You Should Know This Song

You Should Know This Song

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  • Godzilla, Dolly Parton, and Skunk?! Well, there goes Tokyo and Rock and Roll! And something unexpected... APEisode 35 is now!

    This time we talk about a few things in the Uncontrolled Substance style, while trying to keep the length of the show a bit more controlled. See what you think. The playlist is available here. We'll introduce some new APEZ family members, and Reid of APEZ has added an easter-egg of sorts to the APEisode. See if you notice.....🤣🤣 

      
    Many years ago someone in Japan had to come up with the noise of Godzilla's roar. These are our kinda people. Try even weirder ideas until something just works! Great things have created with that approach. APEZ are still trying to find the formula in that way. 

    And we dig into Dolly Parton a bit, specifically over her 30 song, 2023 ROCKSTAR album, and the effort to justify her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The effort is incredible and everyone should really check it out. I mean 30 songs with everyone from Rob Halford, to Sting, to Lizzo, to Brandi Carlisle, and Chris Stpleton. There's something in there for you.

    And a little about Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter's involvement with Dolly and deep involvement throughout a LOT of the music we talk about on this show. Way beyond the Doobie Brothers. You Should Know This Musician! Hey! That sounds like the name of our podcast! THE rock lyric challenge podcast, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! Get into it with us in Apeisode 35! Come on you APEZ!

    31 min
  • 34 And you came back for more? Hey! So did we! Are we simpatico? We're all Apez so, must be. It's APEisode 34.

    We give our recent guest Wayne of APEZ, his first correction. Then we're all about Scandal, UFOs, and Bad Motor Scooter Queens in Dire Straights, when we do our ASK AND YE SHALL DECIEVE challenge. And Pretenders mix in with Tennessee Ernie, Sweet, and Styx. What a MIX! Speaking of the MIX, find the playlist here

    We play TUNE THAT NAME, and STARTING LINES also giving some love to artists like INXS, Doctor John, Nine Inch Nails, Black Crowes, Motley Crew, Sweet, Donovan, Bad Co, Bee Gees and more. Have I mentioned the MIX on this show!?!? 

    You won't want to miss this Apeisode and the playlist is going to be insane! So be sure to check it out right after swinging along with us through the jungle of rock and roll on YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! THE Rock n Roll lyric podcast! Thanks for checking it out! Let's go!

    1 hr 12 min
  • But Seriously Folks... Farewell and thanks to Aerosmith, and a sincere tribute to Sir John Mayall. It's APEisode 33

    We're back at it, but with a little less silliness (kind of). We're still APEZ, but we all lost an icon with the passing of John Mayall. We wanted to convey the enormity of his contribution to Rock and Roll. Yes, he was largely a Blues and Jazz musician. However, the number of R&R musicians to pass through his bands is staggering. We even have a special playlist just for this APEisode here.

    We open with some nestkeeping, mentioning recent items of note. The retirement of Aerosmith, and what they've meant to us and to Rock music. New music from Flock of Seagulls, and Reid's definitely APEZworthy Beatles Endeavor.
    Then, we ask your indulgence as we attempt to honor one of the TRUE legends of music in John Mayall. No challenges, very little of the usual sarcasm and attempts at wittiness. Just a heartfelt shot at sharing the deep impact he had on the lives and careers of many, many musicians. The list is long and lustrous, as was Sir Mayall's career.
    So lift a glass, and come join us un toasting the Father of the British Blues, and 'great uncle' to many of Rock and Roll's biggest names. The APEZ get serious for just a minute, and you don't want to miss that. Listen to APEisode 33 now.

    35 min
  • APEZin on a Sunny Afternoon. We may not be smart, but what did you expect! It's APEisode 32!

    Another brilliant, scintillating, informative... OK, let's not kid ourselves, we missed a bunch of these REALLY EASY clues. At least we got a great playlist out of this (available here). We're not the brightest bananas in the bunch some days. But we are havin' fun and nobody hits a home run every time, although even a stopped clock...you know how it goes.

    We bring you Twizt & Shout, featuring songs by Queen, Aerosmith, Heart, Montrose and more. Unfortunately, we had to remind Reid that Ronnie has been gone for some time now. 
    We follow that with some tasty Bean Enchilidaz, but still, we're missing clues here. The Outfield, The Cars, The Stones, both Tina & John are Rollin on the River with other artists. Reid recovers with a nice adlib Metallica Beanz to wrap up the segment.
    We finally get on our own roll with Quick Hitz including songs from Dave Edmunds, Bowie, both Mott & BadCo, and more artist to round out the APEisode.
    We'll do better next time, or maybe not. We aren't proud of our misses, but we do keep trying. And you can improve your own self esteem by guessing those clues we missed in APEisode 32. Let it ROLL!

    59 min
  • Quick, let's clean it all up! We have company coming! Join us in welcoming our 1st Guest on APEisode 31

    Welcome into our space, and PLEAZE help us WELCOME our very first MIXEDAPEZ guest. Wayne, a friend of the podcast is sitting in. We asked him to share his thoughts on the more METAL side of ROCK, but he's good for anything that get's you going. Of course, we still have a playlist, and you can find it here.

    We start off with some thoughts on a couple of upcoming shows Rayce is lucky enough be be attending. And of course, we always suggest you GO SEE LIVE MUSIC and SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BANDS (that's all caps because Rayce is really loud about it.) We reminisce a bit about some acts we've seen, and the legendary St. Louis venue, Mississippi Nights. Then, Reid continues with some albums out recently, and it's definitely stuff you may want to track down.

    After all that great talk (and we had a blast, seriously) we do get in a few challenges. We'vew got Deep Purple, Triumph, Queen, AC/DC, UFO, Quiet Riot, and somehow we end up on Doja Cat? So come on, listen in, play along and have some fun. It's APEisode 31 with MIXEDAPEZ!

    1 hr 18 min
  • Dirty Thirty?!? Is it possible? 30 is the new 20 right?? Dig in to APEisode 30 with us!

    What's good MIXEDAPEZ world? Ready for some YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG?  You can grab the playlist to APEisode 30 HERE. We packed in a lot for the joyride playing ROUTE 66. We're traveling with Bob Seeger, ZZ Top, The Dead, Steely Dan, George Thorogood, and The Good Rats, to places like Miami, Negril, Hollywood, Detroit, Frisco Bay, Santa Fe, and of course back to Rayce'z Wentzville,Oasizzzzz. 

    WHAT THEN YOU ASK? Well, Your Mother Should Know! (queue circular logic comedy routine). But also, Only You Know And I Know, and that's Bloody Well Right! You're thinkin, Ain't That Peculiar? Can you Guess Who the American Woman is? She's a Free Bird, who's on a Free Ride to go out Twistin' The Night Away. 

    If that don't blow your skirt up, check out Starting Linez and please do better at guessing them than we did. 'Til Tuesday, Squeeze, Argent, Prince, Rolling Stones, XTC, Deep Purple, Queen....actually Reid of Apez pretty much fails on this part of the show. Shame of Apez is hard to rebound from, but THE SHOW MUST GO APEZ!    OH AND HEY! Check out the PLAYLIST after the show! On You Should Know This Song! THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!

    1 hr 21 min
  • Hey Tommy! Can you hear us? If you need assistance to hear to APEisode 29, We Can Make IT Happen! Yeah... APEisode29

    What's transpiring APEZ peoplez? Welcome to more of YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG, on MIXEDAPEZ RADIDIO, from Rayce'z Oasiz! Aside from the fact we've got playlistz now......HAVE YOU HEARD?? PLAYLISTZ! Playlist for this APEisode is available here. 

    After some "Jane you ignorant slut", and nezt-keeping about Uriah Heep and about Love N Rockets, it's on with some chat about The Tokens and the song Lion Sleeps Tonight and Solomon Linda, and Neil Sedaka, and other related Tokens stuff. Then the cool idea of choosing a theme band/artist/era/genre for vacation or a trip or maybe project. Rayce tried to make Cake his vacation band. 

    NEXT: We got our hands on the set lists for the St. Louis area 90s cover band 'Hello Newman', and we're using them as our show list material. First talking about the songs kinda 'Uncontrolled Substance' style, then MixedUpz challenges for a while too! Silverchair, LIVE, Sponge, Sublime, Harvey Danger, Toadies, STP, RHCP, Collective Soul, Foos, Black Crowes, and a couple dozen more. It's gonna be a BIG playlist! CHECK IT OUT WITH US on You Should Know This Song! THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST! Apeisode 29! 

    1 hr 18 min
  • Playlists? You're talking about Playlists, You kidding me? Playlists? It's APEisode28!

    Welcome to APEisode 28 of YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! We start off with some big news We have PLAYLISTS for EVERY APEisode! you can find the one for this episode here. We're kind of a big deal now. 

    And after we bellow about playlists for a while we roll on. Reid recalls the band Trapeze, leading Rayce into his mea culpa about not knowing his back end from a hole in the ground when it comes to the different Deep Purple line-ups. We talk about Connections, (not the song the PBS series) for just a minute, and 

    FINALLY we get to some (ONE SIDED) challenges. Beatles, 10CC, Jackson Brown, Dire Straits and the Stones all make appearances. We just can't help it. Come on, let's go! It's APEisode 28!

    52 min
  • WE'RE SLICING CAKE! Learning To Crawl. Aaannndd Digging In The Dirt. HEY! Get your Apez in here! Get APEisode 27 now!
    ReidApez has a dumb road trip game idea for the listeners. His first dumb idea maybe? Hhhmmm....The actual show is MixedUpz. It's rock challenges in a blender!! From Hollywood Vampires, to People Who Died, to Dead Milkmen, and Joe's Garage. Get the playlist HERE, or at www.youshouldknowthissong.com/APEisodes
     
    From The Beginning, there's No New Tale To Tell, but I Want To Hold Your Hand (did I just make it weird?). Weirder when we start gargling on about the continuum of cycles of rock music over the decades, remixing and reanimating old as new again. It gets Kinks-y for a bit. Alabama Shakes it up, and before you know it Closing Time. But you KNOW we just keep rollin. 
     
    Come on in!!
    1 hr 5 min
  • Back to it, break's OVER! You're No Good, your Good Lovin's Gone Bad, but still, you Make Me Smile! It's APEisode 26

    We're back to business (APEZ Businezz). After going blabber only in our 25th, we're tossing challenges again in APEisode 26. And there's a bunch!

    BREAKING NEWS! Going forward, all our APEisodes will have an accompanying playlist. Find this episodes playlist HERE. We are also filling the old APEisodes as well. 

    Starting w Prime Twizt & Shout, we include songs from Bad Co, Foghat, Chicago, R.E.M., and a bunch more. Of course we rumble our way through the jungle of clues, and come out pretty much OK (mostly!).

    We start Quick Hitz by STEALING EACH OTHER'S CLUES! We've got songs from Billy Idol, the KING, Wang Chung, Aretha, and the Boys from he Beach, just to name a few. 

    Closing with Starting Linez, (that doesn't sound right?) we visit with Donovan, Joe Jackson, Deep Purple, Don Dixon, Rick James, and a bunch of other artists from all over the genre. 

    It's good to get back on track, and deliver the goods to the APEZ out there. Let's ROCK & ROLL!

    1 hr 4 min

About You Should Know This Song

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Two old friends challenge each other with rock/pop lyrics, and spend some time commenting on the music we know and love.