Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We're finishing out the Top 40 in our First-Name Basis season with an all-timer set of 10 songs: all three of the songs your co-hosts and their husbands picked to win the whole season, and the diabetic garbage that's been torturing SDB for decades. We're also discussing mall anchor restaurants, the peak period of cinema-storyline videos, enduring bobby-soxer cuteness, startlingly low chart performance, and whether "fap-fap-fap" is in fact an emotion. Tie down that swingset and join us for an all-new MASTAS! Our intro is [deep breath] Elliott Smith, Ben Folds, Andrew Byrne, Laura Barger, AND Jack Baldelli, and our outro is Jim Croce. 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 Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 5: Round Of 32, '59-'90 The story of "Rosanna" The First-Name Basis "prequel" episode at Patreon Episode 64: Three By '80s Starship Episode 72: Fountains of Wayne, "Stacy's Mom" and "Red Dragon Tattoo" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"Mark and Sarah: why ya buggin'?" Why aren't we buggin' in the third ep of our First-Name Basis season: the weird fade-out during Barry Manilow's "Mandy"-ending glory note, "Mary"-song vote-splitting, SEO retitling, cheerleader moxie, the all-killer-no-filler pop charts of 1984, and Reality Bites as a crystal ball into adulthood. We're also craving Girl Scout cookies and honoring Wilson Pickett's narrative restraint as we continue crafting the season's Top 20, so call up your Aunt Khaleesi and tell her there's an all-new MASTAS! Our intro is [deep breath] Elliott Smith, Ben Folds, Andrew Byrne, Laura Barger, AND Jack Baldelli, and our outro is Weezer. 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 6: The Dirty 30 "Hello" Joe Reid on The Simpsons S05.E09, "The Last Temptation of Homer" Episode 9: Joplin Carlile LLC, "Get It While You Can" And "That Year" Bring It On's credits blooper reel What your Girl Scout cookie is called depends on which bakery produced it Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 5: Round Of 32, '59-'90 Episode 85: Why Aren't These Songs Super-Famous, With Pam Ribon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The second batch of 10 songs is raising tough questions for our First-Name Basis season, like: Does difficult subject matter preclude a song from moving on? How can you tell if a songwriter has never lived in NYC...and how drunk WERE the Kingsmen? Would Rick Springfield REALLY just pine for some lady? We also fondly remember You Can't Do That On Television, pay tribute to Weird Al Yankovic, and save you from Succession finale spoilers, so if you can't hear the drums, turn up the volume on Episode 2. Our intro is [deep breath] Elliott Smith, Ben Folds, Andrew Byrne, Laura Barger, AND Jack Baldelli, and our outro is Sarah Vaughn. 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 Episode 125: ABBA-sode! Law & Order S07.E13, "Matrimony" "Eddie Vedder Is Still Learning to Live With Loss" "Yoda" Quaid In Full Episode 131: The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," Ranked Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our First-Name Basis season is underway! Our mission: to identify the most iconic song associated with a first name. But how? It starts right here, as we look at the first 10 in our FNB Top 40 and decide which songs/names move on to the next round. Along the way, we make predictions, remember Just One Of The Guys and American Crime Story, stand too close to you with Chardonnay breath, re-scan upstate towns to fit into country songs, and pay tribute to the car trips and roller rinks of our youths. Come on, Eileens: it's an all-new MASTAS season! Our intro is [deep breath] Elliott Smith, Ben Folds, Andrew Byrne, Laura Barger, AND Jack Baldelli, and our outro is De La Soul. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES Snopes fact-check on MB's assertion about people with the 867-5309 phone number: true! "Santa Jenny" King Killer Studios Episode 108: Elvis Costello and Duran Duran, "Watching The Detectives" ...These Are Their Stories SDB keeps getting Looking Glass and The Lovin' Spoonful confused Episode 220A: Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Ranked Episode 76: George Michael, Elton John, and George Michael and Elton John The Lost Songs Project on Laura Branigan's "Solitaire" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.