It was the late 1980s and my sister had the cassette of this album by Tears for Fears. I listened to it from start to finish numerous times. While it is notable for the big radio hit singles Shout and Everybody Wants to Rule the World, it's impossible to find a bad track among the 8 songs. What I really liked about it was…
Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky-- dammit this song is catchy! This episode of the Is This Song Good podcast brings on the honky tonky twang with a side (or back) of mullet. Turns out, this was the song our hillbilly neighbors were listening to in the early 90s. Yee-haw! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byQIPdHMpjc
This week's episode gets drunk on the British pub anthem Tubthumping by Chumbawamba that invaded the United States in the late 1990s. This popular song came out of nowhere, and we want to know why people liked it so much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc
This week we're taking on the mighty Thunder by Imagine Dragons. What makes this song so popular? Tune in to find out. Maybe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKopy74weus
Season 3 of the Is This Song Good? podcast is full speed ahead. These hit songs need very little introduction, but we want to know what makes them popular and/or attractive to the average listener. This week we put the smack down on Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time hit single. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-u5WLJ9Yk4
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRtEdQHS6eQDt6x0U07wSHcIy67Z-wEIm&si=lLlqQX0-YgUMdgs1 A deep dive into the complete discography of the band Weezer. https://youtu.be/ab5WvwfLuLM?si=nMxJB650fHZfXQio
Its back, the 64tacos Christmas Music Playlist. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0ID_xbWhWjExhNqKTyqEevIytbGCn8TM Not your grandmas Christmas playlist
This is a special episode of the Is This Song Good podcast. Just in time for Christmas, we are joined by a special guest to discuss the good and bad of Christmas music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVNDkC4pBz8
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRtEdQHS6eQDelNLJkQMXGccT904lvrub&feature=share Here is the complete playlist from our second season of Is This Song Good? This season we discussed cover versions of 15 different songs. This playlist includes the cover version.
Johnny Cash gets his paws on the depressing Nine Inch Nails song Hurt and we discuss the transitions of song meanings in this week's episode of the Is This Song Good? podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHCfZTRGiI
