Famous Lost Words

801 - Sting, Cool Song Facts, and the Greatest Time Capsule Song!


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          FLW is back with Season 8!  We begin an epic season with an in-depth 2003 interview with Sting. This is Sting at his Sting-iest, in conversation with the incomparable Marilyn Denis. He’s funny and self-deprecating, charming and a tad insufferable.  He talks about his childhood, why his grandmother called his early work “Broken Music”, the longevity of his marriage, and how the events of 9/11 affected his work.  And yes, Sting talks about the whole “tantric sex” thing… in a moment that Tom finds hilarious, but Christopher finds cringey!

          If you were going to put ONE song into a time capsule, which one would it be? Christopher chooses a couple of classics and Tom picks an epic from the ‘70s.

          Plus, we have Cool Song Facts:

  • Why Bono wrote a song to his wife to apologize to her
  • The connection that The News (aka Huey Lewis’s band) had with Elvis Costello
  • How Boy George got in trouble with a ‘60s hit.
  • And finally, the mind-boggling choice that Aerosmith and the Grateful Dead almost made to replace their lead singers!

 

Famous Lost Words, hosted by Christopher Ward and Tom Jokic, is heard in more than 100 countries worldwide and on radio stations across Canada, including Newstalk 1010 Toronto, CJAD 800 Montreal, 580 CFRA Ottawa, AM 800 CKLW Windsor, Newstalk 1290 London, 610 CKTB St Catharines, CFAX Victoria, AM1150 Kelowna and 91x in Belleville.

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