6: Coming-of-Age Singles

Bad Music Hertz

Note: Some of the singles picked and sampled throughout the episode contain explicit lyrics and/or content.

Links

• Marc’s first Bad Music Hertz article on Helplessness Blues containing his “Lovers In Japan” story.
• Tim Convy on “Trip To The Lou”
• Tommy & The High Pilots → Beta Play Announcement
• Chris Hadfield performing Space Oddity on the International Space Station
• The J. Geils Band - “Centerfold”
• Coldplay
  • Mylo Xyloto
  • Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall EP
  • Example electronic “stepping stone”, “Midnight”
  • Example experimental “stepping stone”, “Easy To Please”
• Radiohead
• MisterWives
• LUDO
  • “Ode to Kevin Arnold”
  • “Lake Pontchartrain”
• Ninja Sex Party. They’re not good.
• Tommy & The High Pilots
  • American Riviera
  • Only Human

Aimee’s Singles

The mixtape

1. Van Halen - “Right Now”
2. The Goo Goo Dolls - “Iris” & accompanying music video
3. The Wallflowers - “One Headlight”
4. Looking Glass - “Brandy You’re a Fine Girl”

Mistakes

• Destiny’s Child - “Survivor”
• Nelly & Tim McGraw - “Over and Over” and assorted pop country

Marc’s Singles

The road-pavers from the iTunes catacombs

1. Coldplay - “Lovers in Japan” & accompanying music video
2. Counting Crows - “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby”
3. P!nk - “God Is a DJ” & accompanying music video
4. Spring Awakening - “The Bitch of Living”

Mistakes

• Cascada - “Everytime We Touch”
• Trace Adkins - “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”
• Michael W. Smith - “Secret Ambition”
• All American Rejects - “Move Along”

Michael’s Singles

Familiar, old favorites

1. WALK THE MOON - “Quesadilla”
2. LUDO - “Hum Along”
3. Tommy & The High Pilots - “Where to Start”
4. LUDO - “In Space”

Mistakes

• Paula Abdul’s “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” & accompanying music video

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