Travel with us back to 1972, to find out why one of the best storytellers in American folk music got his first big hit. Jim Croce used his experiences in Country and Western bars and pool halls, a unique strophic structure and unforgettable characters to create this week’s iconic track: You Don’t Mess Around with Jim.

Why This Song? is a curious new video series about pop music and pop culture. Join us as we explore some of the biggest pop hits of all time and discover WHY they have become beloved for generations.

Is this THE song of summer? Arrow's Hot Hot Hot is known around the world as meaning sunshine and good times. Join our host Chelsea as she explores the story of the Soca party anthem - and why Arrow, from the tiny volcanic island of Montserrat, was able to make a huge global hit. Clue: basslines and hooklines!

Why This Song? is a curious new video series about pop music and pop culture. Join us as we explore some of the biggest pop hits of all time and discover WHY they have become beloved for generations.

POP! POP! POP MUZIK! You may have heard this 1979 hit all over your Tiktok FYP. In this episode, host Chelsea explores why this experimental earworm is inspiring dance crazes 46 years on, and we hear from artist Robin Scott on the power of nonsense lyrics, hanging with the Sex Pistols and the ever-changing world of pop music itself...

Why This Song? is a curious new video series about pop music, and pop culture.We all obsess over music. You can find out everything about your favourite song: how and where it was made, who the artists were…But a fascinating mystery remains: the WHY of the song. Why does it even exist in this world? Why do we love it so much? Why, after all these years, do we still love it?

In this episode we hear from Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie from the hugely successful 80s pop group Thompson Twins. Join host Chelsea Briggs as we explore how Tom and Alannah’s real life break-up lead to ‘Hold Me Now’, and a new mature, soaring sound that became their biggest hit. Discover the emotional backstory, the song’s chart-topping journey, and why this synth-pop gem still resonates today.

Why This Song? is a curious new video series about pop music, and pop culture. Join us as we explore some of the biggest pop hits of all time, and discover WHY they have become beloved for generations.