It's the most adorable song of the 1990's on this week's episode! Bob your head and feel the warm hug that is "I Love You Always Forever," a song that is somehow amazing even though its title feels like it was made up by a random song generator that translates from English to Korean and back. In this episode:

- We award this song the 1st ever (and highly prestigious) Cal Naughton Jr Memorial Bridesmaid Award.

- We play “Name that Female One-Hit Wonder” and you can scream at Rob from your home or car as he struggles to think of Shawn Colvin! 

-How old was Donna Lewis when this song came out?

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It’s the perfect intersection of Valentine’s month and Black History Month—Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” is without a doubt one of the greatest love songs ever penned, and Al Green is without a doubt one of the smoothest dudes to ever pick up a mic. Also in this episode:

-We play a round of “Who’s the Reverend”

- Modern vs Classic Production, and the coolness of not feeling the need to sound big

- The interesting career of mixer Terry Manning 

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The pop hit that made David Bowie a mainstream star and introduced Stevie Ray Vaughan to the world is our topic this week, and we've put on our red shoes, which are obviously a metaphor for...systemic racism? Oh, wait. I mean, of course. Also in this episode:

- The original version of "Twist and Shout" sucks super bad!

- Rob does an astonishingly awful job of identifying “cowbell songs”

- We tremble like a FLOWWWWWHAGHHHHH

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Happy Valentine's Day! We’re celebrating 100 episodes with a very special in-studio guest: artist and songwriter extraordinaire Dave Barnes! We had the privilege to pick the brain of one of modern Country and Christian music’s most prolific and successful songwriters (Blake Shelton’s #1 smash “God  Gave Me You” is among his bevy of hits, which inludes cuts from Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, and so many more).

In this episode:

- Ed Cash and the importance of honest producers in the writing and crafting process

- Playing emotional songs live

- Getting the right cover art to convey your album

- The four songs Dave would choose to start his own Great Song Podcast

- Dave plays a new game called  “CCM or Superhero”

- GET DAVE’S NEW SINGLE, streaming NOW on all major platforms!

- HUGE thanks to Annie F. Downs, author, teacher, and host of That Sounds Fun, for allowing us into her studio to record with Dave in person. Give Annie a follow on Twitter at @anniefdowns, and subscribe to That Sounds Fun—it might just change your life!

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Season 5 kicks off with a true American icon: the Man in Black, Johnny Cash, and his signature song. We'll walk you through Johnny's story, including the writing of the song by June Carter Cash (well, probably) and Merle Kilgore. Also in this episode:

- Country & Western vs Bro Country

- Supergroups

- Rob laughs so hard he almost dies on air

- Johnny's fight to expose unfair treatment of Native Americans

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We're so excited to announce the start of Season 5, coming at you first thing Friday, February 7 with "Ring of Fire" by the legendary Johnny Cash! This season is already one of our favorites, and we can't wait to share these episodes with you. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and join our community online for almost daily shenanigans!

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The most epic song of the 1990's is the perfect finish to an epic Season 4! Settle in for the journey into Jim Steinman's insane musical drama and the story of the sexiest lip-sync job of all time!

Also in this episode:

- Rob pronounces Van Halen dead (insert sad emoji)

- The insane (and professionally tragic) story of Lorraine Crosby, female vocalist on this song

- Fat-shaming and the story behind Meat Loaf’s real and stage names…if you can believe him

- The devastating Universal backlot fire and cover-up

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RIVALRY WEEK, ROUND 2

If you’ve been with us on the show before, you may already know how JP feels about Dave Grohl. Well this week you’re gonna find out why. Rivalry Week Pt 2 focuses on “Monkey Wrench” by the band Rob considers to be the Great Rock Hope, those lovable Foo Fighters! 

Let us know whose side you land on in this rare disagreement between our two beloved co-hosts, and as always, rate the show and leave us a review to help the show get in front of more folks, and connect with us for Shenanigans, merch, and more!

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RIVALRY WEEK returns for Season 4--Rob and JP go head-to-head on something one loves and one hates! 

In week 1, we talk the Grease soundtrack, which JP loves and Rob detests. 

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We know you wanna leave us, but we refuse to let you go! Let's sing with some soul this week as we dig into the Temptations' enduring hit, "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." In this episode:

- The opening drum fill, and how you can tell which Motown drummer played on which track

- The Funk Brothers, “Hitsville, USA” and a glimpse into the amazing Motown machine

-Quite a bit of tax evasion and/or sexual assault

-Rick Astley totally sucks the soul out of this song

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