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November 2023
Tune Tag #17 with Matty C (Matt Carlson) of "What Am I Making": Rachel Sweet, Stranglers, Bowie, Spoon, Alejandro Escovedo
A TV producer with a cover tune she recorded at 15! A tall-drink Spoon aping a karaoke singer on TV, and a not-Mott Bowie covers a hit song he wrote for…
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🚢Yacht Pop Anchors #3, Beach Boys Edition: Elton John, Ringo Starr, Styx, Eric Carmen...and, Brian
Inspired by, featuring, guesting...whether it's Brian Wilson, or a couple other Beach Boys, this Yacht Pop anchors on the shores of Melodious Island…
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Tune Tag #16 with Jami Smith of "Songs That Saved Your Life": Prince, Big Audio Dynamite, The Slits, Don Letts, Neneh Cherry
Surprisingly, Neil Diamond's 1966 "Cherry, Cherry" didn't show up, but several other Cherrys made Tune Tag appearances! Electric and eclectic, this one!
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🐰Audio Autopsy, 1970: Before Dr. Demento, He Was Warner Bros. Records PR Writer, Barry Hansen
Years before "Weird Al" sent him a life-changing cassette, Dr. Demento interned at Burbank's Label of The Bunny.
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Tune Tag #15 with Kadrian Alvarenga of "First Pressing": Prince, Counting Crows, Madonna, Travis, Paley Brothers, Jesse McCartney
1980s pop royalty link together beautifully with a couple teen faves, and a rare Hudson Brothers sighting! Surprises and the usual twists'n'turns…
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🚢Yacht Pop Anchors #2: Eric Carmen, Sutherland Bros. & Quiver, Grand Funk
We embark on a voyage to a land of lesser-heard classic rock artists & tunes! Yacht Rock Radio might play them, but some of these eluded terrestrial…
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Tune Tag #14 with Amy McGrath Hughes of "Write Hear": Beatles, Wu-Tang Clan, Wings, Lady Gaga, Dee Gees, James McCartney + More!
The Fab Four family gives way to a Clan, then goes Gaga in bowing in the direction of the Fighters of the Foo! To paraphrase the Pure Prairie…
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October 2023
Tune Tag #13 with MK Piatkowski of "Song of the Day": The Fixx, Pat Benatar, Tina Turner, Simple Minds, Holly Knight
A talented songstress relents to playing our game of finding similarities across eras & genres in a variety of songs & artists! Join us in an…
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Inside Tracks #27: "Love or Let Me Be Lonely": Friends of Distinction, 1970 w/ Covers by Paul Davis, Merry Clayton, Maxine Nightingale
They're insistent, and sometimes persistent. "Love or Let Me Be Lonely": A stand-out in the canon of "ultimatum" songs joins The Spinners' "Love or…
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Tune Tag #12 with Nick S: Bowie, Blue Öyster Cult, Jen Chapin, Roches, Corb Lund & More
Curious covers merge into a family affair of sorts, as writer and reader swap tunes that span the genres from country to metal to folk!
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Inside Tracks #26: Sylvia Tyson, "You Were on My Mind"-Ian & Sylvia & Covers by We Five, The Bangles, Joe & Eddie, Crispian St. Peters
How does a song go from original acoustic folk song to an energetic pop rock hit? Inside Tracks: The anatomy of an arrangement.
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