, drugs, narcs, beaver glands and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com
Russ sits down with John Hampson Singer, songwriter and lead singer for the ban Nine Days. Best remembered for the bands hit “"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolutely_(Story_of_a_Girl) (Absolutely (Story of a Girl)) John dives deep into the assent to Rockstardom and the craft of songwriting. TIME STAMPS [00:00:57] Long Island Roots [00:06:31] Discovering music- Trading Star Wars for Kiss [00:15:45] Getting the first bands together-Battle of the bands [00:23:50] Cover band while writing Originals -Song writing craft learning from Dylan [00:33:55] Writing in Nashville- a different craft [00:40:00] How Songwriting relates to Acting [00:43:52] Nine Days band forms- its influences- Just a guy with a guitar [00:55:10] Getting discovered – That thing you do -finally [00:59:33] Fate steps in… writing “Absolutely (the story of a girl)” [01:06:20] Riding the tail of the comet- Letting art talk to you [01:07:59] The big hit- Rockstar time [01:16:59] The feeling of Rockstardom- How does grind of stardom affect creativity [01:22:00] The dynamics of a band with hit song- writing after with bandmate [01:26:15] A generation that created differently -Filmmakers and Musicians [01:32:21] Leaving the Rockstar life- a different life- family -becoming a teacher [01:42:40] Coming full circle- finding acceptance and satisfaction in evolving life [01:48:30] Thanks for being here- where to find John and Nine Days plans Links John’s Links http://www.ninedaysband.com/ (http://www.ninedaysband.com) Twitter @ninedaysband Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites https://linktr.ee/russcamarda (https://linktr.ee/russcamarda) Russ Movies https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/) http://www.russcamarda.com/ (http://www.russcamarda.com) http://tagstudiony.com/ (http://tagstudiony.com) Production partners https://idunleashed.com/ (https://idunleashed.com) Support this podcast
Pop Punk is on our minds because we're joined by The Last Scene director Kyle Kilday to break down Nine Day's mega hit Absolutely (Story of a Girl) as well as reminisce about our favorite tours and the lack of respect Nine Days gets.If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe.Email us at onehitthunderpodcast@gmail.comAlso follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OneHitThunder/Visit punchlion.com for Punchline Tour Dates, News and MerchFind out more at https://one-hit-thunder.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Ever since I heard this song one afternoon at a Las Vegas hotel pool deck it's been playing intermittently through my brain ever since. The song that's unfortunately often misattributed to random alternative bands such as Third Eye Blind, Eve 6, and even Story of the Year holds the spotlight in this episode as we looks into what it might take to truly drown the whole world, and figure out what on earth is happening in that apartment complex.
Now That's What I Call Music! 5. Cameron wants to have some salty, sweaty, savory kisses, Nathan waddles up to the counter in cargo shorts and a fleece vest, and the global Now That's What I Call Music! corporation makes some barfy choices about flaccid rock. Click here to join our Discord! Learnin' Links: And Now We Call It Gravy Noted creep Les Moonves had Janet Jackson blacklisted Punch Up The Jam's episode about Absolutely (Story of a Girl) Pathos and bathos Sufjan Stevens' Carrie and Lowell My Own Private Idaho Listen along to Now That's What I Call Music! 5 here!
On the first episode of Single Bell Rock, Nora returns to witness Adam having a meltdown while discussing some major singles of the decade: "Two Princes," "One Week," & "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)." Also, a new segment, Our Dying Childhood, pays tribute to classic moments in the presidency of George H.W. Bush, including the invasion of Iraq and puking on the Prime Minister of Japan.
This is definitely NOT a story...nor is it really about a girl. I mean, the girl is a character, but its not her story....or a story at all. Its so poorly written that it can hardly be considered written at all. Unrelated, Brad ultimately never notices how frequently he uses the word "absolutely," independent of the song title. And, seriously, Thomas Hardy...get off your God damned high horse
Nine Days – This alternative rock band from Long Island was formed in 1994 by John Hampson and Brian Desveaux, and released three independent albums in the 1990s before their mainstream debut album, The Madding Crowd, released in 2000. The band scored a hit in the United States from the album The Madding Crowd, with the single “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)”, which reached number one in the charts. Although the band is for the most part still together and occasionally performs shows, both vocal artists, John Hampson and Brian Desveaux, have pursued solo careers and their music is available for purchase from their individual websites. For more, go to www.facebook.com/ninedaysband.