Earbuds And Earworms

Jason and Amy tackle the controversial subject of sex workers in music.  Earmuffs for the kids!!  There is plenty of talk about rights, legislations and depictions in the musical format. A whole range of emotions is covered but everyone can come together on Memphis’ favorite cheese product as well as Memphis’ favorite Academy Award winning rap group(explicit lyrics litter the place).  Amy also gets it wrong.  She chose the song “A Cautionary Song” and not “A Cautionary Tale.”   IT Crowd Walk on the Wild Side-Lou Reed Love for Sale- Talking Heads A Little Bitty Pissant Country Place - Dolly Parton Killer Queen- Queen A Cautionary Song - The Decemberists Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis - Tom Waits 53rd and 3rd - The Ramones You Don’t have to be a Prostitute - Flight of the Conchords Roxanne - The Police It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp - Three 6 Mafia Important links: A Cautionary Song- The Decemberists

Jason is getting better and Amy is possibly getting a cold, but it can’t stop them from loving the incredibly unwieldy “gratefulness” theme! Enjoy this slap-happy episode while consulting Alton Brown’s brine recipe and shoving that cranberry “sauce” out of that can!   IT Crowd Theme Thank You Friends- Big Star The Egg- 1776 (The Musical) My Favorite Things- Dave Brubeck Thank You - Led Zeppelin It’s Thanksgiving - Nicole Westbrook Thank U - Alanis Morissette Thank you- Dido Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie I Count My Blessings - Bing Crosby (White Christmas)#

  Sometimes, a good look at the big picture can remind us that the small details can be handled.  So this week, Amy and Jason decide to star gaze and turn the radio up  while they lay on the top of their old Astro van in a field in the country.  There is lots of nerding out about astronauts who can sing from within tin cans!!!     Music this week: IT Crowd Theme Supermassive Black Hole - Muse, Champagne Supernova - Oasis, Galaxy Song - Monty Python, Space Oddity - cover by Chris Hadfield, Satellite of Love- Milla Jovovich, Why Does the Sun Shine - They Might Be Giants, Tide is High- Blondie, Intergalactic - Beastie Boys, Here on Earth - Love & Rockets, Big Dipper - Built to Spill   Significant links: - Chris Hadfield singing on the ISS  - Watch the ISS live here

Have you been binging on political podcasts and constantly checking poll trackers? Well, here is an election episode that won’t be yelling any talking points at you but celebrating the feel good that we know we all have deep down inside of us.  This episode also features some more great tunes from our Earbuddies! Also, Jason got a tattoo that Amy just can’t stop slapping! Music: IT Crowd Theme This Land is Your Land- Woody Guthrie The Times They Are A’Changin’-Bob Dylan Always Look on The Bright Side of Life-Monty Python Back in the USA-Chuck Berry Party in the USA-Miley Cyrus A Change is Gonna Come-Sam Cook Seriously-Sarah Bareilles/Leslie Odom Jr. God Bless the USA-Lee Greenwood

No Monster Mash here, nope, none, look away, you Monster Mash Culture Appropriators! We delve deep into candy, ghosts and general spookiness. Cavities ensue. A special guest makes an appearance and he totally doesn’t appreciate the black and orange candies.  A new segment appears and we all win! IT Crowd Theme Halloween- Manson Bad Moon on the Rise- Creedence Clearwater Revival  Disturbia- Rihanna Ramona- Beck Female of the Species (Fembot Remix)- Space Little Ghost- The White Stripes Ghost- Halsey Dracula’s Wedding- Outkast ft. K J.S.Bach on Theremin-Grégoire Blanc  Nosferatu-Away Team

Episode 3 brings us into the world of technology as we explore “Turing Machines” (i.e. computers) in music.  Vocoder is a word and a thing in music!  Listener Feedback happened and there is a treat for the listener who fedback (Hint: it is also how we felt about iOS10 when we first upgraded). Enjoy the synth! Music: IT Crowd Theme Plug Me In - Add N to (X) Mr. Roboto - Styx Daisy - Sung by IBM 7094 (composed by Harry Dacre) Computer Age - Neil Young Computerwelt - Kraftwerk Synthaxe Demo - https://youtu.be/JqdVQ9VdoAg Reel Big Fish - New Version of You

In episode 2, we become incredibly comfortable with receding hairlines and embrace all things bald!  We are confident and free while cramming everything we know into Google Docs and discussing the breaking news that Bob Dylan is a Nobel Prize winner.  Fun fact: Shaft did actually have hair (the first time) and Googling is hard. Intro clips: The IT Crowd theme I Think I’m Going Bald - Rush Pork and Beans - Weezer Lay, Lady, Lay - Bob Dylan Mr. Skin - Spirit Samson - Regina Spektor Let’s Come Together - Al Green Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky

Amy and Jason are rolling in with the first official episode that has a format.  In this first episode, they discuss interpretations of "White Bird" by It's a Beautiful Day and "Pretty Hurts" by Beyonce.  The week's news rears its ugly head and Amy goes on a wee rant about her feelings about it but the hosts end up tying it into the songs they chose to present to each other.  Cookies were made so it all ends on high buttery note of satisfaction.  Music clips: The IT Crowd theme "Bird in a Gilded Cage" from Virginia O'Brien "Stayin' Alive" from The BeeGees "White Bird" from It's a Beautiful Day "Bird in a Gilded Cage" from Harry Anthony  "Pretty Hurts" from Beyonce "C is for Cookie" sung by Marilyn Horne

Welcome to our Prequel and we meander around to talking about our favorite podcasts, organ music and what we are possibly doing. IT crowd theme intro, Toccata and Fugue in D from Bach and QuistJam Jazz outro