The Great Song Podcast

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Feb. 21, 2019

**COMMENTARY ONLY** Are You Experienced? (Jimi Hendrix Experience) - Episode 308

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-k8rkh-a89ca8 **COMMENTARY ONLY VERSION** This week we close out Black History Month with a celebration of one of the great rock albums of all time--"Are You Experienced?" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience! Listen along with Rob and JP through the entire album, getting insight, commentary, and the usual shenanigans…

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Feb. 21, 2019

**MUSIC + COMMENTARY** Are You Experienced? (Jimi Hendrix Experience) - Episode 308

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-k7gtp-a89cc1 **MUSIC WITH COMMENTARY VERSION** This week we close out Black History Month with a celebration of one of the great rock albums of all time--"Are You Experienced?" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience! Listen along with Rob and JP through the entire album, getting insight, commentary, and the usual…

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Feb. 14, 2019

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston - Episode 307

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-mp9hf-a74fca The height of 80's fun pop (and maybe the single most catchy tune we've covered yet) comes to us in the form of Whitney Houston's smash hit. Rob and JP continue the show's Black History Month celebration with one of the all-time voices in modern music history. Also…

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Feb. 7, 2019

Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers) - Episode 306

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rh9nn-a64f9e Groove along with us as Black History Month continues! We’re talking about the most down-to-Earth music legend of all time and celebrating his classic hit, “Ain’t No Sunshine.” In This Episode: -“Grandma’s Hands” and the art of sampling -Is Joe Cocker the greatest “cover artist” of all time?…

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Jan. 31, 2019

Midnight Train to Georgia (Gladys Knight & the Pips) - Episode 305

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-jag7z-a6163f Let's Pip it up! The pod is celebrating Black History Month and kicking it off with this classic ear worm from Gladys and the lads. In this episode: - The original title of this song was what now? - Fat-back bass - Pips, pips, and more pips! -…

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Jan. 24, 2019

Enter Sandman (Metallica) - Episode 304

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4idpv-a5a1b7 Awww, yea-heh!! Get your rock fist in the air and bang that head with us as we dive into Metallica's signature song (at least if you're posers like us!). In this episode: - We definitely say some stuff that Metallica die-hards will hate us for; - Reverse Covers;…

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Jan. 18, 2019

You Make My Dreams (Hall and Oates) - Episode 303

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ruv6s-a454f0 Bop along and get ready for the feel-good earworm of 1981, Hall and Oates' "You Make My Dreams." In this episode: - A Philadelphia gang fight - What is blue-eyed soul, and is it racist? - a cover version that’s so bad we needed a pallet cleanser, and…

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Jan. 10, 2019

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You (Bryan Adams) - Episode 302

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-apdp8-a42749 There's no love like your love! Grab some arrows and impress your favorite maiden with Bryan Adams' 1991 classic ballad. Also in this episode, we learn a LOT we didn't know about Shania Twain and we accuse Bryan Adams of pushing 70. Enjoy!

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Jan. 3, 2019

Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson) - Episode 301

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pc6qd-a37aa8 Sha-mone! Grab your crotch and turn up your winter coat, it's time to give one of the all-time greats his due. That's right, Michael Jackson is our Season 3 opener, and we can't wait to deep-dive into his inspirational classic with you. We'll talk Quincy Jones, the California…

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Dec. 13, 2018

Christmas Time is Here (Bonus Episode)

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8j3hm-a1d0f7 AKA "Why Willie Mays and Coca-Cola are Responsible for Your Childhood." Deck them halls and all that! Get in the Christmas feels with Rob and JP, and learn the really pretty unlikely story of an all-time Christmas classic.

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Nov. 22, 2018

Best of Season 2

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6zvvm-9ff33b All (well, most of) the funniest moments from season 2, including a few moments not included previously. Have a good laugh at or with us, and we'll see you at season 3 unless we've got something devastatingly sneaky up our sleeves...

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Nov. 2, 2018

Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) - Season 2 Finale, Episode 225

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-u4ijv-9e0dca Oh yeah! We went big for the Season 2 Finale and tackled one of the most epic rock tunes of all time! Here's everything you want to know about Queen's signature classic, plus tons of our world famous sidebars™. Thanks for listening, and don't worry - season 3…

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Oct. 27, 2018

The Devil Went Down to Georgia (Charlie Daniels) - Episode 224

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-i3p5c-9d7f8d It's the week of Halloween, and in tribute we're talking about our favorite song about the devil! Rob and JP talk Satan, fiddles, and a weird amount of baseball for a song about...well, Satan.

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Oct. 18, 2018

Tiny Dancer (Elton John) - Episode 223

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-u6hxf-9ca6a8 Hug a buddy and sway along! We've got Sir Elton's classic crowd-pleaser in an episode chock full of goodness as we ramp toward the end of season 2. Also in this episode: splitting sandwiches, the shirt your wife hates, and our favorite movie pitchers.

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Oct. 11, 2018

When the Night Comes (Joe Cocker) - 1 Year Anniversary Show! Episode 222

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ecapj-9c282d Woohoo! *Party Noises* It's our One-Year Anniversary Episode, and as a special gift to ourselves AND you, we've pulled our favorite tune from the inimitable Joe Cocker. And since it's hard to podcast cake, our birthday treat is an interview with Joe's long-time lead guitarist, Phil Grande. Happy…

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Oct. 8, 2018

2-5-1 Exercise

Expanding our knowledge of the 2-5-1 resolution to different chords other than the 1. Practice in all 12 keys for that all-important muscle memory!

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Oct. 5, 2018

Adding New Songs to PCO

The basics of creating new songs for use in Planning Center Online.

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Oct. 4, 2018

Free Fallin' (Tom Petty) - Episode 221

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-87ebc-9b9250 A year after his passing, the lads honor Tom Petty by covering his signature song. Also, our top fictional bands, and how this song can be described perfectly in a six-second Vine. (RIP Vine and Tom.)

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Sept. 27, 2018

Life's Been Good (Joe Walsh) - Episode 220

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-82rag-9af3fe Perhaps the weirdest dude in rock brings us this masterpiece of a song, a satire of the tropes of rock star living. Also, censoring the word "the," Sean Connery, and we FINALLY talk about the Harmonic Series.

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Sept. 20, 2018

September (Earth, Wind & Fire) - Episode 219 ft. Janson Furrow

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ygp3y-9a5823 Janson Furrow joins the boys for the danciest dance floor jam maybe ever! Dare you to get up and groove with GSP and EWF. Also: Al McKay’s Star licks, afros of choice, and creating a musical Captain Planet.

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Sept. 10, 2018

Toto "Africa" Intro at Church

When the MD makes a crack about doing "Africa" as an intro to a song called "Call to the Nations," you just go with it.

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Sept. 6, 2018

The Power of Love (Huey Lewis and The News) - Episode 217

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-72yjk-992897 Feel the power! Lyric debates, Back to the Future, Musical Pseudonyms and way more in a big ol' fun episode about a classic 80s jam. Synth on, party people!

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Aug. 30, 2018

Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack/Fugees) - Episode 216

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-v2jhx-9892f4 ONE TIIIME! Oh yeah, it's time to bust out the 90's hip hop classic that first was a 70's R&B classic that was first a...well, it was an OK folk tune. Also, the boys discuss who should be cast in a musical version of Clue, apologies to Nancy…

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Aug. 23, 2018

25 or 6 to 4 (Chigago) - Episode 215

Source: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-s5pnx-97c133 Windows down, radio up! Chicago and company are providing the perfect road trip song about--wait, what's this song about? Also, bad horsies, Billy Joel breaks our hearts, and guitar innovations that are totally impractical.

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