Episode 16: Ill-Thought-Out Analogies (November 16th  2018)

'We’ll show you something that’ll make you change your mind'.

This episode:   

Vince demands that everybody should stop making things as there’s too much stuff already; Jeremy insists that Gerry Rafferty didn’t die in Baker Street, and laments the lack of any doctors or good feelings in Dr Feelgood; we challenge Oasis to come on the show, and wonder if Bruce Springsteen has ever been to the Asda superstore in Bedminster; Jeremy takes issue with Stuart Maconie; and we try to pen rhymes for our wives in the style of Squeeze. 

 The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Gerry Rafferty, The Clash, Squeeze, and The Pet Shop Boys, with mentions of Stealer’s Wheel, Oasis, Bruce Springsteen, U2,  

 FULL TRACK LISTING 

Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) 

Baker Street  – Gerry Rafferty 

London Calling –  The Clash 

Up the Junction – Squeeze 

West End Girls  – Pet Shop Boys 

The Fool on the Hill – The Beatles

 JEREMY RECOMMENDS: 

Star - Stealers Wheel 

Get it Right Next Time - Gerry Rafferty 

Another Nail in my Heart - Squeeze 

Can She Excuse My Wrongs [lyrics attributed to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex] - Sting (on the Lute) 

 VINCE RECOMMENDS 

Nothing Has Been Proved - Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield 

  LINKS 

Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head