Full Transcript for The Ultimate Mixtape: A Musical Time Capsule Playlist, Vol. 3

Mixtape episodes, 00:02:16.960 --> 00:02:19.539 chime in on upcoming topics, become a future 00:02:19.539 --> 00:02:22.960 guest, and so much more. Once again, that's patreon 00:02:22.960 --> 00:02:28.439 .com forward slash My Weekly Mixtape. Now, before 00:02:28.439 --> 00:02:31.039 we get started, I'm going to spoil one song, 00:02:31.199 --> 00:02:34.639 the song that was the cliffhanger ending to volume 00:02:34.639 --> 00:02:38.159 two in this trilogy of episodes. So at least 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:40.520 you know where I'm coming from with my first 00:02:40.520 --> 00:02:43.599 song choice today. But first, I'll remind everyone 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:46.719 the question that fuels all of the answers tonight. 00:02:47.129 --> 00:02:50.349 And that is, if you had to choose one song for 00:02:50.349 --> 00:02:54.090 the ultimate mixtape, any song, any genre, that 00:02:54.090 --> 00:02:56.430 would be locked away in a time capsule for others 00:02:56.430 --> 00:02:59.990 to discover years or decades from now, which 00:02:59.990 --> 00:03:03.590 song would you choose and why? Now, as you remember, 00:03:03.750 --> 00:03:07.669 closing out Side B of Volume 2 was Linkin Park's 00:03:07.669 --> 00:03:10.669 In The End provided by Alex Gomez of The Sleavy 00:03:10.669 --> 00:03:14.330 G Show. So the first song of Volume 3 should... 00:03:14.590 --> 00:03:17.310 in theory, come out of that song and at least 00:03:17.310 --> 00:03:20.750 make some sort of musical sense. So with that, 00:03:20.830 --> 00:03:22.849 we're going to start with Carrie Cunningham's 00:03:22.849 --> 00:03:27.389 choice for the ultimate mixtape. Ah, good question. 00:03:27.830 --> 00:03:32.909 I would have to say at first my brain automatically 00:03:32.909 --> 00:03:36.189 went to like Stop in the Name of Love by Diana 00:03:36.189 --> 00:03:41.090 Ross and the Supremes. But I'm thinking Fallen 00:03:41.090 --> 00:03:47.300 by Alicia Keys. Yeah, I mean, I was trying to 00:03:47.300 --> 00:03:49.539 think. I was like, it's got to be Diana Ross 00:03:49.539 --> 00:03:51.139 and the Supremes. And then I'm like, no, it's 00:03:51.139 --> 00:03:53.800 going to be like MacArthur Park by Donna Summers. 00:03:54.039 --> 00:03:57.259 And then I'm like, no, it's going to be Alicia 00:03:57.259 --> 00:04:01.120 Keys. She's also very influential in the pop 00:04:01.120 --> 00:04:04.620 world. And I believe probably even in the country 00:04:04.620 --> 00:04:07.240 market. If you don't know who Alicia Keys is, 00:04:07.340 --> 00:04:12.639 I think you was just born yesterday. It's such 00:04:12.639 --> 00:04:15.620 a great song. It just resonates with me and I 00:04:15.620 --> 00:04:18.540 find myself singing it randomly every once in 00:04:18.540 --> 00:04:20.860 a while, you know, and then my mind goes down 00:04:20.860 --> 00:04:22.480 a rabbit hole and I start thinking about Toni 00:04:22.480 --> 00:04:26.860 Braxton and there's this little sliver of women 00:04:26.860 --> 00:04:30.720 that just shine and they'll just forever shine. 00:04:31.060 --> 00:04:33.980 And Alicia Keys is one of them. Fallen's the 00:04:33.980 --> 00:04:38.430 one. From her 2001 album Songs in A Minor, the 00:04:38.430 --> 00:04:40.589 track reached number one on the Billboard US 00:04:40.589 --> 00:04:43.829 Hot 100 and was also a number one hit in Canada, 00:04:44.029 --> 00:04:47.269 Belgium, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the 00:04:47.269 --> 00:04:50.670 UK, and was a top 10 hit all over the world. 00:04:50.829 --> 00:04:54.149 It won three Grammy Awards, Song of the Year, 00:04:54.370 --> 00:04:57.470 Best Female R &B Vocal Performance, and Best 00:04:57.470 --> 00:05:00.839 R &B Song. and the song reached number 22 on 00:05:00.839 --> 00:05:04.939 VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s, 00:05:04.939 --> 00:05:07.839 and Rolling Stone ranked it number 7 on their 00:05:07.839 --> 00:05:11.899 list of the 100 Greatest R &B Songs of the 21st 00:05:11.899 --> 00:05:15.079 Century. Now, Carrie was my guest on Episode 00:05:15.079 --> 00:05:18.800 61, the Ultimate Modern Female Country Artist's 00:05:18.800 --> 00:05:21.819 Playlist, so be sure to check that one out, as 00:05:21.819 --> 00:05:24.620 well as Carrie's music, which you can find on 00:05:24.620 --> 00:05:27.839 all of the streaming sites. But coming out of 00:05:27.839 --> 00:05:30.259 Fallen, we've kind of gone from the new metal 00:05:30.259 --> 00:05:33.759 and hip hop at the end of Volume 2 into this 00:05:33.759 --> 00:05:36.759 kind of R &B vibe. So I can't think of a better 00:05:36.759 --> 00:05:40.379 way to follow up Fallen than with Joe Bonamassa's 00:05:40.379 --> 00:05:44.920 choice for the ultimate mixtape. My Desert Island 00:05:44.920 --> 00:05:47.259 Blues song is The Thrill Is Gone, B .B. King, 00:05:47.420 --> 00:05:49.079 the Bill Simzik production with the strings. 00:05:49.839 --> 00:05:52.360 Three things. One, it's a wonderfully written 00:05:52.360 --> 00:05:54.660 song, great sentiment, wonderfully sung and played, 00:05:54.800 --> 00:05:58.980 wonderfully produced by Bill Thimsick, and like 00:05:58.980 --> 00:06:02.100 an aurora borealis lighting during the day in 00:06:02.100 --> 00:06:06.540 a rare, crazy cycle of events, became a big hit. 00:06:06.620 --> 00:06:10.860 A blues song, that's a hit. That's my desert 00:06:10.860 --> 00:06:13.959 island song. Another song you might not have 00:06:13.959 --> 00:06:16.019 known was even a cover. It was originally written 00:06:16.019 --> 00:06:20.639 by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnall in 1951. Hawkins' 00:06:20.759 --> 00:06:23.500 recording reaching No. 6 on the Billboard R &B 00:06:23.500 --> 00:06:27.199 chart in 1951. But Bebe's version came from his 00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:31.120 1969 album Completely Well and reached No. 15 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:34.819 on the Billboard Hot 100. I want to say it was 00:06:34.819 --> 00:06:37.620 the second time I saw Joe Bonamassa live. It 00:06:37.620

--> 00:06:40.360 was the House of Blues in Atlantic City, New 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:43.740 Jersey. And the bill was Joe Bonamassa, Kenny 00:06:43.740 --> 00:06:48.100 Wayne Shepard, and wait for it, B .B. King. I 00:06:48.100 --> 00:06:51.459 am so grateful I got to see B .B. King lay down 00:06:51.459 --> 00:06:55.120 The Thrill Has Gone Live as it was truly a memorable 00:06:55.120 --> 00:06:58.560 sight to see. And then my big story when we're 00:06:58.560 --> 00:07:00.379 talking about B .B. King, when I was working 00:07:00.379 --> 00:07:03.459 in radio in New York City, I was carrying a stack 00:07:03.459 --> 00:07:06.339 of reel -to -reel tapes where I was basically 00:07:06.339 --> 00:07:08.720 holding the stack and it was kind of covering 00:07:08.720 --> 00:07:12.430 up my nose, bottom of my eyes, but I could see 00:07:12.430 --> 00:07:15.550 over it. And I'm talking to my boss as I'm walking 00:07:15.550 --> 00:07:18.110 backwards, going to put the tapes away in the 00:07:18.110 --> 00:07:21.230 closet. And as I'm walking, I feel a whoa, whoa, 00:07:21.230 --> 00:07:24.589 whoa, and a hand on my shoulder. And I turn around 00:07:24.589 --> 00:07:29.930 and standing next to me is BB King holding Lucille. 00:07:30.350 --> 00:07:33.389 And BB looked at me dead in the eyes and said, 00:07:33.740 --> 00:07:36.180 So sorry, young man, you can knock me down and 00:07:36.180 --> 00:07:38.579 I'll get right back up. But Lucille does not 00:07:38.579 --> 00:07:41.740 know how to brace her falls very well. I apologize 00:07:41.740 --> 00:07:44.420 for bumping into you. And I said, Mr. King, after 00:07:44.420 --> 00:07:46.819 you, sir, I backed out of the way. And that was 00:07:46.819 --> 00:07:50.019 my, I don't know, five to seven second brush 00:07:50.019 --> 00:07:53.300 with absolute greatness. And speaking of greatness, 00:07:53.540 --> 00:07:57.720 Joe Bonamassa. was a guest on episode 87, the 00:07:57.720 --> 00:08:00.360 ultimate Joe Bonamassa playlist, which he was 00:08:00.360 --> 00:08:03.360 kind enough to send out a full email newsletter 00:08:03.360 --> 00:08:06.399 surrounding. That was one of the absolute coolest 00:08:06.399 --> 00:08:09.819 forms of promotion I've ever seen an artist give 00:08:09.819 --> 00:08:12.779 to a My Weekly Mixtape interview. So I want to 00:08:12.779 --> 00:08:15.480 take this moment to humbly thank Joe Bonamassa 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:18.199 and his team for that. If you didn't see that 00:08:18.199 --> 00:08:20.920 newsletter, it's posted up on the news press 00:08:20.920 --> 00:08:23.899 page over at myweeklymixtape .com if you want 00:08:23.899 --> 00:08:26.620 to see it for yourself. But now coming out of 00:08:26.620 --> 00:08:28.579 The Thrill Is Gone, I have another song that 00:08:28.579 --> 00:08:32.860 keeps us going down this bluesy R &B road. So 00:08:32.860 --> 00:08:34.980 I'm going to stay that course for another song. 00:08:35.500 --> 00:08:39.320 With Todd Parkmore of Big Head Todd

and the Monsters 00:08:39.320 --> 00:08:48.450 Choice for the ultimate mixtape. Wow. Hmm. You 00:08:48.450 --> 00:08:52.070 know, I don't typically like these kinds of questions 00:08:52.070 --> 00:08:54.950 because I love all music. You know, when you 00:08:54.950 --> 00:08:57.750 say that, though, Jeff Buckley comes to my mind. 00:08:58.090 --> 00:09:02.409 I adore Jeff Buckley. He has a song, Lover You 00:09:02.409 --> 00:09:05.889 Should Have Come Over. His album, Grace, he had 00:09:05.889 --> 00:09:09.330 a very, very short career. He's got, that album 00:09:09.330 --> 00:09:12.970 is just pure gold. Every song on it, I adore. 00:09:13.570 --> 00:09:17.120 It's probably my... in my top of desert island 00:09:17.120 --> 00:09:20.779 albums. And yeah, that might be my mixtape choice. 00:09:21.720 --> 00:09:25.360 From Jeff Buckley's only studio album, 1994's 00:09:25.360 --> 00:09:27.740 Grace. I'm sure a lot of folks were probably 00:09:27.740 --> 00:09:31.179 expecting Hallelujah, but I love where Todd went 00:09:31.179 --> 00:09:34.159 with this choice. This song was covered by Jamie 00:09:34.159 --> 00:09:37.139 Cullum on his 2003 album, 20 -something, if you 00:09:37.139 --> 00:09:41.039 want to look that up. And in 2019, Paste's Stephen 00:09:41.039 --> 00:09:43.379 Edelstone ranked Lover You Should Have Come Over. 00:09:43.799 --> 00:09:47.100 as number one on his list of the 10 best Jeff 00:09:47.100 --> 00:09:51.159 Buckley songs. Todd was an amazing guest on episode 00:09:51.159 --> 00:09:54.419 72, the ultimate big head Todd and the monsters 00:09:54.419 --> 00:09:58.299 playlist, where we curated the ultimate 20 song 00:09:58.299 --> 00:10:01.860 big head Todd playlist. It's so much fun, but 00:10:01.860 --> 00:10:04.440 we also dive into songs from their latest album, 00:10:04.639 --> 00:10:07.740 her way out. The band is currently on the road 00:10:07.740 --> 00:10:10.740 for their huge 40th anniversary tour that runs 00:10:10.740 --> 00:10:13.019 all the way through April. At least that's what's. 00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:15.379 Posted up on their website as of me recording 00:10:15.379 --> 00:10:18.279 this. So be sure to check them out if they roll 00:10:18.279 --> 00:10:21.419 through your town. Now rolling through my list, 00:10:21.539 --> 00:10:24.299 this is actually starting to get tougher and 00:10:24.299 --> 00:10:26.600 tougher to make this thing work here. But we 00:10:26.600 --> 00:10:29.639 have this bluesy R &B thing going. And I'm going 00:10:29.639 --> 00:10:31.580 to continue this, but I'm going to start to work 00:10:31.580 --> 00:10:35.960 some pop elements into my song choices. And bring 00:10:35.960 --> 00:10:38.779 us in maybe kind of sort of a new direction, 00:10:38.840 --> 00:10:41.799 but not really. But anyway, I'm going to do that 00:10:41.799 --> 00:10:44.820 by sharing Jessica Katina from music notes from 00:10:44.820 --> 00:10:48.360 Jess's pick for the ultimate mixtape. Well, Brian, 00:10:48.519 -->

00:10:51.320 if I had to choose a song for the ultimate mixtape, 00:10:51.379 --> 00:10:54.559 it would be her favorite song by Mayor Hawthorne. 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:57.759 It's been my personal favorite since iTunes recommended 00:10:57.759 --> 00:11:02.019 it to me in 2013, reminding how healing music 00:11:02.019 --> 00:11:05.129 can be for everybody. I love the song's rhythmic 00:11:05.129 --> 00:11:08.450 groove, how Jessie Ware's vocals become the favorite 00:11:08.450 --> 00:11:11.269 song's melody for the female character, and the 00:11:11.269 --> 00:11:14.490 breakdown of the ending is so fun. I was lucky 00:11:14.490 --> 00:11:17.309 to see Mayor Hawthorne at Darrell Hall's Pauling, 00:11:17.309 --> 00:11:21.029 New York venue in 2016. A friend helped me get 00:11:21.029 --> 00:11:24.210 the band's autographs and his. Then I went to 00:11:24.210 --> 00:11:26.750 a meet and greet next year to see his funk duo, 00:11:26.990 --> 00:11:30.629 Tuxedo, at New York City's Webster Hall. Mayor 00:11:30.629 --> 00:11:33.149 Hawthorne and Jake Uno were really nice during 00:11:33.149 --> 00:11:35.789 the meet and greet, and sometimes Mayor was pointing 00:11:35.789 --> 00:11:38.090 to me singing along with the lyrics at the show. 00:11:38.669 --> 00:11:41.570 The storyline of counting on a song to cheer 00:11:41.570 --> 00:11:43.990 up your day is exactly what you've worked so 00:11:43.990 --> 00:11:46.870 hard for My Weekly Mixtape, Brian. Thank you 00:11:46.870 --> 00:11:49.230 for the preparation you do for your guests, your 00:11:49.230 --> 00:11:53.350 listeners, and happy 100th episode! The lead 00:11:53.350 --> 00:11:56.509 single from his 2013 album, Where Does This Door 00:11:56.509 --> 00:11:59.529 Go? The album as a whole reached number 30 on 00:11:59.529 --> 00:12:02.269 the U .S. Billboard Hot 100. And as you could 00:12:02.269 --> 00:12:05.470 definitely hear the blues and R &B elements in 00:12:05.470 --> 00:12:08.850 Mayer's work. And I think that'll pivot us nicely 00:12:08.850 --> 00:12:11.450 into the next song choice. But before I do that, 00:12:11.570 --> 00:12:14.690 thank you to Jess for the incredibly kind words, 00:12:14.830 --> 00:12:17.649 for her song choice, and for being such a huge 00:12:17.649 --> 00:12:20.590 supporter of my weekly mixtape. And be sure to 00:12:20.590 --> 00:12:22.940 check out Music Notes with Jess. a fun podcast 00:12:22.940 --> 00:12:26.720 she puts out weekly as well. But now coming out 00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:28.440 of her favorite song, I'm going to keep this 00:12:28.440 --> 00:12:30.899 vibe going by sharing Desmond Child's choice 00:12:30.899 --> 00:12:35.759 for the ultimate mixtape. Written by whom? Anybody 00:12:35.759 --> 00:12:39.139 you want. This could be your personal favorite 00:12:39.139 --> 00:12:44.860 song, if you would like. Oh my gosh. There's 00:12:44.860 --> 00:12:48.279 just a few songs that never grow old for me. 00:12:48.419 --> 00:12:55.049 One of them is Ordinary Love. by Sade. This is 00:12:55.049 --> 00:13:00.610 no ordinary love. I mean, it's magical. It's 00:13:00.610 --> 00:13:04.470 just timeless. It never grows old. And we play 00:13:04.470 --> 00:13:06.750 it at least once or twice a week here at our 00:13:06.750 --> 00:13:09.690 house just for dinner music or whatever. And 00:13:09.690 --> 00:13:12.149 this has been going on since Curtis and I met 00:13:12.149 --> 00:13:14.529 each other. So that's 34 years. It's like our 00:13:14.529 --> 00:13:18.990 love song. Wow. So he and I love that song. And 00:13:18.990 --> 00:13:22.860 gosh, there's just so many. But that one is the 00:13:22.860 --> 00:13:27.039 one that totally gets me. From 1992's Love Deluxe, 00:13:27.179 --> 00:13:30.220 Sade's No Ordinary Love reached number 28 on 00:13:30.220 --> 00:13:33.379 the Billboard US Hot 100, number 15 in Canada, 00:13:33.600 --> 00:13:37.000 number 21 in Australia, number 14 in the UK, 00:13:37.259 --> 00:13:40.299 and number four in Italy, among many other worldwide 00:13:40.299 --> 00:13:43.669 chart positions. Pitchfork ranked the song number 00:13:43.669 --> 00:13:47.210 42 on their list of the 250 best songs of the 00:13:47.210 --> 00:13:50.429 1990s, and Rolling Stone ranked the song number 00:13:50.429 --> 00:13:55.289 459 on their list of the 500 best songs of all 00:13:55.289 --> 00:13:58.830 time. It was an absolute honor having Desmond 00:13:58.830 --> 00:14:02.330 on the show not once, but twice, as he was a 00:14:02.330 --> 00:14:06.370 guest on both episodes 54 and 90. And in each 00:14:06.370 --> 00:14:10.360 of the episodes, we dive into... All of the chart 00:14:10.360 --> 00:14:13.220 -topping smash hits he's written for Bon Jovi, 00:14:13.360 --> 00:14:19.019 Aerosmith, Kiss, Katy Perry, Joan Jett, Meatloaf, 00:14:19.080 --> 00:14:22.379 Alice Cooper, and yes, even Kermit the Frog. 00:14:22.440 --> 00:14:25.940 One of the best storytellers I've ever had on 00:14:25.940 --> 00:14:28.279 the show. If you haven't heard either of these 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:30.919 episodes, do yourself a favor and check them 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:33.639 both out. He also has his hit memoir, Living 00:14:33.639 --> 00:14:36.879 on a Prayer, Big Songs, Big Life, available in 00:14:36.879 --> 00:14:41.019 audiobook form as well as print. Okay, we're 00:14:41.019 --> 00:14:43.259 still in this R &B phase here, and I think there's 00:14:43.259 --> 00:14:46.620 no better way to put a stamp on that other than 00:14:46.620 --> 00:14:49.460 this pick from Nick Nespagiani of Yacht Rock 00:14:49.460 --> 00:14:54.440 Review. Wow. Great question. So I'm going to 00:14:54.440 --> 00:15:00.299 go with my karaoke song. I will only sing one 00:15:00.299 --> 00:15:05.889 song. at karaoke. And that song is Whitney Houston, 00:15:06.250 --> 00:15:10.129 I Will Always Love You, originally written by 00:15:10.129 --> 00:15:14.210 Dolly Parton. I'm a huge Whitney Houston fan. 00:15:14.370 --> 00:15:18.129 And that song, when

that came out, the time in 00:15:18.129 --> 00:15:20.929 my life, the impression that it made on me, it 00:15:20.929 --> 00:15:23.809 was the most emotionally impactful song that 00:15:23.809 --> 00:15:27.320 I had ever heard. I really felt... what Whitney 00:15:27.320 --> 00:15:30.019 was singing about. And I try to create that every 00:15:30.019 --> 00:15:32.700 time I sing it in karaoke. And I don't sing karaoke 00:15:32.700 --> 00:15:37.559 often. But that's my track. I love Whitney Houston. 00:15:38.179 --> 00:15:41.820 From 1992's The Bodyguard, the cover of Dolly 00:15:41.820 --> 00:15:45.279 Parton's classic, the song has sold over 24 million 00:15:45.279 --> 00:15:48.700 copies, making it the best -selling female artist 00:15:48.700 --> 00:15:51.379 single of all time, along with being one of the 00:15:51.379 --> 00:15:54.820 best -selling singles of all time, male or female. 00:15:55.450 --> 00:15:57.669 And if I counted this correctly, the song reached 00:15:57.669 --> 00:16:01.029 number one in two dozen countries, including 00:16:01.029 --> 00:16:06.090 the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Spain, France, 00:16:06.409 --> 00:16:09.789 and New Zealand. Obviously cover songs Don't 00:16:09.789 --> 00:16:11.769 Sleep on Me First and the Gimme Gimme's punk 00:16:11.769 --> 00:16:15.330 version from their 2014 album Are We Not Men, 00:16:15.409 --> 00:16:18.889 We Are Diva, as well as Hailstorm's version from 00:16:18.889 --> 00:16:24.179 their 2020 EP Reimagined. Now, this song does 00:16:24.179 --> 00:16:26.440 kind of leave me with a challenge here, as it 00:16:26.440 --> 00:16:30.879 is a massive song to try to follow up. But I 00:16:30.879 --> 00:16:33.659 think I can make this work, and this song just 00:16:33.659 --> 00:16:36.639 so happens to come from Nick's bandmate. So let's 00:16:36.639 --> 00:16:39.100 take a listen to what Peter Olson of Yacht Rock 00:16:39.100 --> 00:16:42.500 Review chose as his pick for the ultimate mixtape. 00:16:42.779 --> 00:16:46.659 I think that the answer to this question changes 00:16:46.659 --> 00:16:50.740 probably on a daily basis, at least maybe not 00:16:50.740 --> 00:16:53.730 that often. The song that just jumped into my 00:16:53.730 --> 00:16:56.149 head when you asked the question was a song that 00:16:56.149 --> 00:17:00.110 I recently listened to. This was maybe a couple 00:17:00.110 --> 00:17:03.289 years ago. A song that I was familiar with when 00:17:03.289 --> 00:17:05.589 I was younger, but popped up on a playlist or 00:17:05.589 --> 00:17:08.170 something. And for some reason, it just hit me 00:17:08.170 --> 00:17:10.569 a different way, whatever the age I am now or 00:17:10.569 --> 00:17:13.029 the time it is in my life. And I listened to 00:17:13.029 --> 00:17:15.609 it probably like 10 times in a row. For some 00:17:15.609 --> 00:17:18.490 reason, I just got really obsessed with it. And 00:17:18.490 --> 00:17:23.069 now it's still in a consistent playlist with 00:17:23.069 --> 00:17:25.970 me. And that is the Beach Boys' Don't Worry Baby. 00:17:26.869 --> 00:17:30.650 From their 1964 album Shut Down Volume 2, the 00:17:30.650 --> 00:17:33.109 song reached number 17 on the Billboard US Hot 00:17:33.109 --> 00:17:37.210 100 and number 12 on the Canada RPM Top Singles 00:17:37.210 --> 00:17:40.140 Chart. Brian Wilson himself has stated that this 00:17:40.140 --> 00:17:43.039 song is, and I quote, probably the best record 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:45.940 we've done. It has the best proportion of our 00:17:45.940 --> 00:17:49.700 voices and ranges. The song ranked number 11 00:17:49.700 --> 00:17:52.539 on Spin's list of the greatest singles in history 00:17:52.539 --> 00:17:55.920 and number 178 on Rolling Stone's list of the 00:17:55.920 --> 00:17:59.200 greatest songs in history. Now, Nick and Peter 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:01.519 of Yacht Rock Review were both awesome guests 00:18:01.519 --> 00:18:05.460 on episode 79. Wait for it. The ultimate Yacht 00:18:05.460 --> 00:18:08.299 Rock playlist. So if you want to... Well, set 00:18:08.299 --> 00:18:11.059 sail with some yacht rock experts. That's the 00:18:11.059 --> 00:18:14.059 episode to do so. And be sure to catch them when 00:18:14.059 --> 00:18:17.920 they, I can't help it, sail through your town, 00:18:18.039 --> 00:18:20.619 which would be really odd if you don't live near 00:18:20.619 --> 00:18:23.819 a body of water. But I digress. I love how things 00:18:23.819 --> 00:18:26.420 are panning out right now because I actually 00:18:26.420 --> 00:18:29.640 think I have an easy choice in terms of following 00:18:29.640 --> 00:18:32.740 up Don't Worry Baby. So with that, let's hear 00:18:32.740 --> 00:18:35.400 the song that Guy Fletcher of Dire Straits chose 00:18:35.400 --> 00:18:42.150 as his pick. for the ultimate mixtape um i love 00:18:42.150 --> 00:18:44.509 the righteous brothers you've lost that loving 00:18:44.509 --> 00:18:50.130 feeling but probably only because it was a piece 00:18:50.130 --> 00:18:53.529 of music that inspired me kind of kick -started 00:18:53.529 --> 00:18:56.990 my musical interest probably because of the vocals 00:18:56.990 --> 00:19:01.170 and because of the production it's a it's an 00:19:01.170 --> 00:19:04.599 incredible record and I must listen to it actually 00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:07.000 to remind myself what's good about it. But all 00:19:07.000 --> 00:19:12.220 I know is it completely, I was entranced by it. 00:19:13.119 --> 00:19:15.220 So probably if there was one, it would be that. 00:19:15.900 --> 00:19:17.559 I thought you were going to ask me if there was 00:19:17.559 --> 00:19:21.319 one of Mark's. I'll assume you did ask me that. 00:19:21.400 --> 00:19:23.359 And I would say Telegraph Road because it's a 00:19:23.359 --> 00:19:26.759 journey. And it was always a journey to perform 00:19:26.759 --> 00:19:30.190 live. And it was always a journey to mix. And 00:19:30.190 --> 00:19:32.690 it was always a journey to anything to

do with 00:19:32.690 --> 00:19:37.309 that song was just a lovely, unique. I can't 00:19:37.309 --> 00:19:40.289 believe it was a single as well. It came out 00:19:40.289 --> 00:19:43.809 as a single, the longest single in history. I'm 00:19:43.809 --> 00:19:47.549 still going home. Produced by Phil Spector with 00:19:47.549 --> 00:19:50.450 his unmistakable wall of sound approach shining 00:19:50.450 --> 00:19:52.690 through on this track, the song reached number 00:19:52.690 --> 00:19:56.589 one on the US Billboard Hot 100, Canada Top Singles, 00:19:56.589 --> 00:19:59.950 and UK Singles Chart. The song's been covered 00:19:59.950 --> 00:20:02.950 by everyone from the Beach Boys to Diane Warwick 00:20:02.950 --> 00:20:06.619 to Hall & Oates and then some. Guy was such an 00:20:06.619 --> 00:20:09.359 incredible guest. He joined me for a song dive 00:20:09.359 --> 00:20:12.779 into Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes Going Home, 00:20:12.960 --> 00:20:16.579 a song that guy recorded in aid of Teenage Cancer 00:20:16.579 --> 00:20:19.940 Trust and Teen Cancer America. And the track 00:20:19.940 --> 00:20:23.799 features over 60 musical legends, including David 00:20:23.799 --> 00:20:27.319 Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, who was just 00:20:27.319 --> 00:20:31.309 on earlier, Brian May, Sting. buddy guy. I mean, 00:20:31.329 --> 00:20:34.849 this list is insane. We also dive into some fun 00:20:34.849 --> 00:20:38.089 Dire Straits stories as well and his work with 00:20:38.089 --> 00:20:41.430 Weird Al Yankovic on Al's parody of Money for 00:20:41.430 --> 00:20:45.069 Nothing, which you might recall from UHF as Beverly 00:20:45.069 --> 00:20:47.809 Hillbillies. And if you didn't know this, both 00:20:47.809 --> 00:20:50.309 Guy and Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits performed 00:20:50.309 --> 00:20:54.049 on that parody version. It was part of the reason 00:20:54.049 --> 00:20:57.720 why they allowed it to happen. But Coming out 00:20:57.720 --> 00:20:59.339 of You've Lost That Love and Feeling, I'm going 00:20:59.339 --> 00:21:02.359 to keep this mellower side moving along as blues 00:21:02.359 --> 00:21:05.119 legend Walter Trout picks his choice for the 00:21:05.119 --> 00:21:08.299 ultimate mixtape. Well, this is probably going 00:21:08.299 --> 00:21:12.640 to shock you, but I would probably choose Alfie 00:21:12.640 --> 00:21:16.500 by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Wow. Because 00:21:16.500 --> 00:21:20.319 not only is the melody spectacular, but the lyrics 00:21:20.319 --> 00:21:25.480 of that song, if I could sum up what I would 00:21:25.480 --> 00:21:28.819 like to say. about life it's summed up in that 00:21:28.819 --> 00:21:32.980 lyrics something even non -believers can believe 00:21:32.980 --> 00:21:40.460 in that lyrically that song is um is just perfect 00:21:40.460 --> 00:21:44.460 that song i i can't even think about it without 00:21:44.460 --> 00:21:49.579 i'm tearing up Written by Burt Bacharach and 00:21:49.579 --> 00:21:53.220 Hal David for the 1966 film Alfie, the song was 00:21:53.220 --> 00:21:56.380 both a hit for Celia Black in the UK and Diane 00:21:56.380 --> 00:21:59.059 Warwick here in the US. The song reached number 00:21:59.059 --> 00:22:02.599 15 on the Billboard US Hot 100, number 5 on the 00:22:02.599 --> 00:22:05.660 Billboard R &B Singles Chart, and number 10 on 00:22:05.660 --> 00:22:08.200 the Canadian Singles Chart, and has also been 00:22:08.200 --> 00:22:11.400 covered by Cher, whose version hit number 32 00:22:11.400 --> 00:22:15.200 on the Billboard US Hot 100 and number 36 in 00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:19.049 Canada. Walter was an amazing guest on episode 00:22:19.049 --> 00:22:22.329 60, the Ultimate Walter Trout playlist, where 00:22:22.329 --> 00:22:24.789 we talked about songs from throughout his career 00:22:24.789 --> 00:22:28.130 and did an album dive into his latest release, 00:22:28.309 --> 00:22:32.250 as of this recording at least, that being 2024's 00:22:32.250 --> 00:22:37.029 Broken. But now I have to close out side A of 00:22:37.029 --> 00:22:40.210 the Ultimate Mixtape Volume 3. And I think it'd 00:22:40.210 --> 00:22:42.809 be safe to say that we're closing out a side 00:22:42.809 --> 00:22:46.359 that's jam -packed full of emotion. So I couldn't 00:22:46.359 --> 00:22:48.660 think of a better way to close outside A than 00:22:48.660 --> 00:22:52.160 with this pick from Bobby Schultz of FN Cultured. 00:22:52.440 --> 00:22:55.059 Hey, Brian, if I had to pick one song for the 00:22:55.059 --> 00:22:56.920 ultimate playlist, I would choose the impossible 00:22:56.920 --> 00:23:00.460 dream performed by Brian Stokes Mitchell on the 00:23:00.460 --> 00:23:03.579 Broadway cast recording of the 2002 revival of 00:23:03.579 --> 00:23:06.539 Man of La Mancha. This was a difficult question 00:23:06.539 --> 00:23:09.240 for me, man. I love so much music from crooners 00:23:09.240 --> 00:23:12.420 to new metal to country rap and beyond. but I 00:23:12.420 --> 00:23:15.240 had to make sure a song from a truly American 00:23:15.240 --> 00:23:18.259 art form made it into this playlist. One of the 00:23:18.259 --> 00:23:20.720 greatest ballads to ever be written for the stage, 00:23:20.920 --> 00:23:23.940 it's been performed by Jack Jones, Frank Sinatra, 00:23:24.059 --> 00:23:26.839 Jim Neighbors as Gomer Pyle, The Temptations, 00:23:26.940 --> 00:23:30.119 Robert Cooley, Andy Williams, Cher, Roberta Flack, 00:23:30.180 --> 00:23:32.440 Placido Domingo, hell, even John Cleese sang 00:23:32.440 --> 00:23:35.599 it on The Muppet Show. No one has sung it like 00:23:35.599 --> 00:23:38.759 Brian Stokes Mitchell. When he was on stage and 00:23:38.759 --> 00:23:41.259 sang this song, the show would come to a screeching 00:23:41.259 --> 00:23:43.960 halt because of the five -minute standing ovation 00:23:43.960 --> 00:23:46.680 he would get when he was done. Every day during 00:23:46.680 --> 00:23:49.380 the darkest times of the COVID pandemic, Mitchell

00:23:49.380 --> 00:23:51.500 would stand out on his balcony in New York City 00:23:51.500 --> 00:23:53.920 and sing this song during the shift changes at 00:23:53.920 --> 00:23:56.119 the hospitals for the nurses and medical workers 00:23:56.119 --> 00:23:59.039 in the city. This song was a gift sung out to 00:23:59.039 --> 00:24:00.779 the heroes of the early days of the pandemic, 00:24:00.960 --> 00:24:03.680 and I have to believe its lyrics struck a chord 00:24:03.680 --> 00:24:06.799 to the hopeless. To dream the impossible dream, 00:24:07.039 --> 00:24:10.279 to fight the unbeatable foe, to bear with unbearable 00:24:10.279 --> 00:24:13.380 sorrow, to run where the brave dare not go, to 00:24:13.380 --> 00:24:16.519 right the unrightable wrong, to love pure and 00:24:16.519 --> 00:24:19.980 chaste from afar, to try when your arms are too 00:24:19.980 --> 00:24:24.059 weary, to reach the unreachable star. It's a 00:24:24.059 --> 00:24:26.299 gorgeous song, one of the best Broadway songs 00:24:26.299 --> 00:24:28.859 ever written, and should definitely be included 00:24:28.859 --> 00:24:32.799 in this list. From the 2002 cast recording of 00:24:32.799 --> 00:24:34.799 Man of La Mancha, I was actually waiting to see 00:24:34.799 --> 00:24:36.859 if we got a Broadway song in the mix tonight 00:24:36.859 --> 00:24:40.180 because I feel like even through 50 songs now, 00:24:40.359 --> 00:24:43.220 there are some genres we haven't touched on yet. 00:24:43.259 --> 00:24:45.339 So I'm glad to see this finally get represented 00:24:45.339 --> 00:24:48.339 because Bobby couldn't have picked a more powerful, 00:24:48.380 --> 00:24:51.380 emotional song to do that. Bobby was a guest 00:24:51.380 --> 00:24:55.079 on episode 24, the ultimate summer cookout and 00:24:55.079 --> 00:24:58.579 barbecue playlist with a twist. And he is keeping 00:24:58.579 --> 00:25:02.039 the laughs going over on FN Cultured. So be sure 00:25:02.039 --> 00:25:03.559 to check out what he and the boys have going 00:25:03.559 --> 00:25:06.079 on over there. Just keep in mind when you tune 00:25:06.079 --> 00:25:11.140 in, that show is absolutely positively not safe 00:25:11.140 --> 00:25:14.079 for work. So don't say I didn't warn you. But 00:25:14.079 --> 00:25:17.180 there you have it, folks. Side A of the ultimate 00:25:17.180 --> 00:25:20.440 mixtape volume three. which consists of Alicia 00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:22.839 Keys' Fallen, provided by Carrie Cunningham, 00:25:23.079 --> 00:25:25.660 B .B. King's The Thrill Is Gone, provided by 00:25:25.660 --> 00:25:28.859 Joe Bonamassa, Jeff Buckley's Lover You Shoulda 00:25:28.859 --> 00:25:31.680 Come Over, provided by Todd Parkmore of Big Head 00:25:31.680 --> 00:25:34.859 Todd and the Monsters, Mayor Horthon's Her Favorite 00:25:34.859 --> 00:25:37.619 Song, provided by Jessica Katina of Music Notes 00:25:37.619 --> 00:25:40.980 with Jess, Sade's Ordinary Love, provided by 00:25:40.980 --> 00:25:44.240 Desmond Child, Whitney Houston's I Will Always 00:25:44.240 --> 00:25:46.700 Love You, provided by Nick Nespagiani of Yacht 00:25:46.700 --> 00:25:49.700 Rock Review, The Beach Boys' Don't Worry Baby, 00:25:49.920 --> 00:25:52.160 provided by Peter Olsen of Yacht Rock Review. 00:25:53.019 --> 00:25:55.500 The Righteous Brothers' You've Lost That Love 00:25:55.500 --> 00:25:57.799 and Feeling, provided by Guy Fletcher of Dire 00:25:57.799 --> 00:26:01.180 Straits. Burt Bacharach with Hal David and Diane 00:26:01.180 --> 00:26:04.660 Warwick's Alfie, provided by Walter Trout. And 00:26:04.660 --> 00:26:07.019 Brian Stokes' Mitchell, The Impossible Dream, 00:26:07.400 --> 00:26:10.720 provided by Bobby Schultz of FN Cultured. Head 00:26:10.720 --> 00:26:13.400 over to myweeklymixtape .com to hear all the 00:26:13.400 --> 00:26:15.990 songs we've discussed in this mix. through the 00:26:15.990 --> 00:26:20.289 playlist embedded on the episode page. And now, 00:26:20.349 --> 00:26:23.450 Mixtapers, we're finally here. Three episodes 00:26:23.450 --> 00:26:26.549 in one week, three volumes of the Ultimate Mixtape, 00:26:26.730 --> 00:26:30.609 65 songs, and we're finally down to the last 00:26:30.609 --> 00:26:34.890 supersized side, as Side B will be the grand 00:26:34.890 --> 00:26:38.710 finale, as it has 15 songs. So let's not waste 00:26:38.710 --> 00:26:41.589 any more time here, and let's hear from Ed Toth 00:26:41.589 --> 00:26:44.490 of the Doobie Brothers, as he provides his choice. 00:26:46.949 --> 00:26:53.130 How do you even answer that question? I mean, 00:26:53.250 --> 00:26:56.269 I'm the type of guy that's probably like a lot 00:26:56.269 --> 00:27:00.390 of people in that it depends on the day. It depends 00:27:00.390 --> 00:27:03.750 on the day. And I listen to such a varied amount 00:27:03.750 --> 00:27:06.890 of music, a lot of which is instrumental. So 00:27:06.890 --> 00:27:08.910 there wouldn't particularly be a vocal message 00:27:08.910 --> 00:27:12.349 in any of it. But can I do this to you? Can I 00:27:12.349 --> 00:27:16.210 just throw out a bunch? Let's say if you had 00:27:16.210 --> 00:27:18.930 to pick one just for today, the day we're recording, 00:27:19.130 --> 00:27:22.730 what would today's time capsule song be? Well, 00:27:22.769 --> 00:27:24.730 you're asking me that question right now. And 00:27:24.730 --> 00:27:26.569 my answer to that question would have to be First 00:27:26.569 --> 00:27:30.829 Circle by the Paschini Group. Instrumental, hints 00:27:30.829 --> 00:27:34.289 of jazz. I think it is such a beautiful song 00:27:34.289 --> 00:27:38.109 and a beautiful composition that it's undeniable 00:27:38.109 --> 00:27:42.680 in terms of representing all. That is positive 00:27:42.680 --> 00:27:48.119 about humanity on this planet. From 1984's First 00:27:48.119 --> 00:27:50.539 Circle, an album which won a Grammy Award for 00:27:50.539 --> 00:27:52.920 Best Jazz Fusion Performance, we're checking 00:27:52.920 --> 00:27:55.900 off

another genre in this mix coming out of the 00:27:55.900 --> 00:27:58.480 Broadway choice that closed out Side A. So I'm 00:27:58.480 --> 00:28:01.140 glad to see that jazz box finally checked off. 00:28:01.319 --> 00:28:04.299 And Pat Metheny is a great way to do it because 00:28:04.299 --> 00:28:06.680 you get a little bit of that fusion and maybe 00:28:06.680 --> 00:28:09.019 prog rock side of some of the songs that I discussed 00:28:09.019 --> 00:28:12.420 over these last three episodes. Now, you might 00:28:12.420 --> 00:28:15.200 be thinking to yourself, Ed Toth, the Doobie 00:28:15.200 --> 00:28:18.180 Brothers. Brian, he hasn't been a guest on the 00:28:18.180 --> 00:28:22.160 show. And you're right. At least until Monday, 00:28:22.220 --> 00:28:25.539 because, spoiler alert, this Monday, episode 00:28:25.539 --> 00:28:28.720 103, the ultimate Doobie Brothers playlist drops, 00:28:28.920 --> 00:28:31.910 and it features an interview with... Ed Toth, 00:28:32.069 --> 00:28:34.190 who went on from playing with Vertical Horizon 00:28:34.190 --> 00:28:36.710 during their Everything You Want and Go album 00:28:36.710 --> 00:28:39.309 cycles to becoming the drummer for the Doobie 00:28:39.309 --> 00:28:42.630 Brothers for the last two decades. This is an 00:28:42.630 --> 00:28:46.109 extremely in -depth and fun conversation. And 00:28:46.109 --> 00:28:48.009 if you're a fan of the Doobies, you don't want 00:28:48.009 --> 00:28:50.890 to miss this one. So stay tuned Monday for that. 00:28:50.930 --> 00:28:53.849 I don't do teases on this show very often, but 00:28:53.849 --> 00:28:56.289 this week, apparently, it's just a week full 00:28:56.289 --> 00:28:59.250 of teasing. So coming Monday, the ultimate Doobie 00:28:59.250 --> 00:29:02.750 Brothers playlist. Now we've had Broadway and 00:29:02.750 --> 00:29:05.869 jazz fusion, let's keep stirring the pot with 00:29:05.869 --> 00:29:08.789 some one -off genres now and go with this international 00:29:08.789 --> 00:29:12.089 choice from the incredible Wolfgang Valbrun. 00:29:13.710 --> 00:29:18.130 That's a good question. What is the song that 00:29:18.130 --> 00:29:24.869 I would choose? So I think the artist is Jacques 00:29:24.869 --> 00:29:28.410 Brel, so it's a French singer. And the song is 00:29:28.410 --> 00:29:31.960 Ne Me Quitte Pas. So in English, that's Don't 00:29:31.960 --> 00:29:34.900 Leave Me. And I think it's one of the most beautiful 00:29:34.900 --> 00:29:38.819 songs because it's not sang, it's lived. His 00:29:38.819 --> 00:29:42.759 investment in the delivery, the words in themselves 00:29:42.759 --> 00:29:49.359 are timeless. And they touch me every time that 00:29:49.359 --> 00:29:53.880 I hear it. So that would be my song. Now I'll 00:29:53.880 --> 00:29:56.640 be honest. I had not heard this song before sitting 00:29:56.640 --> 00:29:59.240 down with Wolfgang for his interview where we 00:29:59.240 --> 00:30:02.839 dove into his Flawed by Design album. And I'm 00:30:02.839 --> 00:30:05.660 so glad we did because this song is everything 00:30:05.660 --> 00:30:08.779 Wolfgang says about it. It's power, it's emotion, 00:30:09.200 --> 00:30:11.839 and it's beauty. I can't speak a single word 00:30:11.839 --> 00:30:16.019 in French, but I felt that performance. So thank 00:30:16.019 --> 00:30:19.880 you, Wolfgang. And Broadway, check. Jazz Fusion, 00:30:20.259 --> 00:30:25.289 check. International, check. Classical? No check, 00:30:25.470 --> 00:30:28.970 at least not until now with this pick from Jax 00:30:28.970 --> 00:30:33.170 Hollow. I have to say there is the song called, 00:30:33.230 --> 00:30:36.829 and I'm going to butcher it, Gnosian. Number 00:30:36.829 --> 00:30:42.450 one, it's French, but it is gorgeous and haunting 00:30:42.450 --> 00:30:48.390 and it should be played forever and always. Two 00:30:48.390 --> 00:30:50.750 songs in a row, I had not heard this song before 00:30:50.750 --> 00:30:54.539 hearing Jax answer and... Once again, I'm extremely 00:30:54.539 --> 00:30:57.220 glad I did because this opened up a whole new 00:30:57.220 --> 00:31:00.140 rabbit hole for me musically. What an amazing, 00:31:00.359 --> 00:31:04.019 haunting, and even storytelling song, even though 00:31:04.019 --> 00:31:07.500 there are no lyrics. Just paints a musical picture. 00:31:08.079 --> 00:31:11.759 Jax was an incredible guest on episode 55, the 00:31:11.759 --> 00:31:14.579 ultimate modern blues rock playlist, where we 00:31:14.579 --> 00:31:17.700 also did a dive into her Only the Wild Ones album. 00:31:17.779 --> 00:31:20.500 So be sure to check that out. And now before 00:31:20.500 --> 00:31:22.880 we head back towards the rock side of the spectrum, 00:31:23.079 --> 00:31:26.019 we have one more of these musical outliers, the 00:31:26.019 --> 00:31:28.579 one offs, if you will. And I couldn't think of 00:31:28.579 --> 00:31:30.480 a better way to close out this section of the 00:31:30.480 --> 00:31:33.660 mixtape than with this choice by Patreon mixtaper 00:31:33.660 --> 00:31:37.319 Philip Bergman. Well, Brian, a lot of people 00:31:37.319 --> 00:31:40.339 have been submitting their favorite tunes for 00:31:40.339 --> 00:31:42.680 the ultimate mixtape, but I'm not going to do 00:31:42.680 --> 00:31:44.900 that. Oh, no, I'm going to go a little bit different 00:31:44.900 --> 00:31:47.099 here. This is a song I do love. Don't get me 00:31:47.099 --> 00:31:49.660 wrong. I wouldn't give you a song I don't. but 00:31:49.660 --> 00:31:52.920 it's not my all -time favorite. I am going to 00:31:52.920 --> 00:31:56.319 give you, as a submission for the Ultimate Mixtape, 00:31:56.599 --> 00:32:00.259 In the Evening by the Moonlight by the Hayden 00:32:00.259 --> 00:32:05.940 Quartet from 1908. Theodore Roosevelt was president, 00:32:06.079 --> 00:32:09.759 but was endorsing William Howard Taft to succeed 00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:14.200 him. This is before World War I. This is before 00:32:14.200 -->

00:32:18.339 network radio. I think this might even predate. 00:32:18.680 --> 00:32:22.059 vinyl records. It's a very old song, but I have 00:32:22.059 --> 00:32:24.960 a few good reasons for this. First of all, someone 00:32:24.960 --> 00:32:28.259 needs to be the troll that recommends pre -World 00:32:28.259 --> 00:32:31.819 War I barbershop quartet music. It might as well 00:32:31.819 --> 00:32:36.799 be me, right? But on top of that, I really would 00:32:36.799 --> 00:32:40.619 like to have a great variety in this mixtape. 00:32:40.700 --> 00:32:43.960 Ideally, this ultimate mixtape should include 00:32:44.599 --> 00:32:47.579 Music from all over the world, all over the eras. 00:32:47.579 --> 00:32:52.559 So Gregorian chants, Japanese opera, Afrobeat, 00:32:52.619 --> 00:32:56.519 country, salsa. Just everything you can think 00:32:56.519 --> 00:32:59.500 of. And I'm choosing to include a little barbershop 00:32:59.500 --> 00:33:03.259 with it. So there's that. But most importantly, 00:33:03.539 --> 00:33:06.339 if you listen to the lyrics, from what you can 00:33:06.339 --> 00:33:09.920 make out, there is really a great theme in this 00:33:09.920 --> 00:33:13.259 song, a great message. When you listen to the 00:33:13.259 --> 00:33:17.160 lyrics and the story in the song, this is about 00:33:17.160 --> 00:33:22.559 the value that music holds for people. It's a 00:33:22.559 --> 00:33:26.380 story about a poor family, maybe not dirt poor, 00:33:26.480 --> 00:33:30.359 but relatively low income family that is living 00:33:30.359 --> 00:33:33.319 a hardscrabble life, doesn't have a whole lot 00:33:33.319 --> 00:33:37.500 of time for fun. And when they do have recreational 00:33:37.500 --> 00:33:42.359 time, they choose to make music. And music has 00:33:42.359 --> 00:33:46.640 such a high value in their lives that the fiddle 00:33:46.640 --> 00:33:49.539 hangs upon the wall because, again, as a lower 00:33:49.539 --> 00:33:51.259 income family, they couldn't afford an instrument 00:33:51.259 --> 00:33:54.099 case. Back then, instrument cases were for the 00:33:54.099 --> 00:33:56.980 rich only. So they didn't have an instrument 00:33:56.980 --> 00:34:00.200 case, but they treated that fiddle with such 00:34:00.200 --> 00:34:03.940 care and they chose to spend their little recreational 00:34:03.940 --> 00:34:08.219 time making music, listening to music. and just 00:34:08.219 --> 00:34:12.719 enjoying music, letting it unite them as a family 00:34:12.719 --> 00:34:16.900 and as a community, really. And I think that's 00:34:16.900 --> 00:34:20.179 pretty much what my weekly mixtape is all about. 00:34:20.579 --> 00:34:23.639 Good Lord, Philip. I honestly thought you were 00:34:23.639 --> 00:34:25.920 going to go with like a Weird Al song or something, 00:34:26.019 --> 00:34:29.639 as Philip was my guest for episode 56, the Ultimate 00:34:29.639 --> 00:34:33.340 Weird Al Yankovic playlist. But alas, he didn't. 00:34:33.400 --> 00:34:36.539 However, I'm pretty damn proud of myself because... 00:34:36.800 --> 00:34:39.400 I think this smorgasbord of genre section is 00:34:39.400 --> 00:34:41.519 the perfect way to include a song choice like 00:34:41.519 --> 00:34:45.440 this in an unironic fashion. I love the story 00:34:45.440 --> 00:34:47.579 behind the track and the fact that it's streaming. 00:34:47.780 --> 00:34:50.699 So bravo on the details there. Philip has been 00:34:50.699 --> 00:34:53.719 such a huge supporter of all the podcasts I've 00:34:53.719 --> 00:34:55.940 been a part of, dating all the way back to the 00:34:55.940 --> 00:34:59.139 Toon Styles days. I mean, the board shorts joke 00:34:59.139 --> 00:35:01.900 that runs through my weekly mixtape is actually 00:35:01.900 --> 00:35:06.320 a throwback. to Jay Sweet talking about his 90s 00:35:06.320 --> 00:35:09.019 board shorts obsession on several episodes of 00:35:09.019 --> 00:35:11.820 the show. And it's somehow transcended over to 00:35:11.820 --> 00:35:15.260 My Weekly Mixtape. But if you're on the My Weekly 00:35:15.260 --> 00:35:17.840 Mixtape Patreon with Philip and the rest of the 00:35:17.840 --> 00:35:21.300 mixtapers over at patreon .com forward slash 00:35:21.300 --> 00:35:24.699 My Weekly Mixtape, I started uploading some of 00:35:24.699 --> 00:35:27.340 ToonStyle's back catalog as it's not available 00:35:27.340 --> 00:35:30.139 anywhere else. So I'm starting to post episodes 00:35:30.139 --> 00:35:32.840 over there as some extra bonus content for those 00:35:32.840 --> 00:35:35.739 of you that haven't heard it before. Now, while 00:35:35.739 --> 00:35:39.500 I'm really proud of myself for working Philip's 00:35:39.500 --> 00:35:42.219 pick in with kind of relative ease, maybe, maybe 00:35:42.219 --> 00:35:44.619 not, depending on how you're listening to this, 00:35:44.760 --> 00:35:47.800 it's a lot frigging harder to come out of. So 00:35:47.800 --> 00:35:50.340 thanks for this curveball, Philip. This is tough. 00:35:51.179 --> 00:35:53.619 But instead of jumping back into modern rock, 00:35:53.719 --> 00:35:55.340 I think I'm going to take this little musical 00:35:55.340 --> 00:35:59.239 time machine from classical. to pre -World War 00:35:59.239 --> 00:36:02.960 I barbershop quartet music, to maybe the halfway 00:36:02.960 --> 00:36:06.820 point. And let's go back to 1963 as Friends of 00:36:06.820 --> 00:36:09.719 the Show Jimmy Mitchell provides his choice for 00:36:09.719 --> 00:36:13.360 the ultimate mixtape. I'm just thinking Remember 00:36:13.360 --> 00:36:18.880 Then by The Earls. Remember, remember. And it's 00:36:18.880 --> 00:36:22.500 just the harmony. I saw it first on the Sha Na 00:36:22.500 --> 00:36:25.949 Na TV show. And then I heard it by the Earls 00:36:25.949 --> 00:36:31.710 on WCBS FM 101. And I was working in the Denny's 00:36:31.710 --> 00:36:34.050 restaurants change. I was bouncing between Newberg, 00:36:34.130 --> 00:36:38.710 Poughkeepsie, and Nanuet. And the Earls were

00:36:38.710 --> 00:36:41.289 playing. And a friend of mine at one of the other 00:36:41.289 --> 00:36:44.610 restaurants in the area, he was into this music 00:36:44.610 --> 00:36:48.750 as I was. And the Earls would play on Sunday 00:36:48.750 --> 00:36:52.320 nights in Nanuet, where I was from. And then 00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:56.539 on Thursday nights in Poughkeepsie. And the night 00:36:56.539 --> 00:36:58.739 that I thought I had the night off and I was 00:36:58.739 --> 00:37:01.380 going to get to join them to go see the Earls. 00:37:01.800 --> 00:37:04.380 And I was told I got to go down to Spring Valley, 00:37:04.559 --> 00:37:07.000 Nanuet and work that restaurant. And I never 00:37:07.000 --> 00:37:09.760 got to see these guys play. And they played all 00:37:09.760 --> 00:37:12.920 around me for months. And he passed away recently. 00:37:13.519 --> 00:37:16.199 But that would be my song. Remember Then by the 00:37:16.199 --> 00:37:19.530 Earls. The single reached number 24 on the Billboard 00:37:19.530 --> 00:37:22.510 U .S. Hot 100, and for you movie buffs out there, 00:37:22.610 --> 00:37:24.889 you might recognize the song as it was featured 00:37:24.889 --> 00:37:28.409 in A Bronx Tale. Jimmy was an incredible guest, 00:37:28.510 --> 00:37:31.070 along with Jay Sweet. He was good, too. I mean, 00:37:31.110 --> 00:37:34.469 obviously. On episode 93, the ultimate golden 00:37:34.469 --> 00:37:37.650 oldies and doo -wop of the 50s and 60s playlist, 00:37:38.010 --> 00:37:41.369 Volume 2. So if you want to get a really in -depth 00:37:41.369 --> 00:37:44.369 discussion about the oldies, with me being quote 00:37:44.369 --> 00:37:47.809 -unquote Mr. Movie Man for once in my podcasting 00:37:47.809 --> 00:37:50.610 history, be sure to check that one out. I'm sure 00:37:50.610 --> 00:37:53.090 there's a volume three coming down the pike, 00:37:53.130 --> 00:37:56.349 so stay tuned for that one. And coming out of 00:37:56.349 --> 00:38:00.030 Remember Then, we've got this choice from Sonny 00:38:00.030 --> 00:38:07.880 Gulledge. Ooh, that hard one. Oh, gosh. Any one 00:38:07.880 --> 00:38:11.380 of these three, I'm sorry. I can't do it. I can't 00:38:11.380 --> 00:38:13.239 do it because there are sides of me that are 00:38:13.239 --> 00:38:15.800 all just as important. The biggest and most important 00:38:15.800 --> 00:38:18.179 side, though, to me, I'll always say I'm a Christian 00:38:18.179 --> 00:38:22.599 first. And I'll say one of the songs that got 00:38:22.599 --> 00:38:25.579 me through a lot was I Can Only Imagine by Mercy 00:38:25.579 --> 00:38:27.880 Me. That would probably be one of the big ones. 00:38:28.280 --> 00:38:34.059 Then Louisiana 1927 by Randy Newman. Great song. 00:38:35.119 --> 00:38:37.699 You know, especially being a Katrina kid, that 00:38:37.699 --> 00:38:42.860 really hits home. And last but definitely not 00:38:42.860 --> 00:38:46.000 least, Freedom for the Stallion by Alan Toussaint. 00:38:46.460 --> 00:38:50.360 That is a song that can, in writing Word About 00:38:50.360 --> 00:38:52.960 the Young, that's part of what I was trying to 00:38:52.960 --> 00:38:56.900 accomplish. It's having that same energy that 00:38:56.900 --> 00:38:59.679 I had for freedom, that I had hearing Freedom 00:38:59.679 --> 00:39:02.420 for the Stallion, where it's saying, hey, this 00:39:02.420 --> 00:39:07.619 is what life is like. Let's look at it and let's 00:39:07.619 --> 00:39:10.940 just say we need help. Say that we need something. 00:39:11.360 --> 00:39:14.719 One of the key lines for that one is, and it 00:39:14.719 --> 00:39:17.619 was written so long ago, but before any of the 00:39:17.619 --> 00:39:22.179 stuff that happened in modern times. But the 00:39:22.179 --> 00:39:26.000 third verse said, they got men building walls, 00:39:26.219 --> 00:39:29.199 keeping other men out. Ignore him when he whispers, 00:39:29.260 --> 00:39:32.079 but kill him when he shouts. Oh, Lord, you got 00:39:32.079 --> 00:39:35.940 to help us to find a way. And that right there, 00:39:36.019 --> 00:39:40.219 think about that being written so long ago. I 00:39:40.219 --> 00:39:47.119 think possibly 2007 or earlier. I think that 00:39:47.119 --> 00:39:50.119 song hit home in a way that was so ridiculous 00:39:50.119 --> 00:39:54.719 because the first time I heard it was in 2019. 00:39:56.039 --> 00:39:59.360 And, you know, there was a big temperament difference 00:39:59.360 --> 00:40:04.579 in our political world, our actual between. 2007 00:40:04.579 --> 00:40:09.440 and 2019. So to have that much time in between 00:40:09.440 --> 00:40:12.699 and have a song that was still relevant. Honestly, 00:40:12.820 --> 00:40:15.639 that might be if I had to pick one of the three, 00:40:15.739 --> 00:40:18.800 I'd say I can only imagine. But if I had to say 00:40:18.800 --> 00:40:21.480 what would other people because I'm not going 00:40:21.480 --> 00:40:25.340 to be the one. Freedom for the Stallion is definitely 00:40:25.340 --> 00:40:28.619 probably going to be the one. Written by Alan 00:40:28.619 --> 00:40:31.219 Toussaint and originally recorded by Lee Dorsey, 00:40:31.400 --> 00:40:34.500 Sonny is going with Alan's songbook version for 00:40:34.500 --> 00:40:36.820 the mixtape. And the song that Sonny references, 00:40:37.039 --> 00:40:39.139 Worried About the Young, is actually one of his 00:40:39.139 --> 00:40:42.360 songs from his album, Go Be Free, which you can 00:40:42.360 --> 00:40:45.400 find the full album dive over at myweeklymixtape 00:40:45.400 --> 00:40:48.300 .com or check out his album on all the streaming 00:40:48.300 --> 00:40:52.179 platforms. Sonny was such a fun musical discussion. 00:40:52.340 --> 00:40:55.110 And if you aren't familiar with his music, you 00:40:55.110 --> 00:40:58.329 gotta remedy that because he has this gospel 00:40:58.329 --> 00:41:02.210 meets soul meets swamp rock sound, and it's absolutely 00:41:02.210 --> 00:41:05.949 infectious. But

now here we are, starting to 00:41:05.949 --> 00:41:08.829 see the light at the end of this three -episode 00:41:08.829 --> 00:41:11.809 mixtape tunnel, but there's still some massive 00:41:11.809 --> 00:41:14.530 tunes I've yet to get to, so let's remedy that, 00:41:14.630 --> 00:41:17.469 shall we? Starting with this pick from fellow 00:41:17.469 --> 00:41:20.550 Pantheon Podcast Network mate Jesse Jackson of 00:41:20.550 --> 00:41:24.469 Setlusting Bruce. That is a darn fine question, 00:41:24.670 --> 00:41:29.889 Brian. I have a lot of musical artists that I 00:41:29.889 --> 00:41:37.730 admire. If I had to go, top four would be Bruce 00:41:37.730 --> 00:41:41.230 Springsteen, John Hyatt, The Beach Boys, specifically 00:41:41.230 --> 00:41:45.989 Brian Wilson, and Jason Isbell. So the question 00:41:45.989 --> 00:41:52.639 would be, if I was going to do a... Bruce Springsteen 00:41:52.639 --> 00:41:55.500 song, what would it be? You could pick Thunder 00:41:55.500 --> 00:42:00.840 Road, Born to Run, Better Days, but push comes 00:42:00.840 --> 00:42:06.000 to shove the Bruce Springsteen live on Broadway 00:42:06.000 --> 00:42:10.019 where he does Dancing in the Dark, turning into 00:42:10.019 --> 00:42:13.079 Land of Hope and Dream. That's one recording 00:42:13.079 --> 00:42:16.260 if I was going to do Bruce, but I'm not. John 00:42:16.260 --> 00:42:18.260 Hyatt, you've got to have a little faith in me. 00:42:18.809 --> 00:42:21.449 Even though that's not my favorite John Hyatt 00:42:21.449 --> 00:42:26.769 song, it is iconic, and what a great song to 00:42:26.769 --> 00:42:30.590 share with your generations. But I'm not going 00:42:30.590 --> 00:42:33.409 to pick John Hyatt. If it was going to be Jason 00:42:33.409 --> 00:42:37.429 Isbell, once again, a lot of great songs. You 00:42:37.429 --> 00:42:41.929 could pick Cover Me Up. But I'd probably pick 00:42:41.929 --> 00:42:47.809 Elephant, because it's such a powerful song that... 00:42:48.300 --> 00:42:51.840 Catches you by surprise. But I'm not going to 00:42:51.840 --> 00:42:55.079 pick Jason Isbell. So that leaves the Beach Boys 00:42:55.079 --> 00:43:00.780 or Brian Wilson. Everything from Fun Fun Fun 00:43:00.780 --> 00:43:07.460 to California Girls to Love and Mercy. But if 00:43:07.460 --> 00:43:11.480 I had to pick a Brian Wilson song, I would pick 00:43:11.480 --> 00:43:14.980 God Only Knows. Paul McCartney once said that 00:43:14.980 --> 00:43:18.059 God Only Knows was the most beautiful song. he 00:43:18.059 --> 00:43:23.659 had ever heard. The magic of the chorus, the 00:43:23.659 --> 00:43:27.199 complexity of the lyrics. I may not always love 00:43:27.199 --> 00:43:30.860 you, but as long as there are stars above you, 00:43:30.960 --> 00:43:34.840 you never need to doubt it. I'll make you so 00:43:34.840 --> 00:43:39.880 sure about it. God only knows what I'd be without 00:43:39.880 --> 00:43:46.519 you. It is just a absolutely beautiful pop song. 00:43:47.309 --> 00:43:54.190 that is so complex in its simplicity. So thank 00:43:54.190 --> 00:43:57.989 you, Brian, for being patient while I went through 00:43:57.989 --> 00:44:01.670 all my thought processes. And I wanted to give 00:44:01.670 --> 00:44:04.090 at least a little shout out to some of the songs 00:44:04.090 --> 00:44:08.750 I won't get back. But God only knows the Beach 00:44:08.750 --> 00:44:13.719 Boys' final answer. From 1966's Pet Sounds, the 00:44:13.719 --> 00:44:16.460 song reached number 39 on the Billboard US Hot 00:44:16.460 --> 00:44:20.219 100, number six in Canada, Ireland, and Norway, 00:44:20.320 --> 00:44:24.400 and number two in the UK. Jesse, like I had mentioned 00:44:24.400 --> 00:44:26.860 earlier, is another member of the Pantheon Podcast 00:44:26.860 --> 00:44:29.619 Network and a good friend of the show. You could 00:44:29.619 --> 00:44:32.960 check out episode 53, the ultimate Bruce Springsteen 00:44:32.960 --> 00:44:35.840 playlist, to hear us wax poetic on the boss, 00:44:36.039 --> 00:44:39.059 or you could check out set -lusting Bruce for 00:44:39.059 --> 00:44:42.659 all things. Bruce and Bruce fandom related. I've 00:44:42.659 --> 00:44:45.880 guessed it over there talking about Tom Petty 00:44:45.880 --> 00:44:49.019 of all things, but trust me, Jesse makes it all 00:44:49.019 --> 00:44:51.559 make sense. Thank you for that opportunity, Jesse. 00:44:51.940 --> 00:44:55.900 And before I move on to the next song, I got 00:44:55.900 --> 00:44:59.179 to play this clip from Eric Senich of the Van 00:44:59.179 --> 00:45:01.920 Halen News Desk and the Booked on Rock podcast. 00:45:02.679 --> 00:45:05.320 Well, Brian, my choice for the ultimate mixtape 00:45:05.320 --> 00:45:08.820 would be God Only Knows by the Beach Boys. with 00:45:08.820 --> 00:45:11.079 the mastermind behind it being Brian Wilson, 00:45:11.239 --> 00:45:13.820 who wrote the song with Tony Asher. But make 00:45:13.820 --> 00:45:16.500 no mistake, this song is not what it is without 00:45:16.500 --> 00:45:19.760 the contributions of the musicians who execute 00:45:19.760 --> 00:45:21.860 Brian's vision, and he's even said that. The 00:45:21.860 --> 00:45:24.980 beautiful voice of his brother Carl Wilson, the 00:45:24.980 --> 00:45:27.619 instrumentation from the Wrecking Crew, from 00:45:27.619 --> 00:45:30.000 the intricate orchestrations right down to drummer 00:45:30.000 --> 00:45:33.079 Jim Gordon tapping away on plastic orange juice 00:45:33.079 --> 00:45:36.809 cups. It is absolutely brilliant. If there were 00:45:36.809 --> 00:45:39.489 ever a time capsule song, it's this one. So ahead 00:45:39.489 --> 00:45:42.630 of its time, it went unheralded when it was released 00:45:42.630 --> 00:45:46.030 in July of 1966. Brian isn't going with the standard 00:45:46.030 --> 00:45:49.530 pop song format. It's avant -garde. It repeats 00:45:49.530 --> 00:45:52.230 the progression of the verse and refrain, but 00:45:52.230 --> 00:45:55.289 transposed up by

a fourth only with new vocals 00:45:55.289 --> 00:45:58.530 added, multiple vocal parts sung in counterpoint. 00:45:58.829 --> 00:46:02.110 He decides to use clip -clop percussion with 00:46:02.110 --> 00:46:05.130 sleigh bells on every beat, something you only 00:46:05.130 --> 00:46:08.940 hear. in holiday songs. Who thinks of that? And 00:46:08.940 --> 00:46:11.260 how does a man who had musicians do take after 00:46:11.260 --> 00:46:14.099 take after take for hours on end create a song 00:46:14.099 --> 00:46:17.059 that sounds so profoundly emotional as if it 00:46:17.059 --> 00:46:20.039 was all recorded on the first take? I didn't 00:46:20.039 --> 00:46:22.159 comprehend its brilliance, nor did I feel much 00:46:22.159 --> 00:46:24.760 when I first heard it years ago. But within the 00:46:24.760 --> 00:46:27.760 last handful of years, the song is one that makes 00:46:27.760 --> 00:46:30.599 me smile some days, makes me want to cry others. 00:46:31.159 --> 00:46:33.800 100 years from now, this song will be introduced 00:46:33.800 --> 00:46:36.710 to somebody's ears. and it will bypass the brain 00:46:36.710 --> 00:46:39.030 and head straight for the soul, where it will 00:46:39.030 --> 00:46:42.030 remain. If you're hearing this in the year 3024, 00:46:42.369 --> 00:46:44.789 play this song, and then make sure you pass it 00:46:44.789 --> 00:46:47.510 on to a loved one, because after all, what would 00:46:47.510 --> 00:46:51.150 you be without them? The first time a song has 00:46:51.150 --> 00:46:54.469 been repeated in 65 songs, it's the Beach Boys' 00:46:54.750 --> 00:46:58.409 God Only Knows, and the third song from the Beach 00:46:58.409 --> 00:47:01.610 Boys overall, as Peter Olsen of Yacht Rock Review 00:47:01.610 --> 00:47:05.659 chimed in earlier with Don't Worry Baby. I simply 00:47:05.659 --> 00:47:07.699 can't say enough good things about Eric. He was 00:47:07.699 --> 00:47:11.940 my guest on a jam -packed episode 46, The Ultimate 00:47:11.940 --> 00:47:15.179 Van Halen Playlist, that also featured Patreon 00:47:15.179 --> 00:47:18.260 mixtaper Cactus Pete. And I've been fortunate 00:47:18.260 --> 00:47:20.880 enough to be a guest over on the Booked on Rock 00:47:20.880 --> 00:47:24.760 podcast, which is an amazing show if you are 00:47:24.760 --> 00:47:28.079 looking for some great music -centric books and 00:47:28.079 --> 00:47:30.820 great music discussion. Be sure to check it out. 00:47:30.880 --> 00:47:33.960 You won't be disappointed. And now that we've 00:47:33.960 --> 00:47:37.619 had our first double song pick and triple band 00:47:37.619 --> 00:47:39.619 pick of the night, which was the Beach Boys, 00:47:39.860 --> 00:47:43.059 plus Rush and Tom Petty have been twofers on 00:47:43.059 --> 00:47:45.900 the Ultimate Mixtape, maybe it's time we made 00:47:45.900 --> 00:47:49.340 a trifecta of twofers, if any of that makes sense, 00:47:49.440 --> 00:47:52.559 as this group was already chosen all the way 00:47:52.559 --> 00:47:55.460 back in episode 100 or volume one of this Ultimate 00:47:55.460 --> 00:47:58.639 Mixtape. But here's Billy Sheehan of Mr. Big, 00:47:58.900 --> 00:48:02.920 Sons of Apollo. Tallis and David Lee Roth to 00:48:02.920 --> 00:48:05.940 chime in with his pick for the ultimate mixtape. 00:48:06.639 --> 00:48:10.000 I'll go with what I think is one of the greatest 00:48:10.000 --> 00:48:13.880 songs ever written by the Beatles. It's called 00:48:13.880 --> 00:48:18.300 If I Fell. Wow. To me, the genius of songwriting 00:48:18.300 --> 00:48:23.539 and the way those lyrics fall rhythmically, that's 00:48:23.539 --> 00:48:26.139 just a technical thing, but what the lyrics mean 00:48:26.139 --> 00:48:31.179 on top of the fact that they're placed in perfection, 00:48:31.340 --> 00:48:36.019 rhyme, and cadence of these words and what they 00:48:36.019 --> 00:48:39.420 mean. If I fell in love with you, would you promise 00:48:39.420 --> 00:48:42.780 to be true and help me understand? Because I've 00:48:42.780 --> 00:48:44.920 been in love before and I found that love is 00:48:44.920 --> 00:48:49.440 more than just holding hands. Wow. Amazing. I 00:48:49.440 --> 00:48:51.519 think that's, to me, that's one of my favorite 00:48:51.519 --> 00:48:55.480 songs of all time. And it's still emotionally 00:48:55.480 --> 00:48:58.539 touching to me. And if we go in the time capsule 00:48:58.539 --> 00:49:01.320 and be not heard of for a couple hundred years 00:49:01.320 --> 00:49:04.880 and heard again then by that, whoever is populating 00:49:04.880 --> 00:49:07.219 the world at that time, I think it would have, 00:49:07.320 --> 00:49:10.440 if they spoke English, I think it would have 00:49:10.440 --> 00:49:15.139 the same impact again. From 1964's A Hard Day's 00:49:15.139 --> 00:49:17.599 Night, the song reached number 53 on the Billboard 00:49:17.599 --> 00:49:21.639 US Hot 100, number 38 in Italy, number 25 in 00:49:21.639 --> 00:49:23.619 West Germany, number three in the Netherlands, 00:49:23.820 --> 00:49:27.179 and number one in Norway. Billy is one of my 00:49:27.179 --> 00:49:30.159 absolute favorite bass players of all time, and 00:49:30.159 --> 00:49:32.079 I've been fortunate enough to talk music with 00:49:32.079 --> 00:49:35.199 him twice. During my weekly mixtapes run first, 00:49:35.260 --> 00:49:38.039 all the way back on episode 13, where we talked 00:49:38.039 --> 00:49:40.599 about music from throughout his entire career. 00:49:40.679 --> 00:49:43.840 And then episode 88, where we focused solely 00:49:43.840 --> 00:49:47.719 on the songs of Mr. Big. Two very highly recommended 00:49:47.719 --> 00:49:52.019 episodes, as Billy is another fantastic storyteller. 00:49:52.019 --> 00:49:54.860 And you'll find a lot of cool stories in both 00:49:54.860 --> 00:49:58.599 episodes. But in episode 88, he tells the stories 00:49:58.599 --> 00:50:02.519 with bass in hand. All right. So we just had 00:50:02.519 --> 00:50:04.480 Billy talk about one

of his favorite songs of 00:50:04.480 --> 00:50:06.780 all time. So I think we're going to follow up 00:50:06.780 --> 00:50:09.099 with a song. That's one of my personal favorite 00:50:09.099 --> 00:50:12.139 songs of all time. As Emily Wolf chimes in with 00:50:12.139 --> 00:50:15.679 her song choice for the ultimate mixtape. Like 00:50:15.679 --> 00:50:18.059 out of the mixtape that we made? No, just any 00:50:18.059 --> 00:50:20.659 song. Any song in the history of recorded music. 00:50:21.119 --> 00:50:23.300 Widen the boundaries a little bit. Oh my God. 00:50:25.500 --> 00:50:30.019 Oh my God. Does it have to be 90s or no? Any 00:50:30.019 --> 00:50:33.320 decade. It could be any song, any artist, any 00:50:33.320 --> 00:50:36.760 genre. You could do a Weird Al Polka if you want. 00:50:37.780 --> 00:50:41.159 Man, the thing that like just I just is really 00:50:41.159 --> 00:50:44.539 on the tip of my tongue is Ramble On by Led Zeppelin. 00:50:44.539 --> 00:50:48.300 Oh, yes. That's like one of my favorites. Every 00:50:48.300 --> 00:50:51.980 time I hear that song, I feel great. And it's 00:50:51.980 --> 00:50:55.559 like everything feels awesome. I am on the right 00:50:55.559 --> 00:50:59.139 track and I'm just going to keep. moving on and 00:50:59.139 --> 00:51:02.000 nothing matters. It's just me and whatever's 00:51:02.000 --> 00:51:04.000 in front of me. And it's cool that a song can 00:51:04.000 --> 00:51:06.739 do that. My favorite Led Zeppelin song of all 00:51:06.739 --> 00:51:08.579 time. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for picking 00:51:08.579 --> 00:51:13.420 that one. Yeah. From 1969's Led Zeppelin II, 00:51:13.539 --> 00:51:16.260 or just Zeppelin II, as most of us refer to it, 00:51:16.320 --> 00:51:19.760 the song reached number 66 on the Billboard Canadian 00:51:19.760 --> 00:51:27.530 digital songs sales in 2007. And it was never 00:51:27.530 --> 00:51:30.670 released as a single. Try to wrap your mind around 00:51:30.670 --> 00:51:33.630 that one. The song was also ranked by Rolling 00:51:33.630 --> 00:51:36.650 Stone at number five on their list of the 50 00:51:36.650 --> 00:51:40.289 greatest Led Zeppelin songs and number 440 on 00:51:40.289 --> 00:51:43.570 their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. 00:51:43.880 --> 00:51:46.960 Emily was my guest on episode 89, the ultimate 00:51:46.960 --> 00:51:49.980 female rock playlist, where we had an incredible 00:51:49.980 --> 00:51:52.460 conversation that included some obvious choices 00:51:52.460 --> 00:51:55.360 as well as some deeper picks as well. So we covered 00:51:55.360 --> 00:51:58.739 the full spectrum of 90s female rock in that 00:51:58.739 --> 00:52:01.559 one, as well as diving into her most recent release, 00:52:01.860 --> 00:52:05.639 The Blowback. But now we've got this classic 00:52:05.639 --> 00:52:08.119 rock thing revving up again, coming full circle 00:52:08.119 --> 00:52:10.559 from how the ultimate mixtape started all the 00:52:10.559 --> 00:52:13.539 way back on episode 100. So let's keep that vibe 00:52:13.539 --> 00:52:16.420 going with Patreon mixtaper, David Lee Smith. 00:52:16.960 --> 00:52:20.780 Oh my God. That's like the hardest music question 00:52:20.780 --> 00:52:25.199 ever. I mean, there are so many fantastic songs 00:52:25.199 --> 00:52:29.960 out there and all of history, but now this may 00:52:29.960 --> 00:52:33.289 be completely sentimental on my part. I know 00:52:33.289 --> 00:52:35.690 we talked about this during the Stevie Ray Vaughan 00:52:35.690 --> 00:52:38.409 episode, but this is my favorite song of all 00:52:38.409 --> 00:52:41.230 time. Stevie Ray Vaughan, a double troubles version 00:52:41.230 --> 00:52:44.650 of voodoo child slave return. Now, nice. Obviously 00:52:44.650 --> 00:52:46.570 I could have said the Jimi Hendrix experience 00:52:46.570 --> 00:52:50.190 original, because obviously it's his song. Hendrix 00:52:50.190 --> 00:52:53.969 is, has his own pedestal in terms of music history 00:52:53.969 --> 00:52:57.989 with his entire discography. And the original 00:52:57.989 --> 00:53:00.329 is up there with one of the greatest songs of 00:53:00.329 --> 00:53:04.210 all time. But. like i said it's sacrilege for 00:53:04.210 --> 00:53:08.389 me to prefer that over hendrix but it's the steve 00:53:08.389 --> 00:53:10.389 ray vaughan version is my favorite song of all 00:53:10.389 --> 00:53:13.530 time and in terms of guitar music as a whole 00:53:13.530 --> 00:53:16.110 you can't do any better than that i mean because 00:53:16.110 --> 00:53:19.369 the work on there is top -notch in terms of any 00:53:19.369 --> 00:53:23.369 guitarists and you know guitar lovers paradise 00:53:23.369 --> 00:53:25.989 right there just that whole eight minutes of 00:53:25.989 --> 00:53:28.369 it you could say the same thing for the jimmy 00:53:28.369 --> 00:53:33.380 hendrix original too but in terms of my guitar 00:53:33.380 --> 00:53:36.199 loving paradise. You can't do better than that 00:53:36.199 --> 00:53:39.079 right there. There you have it. Stevie Ray Vaughan's 00:53:39.079 --> 00:53:42.039 cover of the Jimi Hendrix classic. Anyone who 00:53:42.039 --> 00:53:45.159 listened to episode 27, the ultimate Stevie Ray 00:53:45.159 --> 00:53:47.659 Vaughan playlist will not be surprised by this 00:53:47.659 --> 00:53:52.539 pick as David is a huge, a massive SRV fan. And 00:53:52.539 --> 00:53:55.300 we had such a great conversation for that episode, 00:53:55.380 --> 00:53:58.980 as well as this other band from Texas. You know 00:53:58.980 --> 00:54:02.119 that. Little old band from Texas. Episode 91, 00:54:02.460 --> 00:54:05.659 The Ultimate ZZ Top Playlist. David has been 00:54:05.659 --> 00:54:08.159 a huge supporter since way back in the Playlist 00:54:08.159 --> 00:54:10.500 Wars days, and I always look forward to talking 00:54:10.500 --> 00:54:12.599 music with him. And I have a feeling he'll be 00:54:12.599 --> 00:54:15.500 back based on feedback,

because... We've already 00:54:15.500 --> 00:54:18.199 gotten a lot of requests for Azizi Top Volume 00:54:18.199 --> 00:54:21.099 2, so I think it's safe to say that's going to 00:54:21.099 --> 00:54:23.099 be happening at some point. And David, with that, 00:54:23.119 --> 00:54:25.820 also thank you so much for being a part of the 00:54:25.820 --> 00:54:28.739 Patreon mixtaper community. And if anybody listening 00:54:28.739 --> 00:54:32.000 wants to join, once again, it's patreon .com 00:54:32.000 --> 00:54:36.139 forward slash myweeklymixtape. Now from here, 00:54:36.260 --> 00:54:39.099 we're going to keep this crescendo building as 00:54:39.099 --> 00:54:41.500 friend of the show, Bob Spear gives his choice 00:54:41.500 --> 00:54:45.889 for the ultimate mixtape. Hey, Brian. So time 00:54:45.889 --> 00:54:49.650 capsule songs, boy, you go through all of history. 00:54:49.829 --> 00:54:53.510 What do you pick? You got to pick one to put 00:54:53.510 --> 00:54:55.449 into a time capsule for future generations to 00:54:55.449 --> 00:54:57.650 enjoy. It's got to be something great, just epic. 00:54:58.409 --> 00:55:02.190 And so where have I settled on this? It has to 00:55:02.190 --> 00:55:04.230 be a great artist. It has to be a great song 00:55:04.230 --> 00:55:07.590 from that artist. And it has to be guaranteed 00:55:07.590 --> 00:55:11.619 enjoyed by all future generations. Who better 00:55:11.619 --> 00:55:13.980 than Prince and what better song than Purple 00:55:13.980 --> 00:55:18.260 Rain? It's heartbreaking. It's epic. Great guitar. 00:55:18.639 --> 00:55:22.719 Just great singing. There are no bad things I 00:55:22.719 --> 00:55:25.639 can say about Purple Rain as a song. It's on 00:55:25.639 --> 00:55:28.420 a banger of an album. It should be up there with 00:55:28.420 --> 00:55:31.199 the best of Johann Sebastian Bach. So go ahead, 00:55:31.280 --> 00:55:33.440 put Purple Rain on there and apologies to all 00:55:33.440 --> 00:55:34.880 the other songs that have to compete with it. 00:55:34.980 --> 00:55:38.300 Thank you. From the 1984 soundtrack to Purple 00:55:38.300 --> 00:55:40.320 Rain, the song reached number two on the Billboard 00:55:40.320 --> 00:55:43.579 US Hot 100, number three in Canada and Australia, 00:55:43.960 --> 00:55:47.000 number six on the UK singles chart, and topped 00:55:47.000 --> 00:55:49.679 the charts in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, 00:55:49.960 --> 00:55:53.559 Finland, and Scotland. I can't talk about this 00:55:53.559 --> 00:55:55.699 song and not think about Prince's Super Bowl 00:55:55.699 --> 00:55:58.840 halftime performance, as that was arguably the 00:55:58.840 --> 00:56:01.159 best halftime performance of all time. Although 00:56:01.159 --> 00:56:04.099 for me, it's going to be Tom Petty because I 00:56:04.099 --> 00:56:07.199 was... there in person, but I understand why 00:56:07.199 --> 00:56:10.019 pretty much everyone else will say Prince, and 00:56:10.019 --> 00:56:12.039 there's a part of me that completely agrees with 00:56:12.039 --> 00:56:15.219 that as well. But Prince now joins Rush, the 00:56:15.219 --> 00:56:19.320 Beatles, Tom Petty, and the Beach Boys for multiple 00:56:19.320 --> 00:56:23.000 Ultimate Mixtape Time Capsule submissions, and 00:56:23.000 --> 00:56:25.659 I'd say that's rightfully so. Bob, I appreciate 00:56:25.659 --> 00:56:28.079 all you've done for the show as well as for me 00:56:28.079 --> 00:56:31.219 and the family. And I am grateful, so grateful 00:56:31.219 --> 00:56:33.519 to have you in my life. So thank you for your 00:56:33.519 --> 00:56:37.019 chime in on that. But dude, Purple Rain, it's 00:56:37.019 --> 00:56:39.760 a big song to follow up, man. And I guess I'm 00:56:39.760 --> 00:56:42.139 going to have to keep this going at this pace 00:56:42.139 --> 00:56:43.820 because we're getting towards the end of the 00:56:43.820 --> 00:56:46.280 road here. So what better way to do that than 00:56:46.280 --> 00:56:48.920 with this pick from fellow Pantheon Podcast Network 00:56:48.920 --> 00:56:52.179 mate Jason Whistle of It's Not That Bad and There 00:56:52.179 --> 00:56:55.699 Can Only Be One. You would not believe how much 00:56:55.699 --> 00:56:59.840 I've agonized over this, like going through so 00:56:59.840 --> 00:57:03.719 many different genres and milieus and feels and 00:57:03.719 --> 00:57:06.059 songs that you'd want to hear live, songs that 00:57:06.059 --> 00:57:08.099 you want to just chill out to, like whatever 00:57:08.099 --> 00:57:12.099 the case. But I finally settled on one that is 00:57:12.099 --> 00:57:16.039 not only representative of one of the best voices 00:57:16.039 --> 00:57:18.880 in music of our generation and of pretty much 00:57:18.880 --> 00:57:21.699 many generations, but also one that's going to 00:57:21.699 --> 00:57:24.380 raise the hair. on your arms and on the back 00:57:24.380 --> 00:57:27.039 of your neck. And maybe one of those ones that's, 00:57:27.039 --> 00:57:28.940 you know, maybe stuck in the middle of the mixtape 00:57:28.940 --> 00:57:30.780 or maybe you close out your mixtape. But we're 00:57:30.780 --> 00:57:33.539 going to go with Queens. The show must go on 00:57:33.539 --> 00:57:38.159 because first of all, you cannot have the mother 00:57:38.159 --> 00:57:41.579 of all mixtapes without Queen represented. That 00:57:41.579 --> 00:57:44.860 is a crime against humanity if you don't put 00:57:44.860 --> 00:57:48.340 a Queen song on this mixtape. Now, most people 00:57:48.340 --> 00:57:49.679 would sit there and say, well, of course, you'd 00:57:49.679 --> 00:57:51.980 put We Will Rock You on there or put We Are The 00:57:51.980 --> 00:57:53.739 Champions or put the two because they kind of 00:57:53.739 --> 00:57:56.800 get mashed together no matter what. But to me, 00:57:56.960 --> 00:58:01.380 The Show Must Go On is the perfect curtain call 00:58:01.380 --> 00:58:03.860 for this band. And yes, I recognize that they 00:58:03.860 -->

00:58:05.860 released a posthumous album, Made in Heaven, 00:58:05.960 --> 00:58:08.760 after Innuendo was released. But The Show Must 00:58:08.760 --> 00:58:13.050 Go On feels like the way. Freddie Mercury almost 00:58:13.050 --> 00:58:15.469 needed to say goodbye. And there's something 00:58:15.469 --> 00:58:18.230 about this song. It's a great mid -tempo song. 00:58:18.369 --> 00:58:22.050 So it's not going to cause you to get a speeding 00:58:22.050 --> 00:58:24.150 ticket. It's not going to cause you to crash 00:58:24.150 --> 00:58:26.750 the car because you're just going so crazy. But 00:58:26.750 --> 00:58:29.250 it is one you're going to sing along with in 00:58:29.250 --> 00:58:31.590 the car. You won't be able to hit those notes 00:58:31.590 --> 00:58:33.170 because Freddie Mercury was just an insanely 00:58:33.170 --> 00:58:37.510 human talent. Otherworldly. Otherworldly, his 00:58:37.510 --> 00:58:40.780 voice was. But Queen needs to be on this and 00:58:40.780 --> 00:58:43.960 the show must go on. If you think about the Freddie 00:58:43.960 --> 00:58:47.019 Mercury tribute concert, Elton John on stage, 00:58:47.199 --> 00:58:49.480 Tony Iommi joining the band on guitar, like this 00:58:49.480 --> 00:58:53.460 was such a moment, such a moment. And if you 00:58:53.460 --> 00:58:57.619 ever want to just bask in all that was Freddie 00:58:57.619 --> 00:59:02.219 Mercury's voice, even in the end, this song still 00:59:02.219 --> 00:59:05.099 showed just how much power he had. The show must 00:59:05.099 --> 00:59:10.800 go on, needs to be. on this mixtape from 1991's 00:59:10.800 --> 00:59:13.199 innuendo the song reached number 40 on the u 00:59:13.199 --> 00:59:16.139 .s mainstream rock charts number 16 in the uk 00:59:16.139 --> 00:59:19.539 number 75 in australia number seven in germany 00:59:19.539 --> 00:59:22.599 and number two in france what else needs to be 00:59:22.599 --> 00:59:25.420 said about this masterpiece and jason what else 00:59:25.420 --> 00:59:27.539 can i say about you from the moment i brought 00:59:27.539 --> 00:59:30.639 this show idea up to you you chimed in with hey 00:59:30.639 --> 00:59:33.119 man let's hop online and record a pilot so that 00:59:33.119 --> 00:59:35.320 way you could see how it sounds and that pilot 00:59:35.980 --> 00:59:39.199 became episode one, the ultimate opening guitar 00:59:39.199 --> 00:59:41.900 riffs playlist. And since then, you've been on 00:59:41.900 --> 00:59:45.420 the show a staggering nine times. Well, 10, if 00:59:45.420 --> 00:59:47.980 you count this clip I just played to you. And 00:59:47.980 --> 00:59:50.440 I am grateful for every single one of them. Always 00:59:50.440 --> 00:59:53.039 a pleasure talking music with you, whether it's 00:59:53.039 --> 00:59:55.940 over here on my weekly mixtape or over on your 00:59:55.940 --> 00:59:58.300 shows, it's not that bad. And there can only 00:59:58.300 --> 01:00:02.159 be one. But here we go. Prince, Purple Rain, 01:00:02.480

--> 01:00:06.150 Queen, the show must go on. I need to find the 01:00:06.150 --> 01:00:10.050 musical trifecta to close off these two. And 01:00:10.050 --> 01:00:12.170 the way I think I can do that is via another 01:00:12.170 --> 01:00:14.929 Pantheon podcast network, mate, that being Mac 01:00:14.929 --> 01:00:17.809 of the Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock 01:00:17.809 --> 01:00:21.519 Podcast's choice for the ultimate mixtape. So 01:00:21.519 --> 01:00:24.400 for my buddy Brian at My Weekly Mixtape, I appreciate 01:00:24.400 --> 01:00:26.739 you putting together this ultimate mixtape. And 01:00:26.739 --> 01:00:28.420 when you ask me to come up with one song that 01:00:28.420 --> 01:00:30.800 I like to include, that's a monumental task. 01:00:30.980 --> 01:00:33.679 There's so many songs that I love that as soon 01:00:33.679 --> 01:00:35.980 as they come on, the music goes straight up and 01:00:35.980 --> 01:00:38.099 I'm instantly in a better mood or transported 01:00:38.099 --> 01:00:40.559 to another place. And it could be a lot of things. 01:00:40.599 --> 01:00:42.619 What if you're down and everything she does is 01:00:42.619 --> 01:00:44.960 magic comes on by the police? I guarantee you're 01:00:44.960 --> 01:00:47.019 hopping around and happy after that. What if 01:00:47.019 --> 01:00:49.260 you're feeling mellow driving down the road on 01:00:49.260 --> 01:00:51.079 a rainy day? And have you ever... Seen the Rain 01:00:51.079 --> 01:00:53.579 by Creedence Clearwater comes on. That's amazing, 01:00:53.659 --> 01:00:56.340 right? I have probably a dozen songs that I could 01:00:56.340 --> 01:00:58.739 choose from, and narrowing it down to one is 01:00:58.739 --> 01:01:01.340 hard. And at the end of the day, I came up with 01:01:01.340 --> 01:01:04.440 two epics, which may be the two best songs of 01:01:04.440 --> 01:01:07.219 two amazing bands. One is Sultans of Swing by 01:01:07.219 --> 01:01:10.659 Dire Straits. One is Comfortably Numb by Pink 01:01:10.659 --> 01:01:13.050 Floyd. Little bit different vibe on each of them, 01:01:13.090 --> 01:01:15.309 certainly different bands, but both have incredible 01:01:15.309 --> 01:01:18.710 guitarists in Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits and 01:01:18.710 --> 01:01:21.449 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. And they're both 01:01:21.449 --> 01:01:23.730 lead singers to boot. Now, Sultan's A Swing is 01:01:23.730 --> 01:01:26.349 fantastic. And I think the best version that 01:01:26.349 --> 01:01:28.730 they ever did was the live version on Alchemy, 01:01:28.869 --> 01:01:31.510 which stretches out more than 10 minutes long, 01:01:31.670 --> 01:01:34.230 where they jam away and they bring it down for 01:01:34.230 --> 01:01:36.690 a little while and then they build it back up. 01:01:36.829 --> 01:01:38.530 And I thought that would be a great one to add 01:01:38.530 --> 01:01:41.099 to the mixtape. Because you need that song in 01:01:41.099 --> 01:01:43.420 there somewhere that's like, it's fun, it's rocking, 01:01:43.519 --> 01:01:45.360 and then we kind of bring it down. Bring it down 01:01:45.360 --> 01:01:47.460 a little bit, and then it builds back up to this 01:01:47.460 --> 01:01:49.699 big jam at the end. But I think at the end of 01:01:49.699 --> 01:01:52.139 the day, I have to go with Comfortably Numb. 01:01:52.219 --> 01:01:55.199 The emotion that David Gilmour can pull out of 01:01:55.199 --> 01:01:58.380 every note, especially with that end solo, is 01:01:58.380 --> 01:02:01.110 extraordinary. It's extraordinary. I've seen 01:02:01.110 --> 01:02:03.769 him do it live, and it can bring a tear to your 01:02:03.769 --> 01:02:06.230 eye. It can bring all the emotion out of you, 01:02:06.269 --> 01:02:08.409 no matter where you are. Even if you don't speak 01:02:08.409 --> 01:02:11.150 English, you can feel it through Comfortably 01:02:11.150 --> 01:02:13.389 Numb. So it's a tough task that you're asking 01:02:13.389 --> 01:02:16.650 for here, Brian. But if you ask me straight up, 01:02:16.670 --> 01:02:19.710 gun to my head, give me one song for a mixtape 01:02:19.710 --> 01:02:22.349 that epitomizes what you love about rock and 01:02:22.349 --> 01:02:24.789 roll or your favorite song, I'm going to go with 01:02:24.789 --> 01:02:26.769 Comfortably Numb. And if you ask me again next 01:02:26.769 --> 01:02:28.559 week, it'll change. But that's what I'm going 01:02:28.559 --> 01:02:30.619 with, and I appreciate you letting me be a part 01:02:30.619 --> 01:02:32.880 of this. And as we always say to close our show, 01:02:32.980 --> 01:02:35.699 Brian, you keep doing what you do to keep rock 01:02:35.699 --> 01:02:40.099 alive. From 1979's The Wall, deemed one of the 01:02:40.099 --> 01:02:43.099 greatest guitar solos of all time by, well... 01:02:43.440 --> 01:02:47.139 A lot of people. In 2017, Billboard and Pace 01:02:47.139 --> 01:02:49.820 both ranked the song number four on their lists 01:02:49.820 --> 01:02:52.559 of the greatest Pink Floyd songs ever, and Rolling 01:02:52.559 --> 01:02:56.199 Stone ranked it number 179 on their list of the 01:02:56.199 --> 01:02:59.489 500 greatest songs of all time. The song was 01:02:59.489 --> 01:03:02.409 covered by the Scissor Sisters in 2004, where 01:03:02.409 --> 01:03:05.210 it became a number one hit on the UK dance charts. 01:03:05.289 --> 01:03:09.190 And in 2024, Body Count, the metal band featuring 01:03:09.190 --> 01:03:12.269 Ice -T, covered the track with David Gilmour 01:03:12.269 --> 01:03:15.670 on guitar, who lamented after the release that 01:03:15.670 --> 01:03:19.630 Body Count made the song relevant again. I'd 01:03:19.630 --> 01:03:21.670 kind of argue with that one because I don't think 01:03:21.670 --> 01:03:24.590 the song's ever not been relevant, but I'll always 01:03:24.590 --> 01:03:28.019 default to Mr. Gilmour on that one. I personally 01:03:28.019 --> 01:03:30.719 was lucky to guest on The Ugly American Werewolf 01:03:30.719 --> 01:03:33.420 in London to talk

about one of my favorite concert 01:03:33.420 --> 01:03:36.300 experiences, which was seeing Blues Traveler 01:03:36.300 --> 01:03:38.820 at the Roseland Ballroom in December of 2001, 01:03:39.119 --> 01:03:43.099 a few months post -9 -11. It was a great discussion, 01:03:43.300 --> 01:03:45.639 some fun moments, some powerful moments, and 01:03:45.639 --> 01:03:47.639 I look forward to repaying Mac by bringing him 01:03:47.639 --> 01:03:49.920 on to my weekly mixtape for a future episode 01:03:49.920 --> 01:03:54.039 later this year. But now that we've had a trifecta 01:03:54.039 --> 01:03:57.139 of Purple Rain, The Show Must Go On, and Comfortably 01:03:57.139 --> 01:04:00.440 Numb, I don't think we could really get any bigger 01:04:00.440 --> 01:04:03.420 than that. But there's still two songs left to 01:04:03.420 --> 01:04:06.619 go on the Ultimate Mixtape. And that first pick 01:04:06.619 --> 01:04:09.460 comes from me, because dammit, we've gotten this 01:04:09.460 --> 01:04:12.679 far, and I can't close this time capsule up without 01:04:12.679 --> 01:04:15.320 including at least one song in the mix. The hell 01:04:15.320 --> 01:04:17.619 would I be doing this whole show for? But anyway, 01:04:17.920 --> 01:04:21.730 for my pick, I am going to go with... I think 01:04:21.730 --> 01:04:25.230 you guys know, but you're wrong. I am going to 01:04:25.230 --> 01:04:28.449 go with Van Morrison's Into the Mystic. Now I'm 01:04:28.449 --> 01:04:30.250 going to pause for a second as some of you pick 01:04:30.250 --> 01:04:32.530 your jaws up off the ground, but stay tuned for 01:04:32.530 --> 01:04:36.199 that. Stay tuned. From 1970s Moondance, the song 01:04:36.199 --> 01:04:38.820 was not released as a single, which I consider 01:04:38.820 --> 01:04:42.059 shocking, but Rolling Stone ranks it number 474 01:04:42.059 --> 01:04:45.139 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all 01:04:45.139 --> 01:04:48.119 time, and Ultimate Classic Rock ranks it as Van 01:04:48.119 --> 01:04:51.079 Morrison's greatest song, saying that its style 01:04:51.079 --> 01:04:53.519 and grace turned it into an instant classic. 01:04:53.960 --> 01:04:56.940 There's been covers by everyone from The Wallflowers, 01:04:56.940 --> 01:04:59.619 which was in American Wedding, to Joe Cocker, 01:04:59.679 --> 01:05:02.320 to Zac Brown Band, but as much as I love all 01:05:02.320 --> 01:05:05.210 three of those, None of them hold the power and 01:05:05.210 --> 01:05:09.030 spellbinding nature that Van's original brings. 01:05:09.349 --> 01:05:12.590 And yes, there was an episode, the ultimate spellbinding 01:05:12.590 --> 01:05:15.929 songs playlist. So maybe that song made that 01:05:15.929 --> 01:05:17.550 episode. Maybe it didn't. You'll have to go back 01:05:17.550 --> 01:05:20.570 and find out. But let's be honest. There simply 01:05:20.570 --> 01:05:22.949 was no way for me to up the ante from that last 01:05:22.949 --> 01:05:25.809 trio of songs. But you have to land this plane 01:05:25.809 --> 01:05:28.949 somehow. And after that explosion of epic proportions, 01:05:29.530 --> 01:05:32.289 we needed something that was just as powerful, 01:05:32.409 --> 01:05:34.940 but... Kind of taking us home, so to speak. And 01:05:34.940 --> 01:05:37.659 that song does just that. The encore, if you 01:05:37.659 --> 01:05:41.480 will. So that will be my pick for the ultimate 01:05:41.480 --> 01:05:44.420 mixtape. But now some of you out there listening 01:05:44.420 --> 01:05:47.739 are saying, Brian, come on, man. We know quite 01:05:47.739 --> 01:05:49.840 well that Rainbow Connection is your favorite 01:05:49.840 --> 01:05:52.639 song of all time. How the hell did you not include 01:05:52.639 --> 01:05:55.699 that as your pick for the ultimate mixtape? Well, 01:05:55.739 --> 01:05:58.280 to answer that, here's the final song choice 01:05:58.280 --> 01:06:01.400 of the evening from musician and good friends 01:06:01.400 --> 01:06:04.539 of the show. Sean Faust. Well, there's no fire 01:06:04.539 --> 01:06:06.380 in the fireplace. There's no carpet on the floor. 01:06:06.420 --> 01:06:07.960 Don't try to order dinner. There's no kitchen 01:06:07.960 --> 01:06:09.679 anymore. So if you don't like friendly animals 01:06:09.679 --> 01:06:11.659 and can learn to stand the smell, well, welcome 01:06:11.659 --> 01:06:14.500 home to Happiness Hotel. Sean, if you had to 01:06:14.500 --> 01:06:17.460 contribute one song to the ultimate mixtape, 01:06:17.519 --> 01:06:22.159 which song would you choose and why? Ooh, one 01:06:22.159 --> 01:06:25.239 song. And this is my one song from the ultimate 01:06:25.239 --> 01:06:29.940 mixtape. Dude, and I'm pretty sure you're going 01:06:29.940 --> 01:06:32.550 to agree with me. It's the greatest song ever 01:06:32.550 --> 01:06:36.329 written by Mr. Paul Williams, performed by Mr. 01:06:36.429 --> 01:06:41.090 Kermit T. Frog. It is The Rainbow Connection. 01:06:43.849 --> 01:06:49.289 Is this the 80s slow clap? Life is a movie, write 01:06:49.289 --> 01:06:54.789 your own ending. Dude, of course. And I'll get 01:06:54.789 --> 01:06:57.590 into my reason, but why did you pick it? Because 01:06:57.590 --> 01:07:00.409 it's my favorite song ever written. It's as simple 01:07:00.409 --> 01:07:03.969 as that. There is no deeper meaning besides the 01:07:03.969 --> 01:07:06.150 fact that every time I hear this song, I am just 01:07:06.150 --> 01:07:09.570 filled with the spirit of this song. Thank you. 01:07:10.090 --> 01:07:13.090 What else needs to be said about this incredible 01:07:13.090 --> 01:07:16.650 song? It is the most beautiful song ever written. 01:07:17.070 --> 01:07:19.710 This song means so much to me. The lyrics are 01:07:19.710 --> 01:07:22.449 poignant and beautiful and wonderful. So yeah, 01:07:22.570 --> 01:07:25.489 bravo on the pick. And you're right, dude. It 01:07:25.489 --> 01:07:28.340 is one of the greatest. It is. For me, at least, 01:07:28.360 --> 01:07:33.699 the

greatest song ever written. Amen. I think 01:07:33.699 --> 01:07:35.760 people already know where I stand with this song. 01:07:35.840 --> 01:07:38.139 So I'll just say thank you, Sean, for scooping 01:07:38.139 --> 01:07:40.469 me on this one. So I was able to. Throw people 01:07:40.469 --> 01:07:43.110 for a loop and slide in that Van Morrison pic 01:07:43.110 --> 01:07:45.929 just before. Sean has been a guest on episodes 01:07:45.929 --> 01:07:50.349 16 and 38, the ultimate 80s and some 90s power 01:07:50.349 --> 01:07:53.690 ballads playlist volumes one and two, as well 01:07:53.690 --> 01:07:57.190 as episode 77, the ultimate musical trios playlist 01:07:57.190 --> 01:07:59.409 with Jason Whistle, who we just talked about 01:07:59.409 --> 01:08:02.449 earlier. But be sure to keep up with all that 01:08:02.449 --> 01:08:05.409 Sean has going on in his music and his live shows. 01:08:05.610 --> 01:08:08.090 I try to share a lot of his stuff on social media. 01:08:08.190 --> 01:08:10.809 But if you're in the tri -state area, be sure 01:08:10.809 --> 01:08:13.590 to catch one of his shows and fret not because 01:08:13.590 --> 01:08:16.630 I am working with Sean on his next appearance 01:08:16.630 --> 01:08:19.890 on the show. So he'll be back very, very soon. 01:08:20.350 --> 01:08:23.829 But I can't just leave. The Rainbow Connection 01:08:23.829 --> 01:08:27.130 to just what Sean and I said there. Because there's 01:08:27.130 --> 01:08:30.630 much more to this song for me. It is my favorite 01:08:30.630 --> 01:08:32.649 song of all time, like I was talking with Sean 01:08:32.649 --> 01:08:36.149 about. But just a few episodes ago, I had the 01:08:36.149 --> 01:08:40.229 chance to have the Rainbow Connection songwriter, 01:08:40.310 --> 01:08:43.670 Paul Williams, on the show to discuss this, the 01:08:43.670 --> 01:08:47.029 entire Muppet movie soundtrack, and Emmett Otter's 01:08:47.029 --> 01:08:49.770 Jug Band Christmas. And I feel like we need to 01:08:49.770 --> 01:08:51.930 go just a little bit deeper into this song because 01:08:51.930 --> 01:08:54.869 this is the exclamation point at the end of the 01:08:54.869 --> 01:08:59.789 ultimate mixtape. So here is part of my conversation 01:08:59.789 --> 01:09:03.090 with Paul Williams, the writer of The Rainbow 01:09:03.090 --> 01:09:06.189 Connection. When you sit down to work with the 01:09:06.189 --> 01:09:09.750 market performers and under the leadership of 01:09:09.750 --> 01:09:13.229 Jim, you're stepping into a world that it's impossible 01:09:13.229 --> 01:09:16.949 not to just. Take big breaths and go, how did 01:09:16.949 --> 01:09:22.029 I get here? Oh, my God, how did I get here? And 01:09:22.029 --> 01:09:27.890 in my case, I was awash with gratitude. And to 01:09:27.890 --> 01:09:30.170 be working with Kenny, and it's interesting, 01:09:30.390 --> 01:09:35.289 you know, the classic case of two guys that are 01:09:35.289 --> 01:09:38.199 really right for something. Writing something 01:09:38.199 --> 01:09:42.159 is easy to sell. What a lot of people don't know 01:09:42.159 --> 01:09:44.340 about is those two guys sitting down and writing, 01:09:44.539 --> 01:09:48.460 for example, the first verse of a song like Rainbow 01:09:48.460 --> 01:09:51.399 Connection, where you just write something where 01:09:51.399 --> 01:09:54.760 at the end of those first couple lines, you look 01:09:54.760 --> 01:09:57.199 at each other and you go, eek, what have we done? 01:09:57.359 --> 01:10:00.300 Think about it. Why are there so many songs about 01:10:00.300 --> 01:10:04.439 rainbows? And what's on the other side? Rainbows 01:10:04.439 --> 01:10:07.600 are visions, but only illusions. Rainbows have 01:10:07.600 --> 01:10:09.800 nothing to hide. And we looked at each other 01:10:09.800 --> 01:10:15.199 and went, oh, crap, wait a minute. Oh, now we've 01:10:15.199 --> 01:10:18.279 done it. Look what we did. We just denied the 01:10:18.279 --> 01:10:21.300 existence of any magic, any mystical anything 01:10:21.300 --> 01:10:25.720 other than just an illusion, you know, to rainbows. 01:10:26.479 --> 01:10:29.859 But what happened then is a pure gift from... 01:10:30.670 --> 01:10:33.750 the muse or the big amigo or the universe or 01:10:33.750 --> 01:10:37.649 what, but what happens next is Kermit sits in 01:10:37.649 --> 01:10:41.750 the next line, walks away from the podium in 01:10:41.750 --> 01:10:45.409 a sense, stops being the teacher or the mentor, 01:10:45.489 --> 01:10:49.050 and he sings, so we've been told and some choose 01:10:49.050 --> 01:10:52.489 to believe it. I know the wrong way to see. Someday 01:10:52.489 --> 01:10:55.250 we'll find it. The rainbow connection, the lovers, 01:10:55.409 --> 01:10:58.329 the dreamers, and me. What happens in that moment? 01:10:58.729 --> 01:11:00.710 is he truly becomes a member of the audience 01:11:00.710 --> 01:11:02.890 and we're sitting there and now they're telling 01:11:02.890 --> 01:11:05.949 us it's just illusions but we will you know and 01:11:05.949 --> 01:11:08.909 later on in the song you know who said that every 01:11:08.909 --> 01:11:11.189 wish would be heard and answered when wished 01:11:11.189 --> 01:11:13.770 on the morning star somebody thought of that 01:11:13.770 --> 01:11:17.310 and someone believed it look what it's done so 01:11:17.310 --> 01:11:21.829 far there is uh elements of a faith in there 01:11:21.829 --> 01:11:24.229 that is very personal to me i believe that what 01:11:24.229 --> 01:11:27.569 we dwell on We create. If I keep thinking, I'm 01:11:27.569 --> 01:11:29.310 not going to get that job, I'm not going to get 01:11:29.310 --> 01:11:31.050 that job, why should I bother? I'm not going 01:11:31.050 --> 01:11:34.090 to get that job. It's like I'm absolutely giving 01:11:34.090 --> 01:11:37.590 the universe my plans for this immediate future 01:11:37.590 --> 01:11:42.250 as opposed to, wow, what's coming next? Oh, that 01:11:42.250 -->

01:11:44.550 would be a great job. But if I don't get that, 01:11:44.609 --> 01:11:46.630 whatever I do get is probably going to be better. 01:11:46.750 --> 01:11:50.529 That mindset, I think, has a solid influence 01:11:50.529 --> 01:11:54.369 on maybe in a co -creator. In my future, it's 01:11:54.369 --> 01:11:59.369 almost like delivering your list. You pull up 01:11:59.369 --> 01:12:02.029 to the window at a fast food place and let them 01:12:02.029 --> 01:12:03.829 know what you want, and they give it to you. 01:12:04.229 --> 01:12:07.289 I'm not suggesting that I am turning the universe 01:12:07.289 --> 01:12:11.069 into a fast food window. What I'm saying is that 01:12:11.069 --> 01:12:15.430 our intention speaks louder than we do sometimes. 01:12:16.069 --> 01:12:21.840 And so that amazing moment in writing, Rainbow 01:12:21.840 --> 01:12:25.579 Connection with Kenny is something that I look 01:12:25.579 --> 01:12:28.100 back on and I go, you know what? I don't know 01:12:28.100 --> 01:12:30.579 who else's names to put on the sheet music, but 01:12:30.579 --> 01:12:33.920 it feels like there's a lot of energy and a lot 01:12:33.920 --> 01:12:37.579 of brilliance hovering overhead sometimes when 01:12:37.579 --> 01:12:39.439 you're sitting there and you're like, what am 01:12:39.439 --> 01:12:42.880 I going to write? So you postpone it, but you 01:12:42.880 --> 01:12:46.970 don't get to it right away. And then... When 01:12:46.970 --> 01:12:48.890 you finally, it's like trying to remember a name. 01:12:48.949 --> 01:12:50.869 It pops into your head. It pours out of you. 01:12:51.510 --> 01:12:54.430 It's a really long answer. I hope that it was 01:12:54.430 --> 01:12:57.470 somewhere close to the question you asked. Are 01:12:57.470 --> 01:13:00.789 you kidding me? I mean, look, I have to kind 01:13:00.789 --> 01:13:04.229 of do an aside here because I started podcasting 01:13:04.229 --> 01:13:08.590 in 2017. And my co -host, Jay Sweet, and I had 01:13:08.590 --> 01:13:10.369 a show for several years called Tune Styles. 01:13:10.569 --> 01:13:12.170 And the whole time when we were building that 01:13:12.170 --> 01:13:14.189 show and getting our feet under us and getting 01:13:14.189 --> 01:13:16.810 this podcast thing going. I kept saying, I want 01:13:16.810 --> 01:13:19.750 to talk to the people whose music meant something 01:13:19.750 --> 01:13:22.850 to me. And I created a list of people that I 01:13:22.850 --> 01:13:25.409 wanted to talk to at some point in life. And 01:13:25.409 --> 01:13:28.310 at the top of that list was Paul Williams because 01:13:28.310 --> 01:13:32.029 of Rainbow Connection. This is the song that 01:13:32.029 --> 01:13:35.289 I danced with my mom to when I was still in preschool. 01:13:35.590 --> 01:13:38.170 She would put the record on because it was my 01:13:38.170 --> 01:13:40.170 album. The Muppet movie was one of the first 01:13:40.170 --> 01:13:43.970 albums my parents bought me. And I remember vividly 01:13:43.970 --> 01:13:47.069 walking over and dancing with her to that song, 01:13:47.090 --> 01:13:49.670 to the whole soundtrack. But Rainbow Connection 01:13:49.670 --> 01:13:53.350 was the one that always resonated most with us. 01:13:53.810 --> 01:13:56.489 So fast forward many years down the road. And 01:13:56.489 --> 01:13:59.850 in 2005, my wife and I got married. And my mom 01:13:59.850 --> 01:14:02.689 said, whatever you do, if you play Kermit the 01:14:02.689 --> 01:14:05.729 Frog for our mother -son dance, I'll never be 01:14:05.729 --> 01:14:07.430 able to make it through. And I said, don't worry, 01:14:07.529 --> 01:14:10.850 Ma. I promise you Kermit the Frog will not start. 01:14:11.310 --> 01:14:14.189 our mother -son dance. And I was very honest 01:14:14.189 --> 01:14:17.529 about that because what I did was being an audio 01:14:17.529 --> 01:14:19.930 engineer is I took Kenny Loggins' version of 01:14:19.930 --> 01:14:22.609 the Rainbow Connection and I played the first 01:14:22.609 --> 01:14:25.770 few lines of the song. And she whispered in my 01:14:25.770 --> 01:14:27.909 ear and she says, okay, very good, Brian. She 01:14:27.909 --> 01:14:30.430 goes, because if I heard Kermit, I would have 01:14:30.430 --> 01:14:33.869 lost it. Right at the end of the half of the 01:14:33.869 --> 01:14:35.630 verse that you talked about where it went into 01:14:35.630 --> 01:14:38.720 Kermit walking away from the podium. I actually 01:14:38.720 --> 01:14:41.140 crossfaded the two songs and had Kermit finish 01:14:41.140 --> 01:14:45.399 the song. And I'm literally, I'm welling up right 01:14:45.399 --> 01:14:49.899 now talking about it because this song just means 01:14:49.899 --> 01:14:54.079 so much to me and so much to my mom. And she's 01:14:54.079 --> 01:14:56.479 still here. She's going to listen to this episode. 01:14:57.520 --> 01:15:02.100 And I really don't have an end to that. But this 01:15:02.100 --> 01:15:05.359 interview means so much to me. Let me tell you, 01:15:05.399 --> 01:15:08.260 that's what I call a heart payment. You know, 01:15:08.279 --> 01:15:11.579 because it's like when I hear a story like that 01:15:11.579 --> 01:15:13.840 about you and your mom and then the fact that 01:15:13.840 --> 01:15:15.600 it was a part of your wedding and all that means 01:15:15.600 --> 01:15:20.760 I was there in some way. I mean, what a gift 01:15:20.760 --> 01:15:26.640 to return to me to share that. So on behalf of 01:15:26.640 --> 01:15:30.300 Kenny Asher and I and on behalf of Kermit, thanks 01:15:30.300 --> 01:15:32.659 for the invitation. Thanks for taking us to the 01:15:32.659 --> 01:15:36.300 party. And thanks for letting me see your heart, 01:15:36.380 --> 01:15:39.939 you know, because. That's all about heart. My 01:15:39.939 --> 01:15:43.819 minister gets very, very passionate and touched 01:15:43.819 --> 01:15:47.500 by things when he's speaking. His name is Jim 01:15:47.500 --> 01:15:50.119 Terrell. And every now and

then he gets that 01:15:50.119 --> 01:15:51.920 thing in his throat where he just can't make 01:15:51.920 --> 01:15:58.840 a sound. It's like, and he'll wait until he can 01:15:58.840 --> 01:16:02.100 actually get it out. And he always says, God's 01:16:02.100 --> 01:16:06.630 punctuation. So that little thing in your throat, 01:16:06.649 --> 01:16:08.689 when you're touched and all of a sudden your 01:16:08.689 --> 01:16:11.789 throat tightens up and you can't speak, that's 01:16:11.789 --> 01:16:14.850 evidence of a big, big open heart. And maybe 01:16:14.850 --> 01:16:19.949 it's God's punctuation. I refer to the big amigo 01:16:19.949 --> 01:16:22.510 as the big amigo because it's a very friendly 01:16:22.510 --> 01:16:27.729 presence. I'm 34 years sober, so part of us getting 01:16:27.729 --> 01:16:32.020 sober is finding a higher power. of our own understanding. 01:16:32.239 --> 01:16:34.279 And I always said, I don't understand my higher 01:16:34.279 --> 01:16:37.279 power, but I don't understand electricity either, 01:16:37.359 --> 01:16:42.600 but I use it. It lights up my life and the same 01:16:42.600 --> 01:16:46.239 thing with my faith. So thanks for sharing that. 01:16:46.359 --> 01:16:50.720 That's a big deal to me. And with that, the exclamation 01:16:50.720 --> 01:16:54.939 point of The Ultimate Mixtape, Volume 3. which 01:16:54.939 --> 01:16:57.420 consists of the Pat Metheny Group, The First 01:16:57.420 --> 01:17:00.260 Circle, provided by Ed Toth of the Doobie Brothers, 01:17:00.979 --> 01:17:04.699 Jacques Brel, Ne Me Quitte Pas, provided by Wolfgang 01:17:04.699 --> 01:17:07.619 Valbrun, apologies if I butchered that pronunciation, 01:17:07.819 --> 01:17:12.159 did my best, Eric Satie's Gnosien No. 1, provided 01:17:12.159 --> 01:17:15.640 by Jack's Hollow, Hayden Quartet, In the Evening 01:17:15.640 --> 01:17:18.079 by The Moonlight, provided by Patreon mixtaper 01:17:18.079 --> 01:17:21.260 Philip Bergman, The Earls Remember Then, provided 01:17:21.260 --> 01:17:24.819 by friends of the show Jimmy Mitchell, Alan Toussaint, 01:17:24.859 --> 01:17:27.300 Freedom for the Stallion, provided by Kevin Sonny 01:17:27.300 --> 01:17:30.260 Gulledge. Beach Boys, God Only Knows, provided 01:17:30.260 --> 01:17:33.739 by Jesse Jackson of Setlusting Bruce and Eric 01:17:33.739 --> 01:17:36.560 Senech of the Van Halen News Desk and Booked 01:17:36.560 --> 01:17:39.859 on Rock podcast. The Beatles, If I Fell, provided 01:17:39.859 --> 01:17:43.319 by Billy Sheehan of Mr. Big. Led Zeppelin's Ramble 01:17:43.319 --> 01:17:46.600 On, provided by Emily Wolfe. Stevie Ray Vaughan's 01:17:46.600 --> 01:17:49.279 Voodoo Child, provided by Patreon mixtaper David 01:17:49.279 --> 01:17:52.279 Lee Smith. Princess Purple Rain, provided by 01:17:52.279 --> 01:17:55.420 Friends of the Show, Bob Spear. Queen's The Show 01:17:55.420 --> 01:17:57.939 Must Go On, provided by Jason Whistle of It's 01:17:57.939 --> 01:18:00.880 Not That Bad and There Can Only Be One. Pink 01:18:00.880 --> 01:18:03.239 Floyd's Comfortably Numb, provided by Mac of 01:18:03.239 --> 01:18:05.979 the Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock Podcast. 01:18:06.579 --> 01:18:09.899 Van Morrison's Into the Mystic, provided by Yours 01:18:09.899 --> 01:18:13.050 Truly. and Paul Williams' Rainbow Connection 01:18:13.050 --> 01:18:16.989 provided by Sean Faust. Head over to myweeklymixtape 01:18:16.989 --> 01:18:19.310 .com to hear all the songs we've discussed in 01:18:19.310 --> 01:18:22.350 this mix through the playlist embedded on the 01:18:22.350 --> 01:18:25.430 episode page. And if you have a song that you 01:18:25.430 --> 01:18:27.329 would like to add to the Ultimate Mixtape, I'd 01:18:27.329 --> 01:18:29.449 love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out 01:18:29.449 --> 01:18:32.649 to me at myweeklymixtape at gmail .com or via 01:18:32.649 --> 01:18:35.029 social media, where you can find me on almost 01:18:35.029 --> 01:18:38.529 all the social media haunts at myweeklymixtape. 01:18:38.840 --> 01:18:41.399 Now, I hope you've enjoyed this ridiculously 01:18:41.399 --> 01:18:44.140 fun experiment that I've unrolled over the last 01:18:44.140 --> 01:18:46.819 three episodes this week. And believe it or not, 01:18:46.819 --> 01:18:49.579 I already have the next edition of The Ultimate 01:18:49.579 --> 01:18:53.079 Mixtape underway over at patreon .com forward 01:18:53.079 --> 01:18:55.840 slash my weekly mixtape, because believe it or 01:18:55.840 --> 01:18:59.039 not. Episode 150 will be here before you know 01:18:59.039 --> 01:19:02.520 it. Hell, Monday is episode 103. And like I said 01:19:02.520 --> 01:19:05.079 before, what an episode it is. Ed Toth of the 01:19:05.079 --> 01:19:07.840 Doobie Brothers joins us for an in -depth one 01:19:07.840 --> 01:19:09.939 -on -one that takes us through his years with 01:19:09.939 --> 01:19:13.119 Vertical Horizon into his two -decade run behind 01:19:13.119 --> 01:19:15.819 the drums for the legendary Doobie Brothers. 01:19:16.039 --> 01:19:19.279 You don't want to miss that one. And also remember, 01:19:19.399 --> 01:19:21.920 you can head to myweeklymixtape .com to check 01:19:21.920 --> 01:19:26.189 out the full catalog. all 100 plus episodes of 01:19:26.189 --> 01:19:28.590 My Weekly Mixtape. And if you like what you're 01:19:28.590 --> 01:19:30.750 hearing on the show, you can help me out by either 01:19:30.750 --> 01:19:33.250 telling a friend, leaving the show a five -star 01:19:33.250 --> 01:19:35.630 review wherever you're tuning in, or becoming 01:19:35.630 --> 01:19:39.149 a Patreon mixtaper at patreon .com forward slash 01:19:39.149 --> 01:19:43.619 My Weekly Mixtape. 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