After a two week hiatus, here is the season 7 finale of What lYric. The theme is 80’s music. The special guest is my wonderful, amazing, athletic, and beautiful girlfriend: Raquel Burns. We go over Obsession by Animotion, Take on Me by A-ha, and Love Is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar. My Q&A with Raquel is near the 40 minute mark. A big thank you to Raquel for joining me! She is amazing and did a fantastic job breaking down all the song lyrics. As always there are podcast questions, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @jd4unc to share your answers and get a shoutout in the next episode. Also thank you to Tate Godwin for leveling the audio. The season finale is long, but worth every minute. Thank you to all my fans and listeners. The continued support means a lot. Season 8 of What lYric will feature song battles stay tuned for that. Season 8 Episode 1 will come out before Monday October 4th.

Music Credits For This Episode: Intro THE SCOTTS by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi, Obsession by Animotion, Take on Me by A-ha, and Love Is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar. The outro Midsummer Madness Instrumental Prko.

Sources: Lyricfind.com, Musixmatch.com, and YouTube.

This week I go over Linkin Park again. The first Linkin Park episode was season 3 episode 4 and has over 800 listens, so I wanted to circle back to them. Linkin Park has a heavy rock vibe with tough but intriguing lyrics. I go over One Step Closer, Battle Symphony, and others. The Y is What I’ve Done. Big shout out and thank you to Tate Godwin for fixing the audio mishap. I really appreciate it fam. As always there are great podcast questions. Send me a DM on Instagram to @jd4unc with your answers to get a great big shoutout in the next episode. If you have not yet, go check out the last episode about my grandpa Jim. Thanks for listening, leave a like, a review, and share with a friend.

Music Credits For This Episode: Intro THE SCOTTS by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi, One Step Closer, Lying From You, Crawling, and Battle Symphony by Linkin Park. The Y is What I’ve Done by Linkin Park. The outro Midsummer Madness Instrumental Prko.

Sources: Lyricfind.com, Musixmatch.com, Loudwire.com “The Ten Best Linkin Park Songs” by Chad Childers, Kerrang.com “The 20 Greatest Linkin Park Songs Ranked” by Sam Law, Genius.com, and YouTube.

James P. Hudson, most called him Jim Hudson, I called him Grandpa Jim or Grandpa. My grandpa was kind, funny, smart, athletic, charismatic, a friend to all, and much more. He was a great magician, piano player, and a great tennis and pickle ball player. My grandpa loved to travel. He also had amazing jokes that always made me laugh. Go Cats! Thanks for being the best grandpa ever! I will always love you and miss you. Love Jonathan.

Music Credits For This Episode: Puff The Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul, and Mary. Tea For Two by Art Tatum.

Sources: Genius

On this episode I go over The Lumineers. They are a folk rock band from Denver Colorado. I go over Ophelia, Flowers In Your Hair, Salt and The Sea, and more. The Lumineers have a soulful feel to their songs. I enjoyed this episode. Also, What lYric hit 5,000 listens! Big thanks to everyone who listens and supports the podcast I really appreciate it. As always there are podcast questions, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @jd4unc to share your answers and get a shoutout in the next episode. If you have not yet, go check out the last episode with one of my best friends Michael Jordt. Thanks for listening, leave a like, a review, and share with a friend.

Music Credits For This Episode: Intro THE SCOTTS by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi, Stubborn Love, Ophelia, Flowers In Your Hair, and Salt and The Sea all by The Lumineers. The Y is Ho Hey by The Lumineers. The outro Midsummer Madness Instrumental Prko.

Sources: Lyricfind.com, Returnofrock.com “The Lumineers Songs Ranked” by Returnofrock Staff, Billboard.com “Chart History The Lumineers” by Billboard Staff, Genius.com, and YouTube.

On this episode I have professional disc golfer and my great friend Michael Jordt join the show. We discuss the best disc golf anthem, disc golf in general, and the Olympics. We also go over Subdivisions by Rush, Winnebago by Vally & Rocket, Sanguine Paradise by Lil Uzi Vert and more. Make sure to listen to the end where I ask Jordt all sorts of fun questions. Jordt’s disc golf tips will improve your game. As always there are podcast questions feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @jd4unc to share your answers and get a shoutout in the next episode. This episode is long but worth every minute. Big thanks to Jordt for joining the podcast I had a blast doing this episode. Thanks to Tate Godwin for leveling the audio. Thanks for listening, leave a like, a review, and share with a friend.

Go Follow Michael Jordt on Instagram: @mjordt99

Time Stamps for two important parts:

Intro and Winnebago: Start - 23:53

Q&A With Jordt: 1:13:44 - End

Disclaimer: This episode is explicit due to the Sanguine Paradise lyrics and includes cursing, references to sex, and violence.

Music Credits For This Episode: Intro THE SCOTTS by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi, Winnebago by Vally & Rocket, Subdivisions by Rush, Eleven by Khalid ft. Summer Walker, Eyes Closed by Halsey, and Sanguine Paradise by Lil Uzi Vert. The outro Midsummer Madness Instrumental Prko.

Sources: Lyricfind.com, Musixmatch.com, Genius.com, and YouTube.

This week I dive into five songs related to gratitude. I feel like being thankful and letting others know you are thankful for them is important. I am super thankful for my fans and supporters. This episode features Thankful by Kelly Clarkson, Thank You by Kehlani, and three other fantastic songs. As always there are podcast questions, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @jd4unc to share your answers and get a shoutout in the next episode. If you have not yet, go check out the last episode on Lil Uzi Vert. Thanks for listening, leave a like, a review, and share with a friend.

Music Credits For This Episode: Intro THE SCOTTS by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi, Thank You by Kehlani, Thank You For This Day by Karen Drucker, Thankful by Kelly Clarkson, and Kind and Generous by Natalie Merchant. The Y is Thank U by Alanis Morissette. The outro Midsummer Madness Instrumental Prko.

Sources: Lyricfind.com, Musixmatch.com, Songlyrics.com, Genius.com, Spinditty.com “100 Best Thank You Songs” by Ansel Pereira, and YouTube.

For this episode I go over five of my favorite songs by Lil Uzi Vert. Lil Uzi Vert is a great rapper with phenomenal beats and interesting lyrics. My favorite lyric of the episode is “Pull out the snapchats on me I aint got no snapchat homie I think it’s too personal that’s what I got Twitter for Instagram I’ll bag your girl.” That is a very funny line from Erase Your Social. I also went over Sauce It Up, Money Longer, and others. As always there are podcast questions, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @jd4unc to share your answers and get a shoutout in the next episode. If you have not yet, go check out the last episode about funny lyrics. Thanks for listening, leave a like, a review, and share with a friend.

Disclaimer: This episode is explicit due to the lyrics and includes cursing, references to sex, and violence.

Music Credits For This Episode: Intro THE SCOTTS by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi, The Way Life Goes, Erase Your Social, Sauce It Up, and Money Longer all by Lil Uzi Vert. The Y is XO TOUR Lif3 by Lil Uzi Vert. The outro Midsummer Madness Instrumental Prko.

Sources: Lyricfind.com, Musixmatch.com, Genius.com, Billboard.com “Lil Uzi Vert’s 15 Best Songs: Critic’s Pick” by Michael Saponara, Allmusic.com “Lil Uzi Vert Artist Biography” by David Jeffries, The Pop Song Professor “Wait. So Lil Uzi Vert Can be deep? XO Tour Lif3” on YouTube, and YouTube.

This episode I go over a handful of funny lyrics that make me laugh. The episode ends with a comical song for the Y. I enjoyed doing this episode. I go over Temperature by Tyga, Crazy Frog, Uptown Funk, and others. As always there are podcast questions, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @jd4unc to share your answers and get a shoutout in the next episode. If you have not yet, go check out the last episode about a trip through the 1990’s. Thanks for listening, leave a like, a review, and share with a friend.

One correction: Uptown Funk is by Mark Ronson and Features Bruno Mars.

Music Credits For This Episode: Intro THE SCOTTS by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi, Temperature by Tyga, Like A Boss by Lonely Island, Hard Body by Lil Wayne, Lose Yourself by Eminem, Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, Whoopty by CJ, and Crazy Frog Axel F. Axel F originally by Harold Faltermeyer. Party in the C.I.A. by “Weird Al” Yankovich. The outro Midsummer Madness Instrumental Prko.

Sources: Lyricfind.com, Musixmatch.com, Genius.com, Lifehack.org “47 All-Time Funniest Songs to Cheer You Up” by Anna Chui, bestlifeonline.com “The 30 Funniest Rap Lyrics of All Time” by Emerald Catron, upvenue.com “The 35 Funniest Songs of All Time” by Terry, and YouTube.

Happy 4th of July to everyone. This week I have a new intro with heavy opening sounds: THE SCOTTS. In this episode I take everyone on a trip through the 1990’s. The 90’s had great bands with lyrical gems throughout. I got over Gangsta’s Paradise, No Scrubs, and the Y: Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit. It was a fun episode. Let me know what you think of the new intro. DM me on Instagram @jd4unc. As always there are podcast questions, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @jd4unc to share your answers and get a shoutout in the next episode. If you have not yet, go check out the last episode featuring guest YP Young Phil. Thanks for listening, leave a like, a review, and share with a friend.

Music Credits For This Episode: Intro THE SCOTTS by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi, No Scrubs by TLC, How Do I Live by LeAnn Rimes, Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio, and End Of The Road by Boyz || Men. The Y is Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. The outro Midsummer Madness Instrumental Prko.

Sources: Lyricfind.com, Musixmatch.com, Billboard.com “The Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 Hits of the 1990’s” by Elias Leight, Liveabout.com “The Best 100 Songs From The 1990’s” by Bill Lamb, Rollingstone.com “50 Best Songs of the Nineties” by Rob Sheffield, Radiox.co.uk “How a Deodorant made Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit the biggest song of the 90’s” by Radiox.co.uk Staff, Genius, and YouTube.

This episode I am joined by the best rapper to graduate from Guilford College: Phillip. Phillip is known in the music world as Young Phil or YP. This episode is one of the longer ones so I will put time codes below, but it is definitely worth listening to the whole thing.  We go over four songs from his most recent EP: Find Peace. We also went over Fur Coat Summer. Go follow YP on Instagram and Twitter. His usernames are below. Big thanks to YP for joining the podcast and talking about his music. Also shout out to Tate for leveling the audio for this episode. Make sure you go check out all of YP’s music on Apple Music, Spotify, and all other streaming platforms look up YP Young Phil. Thanks for listening, leave a like, a review, and share with a friend. Finally, happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. A special happy Father’s Day to my Dad. Thanks for being the best dad out there!

Instagram: ypthisbangs

Twitter: ypthisbangs

Time Codes:

Introduction: Start – 7:23

Patience: 7:25 – 19:55

Vengeance: 19:58 – 35:28

Fast: 35:30 – 45:12

Morning: 45:20 – 59:13

Fur Coat Summer: 59:28 – 1:08:12

Podcast Questions: 1:08:21 – 1:09:46

Questions to get to know YP: 1:09:47 – 1:24:48

YP’s Socials and how to find his music: 1:24:50 – 1:25:59

Outro: 1:26:00 – End

Music Credits For This Episode: Intro The Alan Parsons Project Sirius, Patience, Vengeance, Fast, and Morning all by YP. Fur Coat Summer by YP & Cascade. The outro Midsummer Madness Instrumental Prko.

Sources: YouTube