This week's Mixtape Rewind takes us back to Season 3 when we first thought of the idea that would become our podcast, The Battle.

What happens when two totally different songs share the exact same title? We built a “battle mix” to find out—pairing heavyweights and outliers across genres and decades—then we argue, analyze, and crown winners. From Go to Get Back, each round reveals how a single word can split into protest anthems, breakup arias, dance‑floor bliss, or guitar‑driven chaos.

We kick off with Blink‑182 and The Black Keys on Go, weighing a bold tonal shift against a signature groove. Eurythmics steamroll Charles & Eddie on Would I Lie To You with brass, bite, and Annie Lennox’s powerhouse vocal. True Love sparks a values debate: Angels & Airwaves deliver a soaring, cinematic build while Coldplay’s “lie if you must” line clashes with the title. Roy Orbison’s You Got It proves timeless compared to a New Kids on the Block time capsule. Then it’s Growing Pains, as Alessia Cara’s present‑tense anxiety meets Ludacris’s reflective narrative—two coming‑of‑age angles, one title.

The center of the card gets fiery. Green Day’s Holiday channels mid‑2000s protest energy against Madonna’s disco‑pop celebration. Rihanna’s Take A Bow serves velvet‑gloved dismissal, while Muse opens an album with a synth‑rock chill that lingers. Tupac and The Beach Boys both claim I Get Around, one with effortless charisma and the other with historic chart significance. Foo Fighters’ Run slams with near‑metal intensity, outpacing Snow Patrol’s slow‑burn. Happy pits NF’s candid mental‑health lens against Pharrell’s pure joy machine—two roads to one feeling. And our main event, Get Back, throws Ludacris’s peak hit‑maker energy against The Beatles’ cultural gravity and complicated context.

 https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/same-name-different-songs-mix/pl.u-JPAZEoJTLd7Y15j

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1sCtai2Hujfbv9kZD0qnU9?si=779125752f4c4f3f
     

1. Go by The Black Keys
2. Go by blink-182
3. Would I Lie To You? By Charles & Eddie
4. Would I Lie To You? by Eurythmics, Annie Lennox,Dave Stewart
5. True Love by Angels & Airwaves
6. True Love by Coldplay
7. You Got It (The Right Stuff) by New Kids On The Block
8. You Got It by Roy Orbison
9. Growing Pains by Ludacris
10. Growing Pains by Alessia Cara
11. Holiday by Green Day
12. Holiday by Madonna
13. Take A Bow by Rihanna
14. Take a Bow by Muse
15. I Get Around by 2Pac
16. I Get Around by The Beach Boys
17. Run by Snow Patrol
18. Run by Foo Fighters
19. Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
20. Summertime by Kenny Chesney
21. HAPPY by NF
22. Happy by Pharrell Williams
23. Get Back by Ludacris
24. Get Back by The Beatles

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