The Backstory

By Tom Bridwell & Chris Holt

Old friends, working musicians, and noted know-it-alls, Tom Bridwell & Chris Holt expound on the backstory of a classic song and explain what makes it great.... more

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The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.

The Backstory episodes:

February 21, 2025 The Backstory #26 - Posthumous Success & Cult Fame pt. 2 - Nick Drake
The 2nd part of a series we're calling "Posthumous Success & Cult Fame," focusing on the artist that was significantly appreciated after he was gone - Nick Drake
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32min
February 21, 2025 The Backstory #25 - Posthumous Success & Cult Fame pt. 1 - Big Star
The first part of a series we're calling "Posthumous Success & Cult Fame," focusing on the band that was significantly appreciated after they were gone - Big Star
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46min
June 19, 2024 The Backstory #24 - Paul Is Dead
We dispel the absurd conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney has been dead since 1966.
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45min
March 05, 2024 The Backstory #23 - We Are The World
We nourish on 1985's hunger-fighting hymn, We Are The World by supergroup USA For Africa.
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58min
January 19, 2024 The Backstory #22 - The Skynyrd Plane Crash
We recount the details of the infamous plane crash that killed members of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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27min
January 19, 2024 The Backstory #21 - Radio, Radio
We discuss the controversial song by Elvis Costello that led to his 12-year ban from SNL.
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27min
September 29, 2023 The Backstory #20 - Lost Guitars
Cholt regales us with two oddly similar stories of famous lost then found Gibson Les Pauls.
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33min
September 25, 2023 The Backstory #19 - Nothing Compares 2U
We remember Sinéad O'Connor and her powerful cover of Nothing Compares 2U.

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39min
May 02, 2023 The Backstory #18 - Chords, Lyrics, and Court
We discuss songs that sound like other songs.
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1h 14min
May 02, 2023 The Backstory #17 - Bittersweet Symphony
We discuss the bittersweet history of The Verve's, Bittersweet Symphony.

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29min

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