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"Dockery Farms is said to be the place where the Delta Blues began. That is a bold statement but once you hear the research I have gathered it will be hard to argue. Robert Johnson did not sell his soul for great musical talent. He went to Dockery Farms which is still open today and welcoming visitors."
"If you have an extra 12495 dollars lying around then you can be a roadie for Gene Simmons on his solo tour. We will discuss what you must do and if the money is worth it. We will also talk about the average monies paid to real roadies."
"First you need to know there are no swear words in this show. It was this week back in the 60s when the FBI released a letter stating that there were no curse words in the song Louie Louie. But people keep looking. This is a list of songs that were banned or otherwise maligned because someone was sure the singer was cursing. But there was no curse word. It is a long list."
This month on the In the Balance podcast, our guest is retired Iowa Supreme Court Justice Bruce Zager. He shares personal insights from his legal career and offers thoughtful suggestions for new attorneys.Website: www.iowacourts.gov YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iowacourts8702 X: https://twitter.com/IowaCourts Music: Item Title: Inspirational Strings Logo Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/inspirational-strings-logo-XUG4BU3 Item ID: XUG4BU3 Author Username: Oasis_Music Licensee: State of Iowa Judicial Branch IT Registered Project Name: In the Balance Podcast License Date: January 17th, 2024 Item License Code: AY7ZT3DRG8
"This week back in 2007 Sammy Hagar sold an 80 percent stake in his Cabo Wabo tequila for $80 million. Since then it seems every musician or band has their own line of booze. Here is a good long list and where you can buy it."
'It must be so'Sérgio Mendes, George Carlin, Maighread & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Viviane Audet, Martin Parr, Willy Chirino, Sly & The Family Stone, Julia Galef, Zager & Evans, Lisa O'Neil, Kazou Ishiguro, David Byrne & Balanescu Quartet, Lynne Boddy, Rubén González
"We all know the stories of the Beatles, Doors, Dylan and Stones on Ed Sullivan. However, there are a few more good stories you might find interesting. They are not as big at the main stories, but interesting nonetheless."
Host Justin Barnes recorded live at HIMSS25 in Las Vegas. Stay tuned for the next few weeks to hear all his guests.This week his guests are Michael Zager, CEO at Cirro Bio, Tom Leary, MA, CAE, FHIMSS, Senior Vice President & Head of Government Relations, HIMSS. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen
"A story about the Payola Hearings came up in a music history feed and it occurred to me that we have never done a show on Payola. It is a rather interesting story of companies acting in their own interest with the backing of the government. You may think Payola is bad but I believe I can change your mind."
"At the time of this recording, President Trump has paused the Tariffs but for China. Even so, the tariffs will have a marked effect on the cost of almost everything dealing with music including instruments to records to touring to streaming."
"Tool was just roundly booed off the stage at their own festival. Seems they promised two separate sets over two night and did not deliver. But it is not just them. You will not believe some other bands who were booed off stage as well."
"There are a lot of songs that have famous people in their titles. We wanted to know who some of the lesser known people named in titles are. The internet did not disappoint. We have a good long list."
Aquesta setmana magdalenera al Males Vibracions deixem tot sol al Rubén a la vila del pingüí. Andreu i Òscar fan el seu descans. Rubén li fa cas a Batiste, cosa raríssima!!!. Hem deixat a una banda les novetats i l’agenda, centrant-nos en cançons en format vinil. Més que variat, coses estranyes fins passar per alguna edició de Sanremo. Llistat: Mr Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band – Mañana Pasado Mañana; Alexis Korner’s All Stars Blues Incorporated – Stormy Monday; Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida; Los Brincos – I Try To Find; Los Brincos - Mundo, Demonio y Carne; Los Gritos – Te vendo un trozo de sol; Los Mitos – Es muy fácil; Gigliola Cinquetti – Sei un bravo ragazzo; Lilly Bonato – Tu piangi per niente; Shocking Blue – Roll Engine Roll; Domenico Modugno – Nel blu dipinto di blu; Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525; Trio – Lady-O-Lady; Rigor Mortis – Vete al infierno; ZZ Top – Got Me Under Pressure; Stray – Come On Over; Crow – Slow Down.
"We hit a thread that listed some songs that were written for revenge. A single Google Search later and we had a good long list. And it is not just Taylor Swift."
"It seems that lately that are more plane crashes and close calls than we have had in a while. There are many stories of musicians dying in plane crashes but what we have here are stories of survival over multiple crashes and air mishaps."
"This is something we should keep a good eye on. In an effort to become a leading force in AI the government in the UK is strongly considering rewriting their copyright laws to allow all copyrighted material including music to be offered fully to all AI companies. I know it sounds fake but it is not."
"Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats announced he is dealing with an unnamed autoimmune disease that has taken his ability to play guitar. This is certainly not the first time something like this has happened. We have a list of musicians who are in a battle that has taken away their ability to play."
"Fred Durst and the members of Limp Bizkit have brought a rather substantial lawsuit against their record company for unpaid royalties. I know it is Limp Bizkit but the suit goes back to before streaming to when artists had lousy deals and if it is upheld in court, could lay bare much of what was going on in the 90s."
"It seems impossible that a judge in Brazil could stop streaming services worldwide from playing a song due to a copyright concern. That is what is happening now to Adele. If other countries stand by the injunction then it could have a rather wide ranging concerns."
"I wrote a book. It is titled We Will Try and Get That On For You. My Life in Personality Radio. It is a memoir of radio in the 80s and 90s when I did it for real. In this show we will tell you where you can get it and play some excerpts from the Audible audio version."
TCW Podcast Episode 227 - Donkey Kong Donkey Kong, a game and character that stands as one of the foundational elements of video game history, has a popular narrative with some inaccuracies that need correction. Thanks to the efforts of Kate Willaert and Norman Caruso, we can better understand the influences and origins of Donkey Kong. Nintendo's use of hardware from another game, Radar Scope, imposed technical limitations that prevented them from securing the desired Popeye license. Donkey Kong drew inspiration from games like Crazy Climber and Space Panic, and its four stages even incorporate elements of the Eastern storytelling structure known as Kishōtenketsu. Join us as we delve into the fascinating origins of Donkey Kong like never before! Futurama - Quarters! A Million Allowances Worth of Quarters!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbPWti2CoRg "Critical Kate" Willaert: https://www.acriticalhit.com/ Norman Caruso "The Gaming Historian": https://thegaminghistorian.com/ In The Year 2525 - Zager & Evans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb7poHQuMWg Wikipedia (Donkey Kong - 1981 Video Game): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(1981_video_game) Space Firebird (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0MSz55Ct-0 Radar Scope (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kbliYx51ok Galaxian (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0OTi8hLYpg How the Famicom was Born: https://glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/how-the-famicom-was-born/ Shmuplations - Shigeru Miyamoto – 2000 Developer Interview: https://shmuplations.com/miyamoto2000/ Shmuplations - Donkey Kong - A Record of Struggle: https://shmuplations.com/donkeykong/ Popeye The Sailor Man - A Dream Walking: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2rt7c6 Crazy Climber (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZxndttbLIY Space Panic (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLd1xABCsaQ Design Bytes SMB 1-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La2aGhZxLkQ Barrel Jumping Championship 1957: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvuK8NNSOnI Scramble (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk6BTqzLLfk Kishōtenketsu Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7to8TC5sJVc Lionel Hutz Explains "The Truth": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nc88_ZEfxg Gaming Historian - How the Mario Characters Got Their Names: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTyxQfpOEbE Disinclined to acquiesce…: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SLGgIMCUzk Donkey Kong (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBHJhla8TO4 Donkey Kong Cereal Commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGvDhBdClFY Donkey Kong Cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyfayak2djo&list=PLP9LnKF6J6Lod1PYlsQ2zJ9OsZT-ALBga New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month! TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1 Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode Outro Music: RoleMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
hey guys! so I am back with another episode for the free version of this podcast. I really try to give you guys some very interesting info for the free version of this podcast, cause I know that with me hiding my interviews behind a paywall with the premium version of my show, it may seem like I'm half assing the free version of my show. but really, I try not to. because I definitely want to give you guys the most value out of the free version of my show so that way you'll want to upgrade & get the premium version of my show with all of my new interviews I"m conducting & releasing to that feed. I hope you guys enjoy this one. here's the link to last week's song just in case you want to listen to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4U78n4WmVo you can also follow me & reach out to me on Instagram & Tik Tok right here: https://www.instagram.com/iheartoldies/ https://www.tiktok.com/@iheartoldies PLEASE do also sign up for the premium subscription so you guys can get access to all of the interview episodes that I"m doing right now & the ones that I"m releasing as well. next month I got an interview coming out with a guy who wrote with Stevie Wonder. here's the link as to where you'll be able to find it: https://themillennialthrowbackmachine.supercast.com/ don't forget to also please donate to the crowdfunding campaign for my next EP so that way you guys can hear another release from me! here's the link to where you can do that right here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-past-the-present-my-imagination-ep also do check out the Spotify & Youtube playlists for this podcast. this is where you'll find all of the songs that I have talked about on my podcast. here's where you'll be able to keep track of every song I talk about on my podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/21f3uBS6kU4hUF6QAC5JMj https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS1sYR7xky8&list=PL66sgq_GAmRcXy8yKZJfVmAD14HUYj 7Nf also, please do get a T shirt or a variety of other items from the Redbubble Merch store for this podcast! I just started a new one that is specific to the premium version of my podcast. here is the link to that right here: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/158056341 Please do also go stream my last EP. I would really appreciate it if you could do that. cause you'll be helping get my songs get real exposure & you'll be helping take my songs to places they wouldn't be able to go to otherwise (unless they get licensed for Film & TV) here's the link to where you can do that: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/samlwilliams/an-old-soul-with-new--remiagined-things If you found out some REALLY cool & interesting things about last week's song & artist & you didn't really know much about them until you listened to this episode & your a Millennial/Gen Z, then PLEASE do email me at samltwilli@icloud.com, you can also follow me & reach out to me on Instagram & Tik Tok @iheartoldies. thank you guys for your continued listening to this podcast. I noticed my last episode didn't do great listenership wise but I'm sure it'll do better as time goes on. if you have any young friends who absolutely LOVE this great music from the 60's that you think would absolutely LOVE this podcast. please send it their way! I would definitely appreciate that. I'll talk to you guys next month.
"The LA Wildfires have devastated multiple communities. The number of not only musicians but producers and orchestras and studios and engineers affected is vast. There are some big names but mainly those who simply made their living in music. We will talk about it and how you can help if you wish."
"If you use Spotify then you know it gives you a year end rundown of the songs you most listened to. It is called Spotify Wrapped and it is more than just a nice way of saying you are being tracked. It is a successful marketing ploy."
Hey Guys! I know it's a little late to say Happy New Year since we are almost done with January but this is the first new episode of the year for this free version of this podcast. I know that the start of this year was rough for many people, and where I live in Los Angeles, it's especially hard because we were recently hit with some natural disasters if you didn't already know, but I have a feeling that the weather conditions out here will be on our favor very soon & we will get out of this sooner than later. so to kick off this year, I decide to tackle a song that you may or may not like, but the lyrics are definitely a stark but somewhat accurate prediction of the future. I hate to start the year off with something bleak, but I thought this would be a good song to do a somewhat social commentary on but not get too much in the weeds of that. here's the link to this week's song just in case you want to listen to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4U78n4WmVo please do follow me and reach out to me on Instagram and (while it lasts of course) Tik Tok right here: https://www.instagram.com/iheartoldies/ https://www.tiktok.com/@iheartoldies hey guys. I know donating to an art project is an ESPECIALLY hard thing to do right now, because so many people are donating to organizations that are helping out so many unfortunate people who lost everything in the recent Wildfires in Los Angeles. but I think supporting art is a good thing cause art brings people together & people connect to art on such a deep emotional level (especially brutally honest art) so if you want to help a brotha out with that, here's where you can do that: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-past-the-present-my-imagination-ep also, I know that signing up for a subscription is difficult to do as well. but with so much hate and negativity out there in the world (the biggest social media platforms out there currently are run by the worst people on the planet) I think it's good idea to escape from all of that into trivia & learn about so many great records from the people who made them. here's where you can do that: https://themillennialthrowbackmachine.supercast.com/ also, if you guys want to keep track of all of the songs I talk about on my podcast, here's where you can do that: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/21f3uBS6kU4hUF6QAC5JMj https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS1sYR7xky8&list=PL66sgq_GAmRcXy8yKZJfVmAD14HUYj 7Nf also, if you would like to help a brotha out by supporting my podcast in another way besides signing up for the premium subscription version of my podcast. you can definitely get a merch item from my store. here's how you can do that: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/158056341 also, please stream my last project as well. I may not be affected by the fires but I could still use your help with getting my songs more exposure. it's really hard to cut through the noise on the streaming services for independent artists & bands, but if you stream my stuff & share it with your friends, you can definitely help me do that. here's the link to it right here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/samlwilliams/an-old-soul-with-new--remiagined-things if you liked my analysis on this week's song & you've never heard it before & your a millennial/gen Z, then definitely email me at samltwilli@icloud.com. also, if your new to this podcast, welcome! please do check out the Spotify & Youtube playlists for this show as I don't feature any music clips on my show. and if you want to hear my new interview episodes, check out the premium version of my show (the link to that is right here in this text description) if you want to know what that version of my show is like, I have some old free interviews that you can listen to for this version of my podcast as well. just scroll back to some of the older episodes to check those out. my latest interview for the premium version of my show is with Brian Hyland. I'll have more coming out in the coming months to the premium feed.
"January 1 was the 2025 Public Domain Day but it goes a bit further. It is not only those works of art that are from 1929. This year the Digital Millennium Act went into effect so other years came into the Public Domain. We will explain."
"The US will inaugurate a new president come January 20. We went back as far as we could to get audio and found who performed at each of the Inaugurations. Plus we play a game. Who did the president defeat in the vote and who was his Vice President. See how you do."
2024 has come and gone. Leah and Leah are together for the first TMBDOS! of 2025 to talk about their best and worst first-time watches during the past year. Lee also has some honourable mentions to get through as well. Of note, this episode was recorded during a live stream, so there's some brief moments where the hosts are interacting with the chat as well. It made for a long but fun show! Lee's Honourable Mentions: 6. "Strange Darling" (2023) 5. "The Beach Bum" (2019) 4. "Sonny Boy" (1989) 3. "Infested" (2023) 2. "Run and Kill" (1993) 1. "Enter the Clones of Bruce" (2023) Leah's Best-of: 10. "Safe" (2012) 9. "Deadpool and Wolverine" (2024) 8. "Carry-On" (2024) 7. "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" (2023) 6. "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928) 5. "Alien" (1979) 4. "Wait Until Dark" (1967) 3. "Persepolis" (2007) 2. "Last Night in Soho" (2021) 1. "Wicked" (2024) Lee's Best-of: 10. "Love Lies Bleeding" (2024) 9. "Day of the Cobra" (1980) 8. "A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse" (1975) 7. "Targets" (1968) 6. "Wolf Guy" (1975) 5. "Wait Until Dark" (1967) 4. "Ace in the Hole" (1951) 3. "Persepolis" (2007) 2. "Exhuma" (2024) 1. "I Saw the TV Glow" (2024) Leah's Worst-of: 9. "The Misfits" (2021) 8. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" (2023) 7. "Red One" (2024) 6. "Hard Target 2" (2016) 5. "The Babysitters" (2007) 4. "Something Borrowed" (2011) 3. "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" (2024) 2. "Marry Me" (2022) 1. "Solomon Kane" (2009) Lee's Worst-of: 9. "The Sea Serpent" (1985) 8. "The Swamp of the Ravens" (1974) 7. "Renfield" (2023) 6. "Evils of the Night" (1985) 5. "America 3000" (1986) 4. "Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster" (1989) 3. "Joker: Folie à Deux" (2024) 2. "Terrifier 2" (2022) 1. "Terrifier" (2016) Featured Music: Excerpts from "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti; "Tell Me Something Good" by Chaka Khan & Rufus; & "You're the Best" by Joe Esposito. "The Silent Screen" & "At the Movies" by Hot Butter, and "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" by Zager & Evans.
"This is our second show celebrating the anniversaries you'll hear about during 2025. Throughout the show we will have some predictions about music from websites and a few from the Rock School hosts."
El 2024 está dando sus últimos coletazos y nos hemos aventurado a hacer predicciones, pero no para 2025, sino para 2525 y para 3535 y para 4545... Es la locura que se les ocurrió a Zager & Evans allá por 1969 en su "In the year 2525" y que hoy recupera Fernando Neira. Además, recibimos a Àrtur Martínez y José Beteta, integrante de La Fúmiga, un grupo valenciano que ha vivido un crecimiento tremendo en este 2024.
"Welcome to 2025! Here is the first of two shows where we look at many of the big music anniversaries of the year ahead."
Ken Murray and I talk about the road to success: Giving Ourselves the Best Gift...a Fresh Start! Referenced music: In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler official video Brothers in Arms - The Bands of HM Royal Marines
"Every year we take the last full week of the year and offer a tip of the hat and a raise of the glass to those in the music world who left us. Here are the names from 2024."
In this week's episode of then & now, UCLA undergraduates Stephanie Zager, Michaela Esposito, and Ella Kitt join us to discuss the results of their LCHP report on the evolution of the Fairfax District in Los Angeles. The three researchers chronicle the district's rise and decline against the backdrop of the inevitable ebbs and flows of urban change. Influenced by migration patterns, economic development, and demographic shifts, Fairfax's identity and outside perception have evolved significantly throughout its history. To understand this evolution better, Stephanie, Michaela, and Ella explored the policies and political initiatives within and outside the neighborhood, conducted research in the largely unknown archive of the late ethnographer Barbara Myerhoff, and undertook their own fieldwork within the neighborhood. They conclude by arguing that culturally informed policy is necessary both to honor and acknowledge the cultural history of neighborhoods while also embracing their evolution.Stephanie Zager is an undergraduate student at UCLA, majoring in History and minoring in Information and Media Literacy. Stephanie currently serves as the Principal Investigator for the LCHP project focused on the Fairfax district of Los Angeles. Her research delves into the transformation of the Fairfax neighborhood, exploring how it has evolved and shifted from its Jewish identity. Michaela Esposito is an undergraduate student at UCLA majoring in History, with a particular interest in Holocaust studies and Jewish history. Michaela was awarded an undergraduate research fellowship by the UCLA Leve Center for Jewish Studies, in which she had the opportunity to edit and prepare for the publication of a Belgian Holocaust survivor's memoir. Ella Kitt is an undergraduate student majoring in history and Russian studies at UCLA and is a member of UCLA's Russian Flagship Program. She is researching the history of the Jewish community in the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles, delving into the policy roots of demographic change within the district.
"This is our second Christmas show of 2024. We asked AI to tell us the No 1 Christmas song and Christmas movie each year right up until this current year. Mariah Carey might show up."
"Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We have a two part Christmas offering this year. We are counting down both the No 1 Christmas song and the No 1 Christmas movie for every year starting in 1950 through 2024."
"It had to happen. The Grammys have changed their ruling that music can only be made by humans. The Beatles changed their minds but this is no where near the first time The Grammys have had to accept machine and computer generated music. We have a timeline."
"This is one of the oddest topics we have done in a while. There are Guinness World Records in music. They are easy to find. However many of them are disputed as someone now believes he or she owns the record. It is fascinating."
"Here is a sampling of some important music events that happened on Thanksgiving Day. I think it would be the best day to have a concert. Everyone is off work."
"An album can go Gold, then Platinum, then multiplatinum and then Diamond for ten million in sales. However, there have been 13 albums that have gone Diamond twice, the Double Diamonds. Here they are."
"Usually when you hear about a musician being sued it comes from their label or a venue but seldom the fans. However it does happen. Here is a list of some of the more interesting suits over the years."
In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Erik Zager, DACVECC on all things feline urethral obstruction related! Tune in to learn what factors predispose a cat to urethral obstruction (UO), what the analgesia plan should be, how important fluid therapy's role is, and what we should do nutrition-wise when it comes to blocked cats.Sponsored By: Blue Buffalo
“Summer in the City.” “I Feel the Earth Move.” “Bette Davis Eyes.” “Whoomp! There It Is.” “Get Lucky.” “Espresso.” What do these big summer hits all have in common? None of them was Billboard's official Song of the Summer. Wait…there's an official Song of the Summer? Isn't that something that just happens organically? Every year, it seems everybody has an opinion on this musical national pastime. But the Hot 100 often tells a different story. For every “Light My Fire,” “Bad Girls,” “Crazy in Love,” “California Gurls” or “Call Me Maybe”—a hot-weather hit that unites the charts and the punditry—there are confirmed summer smashes that no one would pick out of a lineup, from Zager and Evans to Iggy Azalea. Join Chris Molanphy as he traces the tangled story of how America came to decide there should be one victorious summer hit to rule them all. And he counts down the best Songs of the Summer by decade. Is it getting “Hot in Herre,” or is it just us…? Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“Summer in the City.” “I Feel the Earth Move.” “Bette Davis Eyes.” “Whoomp! There It Is.” “Get Lucky.” “Espresso.” What do these big summer hits all have in common? None of them was Billboard's official Song of the Summer. Wait…there's an official Song of the Summer? Isn't that something that just happens organically? Every year, it seems everybody has an opinion on this musical national pastime. But the Hot 100 often tells a different story. For every “Light My Fire,” “Bad Girls,” “Crazy in Love,” “California Gurls” or “Call Me Maybe”—a hot-weather hit that unites the charts and the punditry—there are confirmed summer smashes that no one would pick out of a lineup, from Zager and Evans to Iggy Azalea. Join Chris Molanphy as he traces the tangled story of how America came to decide there should be one victorious summer hit to rule them all. And he counts down the best Songs of the Summer by decade. Is it getting “Hot in Herre,” or is it just us…? Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“Summer in the City.” “I Feel the Earth Move.” “Bette Davis Eyes.” “Whoomp! There It Is.” “Get Lucky.” “Espresso.” What do these big summer hits all have in common? None of them was Billboard's official Song of the Summer. Wait…there's an official Song of the Summer? Isn't that something that just happens organically? Every year, it seems everybody has an opinion on this musical national pastime. But the Hot 100 often tells a different story. For every “Light My Fire,” “Bad Girls,” “Crazy in Love,” “California Gurls” or “Call Me Maybe”—a hot-weather hit that unites the charts and the punditry—there are confirmed summer smashes that no one would pick out of a lineup, from Zager and Evans to Iggy Azalea. Join Chris Molanphy as he traces the tangled story of how America came to decide there should be one victorious summer hit to rule them all. And he counts down the best Songs of the Summer by decade. Is it getting “Hot in Herre,” or is it just us…? Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices