Word In Your Ear

By Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex GoldMusic Music Commentary Music Interviews Music History

Word In Your Ear episodes

June 25, 2020 Word Podcast 331 - It's the Bob Dylan Lyric Generator!
In which we ponder rock and roll stage names, the immortal gag that launched Billy Connolly, KT Tunstall versus the streaming system and best guests on chat shows - and the only British Prime Minister to ever host one.

That PM and his chat show ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4kS15y5MDE

KT Tunstall on the Broken Record Campaign ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08hw0xl
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42 min
June 20, 2020 Word Podcast 330
In which we contemplate pop stars' statues, 50th anniversary albums, excruciating things actors do in Lockdown, fictitious Monsters of Rock, the curious tale of Madonna's Ray Of Light and the best/worst things about Oasis. The Southsea Alternative Choir with Love’s Johnny Echols doing Alone Again Or …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Oeg5J028uI ... and (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding with Nick Lowe …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1yfkye_qR4The London Symphony demonstrating their instruments: https://youtu.be/TMUwtGuOzFMSubscribe to our Patreon for exclusive content and benefits: http://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear
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47 min
June 18, 2020 Word Podcast 330
In which we contemplate pop stars' statues, 50th anniversary albums, excruciating things actors do in Lockdown, fictitious Monsters of Rock, the curious tale of Madonna's Ray Of Light and the best/worst things about Oasis.

The Southsea Alternative Choir with Love’s Johnny Echols doing Alone Again Or …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Oeg5J028uI

... and (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding with Nick Lowe …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1yfkye_qR4

The London Symphony demonstrating their instruments. https://youtu.be/TMUwtGuOzFM
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47 min
June 12, 2020 Word Podcast 329
In which we spot the fake Country & Western song titles and ponder the man who launched the Undertones, Classics that leave us cold, eternally comforting sitcoms and the analogue childhood of Andy Partridge.Subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive content and benefits: http://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear
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39 min
June 11, 2020 Word Podcast 329
In which we spot the fake Country & Western song titles and ponder the man who launched the Undertones, Classics that leave us cold, eternally comforting sitcoms and the analogue childhood of Andy Partridge.
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39 min
June 06, 2020 Word Podcast 328 - There's no fame like LP cover fame!
In which we play the Stackwaddy Game with power pop and the UFO club, wonder how come artists remake their classic albums, explain why nobody truly wanted Little Feat to be massive, ponder the one relationship in a rock star's which matters more than marriage and look at a bunch of album covers which accidentally made a few members of the public famous.Get access to each podcast before it goes public (and in vision as well as sound) by becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear
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42 min
June 05, 2020 Podcast 328 - There's no fame like LP cover fame!
In which we play the Stackwaddy Game with power pop and the UFO club, wonder how come artists remake their classic albums, explain why nobody truly wanted Little Feat to be massive, ponder the one relationship in a rock star's which matters more than marriage and look at a bunch of album covers which accidentally made a few members of the public famous.
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42 min
May 29, 2020 Word Podcast 327 - It's three lemons in a row...
... for Richard Thompson!In which we ponder the hellhounds on Robert Johnson's trail, the song Randy Newman's second wife let him write about his first, the BBC's upcoming re-run of Live Aid and the longest-running rock and roll marriages.Get early access to every Word Podcast via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear
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46 min
May 28, 2020 Podcast 327: It's three lemons in a row for Richard Thompson!
In which we ponder the hellhounds on Robert Johnson's trail, the song Randy Newman's second wife let him write about his first, the BBC's upcoming re-run of Live Aid and the longest-running rock and roll marriages.
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46 min
May 22, 2020 Word Podcast 326 - the Sony Walkman's 40th birthday...
... and how Astrid Kirchherr invented Indie.In which we update the Pink Floyd wars, remember launching Q and marinade in the calming qualities of Lee Sklar's lockdown bass adventures.Lee Sklar – on bass guitar!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSNv41kVJs0 Curt Smith and daughter …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSf5-TelBuw Astrid Kirchherr’s portraits of the Beatles …https://www.invaluable.com/artist/kirchherr-astrid-4euya6a1cw/sold-at-auction-prices/
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54 min

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Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio…