The 1985 hit from Phil Collins with the mysterious title. Is it a simple story of youthful infatuation or is it much more metaphorical? Is SUSSUDIO the name of Apple's next virtual assistant or marital aid? Can you get it to spell "SHELL OIL" and other naughtier words upside-down on its LCD display? Is SUSSUDIO a post-hypnosis trigger-word? Black magic? Should it have been (badly) sung as a fairy-tale about a wooden boy?  What does Lenny think? How do the side subjects of World War II airforce banter, semaphore and watch-faces, and curiously-named bakeries come into this? David Letterman's investigative probe. The dark shadow of AMERICAN PSYCHO. What sort of baldness did Phil and Bill Bailey experience?  Is SUSSUDIO a name or a word anyway? Night-clubs based on sarcasm and murder? How much should a vodka-lime-soda cost? Is a jacket required? What's gone wrong with a youth jazz-band? Air-fryers - are they any good?

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The 1979 hit from the Bee Gees explores either a life of eternal supernatural turmoil or just feeling a bit off and apathetic on a particular morning. What are the real tragedies we should be singing about? How do The Beatles and a 'Sergeant Pepper' movie fit in? Pop-boat-people immigration! Alanis Morissette chimes in (Dave impersonates perfectly). Kevin Costner develops a movie from this song! Barry Gibb's screen-test as Chewbacca in Star Wars. One of the Gibbs explodes. Is Tiny Tim involved? Talk-show walk-outs ... and so much more!

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Charlene the one-hit-wonder of 1982 (after a false start in 1976). Here is the fairy-tale story of the almost-rise and fall and then rise and then fall again of Charlene and her big hit of womanly wisdom (as written by 2 men in a conspiracy of the patriarchy). Is Charlene a ghost wandering around a mansion in an old wedding dress? Do ladies marry Englishmen when they're depressed? Sweetshops and sweatshops. Hey Lady! Unglamorous Georgia. Hillbilly talk. Amputating the limbs of preachers. Is a woman an island? Unborn children. Don't walk away, come back! How many Kings have undressed Charlene and who were they? What does Marilyn Monroe have to do with this? What are the things a woman ain't s'posed to see? Dick-pics in 1976. Edward Penishands? Former Vice President Mike Pence. Indian curses. Bavarian waterslides. COST versus FREE. The Arnott's Family Assortment. Is it about Lady Diana? Dustin the Turkey.

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Madonna's 5th biggest hit ... that was fished out of Cyndi Lauper's bin. Enough sexual innuendos to rival Benny Hill, Freudian sex symbols (percussion), locks and keys, pointy booby-traps, how to MAKE a man love you, explosive neck-bands, chastity heart-belts, when sexual harassment was called romance, alarm-monitoring logistics, exotic dancers kissing small boys, Mathletics and fan fiction, the loneliness of 1 although it goes into everything, extra strong insect repellent and fuel efficiency, and it's really all about puppies anyway.

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This 1993 song gives focus to so much, including emotional men struggling with their feels (or their apathy) and their words. How can the Smooth music listener contend with the voice of Satan and still get to yoga on time? Childhood mini-traumas. The Ying and Yang of Hair and skin pigments. Canadian contributions to culture and the cinematic climax of Dumb and Dumber. Pretentious use of the word "vignette". Othering. C+C Music Factory and Arsenio Hall. The inertia of hair colour. Biosafety. PentaCostco and godly or Nazi salutes. The mystery of skin and hair conditions, and the bigger mystery of "reaction videos". Albino witchcraft and preventative murder in Africa. Corrective Frankenstein shoes. Empathy-gasms. Extra teeth and extra toes. Total Recall mutations. Weird Al Yankovic. Venom versus the Melanocyte. Marie Antoinette. Stem cells. Cancel culture and cosmetic clinics. Anal probes. Who hasn't seen "Sling Blade"? Audio soundscapes of pizza. Door handle life-hacks.

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A short song that has it all, including the Oedipus complex, the Beatles, moisture content, birth experiences, Pavarotti, screaming, lots of sweat, Spice Girls, Genesis, hot mamas, Jessie's and Jimmy's and Stacey's Mom, Hello Fresh meal deliveries, even the sweet lips of Jesus, bad impressions (again), tunnel-boring machines, CHUDs, and remote drones.

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Wham!!! It’s a bumper Christmas edition. What is LAST CHRISTMAS potentially about? Incest, terrorism, Jeffrey Epstein parties, heart transplants, a cursed brooch and more. A special hello to those playing WHAMAGEDDON this month - best of luck!

We've got exclamation marks, the war on Christmas, a smidge of Ridge, Barry Manilow, short-shorts, sad Christmas songs, we OUT George Michael (a bit late), heteronormative showbusiness, Greek origins and bad accents, first-name surnames, the Cola wars, regifting hearts and foot-spas, making George love other people and things, Richard Gere, miniature donkeys and tiny ponies, Arnold Schwarzenegger, a change of heart, consent, arranged marriages, key parties, brooch metaphors, brooches for men? Sick burns, Indian-giving, sooky tantrums, Boy George Michael, bleach and blow-dryers, big hair as a metaphor for happiness, fake girlfriends and sex-workers, merciless repetition, merciless repetition, the lost fad of changing ring-tones, peer pressure, beds are burning, Taylor Swift, George as a dumper, George as a terrorist, George struggles with codes and explosives, James Bond, Tears For Fears as enemy spies, bitter-sweet Christmases, choose life, choose McDonalds, choose to throw pickles at the window, choose promos, choose tweenage angst, a pity-cheeseburger, Groundhog/Christmas day, webbed fingers/feet, experimenting on rabbits, Christmas emotional pressure, getting jelly, 80s shoulders, taking advantage emotionally, the big brooch-move, the movie tie-in with spoilers, and giving your heart-transplant away.

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We've dipped way back into the early 70s again to assess Carly Simon's break-up revenge hit. It's pretty much all in the title ... plus drunk party guests, fruity accessories, bees, gavotting, fighting a mirror, a self-fulfilling prophecy, horribly-wounded cats, pentium computing, Space Cadet Pinball, clues and insult-puzzles, stir your coffee, narcissistic personality disorder, paranoia, haunting teeth, stalking, and online quizzes.

What does it say about her ex(es)? What does it say about her? How is a Japanese businessman involved? What does Marie Kondo have to say about all this? Enquiring minds want to know!

If you want to play along at home, try this (way too) short NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER quiz (https://www.mind-diagnostics.org/narcissism-test)

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It's a listener-driven episode, as Jennifer raises Billy Joel's hit from the early 70s and recalls the uncomfortable "raw sexuality" of his stage performance. Dave's scientific background comes to the fore as he prepares a drink they call "loneliness" and we explore the ultimately tragic or heroic backstory to the song. Should pianists sing in a lounge bar or stay in the background? Did anyone ask for the harmonica? Is it a Gay Bar? We also discuss ableist dwarf-jokes, www.celebheights.com, feeling orright, self-aggrandising, clever or dumb, constrictive garments and recall, the wrestling origins, asking neighbours for underwear, rocketman or pianoman, the justice league of bar characters, don't feed pianomen bread, and businessmen getting stoned?

It's completely wrong in every regard but understanding Piano Man is like climbing Everest and our thoughts are like the first frozen corpses you come across before you've even left base camp.

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It's a confession-packed episode, as one should expect when men blithely discuss what women want. Thankfully, there's an appearance by Lenny (sounds like a man's name but she identifies as female) to save it from being an unpalatable sausage-fest of Peter, Dave, and random internet message-board dudes. Also there's surprising depth to be discovered in the lyrics of Cyndi's breakout hit of 1983. Certainly shocked me. Enjoy!

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" features flirting with danger while dancing with the devil, getting titular, police reviews, types of fun, movie tie-ins, nerds and incels have their say, introspective video games and the joy of resource management, bad impressions, work ethics and unproductive fun, more bad impressions, silly syllables, hiccups, outing a podcaster, contractual negotiations, women's rights to fun, global organisations on fun, male origins and hypocrisy, switching meanings and perspectives, Israelites and The Hooters, creepy rapist friends, kale and covid, complex fun, disdain for boy-fun.

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