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The song with the best video of all time? A song with lots of Grammy awards under its belt? Inspired by a track about a train. This is Lonely Boy by The Black Keys.

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Grammys performance:

Train Kept A Rollin - John Burnette

Rolling Stone feature:

Sydney Morning Herald feature:

Interview with Derrick T. Tuggle (the guy in the video) for Spin:

Talking about the single-not-single The Views From the Afternoon with my friend CJ. I recommend watching the video for this song on Youtube before listening to this episode. The Buddha story will make more sense to you!

We had the International Women's Day this week and nothing more appropriate than telling the story behind an anthem of woman empowerment! "Woman" is a track by Karen O's project with Danger Mouse, Lux Prima, which is a masterpiece in itself.

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Looking into "Come On Over" is looking into the history of Royal Blood. This episode contains several different demos of this track and it will make you realise Royal Blood are doing just fine without a guitar! Also, you need to check out the acoustic live version I dug out from back in 2011. I can't stop listening to it and I think you'll have it on repeat too!

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Come On Over (Official video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG1gRK5b_v0

Bass & Drum demo https://youtu.be/QX6Q5EMSvWU

Demo with guitar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHB0_LQjWFU

Come On Over Acoustic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unRMiZAz_LI

T in the Park 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRCeHsOKoMw

Drowned in Sound interview http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4148134-royal-bloods-track-by-track-guide-to-their-debut-album

Dorset Echo interview https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/leisure/stage/15679996.mike-kerr-and-ben-thatcher-on-royal-bloods-approach-to-making-music/

We went a bit philosophical this week and took a deep look at the lyrics of Vienna by Billy Joel. Ever wondered why this song is called Vienna in the first place? 

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Leaked soundchecks, the feud with Amorphous Androgynous and Noel's 3-hair follicles...

The Undersong is a weekly podcast where I tell stories about my favourite tracks and the music from the countries I visit in my nomadic journey.

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