“This is such a hard question…curse you”

Wednesday’s album Rat Saw Good is beginning to crop up on a number of end of year best of lists…it is a fantastic record full of feeling and texture and deserves such a positive response. I had the pleasure of catching up with Karly earlier this year, before the record was released and before the band performed a brilliant show at the Rotondes, Karly had this to say about the legitimacy of a Song 2 rule…

In this week’s episode, I hereby give my advance apologies for the fact you’ll be singing this one till the cows come home...

….and if they don’t return at curfew, I am sorry for that too. We are talking about Foreigner’s Cold As Ice… Now, I’ve checked lists, lots of them, and they say mostly the same thing, Juke Box Hero is Foreigner’s best song. It too, is a Song 2, but is taken from their fourth album, where as Cold As Ice is lifted from their eponymous debut, released a full 4 years earlier.

“For me, I want to make complete and solid bodies of work, not just a collection of songs, it’s not a mixtape…it’s a movie...”

This one has been on our mind for ever…..and I mean forever. We spoke with Loyle Carner a lifetime ago, and, if we are being thoroughly transparent, we let things pile up so high that we no longer saw this one an had feared it lost. Thankfully, due to a complicated and convoluted filing system I was able to dig it out and dust it off for you. One of the best original voices of a generation, here is Loyle Carner’s take on the importance of Song 2… or should that be Song 3.

"I take a lot of influence from Interpol and The Shins"

We had spoken with JoJo of Heartworms back when the stunning EP A Comforting Notion was first released, since then the band have gone from strength to strength, picking up an incredible amount of press and, working with super-producer Dan Carey has dropped the incredible May I Comply on Speedy Wunderground. Jojo takes on the Song 2 question here, and inform us that an awful lot of her thinking is done on the toilet…your welcome.

On this week’s Song 2, we are squarely in no argument territory.

You can try but we will fold our arms, turn our backs and wait it out. Let’s turn the dials back to 1967, to a time when one of the most distinguishable guitar riffs was made. We are, of course, talking about the second song from Cream’s second album Disraeli Gears. And that song is… Sunshine Of Your Love.

"You want to start strong, and you want to end strong, but, really, every song needs to be a SONG 2"

Shortly before hitting the stage at den Atelier, Steve Miller caught up with multi-platinum selling and viral sensation Oliver Tree, to get his take on Song 2. Oliver is a straight shooter, basically every song needs to be a SONG 2. And yes, second songs are indeed vital, but every other track needs to hit that height too. Enjoy… Oliver Tree on this week’s Song 2.

Did you know this song was inspired by a pedestrian crossing

A record breaker in many ways, Billie Eilish’s breakout hit, remains one of her best and best known tracks.

Our very own DB3 caught up with the SoM axe-slayer to discuss the Song 2 theory.

Ben is cut from the vinyl cloth and, as such, has a few opinions on music consumption. He gets the point of Song 2 but thinks it's the home of the single...which is kinda a proof of a decent pudding.

This week we are talking about The Rasmus’ absolutely huge single In The Shadows.

Released in Finland in January 2003, the biggest single from album Dead Letters, achieved considerable chart success throughout Europe and Oceania...

Sam Steen took the Song 2 theory to the Stranglers' bassist

It was one of those half in, half out ones. Like getting into a cold swimming pool. It's nice... once you're in...