Friday’s Best Pop Song Ever
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Friday’s Best Pop Song Ever
A short podcast that takes a long look at some of the best pop songs you’ve never heard.
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29 EpisodenEpisode #29 - ”Think Of Rain”
Todd rides a wave of 60s soft pop bliss with unlikely pop tunesmith Margo Guryan.
Episode #28 - ”You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory”
Guitarist Johnny Thunders death at 38 turned his song "You Can't Put Your Arms Into A memory" into something it was perhaps never meant to be.
Episode #27 - ”Lonely Boy”
Todd Interrogates this 1976 hit from multi-talented Linda Ronstadt sideman Andrew Gold.
Episode #26 - My World Fell Down
Todd explores the career of songwriter John Carter through one of his most memorable contributions to the "Sunshine Pop" genre.
Episode #25 - ”Captain of Your Ship”
Todd journeys to the bottom of the charts to celebrate the criminally underappreciated girl group Reperata and the Delrons and their hit oddity "Capta...
Episode #24 - ”Love Thy Will Be Done”
It's surprising that, of all the Prince covers out there, the one by 80s teen pop singer Martika is one of the most moving and artistic.
Episode #23 - ”Keys to Your Heart”
Todd explores the relationship between pub rock and punk rock through the story of Joe Strummer's pre-Clash band The 101ers.
Episode #22 -”Missing You”
Todd plays compare and contrast with the Police's "Every Breath You Take" and John Waite's soundalike hit from 1984. His conclusions just might surpri...
Episode #21 - ”Since You’ve Been Gone”
No, not the Kelly Clarkson song, but rather Russ Ballard's more grammatically--if inconveniently--titled hit for numerous artists including Rainbow an...
Episode #20 - ”Out of Sight, Out of Mind”
The Dutch folk-pop band Shocking Blue had far more up their sleeves than their one U.S. hit.
Episode #19 - ”Do Ya”
Todd digs into "Do Ya", a song made famous by ELO, but originated by Jeff Lynne's previous band, The Move
Episode #18 - ”I Can’t Let Maggie Go”
The question on the table is not whether Honeybus, a band largely unknown outside the UK, were any good (they were), but whether they could have been...
Episode #17 - ”Modern Kicks”
Todd examines the tragically brief career of Portland power pop revivalists The Exploding Hearts, whose "Modern Kicks" is a four minute, distortion so...
Episode #16 - ”Substitute”
South Africa's first all woman band produces an international monster hit -- and Todd is here to unpack it.
Episode #15 - ”Dancing With Myself”
Todd explores the complicated release history of this dance punk tune turned 80s radio mainstay.
Episode #14 - ”Ba Da Da Bum”
Todd shines a light on Dara Puspita, an all-woman band from Indonesia who lived out the plot of countless 80s rock videos by playing their rock in def...
Episode #13 - ”Untrue, Unfaithful”
Todd investigates Nita Rossi's cult hit and takes a detour to examine how the music of Burt Bacharach and John Barry shaped the adult pop sound of the...
Episode #11 -”Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son”
Todd pulls the strings to see what's behind French poppet France Gall's Eurovision winning song and her working relationship with the "dirty old man o...
Episode #10 - Fox On The Run
Glam pop band Sweet spent several years under the thumb of powerful British songwriters Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. With "Fox on the Run", they fina...
Episode #9 - Italopop
Todd engages with Ally's anthemic dance pop masterpiece and takes on the phenomenon of European song competitions.
Episode #8 - ”Think Too Hard”
Todd puts on his thinking cap to consider Syd Straw's barn-busting cover of the dB's "Think Too Hard."
Episode #7 - ”I Think We’re Alone Now”
Todd spends perhaps a little TOO much time alone with this bubblegum hit from Tommy James and The Shondells, marveling at the vast number of cover ver...
Episode #6 - ”Haunted”
Todd exorcises the spooky brilliance of "Haunted", a song by The Pogues from the soundtrack of the film SID AND NANCY.
Episode #5 - ”They Don’t Know”
Todd considers Kirsty MacColl's retro pop masterpiece and celebrates the life of this late and very lamented pop genius.
Episode #4 - ”No Milk Today”
In this episode, Todd fortifies ourselves with this frothy Herman's Hermits hit from 1967 while examining the career of it's writer, Graham Gouldman,...
Episode #3 - ”A Glass of Champagne”
On this episode, host Todd Stadtman samples "A Glass of Champagne", a catchy little number by nautical British popsters Sailor.
Episode #2 - ”Pretty Please”
In this episode, Todd discusses "Pretty Please", an epic rave-up from eccentric Los Angeles power poppers The Quick.
Episode #1 - ”May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone”
In the debut episode of Friday's Best Pop Song Ever, host Todd Stadtman feasts our ears to "May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone", and unheralded classic b...