Tag: perfect pop
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Episode 1857: Perfect Pop: Blitzen Trapper – ‘Country Caravan’
Patrick was inspired by Scot Isom’s trio of Perfect Pop songs, so he gets into the act today with a song from 2007 by Blitzen Trapper.
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Episode 1856: Perfect Pop: Guadalcanal Diary – ‘Trail of Tears’
Scot Isom wraps up a trio of Perfect Pop selections with one from a band that came from Georgia… no, not that one!
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Episode 1855: Perfect Pop: DOA ‘War’
Scot Isom is back for a second day of Perfect Pop and he goes north of the border for classic punk band DOA, who tear up a version of a well-known tune.
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Episode 1854: Perfect Pop: Operator Please – ‘Just A Song About Ping-Pong’
Scot Isom sent in a few Perfect Pop picks and we dug into them to start the week. First up is a song from a New Zealand band that’s, you know, just about ping pong.
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Episode 1837: Perfect Pop: The Oranges Band – “OK Apartment”
Patrick adds a song to the Perfect Pop pantheon, this time turning to his indie rock roots for a track from 2003 by the Oranges Band, “OK Apartment.”
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Episode 1712: Perfect Pop: Pastor T. L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir, Amanaz
Jim brings two weeks of Perfect Pop to a fitting conclusion with two masterpieces from the Seventies. Listen as he discusses “Like A Ship” by Pastor T. L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir and “Khala My Friend” by Zambian band Amanaz.
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Episode 1711: Perfect Pop: The Smiths, Old 97’s, Neko Case
Urb Fernandez checks in from New Jersey with tales of hearing songs on the radio and hearing them turn into perfect pop. He discusses The Smiths (“How Soon is Now?”), Old 97’s (“Timebomb”) and Neko Case (“Star Witness”).
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Episode 1710: Perfect Pop: Howlin’ Wolf, John Hiatt, Eddie Floyd
Kurt Gallagher drops in with a trio of perfect pop picks. He muses on glorious songs from Howlin’ Wolf (“Killing Floor”), John Hiatt (“Memphis in the Meantime”) and Eddie Floyd (“Knock on Wood”).
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Episode 1709: Perfect Pop: “Hey Joe”
Bob Peterson definitely thinks “Hey Joe” is a song worthy of inclusion in our Perfect Pop pantheon. But which version? How about five?
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Episode 1708: Perfect Pop: The Darkness
Steven Routledge takes up the Perfect Pop case for The Darkness, a band whose 2003 debut album Permission to Land flew in the face of prevailing musical trends.