Brian and Murdock dig into one of the most well-known rock n roll rumors and try their darndest to figure out which Hollywood face (or faces) "You're So Vain" is actually about. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: You’re So Vain lyrics: https://genius.com/Carly-simon-youre-so-vain-lyrics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_So_Vain https://www.grammy.com/awards/14th-annual-grammy-awards Diss track history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diss_(music) https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-song-youre-so-vain-carly-simon/ Isolated vocal track for “You’re So Vain” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU2fWzwW8Vw https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/is-carly-simons-youre-so-vain-about-mick-jagger.html/ https://groovyhistory.com/the-mystery-man-behind-carly-simons-youre-so-vain/2 https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/lost-duet-mick-jagger-carly-simon/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/carly-simon-cat-stevens-anticipation-1971-1152331/ http://bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34866406 http://latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-jc-the-famous-vain-men-of-carly-simon-s-boys-in-the-trees-20151123-story.html https://us.blastingnews.com/showbiz-tv/2017/05/carly-simon-blows-the-lid-off-of-who-her-mystery-playboy-was-001676001.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4479590/Womaniser-Carly-Simon-s-song-revealed.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster_Pussycat See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock explore the legions of lawsuit and bunches of bad luck that plagued Creedence Clearwater Revival and their front man John Fogerty for a big chunk of the 1970s and 80s. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revisited https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Zaentz https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/27501/time-john-fogerty-was-sued-ripping-john-fogerty Academic journal article about the CCR contract with Fantasy: https://www.meiea.org/Journal/Vol12/Bordowitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_Your_Fate_to_the_Wind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proud_Mary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bank_%26_Trust_(Bahamas) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centerfield_(album) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A listener letter leaves Brian and Murdock discussing their love for Thin Lizzy and following the story of their illustrious frontman - Irishman Phil Lynott- and the bad habits that took him away from the stage far too soon. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: Jacy’s thesis: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1659&context=honors-theses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jailbreak_(album) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Lynott https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/thin-lizzys-phil-lynott-wildman-7501874 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/phil-lynott-addiction-destroyed-irelands-forgotten-rock-genius/ https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/music/thin-lizzy-midge-ure-lifts-6257341 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_in_the_Jar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/thin-lizzy-members-on-the-band-s-rise-and-fall-heroin-was-the-worst-mistake-we-made-1.4397445 https://www.loudersound.com/news/phil-lynott-calmly-explaining-on-breakfast-tv-that-using-heroin-can-be-very-enjoyable-makes-for-heartbreaking-viewing https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/thin-lizzy-phil-lynott-death-story/ https://americansongwriter.com/producer-tony-visconti-opens-up-about-his-fears-surrounding-phil-lynotts-drug-use/ https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Phil+tried+to+bed+Paula+while+Bob+was+being+sick+in+the+bathroom%3B...-a0245843470 https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/phil-lynotts-most-controversial-moments-21358253 https://www.loudersound.com/news/phil-lynott-calmly-explaining-on-breakfast-tv-that-using-heroin-can-be-very-enjoyable-makes-for-heartbreaking-viewing See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock get a letter from a fan of the show asking for the story behind Peter Frampton's long-time lost love - a very particular Gibson Les Paul guitar. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Pie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Frampton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Faces https://christiansmusicmusings.wordpress.com/tag/marc-mariana/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frampton_Comes_Alive! https://medium.com/@jonathanusa/this-live-album-was-recorded-to-fulfill-a-contract-and-wound-up-a-classic-c101a4d209c5 Mr A and Mr M: The Story of A&M Records Frampton clip: https://www.facebook.com/roseanne.k.aitken/videos/2700717333557073?idorvanity=49095915148 https://www.npr.org/2012/01/07/144799712/framptons-dream-guitar-recovered-decades-later https://www.vaildaily.com/entertainment/peter-framptons-story-of-the-phoenix-his-guitar-returned-after-30-years/ Return of the Phenix documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo3VOHNksSw UPI news report from Nov 7, 1980: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/11/07/The-show-must-go-on-for-British-rock-musician/3762342421200/ https://www.npr.org/2012/01/07/144799712/framptons-dream-guitar-recovered-decades-later https://www.thaliacapos.com/blogs/blog/peter-frampton-s-phenix-les-paul-the-guitar-that-rose-from-the-ashes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock work to verify a story about some creatively stolen master tapes, and simultaneously learn to tell the difference between a Jefferson Airplane, a Jefferson Startship, and just a plain 'ol Starship. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://jeffersonairplane.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Airplane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_sound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Balin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Society_(band) https://eddiesrockmusic.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/j-is-forjefferson-airplane-flight-log-1966-1976/ https://www.elsewhere.co.nz/fromthevaults/4014/the-great-society-somebody-to-love-1966/ https://www.newyorker.com/news/hendrik-hertzberg/newsweeks-glory-days-mine-too https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/07/bill-graham-drigs https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/13/archives/the-pop-life.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Starship https://ultimateclassicrock.com/grace-slick-quits-jefferson-starship/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kantner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Furniture http://alansalbumarchives.blogspot.com/2008/07/review-87-jefferson-starship-nuclear.html https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jefferson-airplane-jefferson-starship-starship/ https://rockshowcritique.com/2016/03/interview-craig-chaquico/ https://www.artsjournal.com/jazzbeyondjazz/2016/01/whys-nobody-mourning-paul-kantner-jefferson-airplane-flies-forever.html Play That Rock N Roll podcast: https://youtu.be/MHpMqKfAg5Q See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock hunt down a newspaper ad from 1980 to corroborate a listener story involving a Deep Purple show that was campaigned against by... Deep Purple. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Curtis_(musician) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie_Blackmore http://www.deep-purple.net/archive/68-76history/roundabout.htm https://www.thehighwaystar.com/thsblog/2025/06/23/that-went-well/ https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/sad_and_mysterious_story_of_deep_purples_original_singer_rod_evans-89196# https://www.thehighwaystar.com/specials/1980/newyorkmp.html https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/birth-deep-purple-mk-ii-110212643.html Coverdale singing Nillson on his demo tape: https://open.spotify.com/track/0d63FM2uCuLuSw9pSSzyKj?si=db69ecd434424fc7 https://www.thaliacapos.com/blogs/blog/the-insane-story-of-the-bogus-deep-purple-part-one :https://www.dpac.at/Bogus_Deep_Purple_1980.html https://outsiderrock.ca/2025/09/03/deep-purple-1980-an-interview-with-author-steve-mclean/ https://mayobat.wordpress.com/tag/goeff-emery/ Tim’s Vinyl Confessions podcast interview with Steve McLean: https://youtu.be/C6mNkHGNUnI?si=6CAhVv1UpYFCgnu_ The actual ad Adam mentions in his letter: https://www.thaliacapos.com/blogs/blog/the-insane-story-of-the-bogus-deep-purple-part-two https://mayobat.wordpress.com/2017/03/30/who-do-we-think-we-are-part-two/ https://www.thehighwaystar.com/specials/1980/darkside.html See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock explore the King of Pop's long-running fascination with the theatrical - and the movie roles he ALMOST got to take. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/michael-jackson-wanted-to-play-jar-jar-binks-in-star-wars-56736/ https://collider.com/star-wars-michael-jackson-jar-jar-binks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_EO https://www.mjvibe.com/huge-movie-roles-almost-played-by-michael-jackson https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/03/michael.jackson.diana.ross/index.html http://oprah.com/own-oprahshow/who-discovered-michael-jackson-diana-ross-or-gladys-knight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Jackson_(talent_manager)#Public_image_and_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_relationships_of_Michael_Jackson https://time.com/4135018/the-wiz-michael-jackson/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Thriller_(music_video) https://www.mjjcommunity.com/threads/michael-jacksons-unrealised-film-career.200546/ https://www.mjjcommunity.com/threads/john-landis.143211/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krzG7OKjzUA&t=15s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlock_(film) How Rick Baker met John Landis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHp9LUSgEv0&t=3s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Werewolf_in_London https://mouseplanet.com/the-untold-story-of-captain-eo/2773/#google_vignette https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1092496918912993&id=100044580847515&set=a.643639267132096 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-07-ca-7919-story.html https://vindicatemj.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/michael-jackson-and-david-geffen-the-operator/ https://collider.com/hook-steven-spielberg-michael-jackson/ ​​https://variety.com/2015/film/news/michael-jackson-star-wars-jar-jar-binks-1201547616/ E.T audio storybook: https://youtu.be/VB9v_BBi6Cg?si=dxfxoIPlfS3cmG4S See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock go looking for the history on why one of the most successful rock bands ever simultaneously seems to be hated. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(band) Klosterman essay on The Eagles: https://ew.com/article/2013/06/20/book-excerpt-chuck-klosterman/ https://groovyhistory.com/eagles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyn_Johns_discography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(album) The Cameron Crowe 1975 Rolling Stone piece: http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/rs196-the-eagles/ Excerpt from the Felder book: https://web.archive.org/web/20080718172259/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2638985.ece https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/eagles-hatred-explainer-defense-glenn-frey-6851078/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_CanyonLosAngeles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desperado_(Eagles_album) https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/5/5/22420083/the-eagles-glen-frey-don-henley-50-years http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-aow/eagles.php Big Lebowski scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlmvtAHhnc https://rocknyc.live/don-henley-ejects-a-fan-from-a-show-for-shouting-don-felders-name.html https://www.loudersound.com/features/life-in-the-fast-lane-the-turbulent-tale-of-the-eagles https://decider.com/2016/12/02/history-of-the-eagles-documentary-netflix/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The guys get into the early history of the Van Halen brothers - and the already-rockstar who almost stalled things out before they started. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: Van Halen Rising by Greg Renoff - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/van-halen-rising-greg-renoff/1121176783 Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen by Brad Tolinski - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/eruption-brad-tolinski/1138833566 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-10-07/gene-simmons-eddie-van-halen The Zero Demos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXZnB2xJ26s See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The fellas field a question about the guys who once took on the nasty name "Kingdom Clone" in the music press, and discuss why sounding like Led Zep is just not allowed by a certain type of rock n roll fan. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/greta-van-fleet-anthem-of-the-peaceful-army/ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kingdom-come-mn0000096804/biography Danny Stag’s brother’s WaPo piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1988/06/05/my-brother-the-rock-star/158337df-3bbf-48b3-9007-8500835cf052/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(band) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Reid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TudbbVdz8os https://www.themaineedge.com/buzz/music/danny-stag-of-kingdom-come-talks-30th-anniversary-tour 2011 Southeast of Heaven interview with Lenny Wolf: https://www.southeastofheaven.com/?p=5531 2011 Full in Bloom Lenny interview: https://fullinbloom.com/lenny-wolf-kingdom-come-interview/ 2015 James Kottak interview: https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/james-kottak-says-breakup-of-original-kingdom-come-lineup-was-caused-by-one-persons-big-mouth/ Japanese Pure Rock interview from 1988: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpOtVhznrVQ LA Times 1988 piece: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-17-ca-9661-story.html https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-10-wildest-led-zeppelin-legends-fact-checked-153103/jimmy-page-once-owned-aleister-crowleys-former-home-154298/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The guys go looking for songs that bands wrote about being mad at their managers and record labels and come back covered in Southern rock, British bombast, and a little punk attitude. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/15/779753813/songs-against-the-suits https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-why-cant-i-by-liz-phair-and-why-she-may-have-been-ahead-of-her-time/ https://meetinmontauk.com/2019/01/27/song-of-the-day-3859-one-down-live-ben-folds/ https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-i-divered-lynyrd-skynyrd-by-al-kooper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Kooper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynyrd_Skynyrd https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/lynyrd-skynyrds-new-if-i-leave-here-tomorrow-doc-10-things-we-learned-630575/ Al Kooper interview: https://youtu.be/rP0wcXXe1zE?si=GAua0nrjeoW2q8-D https://wcsx.com/2023/08/12/lynyrd-skynyrd-simple-man-ronnie-fought-to-get-it-on-the-album/ https://www.reddit.com/r/musictheory/comments/e6f8a3/sweet_home_alabama_is_in_d/ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CERyhdJyq/ https://oneweekoneband.tumblr.com/post/51568795029/workin-for-mca-when-the-rock-roll-dreams https://thinkinginyoursleep.com/sweet-home-alabama-from-dream-to-mega-hit/ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/lynyrd-skynyrd-gimme-back-my-bullets/ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/lynyrd-skynyrd-nuthin-fancy/ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/queen-song-to-get-back-at-management/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Sheffield https://medium.com/@daviddesola/what-bohemian-rhapsody-gets-right-and-wrong-d04b5af410d1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trident_Studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Control See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock follow the story of Fleetwood Mac from album 5 through 9, tracing the path of infights, sexual liaisons, and imposters that led to Mick Fleetwood finally meeting Lindsey Buckingham. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: The Mark Blake book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dreams/Mark-Blake/9781639367320 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Welch_(musician) https://themeggiesue.substack.com/p/tms-muse-of-the-week-judy-wong https://classicrockforpoc.tumblr.com/post/137364959800/groupie-jewel-eyed-judy-wong-43 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Kirwan https://www.spectacularoptical.ca/2018/06/rip-danny-kirwan-fleetwood-macs-drunk-muppet/ https://www.npr.org/2018/06/11/618869222/fleetwood-macs-forgotten-hero-guitarist-danny-kirwan-has-died https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Weston_(guitarist) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/30/jenny-boyd-mick-fleetwood-jennifer-juniper-its-not-what-you-think-behind-the-star-studded-life-of-a-rock-stars-wife https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Davis_(music_manager) Original Rolling Stone reporting on fake Mac: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fleetwood-mac-flak-manager-takes-name-not-members-on-tour-233735/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretch_(band) Weston on being a scape goat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w-p3uxFSko https://pleasekillme.com/fakewood-mac/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_Are_Hard_to_Find See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock go way back to start breaking down the details of who and what made up Fleetwood Mac for the seven years before Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham showed up. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES The Mark Blake book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dreams/Mark-Blake/9781639367320 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayall_%26_the_Bluesbreakers https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/its-a-hard-road-john-mayall-jason https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Spencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac_(1968_album) https://www.wpr.org/culture/fleetwood-mac-mark-blake-dreams https://www.musicradar.com/news/early-fleetwood-mac-5-peter-green-jeremy-spencer-danny-kirwan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Then_Play_On https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiln_House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Welch_(musician) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock chronicle Bruce's struggle to breakthrough to the mainstream at the end of the 1970s- and the hits he gave away along the way. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/when-joey-ramone-asked-bruce-springsteen-for-a-song/ https://www.app.com/story/news/history/2016/03/25/night-bruce-springsteen-met-ramones/82228748/ “Hungry Heart” in the style of The Ramones: https://youtu.be/5tCMa7_liNA?si=IileU-_es5u2u3iN E-Street Shuffle piece with Joey Ramone interview videos, etc.:  https://estreetshuffle.com/index.php/2022/12/21/roll-of-the-dice-hungry-heart/ https://americansongwriter.com/5-songs-you-didnt-know-bruce-springsteen-wrote-that-were-made-famous-by-other-artists/ How Manfred Man got access to Bruce’s songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv0kQ-VopnI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Appel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greetings_from_Asbury_Park,_N.J. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light https://medium.com/@rchamoff/blinded-by-the-light-is-complete-nonsense-201d31919c38 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gordon_(singer) https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2021/04/11/fire-the-boss-was-knocking-on-the-kings-door-musicislife-tedtockscovers-brucespringsteen-robertgordon-thepointersisters-shakinstevens-robinwilliams-linkwray/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_(Bruce_Springsteen_song) https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/03/28/music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_the_Night https://the-circuit.greasylake.org/index.php?/topic/155283-patti-smith-talking-about-because-the-night-and-bruce/ Brian’s 2023 appearance talking about Sire Records on Only Three Lads: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DqU34hgE3qb7SSCYzlZdS?si=65k6Va-uR72dzfMG9Cpdpw See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock dig into the history of MTV's unlikely smash hit that resurrected careers and created a new revenue line for loud bands willing to turn down the volume. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: I WANT MY MTV - The Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/308409/i-want-my-mtv-by-rob-tannenbaum/ https://www.impericon.com/blogs/magazine/when-metal-bands-pull-the-plug-unplugged-and-acoustic-projects https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ve-seen-million-faces-ve-120710082.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stray_Gators https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/harvest-moon-neil-young-album/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Roberts https://www.facebook.com/groups/266465700545777/posts/1727363401122659/ https://americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-in-1988-mtv-refused-to-play-neil-youngs-this-notes-for-you-for-a-pretty-silly-reason/ Internet Archive – Neil Young MTV Unplugged 2/7/93 https://archive.org/details/neil-young-mtv-unplugged FaceOff Rock Show  Neil Young’s Second Attempt on MTV Unplugged.  https://en.faceoffrockshow.com/post/neil-young-second-attempt-on-mtv-unplugged-1 How Neil Got It Right The Second Time https://ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-young-unplugged/ 12 Unforgettable Unplugged Performances https://ultimateclassicrock.com/top-mtv-unplugged-episodes/ Did Neil Young run out of his Unplugged taping http://forum.cakewalk.com/m/tm.aspx?m=3163911&p=1 Fandom Wiki Neil https://music.fandom.com/wiki/Unplugged:Neil_Young Unplugged: Full Album https://youtu.be/BSOItCgL-CE?si=k-ry5jw51_VnOOHc See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock dig at the roots of "Mrs. Robinson" only to end up on a journey through 70s cinema, childhood friendships, and especially petty songwriting. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Nichols https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Graduate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Webb_(author) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Turman https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/arts/lawrence-turman-dead.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_E._Levine https://medium.com/@jacobdowning/nichols-and-simon-and-garfunkel-cde5b6f03db5 https://valentinamariesemler.substack.com/p/revisiting-the-graduate https://www.openculture.com/2021/02/paul-simon-deconstructs-mrs-robinson-1970.html https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2015/06/01/today-in-music-history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundtrack https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/first-pop-song-used-in-a-movie Dick Cavett interview: https://youtu.be/sDqIsuIpVy4?si=Fb9MZGCEaq29IKPB https://www.openculture.com/2021/02/paul-simon-deconstructs-mrs-robinson-1970.html https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/12/art-garfunkel-paul-simon See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock answer a letter asking for the backstory on what went down between the two big personalities inside The Smiths - Steven Morrissey and Johnny Marr. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES https://consequence.net/2025/06/johnny-marr-smiths-reunion-vibes/ https://www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/music-industry-news/johnny-marr-rejects-smiths-reunion-offer-a-look-at-artistic-integrity-and-band-dynamics https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/the-smiths-johnny-marr-reunion-offer-turned-down-1236003199 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/morrissey-turned-down-mega-bucks-smiths-reunion-offer-over-johnny-marr-96578/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/26/morrissey-accuses-johnny-marr-clickbait Johny Marr’s book: Set the Boy Free: https://www.amazon.com/Set-Free-Autobiography-Johnny-Marr/dp/0062438697 Morrissey’s book: Autobiography:  https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Morrissey/dp/014310750X/ref=sr_1_1 Tony Fletcher’s book: A Light That Never Goes Out: https://www.amazon.com/Light-That-Never-Goes-Out/dp/0307715965 Chuck Klosterman’s IV (which contains the August 2002 SPIN article): https://www.amazon.com/Chuck-Klosterman-IV-Curious-Dangerous/dp/0743284895 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/morrissey-johnny-marr-hate/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilla_Black https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_Is_a_Four-Letter_Word https://www.rhino.com/article/deep-dive-cilla-black-the-smiths-work-is-a-four-letter-word https://smiths.fandom.com/wiki/Joyce_v_Morrissey_%26_Ors#:~:text=In%20March%201989%2C%20Joyce%20and,and%20understood%20the%20royalty%20deal. https://www.morrissey-solo.com/news/news1296.htm https://www.salon.com/2024/08/30/a-history-of-the-smiths-beef-morrissey-and-johnny-marrs-political-divide/ https://www.brooklynvegan.com/morrissey-claims-johnny-marr-acquired-trademark-intellectual-property-rights-for-the-smiths-name/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CJ%20Marr%20has%20successfully%20applied,yet%20another%20Smiths%20best%2Dof. https://x.com/Johnny_Marr/status/1836103851666993170 https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/does-the-mexican-american-community-still-love-morrissey-despite-everything/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock explore the rumor that Lennon's last album might have had some musical support from a certain set of Midwestern power-poppers. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook SHOW NOTES Cheap Trick In Color with Steve Albini producing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bsT3EWlsJM&list=PLvLuPYa2vgAsbNg5NhnEBx2N1GgV28nX6 Interview with Rick Nielsen about working with Lennon https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2009/sep/13/nielsen-original/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI'm%20Losing%20You%E2%80%9D%20was%20knocked%20out%20in%20two,%2C%20never%2Dhappened%20things.%E2%80%9D “Rick and Ben” on the Double Fantasy experience (this is cartoon spoof is barely a minute, animated and funny, but not actually Rick and Ben) https://youtu.be/BHGTkWNsOcU?si=bQut-fIhOoNS4ozH All About the Hit Factory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory Morris Levy wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Levy Double Fantasy Session Musicians Tony Levin-Bass-bio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Levin Andy Newmark-drums https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Newmark “I’m losing you” outtake from Double Fantasy Lennon with Rick and Ben from Cheap Trick https://youtu.be/BZae6fbxItI?si=D8uPkEvxmxVrqxpI Motley Crue headlining with Cheap Trick opening 1986, SHEFFIEEEELD, England. “Ten Seconds to Love” https://youtu.be/8hWnUsyTtik?si=vSMfF2vUpvmGkSOy Kid Rock intros Cheap Trick into the RNR Hall of Fame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxkpoqM3Q8&t=367s Highway to Krell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf0Pa2iyOEA&list=RDpf0Pa2iyOEA&start_radio=1 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The guys go through a series of letters all focused on the intersection of musicians and publicity. Did Grateful Dead dose an audience? Did a punk band pull one over on tabloid TV? And why was the singer of that emo band on Sally Jesse Raphael? Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook SHOW NOTES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_show https://www.liveabout.com/talk-isnt-cheap-a-brief-history-of-the-tv-talk-show-3177025 https://ellenhume.com/talk-show-culture/ii-history-u-s-talk-shows-from-radio-to-television-and-the-internet/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late-night_talk_show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owsley_Stanley https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/carlos-santana-woodstock-that-was-when-my-guitar-turned-into-a-snake-m708lgchr https://www.openculture.com/2021/01/when-the-grateful-dead-performed-on-hugh-hefners-playboy-after-dark.html#google_vignette https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playboy_After_Dark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playboy%27s_Penthouse https://liveforlivemusic.com/features/grateful-dead-dosed-playboy-after-dark/ Jon Gugala piece on acid and the Dead: https://huckberry.com/journal/posts/trip-of-a-lifetime-how-the-grateful-dead-s-acid-experiences-shaped-its-sound https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/owsley-stanley-the-king-of-lsd-82181/ https://www.loudersound.com/news/watch-this-super-rare-footage-of-a-baby-faced-gerard-way-before-he-was-famous-defending-comic-books-on-a-us-chat-show Gerard Way on Sally Jesse Raphael:  https://youtu.be/98LQmdkO8DU?si=-Am2NWuk-W8vvHiB https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/my-chemical-romances-gerard-way-embroiled-in-comic-controversy-89842/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MyChemicalRomance/comments/1xza0l/hart_d_fisher_goes_off_about_my_chemical_romances/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MyChemicalRomance/comments/f2ybkq/someone_on_fb_just_posted_this_and_i_was_shocked/ https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3277602/interview-hart-d-fisher-goes-off-about-my-chemical-romances-gerard-way-kickstarter-and-fangoria/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Jessy_Raphael https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_talk_show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_D._Fisher https://www.keycollectorcomics.com/series/on-ravens-wings,66401/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-locust-justin-pearson-on-jerry-springer-1999-video/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Pearson_(musician) https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073703/http://www.laweekly.com/news/a-day-with-the-locust-2137011 https://www.epitaph.com/news/article/the-locust-have-signed-with-epitaphs-anti-label The Locust on Jerry Springer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oRAVNUWTOk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Revisiting the life, trials, and absolute chaos that came to define the finest country music singer of all time.