Do Call It A Comeback, Episode 4: The Last 15
The last 15 songs have entered the comeback fray, along with Nickelodeon dominance, stinky vocals in classic songs, what Clive Davis is drinking while he waits for artists at a crossroads, perfect blends of horniness and intelligence, and what happens when you drop John Belushi's Joe Cocker imitation in a vat of AI. Should Bob Dylan live in a saguaro in Joshua Tree and other questions for the ages, as we wrap up the first round of our definitive-comeback season! Our intro is an LL Byrne J mash-up, and our outro is Sarah Vaughan. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES Not sure what's going on here? Start at the beginning! Episode 16: The Monkees, "Circle Sky" Episode 221: The Monkees, "Pleasant Valley Sunday" Extra Hot Great 466: Canada Day Forcenings Listen To Sassy talks about that Deadheads piece Esquire looks back at "Touch Of Grey" The official "Touch Of Grey" video, with all its moving comments Episode 74: Four By Pink First-Name Basis, Episode 3: The Third 10 Episode 112: The Lovin' Spoonful, "Darling Be Home Soon" Episode 87: Mariah Carey, "Emotions" Nathan Rabin on Glitter Donny Osmond dance-moves supercut of "White & Nerdy" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
9 Okt 20231h 12min
Do Call It A Comeback, Episode 3: The NEXT Next 15
It's the second half of the first round, and some of our toughest choices yet, as we struggle with how comebacks used to look in a monoculture; human Razzie Awards; the comeback-osity of an "X featuring Y" track; why J. Lo never seems to be having fun; weird H.W. Bush presidency detritus; returns from '70s banishment; and what exactly we have to do to get fake fade-outs in pop songs outlawed. Throw on a Nauset Warriors ringer tee; it's time for an all-new MASTAS. Our intro is an LL Byrne J mash-up, and our outro is the Bee Gees. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES Not sure what's going on here? Start at the beginning! Extra Extra Hot Great 263 on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test Remembering Kozmo.com J.Lo's social-hygiene approach to life Shades of Blue was on for THREE SEASONS, people Episode 43: The "Saturday Night Fever" Soundtrack, Ranked Episode 138: Duran Duran, "Rio" Episode 109: Def Leppard, "Pour Some Sugar On Me" Episode 100: Surprise Party MB writes up the Sundays at Chart Chat Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2 Okt 20231h 24min
Do Call It A Comeback, Episode 2: The Next 15
The next 15 songs in our definitive-comeback-song season storm the booth! Sometimes the song is coming back to the podcast from a previous season; sometimes our lunch is coming back on us thanks to cynical bongo glurge; and sometimes we're wondering if there's a portrait of Jeff Lynne in an attic somewhere? Execrable album-only tracks, the supergroup conundrum, market forces' inability to control a film soundtrack, how you score the montage during The Big Game, and our joint memoir, Morbid Tales Of Disgruntlement (To A Bossa Nova Beat). Throw on a gold lamé tunic and some fuzzy slippers, dunk those Russell Stovers in a vodka mart, and tell Alexa to crank this all-new MASTAS ep! Our intro is an LL Byrne J mash-up, and our outro is Michelle Branch. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES Not sure what's going on here? Start at the beginning! Episode 242: Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car" The "Got My Mind Set On You" video More on The Harder They Come Our cousin pod, Listen To Sassy, also seeks justice for Cher Stevie Wonder burns it down on The Ed Sullivan Show at just 13 years old Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 3: 1991-2006 Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over on Prime Episode 193: Nelly, "Ride Wit Me" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
25 Sep 20231h 16min
Do Call It A Comeback, Episode 1: The First 15
What is the most representative comeback song in pop history? Our Do Call It A Comeback season will find out...and we have been here for years, thinking about the philosophical definition of a comeback, great creative leaps forward, when B-plus vocals lead to A-plus artistry, the middle-school melodrama of '70s supergroups, savvy collaborations, and how MTV brought the '60s into the Reagan era. Put up a Successories poster and slap it out with a new MASTAS season! Our intro is an LL Byrne J mash-up, and our outro is Luscious Jackson. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES An oral history of Atlanta's Backstreet nightclub Episode 200: Cher's 10 Most Popular Songs, Ranked More on Ray Davies's sister(s) Episode 30: Robyn, "Call Your Girlfriend" Episode 150: 10,000 Maniacs' "In My Tribe," Ranked Scott Muni's New York Times obituary (gift link) The chilly shade of Cheap Trick's Wikipedia page Episode 105: Miley Cyrus, "See You Again" Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 4: 2007-2022 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
18 Sep 20231h 34min
First-Name Basis, Single No. 2: Jock Jams
It was a winding road from our #FirstNameBasis finale to our favorite jock jams, but we hope y'all ARE ready for this contemplation of sporty hype tracks -- as well as county fairs, Snuffy Smith, Yankee Stadium's unpredictable PA loyalties, which song is the ur-JJ, the apparent international exchange program at work in early JJ albums, early-'90s rappers who are both ignorant of and apathetic towards decent flow, NKOTB's "hard" period, and Gary Glitter in purgatory. Strike it up, Cotton-Eye Joes! For more content and discussion, follow us on Patreon, Facebook, and/or Instagram! SHOW NOTES Not sure what's going on here? Start at the beginning of the season Or with the FNB finale The Rednex "masthead" "Is [Buck Showalter] Too Smart For Baseball?" Beats Around The Bush, Episode 06: Cringe-Hop Wipes Out The "All-Star Jock Jams" line-up Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
24 Juli 202339min
First-Name Basis, Episode 7: The Top 10
Whoooo's number ooooone? (BA BA BAAAAAA!) That's not a spoiler, by the way, so you'll have to listen to our First-Name Basis finale to find out which name song is the most iconic of all time -- and also what SDB's grandma called farts, differing sources of iconicity, listener testimony from an Eileen, which song has a reliable narrator, and when the "M" in "MILF" stands for "Monkee." Season picks crash and burn, we split babies and bemoan overalls...it's the usual chaos and kismet, and it's (sorry in advance) SO GOOD! SO GOOD! Our intro is [deep breath] Elliott Smith, Ben Folds, Andrew Byrne, Laura Barger, AND Jack Baldelli; interstitial music provided by the Police; and our outro is by Dover. SHOW NOTES For more information/to become a patron of the show, find us on Patreon ...or on Instagram ...or on Facebook Not sure what's going on here? Start at the beginning of the First-Name Basis season Your guide to Jersey rest stops Weird Al's first Emmy SDB's future Mary Mary dress Montclair's own Kreskin The first First-Name Basis Single Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
17 Juli 202352min
First-Name Basis, Episode 6: The Top 20
The rankings only get more challenging as the First-Name Basis season confronts its Top 20 -- as well as iconic pop numbers, Jersey "law," unholy mash-ups of finalist songs, the cease-and-desist letter SDB should expect any moment now from Laura Branigan's estate, and your co-hosts ranking themselves 21st at remembering to play all the clips. Liza, Yoda, "Cocaine," and avant-garde math: beat back those man-eating Casio vines and join us! Our intro is [deep breath] Elliott Smith, Ben Folds, Andrew Byrne, Laura Barger, AND Jack Baldelli, and our outro is Deee-Lite. SHOW NOTES For more information/to become a patron of the show, find us on Patreon ...or on Instagram ...or on Facebook Not sure what's going on here? Start at the beginning of the First-Name Basis season Laura Branigan vs. "The Power of Love" Laura Branigan vs. an accurate obit Liza, the Muppets, and Lola Rico Tony LLC Roxanne's "soundtracks" page at IMDb Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
10 Juli 20231h 10min
First-Name Basis, Episode 5: Multi-Name Songs
Welcome to the intermission of our First-Name Basis season -- in which we're contemplating important songs with more than one name in them, and ranking them, too! And while this ep is dropping in the middle of the season, we actually recorded it first, so if it seems like we're working through our metrics for what's iconic when it comes to name songs...we are! Time is a flat pop chart! We're also talking about disco murder ballads, the underrepresentation of men's names in this season, why John Cougar is like Erica Kane, Gap khakis, song prequels, and justice for Cotton-Eye Joe. Before you write your congressperson a letter about banishing the word "dump" from pop songs, listen to our latest episode! Our intro is [deep breath] Elliott Smith, Ben Folds, Andrew Byrne, Laura Barger, AND Jack Baldelli, and our outro is Billy Pilgrim. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES Not sure what's going on here? Start at the beginning of the season America's Damp 40, Episode 1 Episode 146: John Cougar, "Pink Houses" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
3 Juli 20231h
