Rock School

"The Golden Raspberry Award. It used to have a Worst Song catagory. Not anymore. But we will revist those that once made the cut in this award season. No one will be slapped during the show."

"There is a small group of songs that have charted twice. Not a remake or a remix but the exact same song. It charted twice often years apart. Today we will play a game. I'll tell you the song and the years that it charted. You then tell me why the song charted the second time. What happened that it got another spot on the charts?"

"The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated Dolly Parton. She said no. They said sorry, the ballots have already gone out. Dolly is not the first artist to turn down the Hall. We have both those who turned down their nominations and those that took the award but failed to show up and play."

"Here is an interesting trivia question. Name a song that does not have a chorus. We have a few. We will also discuss the idea of a refrain, which is not a chorus. That will certainly come up."

"Here's the game. Name a TV theme song that then became a hit on the pop chart. You cannot choose a song that was first a hit and then used for a TV show. This must be a song written for a TV show that then became a hit. We have a bunch for you."

"This week we have an interview with author Marc Wasserman about his new book Skaboom. An American Ska and Reggae Oral History. It is a history of the music and its influence on culture, artists and other musicians. "

"The Oscars are this month. How about a show discussing musicians who have been nominated for an Oscar? Some have even won."

"This is a music podcast and radio show. The biggest music story right now is Joe Rogan and Neil Young. We have to talk about it. "

"It happens now and again that a song will have its title changed after it is released and starts to become popular. The reasons why vary but collectors have started to gather up these title change songs. We have a long list and will tell you what they were and what they became."

"My wife and cohost has joked many times that she listens to so much radio and audio book during her job that they should be paying her. Well, now there are multiple websites that claim they will do just that. I don't endorse any of them but I did research them a little bit this week. We will tell you the pros and the cons."