Games, changes, and fears. All this and more when in THIS episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, Analise and Steven are joined by friend, writer, and Sunnydale Studygroup Podcast host, Omar Najam to dissect Omar’s pick of the week: Macy Gray’s classic ballad, “I Try.” The three friends discuss everything from Omar’s perspective on the song evolving over time to the song’s insatiable love for surprising key changes.

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Additional Recommendations:

Macy Gray - “White Man”
Raphael Saadiq - “Heart Attack"
Macy Gray - "I Try" (from her 2016 album, ‘Stripped’)
Rebecca Ferguson - "Glitter & Gold”
Corinne Bailey Rae
Samantha Mumba - "Always Come Back To Your Love"

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GIRL POWER. That’s right, kiddos. Buckle your seatbelts because in THIS episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, Analise and Steven talk “Wannabe!” with everything from the famous girl group ad that began it all, to discussing what makes this song so “repeatable musically” (ALL THOSE CHROMATICS), and why the story of the Spice Girls can speak to young girls regardless of age or era.    No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Steven Ray Morris and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: [email protected]   This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239070814/playlist/1cydiJqju1jcfR6kHRlgbK    Additional Recommendations: Little Mix - “How Ya Doin’” feat. Missy Elliott Chumbawamba - SAME EXACT RIFF but in F# major Spice Girls - “Bumper to Bumper” Savage Garden - “I Want You” M2M - “Don’t Say You Love Me” S Club 7 - “Natural”   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/iamanabot Follow Steven: twitter.com/stevenraymorris   Cover art by Javier Solórzano    https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

Oh I’m trying I’m trying I’m trying I’m trying I’m trying! Two little words in a chorus make up a song that Analise and Steven are OBSESSING OVER: “Bad Liar” by Selena Gomez! In this week’s episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, A + S chat not only about the song’s deft adaptation of the bass line from the Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer," but also Ms. Gomez’s transformation from Disney Channel star to sophisticated pop queen. They also at one point go on a tangent about Disney XD shows. So there’s that!   No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Steven Ray Morris and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: [email protected]   This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239070814/playlist/4ZXNpkyPodNCvUFwknM1X9    Additional Recommendations:   Bella Thorne and Zendaya - “Watch Me" Hayley Kiyoko- “Sleepover” Ariana Grande - “Everyday” St. Vincent - “Digital Witness” Annie Lennox - “Walking on Broken Glass”    Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/iamanabot Follow Steven: twitter.com/stevenraymorris   Cover art by Javier Solórzano    https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

YEAH YEAH YEAH. Or was the iconic phrase from the early Beatles hit almost something else ENTIRELY? In this episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, Analise and Steven take down the snobbery against early Beatles tunes and get into some serious SERIOUS detail when it comes to the great, "She Loves You." They touch on the band's early history, the song's unconventional chord structure, and even what Paul's dad had to say about his son's lyrics.

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Additional Recommendations:

The Rutles - "I Must Be In Love"
The Pipettes - "Pull Shapes"
Courtney Barnett - "Debbie Downer"
The Futureheads - "Fallout"
The Beatles - "You’re Going To Lose That Girl"

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We LOVE THIS ALWAYS FOREVER. We had to get our pun in somewhere, guys. In this week's episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, Analise and Steven travel back in time to an era of sepia-tone music videos and light mists of pale amber rose. AKA the 1996 Donna Lewis hit, "I Love You Always Forever." Listen to them break down the eclectic writing history of the somewhat enigmatic artist and why the simplistic chord structure of this song only speaks to the simplistic beauty of love. Barfing yet? Get ready to get used to it and enjoy it, people. 

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This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239070814/playlist/0dy7h5WykEoOoII2qRlVu9

Additional Recommendations:
Mandy Moore - "Crush"
Rebel and a Basketcase - "Lightning Look"
Michelle Branch - "Drop In The Ocean"
Vanessa Carlton - "I Don't Want To Be a Bride"
Sophie B. Hawkins - "As I Lay Me Down"
Yellowcard - "Ocean Avenue"
SFIAS (w/ The Anchorites) - "Love You Always Forever" - https://www.thesixtyone.com/s/82NhfKwM98H/?drawer_mode=bumps

WHAT IS THE CIRCLE OF FIFTHS? https://ledgernote.com/columns/music-theory/circle-of-fifths-explained/

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It's time to bow down to Queen Bey. Analise and Steven could have picked almost ANY Beyoncé song this week, but for this episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, they picked one of their favorites off the classic album, 4, "Love On Top." A + S chat about the circumstances surrounding the production of this great throwback and also get into the music theory nitty gritty of Beyoncé's vocal badassery through all THOSE key changes at the end.

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Additional Recommendations:
New Edition - "Mr. Telephone Man"
Beyoncé - "Suga Mama"
Beyoncé - "Irreplaceable"
Mariah Carey - "Inseparable" 

 - More about THOSE key changes: http://musictheoryprof.com/2015/03/decoding-the-love-on-top-modulations/
 - Love On Top (Parody) through 14 key changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHO3GMJcZZ4
 - Mr. Telephone Man/Love On Top mashup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFi39uubyoA

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AND WE WILL CRY IF WE WANT TO. In this episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, Analise and Steven pick apart a song about the worst birthday EVER. The Lesley Gore hit from 1963 is full of treats, from its history (the ACTUAL birthday party it was based on), the unusual chords outside of its key, and the fact that it's really just a big F you to polite 60s society. So grab your tissues! It's your party.

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This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239070814/playlist/71wqxY2nwVbXFbHPguzS1l

Additional Recommendations:

Lesley Gore - Just Let Me Cry
Lesley Gore - It's Judy's Turn To Cry
Lesley Gore - California Nights
Maxine Brown - Ask Me
Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar
Lesley Gore - Off and Running
Connie Stevens - 16 Reasons
Linda Scott - I Told Ev'ry Little Star
Judy Bridgwater - Never Let Me Go
Lesley Gore - Better Angels

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In this week’s episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, it's a first! Analise and Steven break down a discussion of pop punk icons Blink-182 and their 1999 hit, "What's My Age Again?" The two pop obsessives discuss the song's themes on extended youth, the history of the song's title (yep, it was something different!), and Blink's everlasting impact on the world of pop punk.   No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Steven Ray Morris and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.   Email us: [email protected]   This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239070814/playlist/6DLPHlKyXTAXy9JcyGNrhE   Additional Recommends:   Blink 182 - "Always" The Pixies - "Debaser" No Doubt - "Excuse Me Mr." The Starting Line - "Make Yourself At Home" New Found Glory's self-titled album     *Correction: Sum 41's first album is actually "Half Hour of Power" and not "All Killer No Filler."   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast   instagram.com/popmusicpodcast   facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/iamanabot   Follow Steven: twitter.com/stevenraymorris   Cover art by Javier Solórzano    https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

On this week's episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, Analise and Steven chat about the genius that is Marina and the Diamonds and her early single, "I Am Not A Robot." They dissect the smorgasbord arrangement of genres that the song employs (baroque pop anyone?) and why Marina's lyrical musings on vulnerability are so very important even now, seven years on.    No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Steven Ray Morris and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday. Email us: [email protected]   This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239070814/playlist/0HmHNMX4byf6yndwDp8aa5   Additional Recommendations: Carly Rae Jepsen - "Favourite Colour" Imogen Heap - "Wait It Out" Kate Bush - "Hounds of Love" MUNA - "Winterbreak" Marina and the Diamonds - "Blue" Marina and the Diamonds - "I Am Not A Robot (Clock Opera Remix)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmESmaLObVo   Video of Marina playing this solo back in 2009 in what looks like an elevator in Amsterdam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J0bSKTdb9Y   Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/iamanabot Follow Steven: twitter.com/stevenraymorris   Cover art by Javier Solórzano  https://instagram.com/jav_solo/

In this week’s episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, Analise and Steven can barely contain their excitement to dissect Paramore’s NEW single, “Hard Times.” They discuss Paramore’s venture into new New Wave territory (and ponder on the hardcore fans’ reaction to it), as well as chat about what makes this song so damn catchy. (And possibly your 2017 summer jam).

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This week's Spotify Mix: 

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Additional Recommendations:

Lene Lovich - “New Toy”

Missing Persons - “Destination Unknown”

B-52’s - “Junebug”

The Used - “Lunacy Fringe”

Vampire Weekend - “Giving Up The Gun”

Allison Crutchfield - “Dean’s Room”

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7775628/hayley-williams-loves-hard-times-covers-piano-favorite

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