There are many things in life that hold power over us. The genre of music we play dictating our pants choices. The alphabets we are familiar with limiting how we apply sauce. Children on too much sugar at a party. A commitment to reviewing every song that has ever made it into a triple j hottest 100. But as we near the half way point of 1999, the question we are faced with is- could our own ideas of ourselves be the most limiting thing of all? Or is it still the pants thing?

SONGS COVERED:

60. VAST - Touched

59. Machine Gun Fellatio - Mutha Fukka on a Motorcycle

58. Regurgitator - I Want to Be a Nudist

57. Blar - Tender

56. Metallica - No Leaf Clover

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We're just humble heat farmers, slaving away to bring you that fresh, organic, quality heat you deserve in the form of the another 5 songs from triple J's hottest 100 of 1999 and our takes thereof. Come hump around at the adult's table where we talk cruise control rock, hocking CDs for beer and a new funk-based religion. It's a podcast just like mama used to make.

SONGS COVERED:

65. Ben Harper - Burn to Shine

64. Frenzal Rhomb - We're Going Out Tonight

63. Jamiroquai - Canned Heat

62. Regurgitator - Happiness (Rotting My Brain)

61. Augie March - Asleep In Perfection

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The number 69 entry of the 1999 hottest 100 and two songs with swears in the title? Oh, behave. Conspiracies about beloved TV journos? Very grrrrrr. Adopting endangered birds? YEAH BABY! How about the denial of absolute truth and death? Does that make you randy? It's the 90s. It's the 60s. It's the 60s in the 90s. This kind of thing is our bag, baby.

SONGS COVERED:

70. Something for Kate - Whatever You Want

69. Nine Inch Nails - Starfuckers Inc.

68. Powderfinger - Good Day Ray

67. Madonna - Beautiful Stranger

66. The Testeagles - Turn That Shit Up

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You wouldn't be able to tell from looking from outside a window, but we have a spring in our step as we continue through the 70s of triple js 1999 hottest 100. Some unexpected things are certainly keeping us on our toes- a far too familiar voice in a far too unfamiliar place, homages to glam rock, unearthing a trend your mum was surely all about and a surprisingly compelling conservation message. Can't you hear us pumping on YOUR podcast ap of choice? You can. And should.

SONGS COVERED:

75. Friendly - Some Kind of Love Song

74. Deadstar - Deeper Water

73. Supergrass - Pumping on Your Stereo

72. Something for Kate - Hallways

71. The Muttonbirds - Pulled Along by Love

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We're exiting the 80s in style: crashing cars, cancelling faves, cashing in on movie tie-ins, considering just how much nostalgia actually does rot your brain and of course, critiquing another tight five tracks from triple j's hottest 100 countdown of 1999. Geez, we even quote from an ACTUAL BOOK at one point here. Real content. No gimmicks.

SONGS COVERED:

80. Moloko - Sing It Back

79. Moby - Bodyrock

78. The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

77. Funkstar Deluxe and Bob Marley - Sun is Shining

76. Everlast - What It's Like

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You know, attempting to cover off on every song that made it into every triple j hottest 100 countdown, it takes a lot of time. That's why we don't mess around. We get straight to it. We keep our conversations lean and to the point- and no episode better demonstrates that than this one. Ben Harper makes us question the merits of beat boxing. Custard allows us to examine reflexive irony and band identity. Skunkhour shows us how audience feedback can be a driving force for creative confidence. It's just solid music talk. Nothing else. Nope. Eyes on the prize.

SONGS COVERED:

85. Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - Steal My Kisses

84. Spiderbait - Stevie

83. Custard - Hit Song

82. Skunkhour - Home

81. Ben Lee - Nothing Much Happens

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Today, we bid farewell to the 90s of our last season of the 90s... does that make sense? Read it back. Anyway. We got some weird ones wriggling about in here, including two covers of famous 80s bands, a return of two alt-rock heroes of the decade and the debut of everybody's favourite straight-edge vegan DJ. Come with uuuuuussssssss.

SONGS COVERED:

90. Rammstein - Stripped

89. Green Day - Nice Guys Finish Last

88. Moby - Run On

87. Placebo - You Don't Care About Us

86. Orgy - Blue Monday

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Forget about your normally great Gatsby and forget about your normally great podcast episode. We're taking it up a notch with spooky micro-genres, Men at Work sing-a-longs, more major breakthroughs in Andrew's literary career and a whole new set of metrics to judge music with. Dedicated to a great Australian and the great people of Perth.

SONGS COVERED:

95. Public Image Ltd - The Order of Death (Blair Witch Mix)

94. Turnstyle - Spray Water on Your Stereo

93. Elliot Smith - Waltz #2 (XO)

92. Macy Gray - Sex-O-Matic Venus Freak

91. Pennywise - Down Under

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If you want to go back to 1999. If you want to be a passenger for 100 hot takes on democratically-nominated songs. If you want to see if we have what it takes to make it in the literary or film worlds, even... good news. We're back, baby.

This week, we take a ride through our old neighbourhood: Brisvegas, then to Perth, a quick detour to SoCal and then express to Finlay. Coming in hotter than Mark McGrath sunbathing on the beach.

SONGS COVERED:

100. Powderfinger - Passenger

99. Eskimo Joe - Ruby Wednesday

98. Sugar Ray - Every Morning

97. The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright

96. Spiderbait - Plastic

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Some hot takes on the top ten songs of the 1998 triple j hottest 100 countdown in an episode laden with f words? That's what we're giving to you, baby. Uhuh Uhuh.

SONGS COVERED

10. The Living End - Save the Day

9. You Am I - Heavy Heart

8. Powderfinger - The Day You Come

7. Jebediah - Harpoon

6. Regurgitator - ! (the Song Formerly Known As)

5. KoЯn - Got the Life

4. Hole - Celebrity Skin

3. Custard - Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us)

2. Ben Lee - Cigarettes Will Kill You

1. The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)

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