Soft Shoulder Podcast

Here we goooooooo! The Bee Gee's, from Spicks and Specks all the way up to Omega Man. The brothers Gibb with some guest stars like lil brother baby Andy, Kenny Rogers and Canada's Celine Dion. We're talkin Ma$e, Aaron Neville tulpa's in the WCW wrestling world, Leonard Nimoy having a conversation with a laser disc player, Punky Brewster and her dog Brandon, walking vaginas and so much more totally on topic stuff. 

Songs used: Punky brewster theme, Magnet - The landlords daughter, Lonnie Donegan - Rock island line, Klaatu - Calling occupants of interplanetary craft, Candlebox - far behind, David Bowie - Sell me a coat/ the laughing gnome, The flying burrito brothers - to love somebody, Aaron Neville - Don't know much, Pentangle - Hunting song, Al Dos Band - Love Jones coming down, Donna Mcghee - It ain't no big thing, Amii Stewart - Paradise bird, Vince Lawrence - Thorns, Jesse Saunders - On and on, Van Halen - Jump, George Burns - fixing a hole, Steve Martin - Maxwells silver hammer, Alice cooper - because, Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing, KC & the sunshine band/ White zombie - I'm your boogeyman, Barbara Streisand - What kind of fool?, Leonard Nimoy - The ballad of Bilbo Baggins, Andy Gibb - I can''t help it, The Bunbury's - We're the Bunburys, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Islands in the stream, Celine dion - Immortality/ It's all comign back to me now.

Bee Gee's: Spicks and specks, New York mining disaster 1941, Massachusetts, I started a joke, Saved by the Bell (Robin), Jive Talkin, Nights on Broadway, You should be dancin', Night fever, Israel, All this makin' love, Subway, In my own time, More than a woman, Every Christian lion hearted man, Sacred trust, Harry Braff, Omega man

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WE ARE BACK AND TALKIN' HARRY NILSSON! One of our absolute favourites from the late 60's and 70's. Known for his absolutely awesome voice, campyness and unique genius throughout his strange and fast paced career. Also on this episode Stacey drops the atomic bomb of all Dog in pants news, we discuss if Alan Thicke wrote Mmmmm mmmm mmmm mmmmm, Adam Sandler winning life and a special Stacey's fashion tips for summer time Alex.

Songs used:

Perfect Strangers theme, Harlem World - I really like it, Murdah Ma$e - Oracle 2: The liberation of Mason Betha, Mariah Carey/Air Supply/ Badfinger - Without you, Fred Neil Dolphins, The Turtles - Elenore, Paul McCartney - Comin' up, Brian Wilson - Smart girls, The Monkees - Cuddly toy, Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin', Mary Hopkins/Kenny Loggins - The puppy song, Ella Fitzgerald - Open your window, Sinead O'Connor/Makeout Videotape - I guess the ord must be in New York City, Van Dyke Parks - Vine Street, Randy Newman - Short people, Beakman's world theme, Third Nye Blind - Atoms in my life, The facts of life theme, Charles in charge theme, Adam Sandler - Somebody kill me please, A toot and a snore - Stand by me, Neko Case - Don't forget me, Barry Cryer - Purple people eater, Bertie Higgins - Casablanca, Crash Test Dummies - mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm

Nilsson: Jump in to the fire!, You can't do that, Everybody's Talkin', Skidoo credits, Mother natures son, Vine Street, Everything's got em, Think about your troubles, Me and my arrow, It had to be you, Daybreak, Old forgotten soldier, Rock around the clock, Save the last dance for me, Many rivers to cross, He needs me, Don't forget me, Gotta get up, The puppy song, Life line, Living without you, Without you, Bath, Turn on your radio, You're breakin' my heart, Yo dodger blue, Zombie Jamboree

April showers brings yet another hour ... of talking about one of our favourites, Heart! We wish we could come up with a good euphemism for the driving blood pumping duo at the center of this band but we're afraid we're at a loss for words to describe the Wilson sisters and their ever evolving group of musicians who make up this amazing band. We're also talkin' SO MUCH CANCON this week as Heart is basically a Canadian staple the likes of the guess who or Tim Hortons, strange helplines from the 80's, youtube comment section drama and a BOMBSHELL about the dog in pants.

Songs used:

Shuffle demons - spadina bus, Randy Newman - I love LA, Master P - Bout it, Kris Kross - I missed the bus, The Notorious B.I.G - Mo money mo problems, Al Stewart - The year of the cat, Nantucket - Heartbreaker, Jerry Doucette - Mama let him play, Chilliwack - My girl, Jim Grady - Touch Dancin', Tatu - All the things she said, The Monkees - Porpoise song, Kate Bush - Babooshka, Gowan - Strange animal, Jane Siberry - It can't rain all the time, Enya - Orinoco flow

Heart: Dreamboat Annie, Magic man, Barracuda, Dog and Butterfly, Bebe le strange, These dreams, All I wanna do is make love to you, Little Queen, Mistral wind, Bad animals, Alone, Language of love, Bootful of beer, Beautiful broken, WTF

Spring has sprung and we're talking about the Free Design. A little known wholesome, smooth and cute family band from late sixties/ early 70's New York City. If you've never heard of the Free Design, this is a perfect chance to come find out a little, you won't regret it, we promise. As usual, we are definitely always on track and for sure haven't introduced a new segment called "The super tangent" on top of talking about old Mungo Jerry, Ma$e news, the complexity of the Canadian awards system or smelly Montreal noise shows. Happy Spring Everyone!

Songs used: Mungo Jerry - In the summertime, Ma$e - The Player way, The Manson Family - Always is all is forever, Sonic Youth - Superstar, Vaughn Munroe - They call the wind Maria, Bobby Hackett - Creole cookin, Cornelius Bumpus - One step closer, Alex Chilton - I wanna pick you up, Monks - Monk time, Rex Manning - Say no more mon amour, Lewis - Like to see you again/ So be in love with me, The Association - Windy, Albert Hammond - I'm a train, Magnet - Corn rigs, Christoper Lee - Silent night, The Seeds - Pushin' too hard, Yahowa 13 - Fire in the sky, Belle & Sebastian - Another sunny day, Dressy Bessy - Bubbles, Lightning bolt - The metal east, Kenny Loggins - Birth Energy

The Free Design: Kites are fun, Bubbles, Spring time, Endless harmony, Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street, Daniel dolphin, Little cowboy, Cosmic peekaboo, Miracle of one (Starscape singers), I found love, Love you, I like the sunrise, If I were a carpenter, Dorian benediction , A child is born, Destiny

Season 2 Episode 2 and we're talking CHER! There's so much we can say about this wonderful woman who has had hits in SIX decades. From her time working with her partner Sonny at Phil Spectre's studio, both chart topping and Television dominating in the 70's, Academy awards, Grammy's, infomercials, mail order goth gear catelogue's to a duet with Beavis and Butthead, Cher has done SO MUCH! So Snap out of it as we stay on track, always in this nearly TWO HOUR Cher Bonanza.

Songs referenced in this episode:

Children of the corn - Hell up in Harlem, The Ronettes - Be my baby, Darlene Love - A fine fine boy, Monet Exchange - The unauthorized Rusical history of cher, Bo Diddly - Love is Strange, Nirvana - I hate myself and want to die, The Ohio players - love rollercoaster, Buffalo Springfield - For what it's worth, Buck Owens - My heart skips a beat, Tangerine dream - Betrayal, Ballantyne fuels theme, Crossfire theme, Deadsy - The key to Gramercy Park, Celine Dion - Frere Jaque, Coach theme, Night court theme, Empty nest theme, Dear John theme, Cardi B - WAP, Peter Cetera - Glory of love, Nox Arcana - Scarborough fair, The Refreshments - Yahoo's and triangles\Banditos, a bunch of shitty Deadsy songs, Bon Jovi - It's my life

Cher: Walking in Memphis, Don't think twice it's alright, Do you want to dance (S/C), Baby don't go (S/C), I got you babe (S/C), Little man (S/C), Alfie, Git down (guitar groupie), Hell on wheels, Bad love, Never should have started (Black Rose - Live), Dead ringer for love (with Meatloaf), I paralyze, I found someone, If I could turn back time, After all, Love hurts, It's a man's, man's, man's world, Mama was a rock & roll singer Papa used to write all her songs, Gypsies, tramps & thieves, Living in a house divided, Dark lady, Heart of stone, Save up all your tears, Take me home, Skin deep, Disaster cake. 

Season Two! Welcome back everyone! We have a real hum-dinger for you to open it up, we're talking about STEELY DAN! Stacey and Alex go through these 2 loveable scamps history, stories and discography including: hurting Mark Knopfler's feelings, the Purdie shuffle, an award winning drum machine named Wendel, Gene Ween's Billy Joel cover band, Hulkamaniacs and a lot more. It's good to be back!

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OUR SEASON ONE FINALE!

You know what everyone loves ?! LATE ERA MUSIC FROM LEGACY ACTS! But, fret not, there's still some life left in this band, hell... some of their best work is from this era. (Some) Guess what y'all? Skinner takes the lead on this episode! (insert dj air horn here) So join the three of us as we talk about everything post Tusk Fleetwood Mac and definitely stick to the task at hand the whole time through, no tangents. 

Return of the Mac, Return of the Mac, (Once again) We're back everyone, and we're talking about Fleetwood Mac's 11th and 12th studio albums Rumors and double album Tusk. 1976 through 1979 was a wild time for the Mac and these albums perfectly sum it up. We're joined with Skinner as we talk about fog bowls, spotify's shocking lack of hole content, cocaine, heartbreak, adultery, excess, Stacey's love of Reverend Horton Heat, cocaine, Bill Skinner, Patti smith in a wind tunnel and cocaine. 

I (Alex) think I lost my mind editing this one, so... there's that. Enjoy!

HO-HO-HO-LY SHIT! We're back y'all!

After a WAY TOO LONG break, we're finally ready to wrap up season one with a three part Fleetwood Mac extravaganza. On part 1 we are focusing on the early iterations of the band from Peter Green, cults, an explanation of legs, sex magik, the new Fleetwood Mac and way too many albums concentrating on dad blues. Our favourite dipshit Eric Clapton even managed to squeeze his way in to their history, because of course he did. So let's begin shall we ? Next week we are focusing on the so called "classic" lineup and their two wildest albums Rumors and Tusk!