A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding pull back the curtain on how pop hits work magic on our ears & our culture. From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
http://www.switchedonpop.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 10 days 13 hours 9 minutes
Did Fiona Apple Just Release a Perfect Album?
Since 1996, Fiona Apple has only ever had one hit, “Criminal.” Nonetheless, every album she’s released has been nominated for a Grammy. Her newest work, Fetch The Bolt Cutters, has received near universal acclaim. Apple’s songs are simultaneously idiosyncratic and relatable, tackling unusual themes for pop songs: middle school bullies, uncomfortable dinner conversation, toxic masculinity and female friendship...
Doja Cat’s “Say So” is a Masterclass in Good Times
Doja Cat has gatecrashed the Top 40 with her effervescent hit “Say So.” How did this Internet personality best known for a song whose chorus is “B***h, I’m a cow!” join the ranks of Dua Lipa, Drake, and The Weeknd? The answer involves a voice that careens from gentle soul to fierce rapping, a catchy chorus that grabs you from the first measure, and most importantly, interpolating the guitar patterns of Nile Rodgers, the secret sauce behind four decades of smash hits...
Aussie2Aussie: 5SOS on Tame Impala (with Luke Hemmings & Calum Hood)
5SOS Break Down Tame Impala's "Borderline" and their song "Wildflower"
The (murder) Ballad of Joe Exotic “Tiger King” (with Robert Moor)
Who Really Wrote Joe Exotic's Country Music?
D’Angelo and the Legacy of Voodoo (with Faith Pennick)
20 years ago, D'Angelo stripped down the sound of soul
"Happy Birthday" is the Worst (with Anne-Marie)
The case against the most popular song in the world and its possible alternatives.