TnT's Hit Songs From Mars

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In this episode Tom goes berserk for Björk while Ty is blasé on her quirk. While Tom tries to convince Ty to not be a “jörk” about her work, the boys discuss the annoyingly unrepresentative hits that sometimes define an artist. While figuratively walking in the forest with Björk they manage to get into a discussion about primal guitar rock and the urge to jump off a cliff. Join the gentlemen as they not so quietly discuss the artist from Mars who came down to earth briefly to surprise us all with this unlikely hit!

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
Weezer - Say It Ain't So
Green Day - When I Come Around
Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Björk - It's Oh So Quiet
Tina Charles - I Love to Love
The Sugarcubes - Birthday
Björk - Army of Me
Björk - Isobel
Björk - It's Not Up to You
Supergrass - Caught By the Fuzz
Supergrass - Alright
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
The Clash - Career Opportunities
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult - Wildflower
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Björk - Hyper-Ballad (Family Tree Version)
XTC - Senses Working Overtime

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In this episode, the lads travel back to the disco era where they shake their boo-tays to none other than...Pink Floyd?  As they try to dig the dark Floydian disco groove, they critique some hits (and misses) of rock bands attempting disco and marvel at how the genre penetrated every nook and cranny of the era that bears its name. Ty also offers Tom an olive branch for his unrelenting dissing of producers, which Tom preempts...with a gift.  All and all, it's just another brick in the...strobe light illuminated dance floor?

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
National Lampoon Radio Hour - The Immigrants: "The Hillbillies"
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall pt. 2
Kiss - I Was Made for Lovin' You
Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street
Pink Floyd - Several Species...
Pink Floyd - Money
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Blondie - Call Me
Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Clash - Magnificent Seven
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Rolling Stones - Shine a Light
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne
Alice Cooper- School's Out
Kenny Loggins - Heartlight
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane
Pink Floyd - Us and Them
Andrew Lloyd Webber - Phantom of the Opera
Pink Floyd - Echoes
Chuck Berry - School Day
Smiths - Headmaster Ritual
Rush - Subdivisions

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In this episode, the lads become possessed by the unnerving creepiness of Mike Oldfield's unlikely hit "Tubular Bells", the theme music from the 1973 horror classic The Exorcist.  Thankfully, special guest Joseph Trivers performs a successful exorcism on the dreadful scene, through his exploration of minimalist music and the mechanics of how it confounds, delights, and offers unforeseen avenues of expression. Join the trio for a totally tubular episode of TnT.

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
Brian Eno - 1/1
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (Pt.1)
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter And Daniel Davies - Main Theme from "Halloween"
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Howard Shore - The Uruk-hai
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi
The Shining - He Saw it on the Television
Al Bowlly & Ray noble and His Orchestra - Midnight, the Stars and You
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1971 Demo)
Johannes Brahms - Brahms' Lullaby
Silence of the Lambs - Fava Beans and a nice Chianti
La Monte Young - Composition 1960 No.7
Terry Reilly - Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
Steve Reich - Come Out
Eighth Blackbird - Two Pages
John Cale & Terry Reilly - Church of Anthrax
Steve Reich - It's Gonna Rain, Part 1
Steve Reich - Piano Phase
Terry Reilly - A Rainbow in Curved Air
The Who - Baba O'Reilly
Ann Southam - Rivers Set 1: No. 1
Julius Eastman - Evil N***** (Live)
Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster & Panaiotis - Nike

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In this episode, the lads got them a pod that's as big as whale and it's about to set sail! On route to the B-52s' "Love Shack" they head  down the Atlanta Highway and pick up some shiny happy people including REM, Iggy Pop, Nile Rodgers, and Don Was (Not Was) and...the legendary John Lennon himself? Come Roam (if you want to) with TnT to that little old place where we can get together...

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'em
Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman - Fast Cars
B-52s - Love Shack
Milli Vanilli - Blame It On the Rain
Bad English - When I See You Smile
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire
Billy Joel - You May Be Right
B-52s - Rock Lobster
B-52s - 52 Girls
B-52s - Private Idaho
John Lennon - B-52s Interview
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Chime of Wrens - Billow
Echo and the Bunnymen - Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Chic - Le Freak
Was (Not Was) - Walk the Dinosaur
B-52s - Roam
REM - Shiny Happy People
REM - Me In Honey
REM - What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
Iggy Pop - Candy
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Going to a Go Go

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In this episode Tom presents his Dissertation on Delay to Professor Ralston, who must choose the Hit Songiest Song From Mars from a number of worthy (and not so worthy) candidates. The challenge pits Love and Rockets against The Temptations, Edwin Starr, Tina Turner, Anthrax and Duran Duran. This ignites a compelling discussion on the unlikely bedfellows of Goth Rock, Reggae, Motown, Psychedelia and of course...Bauhaus and Van Halen! It's a ball of confusion you do not want to miss!
Songs:
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded by the Light
Love and Rockets - Ball of Confusion
Love and Rockets - No New Tale to Tell
Rock & Hyde - Dirty Water
Randy Newman - It's Money That Matters
Loverboy - Lovin' Every Minute of it
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
Bauhaus - King Volcano
Bauhaus - Kingdom's Coming
Bauhaus - Slice of Life
Bauhaus - Who Killed Mr. Moonlight
Bauhaus - She's in Parties
Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up
Mutabaruka - Check it!
King Tubby - Double Cross
The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
Bauhaus - Harry
Tones on Tail - Go!
Tones on Tail - Rain
Tones on Tail - Movement of Fear
The Temptations - BOC
Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs' Tears
Edwin Starr - BOC
Tina Turner - BOC
Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do With it
Anthrax - BOC
Duran Duran - BOC
Eugene McDaniels - The Lord is Back
Elvis Presley - Mystery Train

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Now that the Falalalala season is over, time to get into the Trololo! Join the comrades as they revisit the "Golden Age" of YouTube (and perhaps the internet itself) with Eduard Khil's legendary non-lexical vocable masterpiece. As they travel along the Information Superhighway, they find the lost songs of their youth, search for the Sugar Man, and take an unexpected trip to Africa. C'mon and mash it up under the double rainbow with TnT!

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
Jim Bryson - Fleetwood
The Buoys - Timothy
Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator
Caetano Veloso - Maria Bethania
Eduard Khil - Trololo
Baauer - Harlem Shake
Cocomelon - Baby Shark
WITCH - Introduction
Afrorack - Cowbell
Francis Bebey - Coffee Cola
Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Wax Audio - Sad But Superstitious (Metallica/Stevie Wonder mash up)
Antoine Dodson and the Gregory Brothers - Bed Intruder Song
Rodriguez - Sugar Man

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O come all ye faithful and join the lads as they say pogue mahone to Christmas, with that most un-Christmassy of Christmas carols "Fairytale of New York." As they attempt (and fail) to find the true meaning of Christmas, the fellows examine the multi-year process that went into the making of this unlikely holiday classic, debate which Pogues album marked their peak, and examine the life and legacy of the late, great Shane MacGowan. Happy Christmas your arse, we pray god it's no farce!

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
The Pogues - Fiesta
The Pogues - Turkish Song of the Damned
The Pogues - Bottle of Smoke
The Pogues - Streets of Sorrow / Birmingham Six
The Pogues - Worms
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues - I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
The Pogues - The Old Main Drag
Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (early demo)
U2 - New Year's Day
Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me Much
The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey
The Pogues - USA
The Pogues - Yeah, Yeah ,Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (Clean Version)
Jason Kelce & Travis Kelce - Fairytale of Philadelphia
KT Tunstall & Ed Harcourt - Fairytale of New York
John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War is Over)
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime
Nat "King" Cole - The Christmas Song (Alternate Take)
The Pogues - South Australia
The Pogues - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
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Join the lads as they put on their skates and travel back to the roller disco era, grooving to the melodious tones of the Andrea True Connection's "More, More, More."  As they try to keep their balance, the boyz marvel at the crisis turned opportunity that spawned not one but two top-ten hits (more than two decades apart, no less), ponder the origins of the death metal sound, and just try to stay out of the way of the roller derby jammers.  How do you like your TnT?  More, More, More!

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
Garfunkel and Oates - Present Face
Andrea True Connection - More, More, More
Sex-O-Rama - The Money Shot
Jimmy Sturr - Beer Barrel Polka
Jobraith - I'm a Man
David Bowie - Right
Fixx - Saved by Zero
Jim Croce - Roller Derby Queen
Blood Spasm - We Got Cactus
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Bee Gees - Massachusetts
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - Islands in the Stream
Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing
Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan
Stan Rogers - Barrett's Privateers
Len - Steal My Sunshine

Books:
Carrie Harris - Demon Derby

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In this episode, the lads kick back (all day long) on Wet Leg's "Chaise Longue." As they consume a six-pack of warm beer, they examine the Sprechgesang  (speak-singing) approach to music and uncover a long history of talk-pop dating back to the 1960s. They also wrestle with life's bigger questions such as: how a chaise longue became a "lounge," the (in)significance of the Grammys, what makes a hit song stand the test of time, and whether or not your muffin is buttered. So quit sitting over there in your underwear, join TnT and get your degree!

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
Wet Leg - Chaise Longue
Spinal Tap Spontaneous Combustion (Video)
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
The Police - Synchronicity I
Idles - Model Village
Wet Leg - Ur Mum
Wet Leg - Oh No
Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down
Ramones - Judy is a Punk
Big Thief - Real Love
Wolf Alice - Smile
The Hold Steady - Navy Sheets
Dry Cleaning - Hot Penny Day
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Cake - The Distance
The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
Johnny Cash - The Ballad of Ira Hayes
Pavement - Stereo
Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby
Leonard Cohen - Closing Time
The Fall - Totally Wired
The Stranglers - Peaches
Dry Cleaning - Scratchcard Lanyard
Black Flag - Depression
Best of Henry Rollins (Video)
Laurie Anderson - Speak My Language
Radiohead - Myxomatosis

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In this episode, the boyz go for baroque and bet the pot on Pachelbel's smash 1680 hit Canon in D.  With the stakes high, the lads call the bluff of the artists who have incorporated Pachelbel's Canon into their music, up the ante on the idea of a collective unconscious, and are all-in on the importance of being in the right frame of mind to truly appreciate a work of art.  With their cards on the table, Ty calls out Tom's pronunciation of "mauve," but Tom keeps his pokerface, knowing he has an ace-in-the-hole with his cup of Red Rose tea.  Who rakes in the chips?  Tune in and find out...

Songs:
Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology
Palliard - Canon in D -
Arthur Fielder - Sleigh Ride
Vangelis - Chariots of Fire
Aphrodite's Child - Rain and Tears
Démis Roussos - Forever and Ever
Top Pops - Oh Lord, Why Lord?
Parliament - Oh Lord, Why Lord?
Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry
Alphaville - Forever Young
Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
U2 - With Or Without You
Beatles - Let It Be
Maroon 5 - Memories
Buddy Emmons - Canon in D
Raf - Self-Control
Beatles - Because
Bach - "Bouree"
Beatles - Blackbird
Walter Murphy - A Fifth of Beethoven
Gustav Holst - Mars
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Storm
Rachel's - Water From the Same Source
Philip Glass - The Grid
Sufjan Stevens - Jacksonville
Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs

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