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  • You better watch out because Popular Music: The Podcast is BACK with an all-new episode all about the great Ms. Lauryn Hill. Omar will tell you all about how this A+ student found her path to music at a very young age and Analise will tell you why this song is a perfect blend of 50s and 90s. Also some music theory nerdry happens. What can we say? This song just DOES it for us.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    The Monotones - “Book of Love”

    The Clovers - “Love Potion No. 9”

    The Coasters - “Poison Ivy”

    The Bobbettes - “Mr. Lee”

    Swet Shop Boys - “Aaja”

    Calle 13 - “Ojos Color Sol”

    Snow Tha Product - “Bilingue”

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  • You can’t talk about rock ‘n’ roll without the inventor of Rock ‘n’ Roll herself, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Omar and Analise spare no ounce of love and respect to talk about the importance of the legendary guitarist and gospel artist whose influence has stretched to nearly EVERY modern artist from Little Richard (her young Padawan) to Brittany Howard.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    Sister Rosetta Thorpe - “Every Time I Feel The Spirit”

    Sister Rosetta Thorpe - “Up Above My Head, I Hear Music in the Air”

    Sister Rosetta Thorpe - “Shout Sister Shout”

    Tina Turner - “You Better Be Good To Me”

    The Noisettes - “Sister Rosetta” - this appeared on the Breaking Dawn Part 1 soundtrack

    Lianne LaHavas - “Forget”

    Brittany Howard - “History Repeats”

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  • We are slowing things down and going back in time farther than ever before to celebrate our 150th episode. This week we're chatting about Billie Holiday's You Go To My Head, how the artist formed her music career, how the song found its way into her hands and how this piece of music has gone on to be a jazz standard. Take a seat, relax and let this episode go to your head.

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    Dinah Washington - "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby"

    Sarah Vaughn - "Tenderly"

    Eartha Kitt - "The Girl From Ipanema"

    Nancy Wilson - "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"

    Billie Holiday - "All of Me"

    Billie Holiday - "Me, Myself, and I" Billie Holiday - "The Very Thought of You"

    And here's that blog post that Analise mentioned: http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/you-go-to-my-head-by-billie-holiday/

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  • We're sitting down and talking about one of our favorite songs of all time, Marvin Gaye's Whats's Going On. Pull up a chair, make yourself comfortable and let's discuss the early life of the famed musician, the context that lead to What's Going On being such a resonant hit and how the Detroit Lions became involved.

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    Marvin Gaye - “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)”

    Public Enemy - “Can't Trust It”

    Marvin Gaye - “Right On”

    Janet Jackson - “State Of The World"

    Marvin Gaye - “Save The Children”

    Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”

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  • If you don’t wanna see us podcasting with somebody...DON’T START NOW. It’s 2020 and a new Dua Lipa is on the horizon, so by popular demand, we’ve decided to delve right into the infectious, discopop ear-worm that is her song “Don’t Start Now.” Omar will tell you everything you need to know about Dua and why she’s a pop prodigy, and Analise will break down the lyrics while discussing what makes a great ‘kiss off’ song.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    Dua Lipa - “Future Nostalgia”

    Dua Lipa - “Hotter Than Hell”

    Dua Lipa - “Kiss and Make Up”

    Dua Lipa - “IDGAF” video

    Chromeo - “Jealous (I Ain’t With It)”

    Backstreet Boys - “New Love”

    OK Go - “Oh Lately It’s So Quiet”

    Taylor Swift - “I Forgot That You Existed”

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  • What even happened these last ten years? Omar and Analise chat about what albums defined the decade. From 2010 to know we go over everything that set the tone and got us through. Buckle up, it's ride through recent music history!

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  • What even happened last year? Omar and Analise chat about what albums made the cut for their favorites of the last year of the decade. Obviously Carly is on the final list, but will their lists match up with Pitchfork? Get the smelling salts ready!!

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    Additional Recommendations:

    On The Line by Jenny lewis

    Dedicated by Carly Rae Jepsen

    The Captain Marvel soundtrack by Pinar Toprak

    Cuz I Love You by Lizzo

    Hey I’m Just Like You by Tegan and Sara

    GREY Area by Little Simz

    Young Enough by Charlie Bliss

    7 by Lil Nas X

    This Wild Willing by Glen Hansard

    Turn Off The Light by Kim Petras



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  • We're a mean one, Mr. Grinch. After last week's NICE LIST it's time to put some coal in some stockings and talk about some tracks that we're about to diss. These are holiday songs are our personal not-favorites. The yuletide earworms, the specters of the December radio, and the songs that we wish we wake up and hear no more a la Scrooge on Christmas morning. Everything from deep cut classics to some contemporary hits that hit us right in the feels. But not the good feels.

    Keep in mind, this is all for fun and we wish everyone a very happy holidays.

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  • HEY SIS, IT’S CHRISTMAS! Omar and Analise begin this month’s theme: JINGLE JAMS by making a list and checking it twice with their picks for holiday songs that made the cut for the NICE LIST! These are holiday songs are our personal favorites. The ones that tug at our heartstrings, remind us of the true spirit of the holiday season, and connect us to the kid within ourselves. We bring up everything from classics from Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway to the royalty that is RuPaul. And Omar tells a story from his childhood that may just make you openly weep yes it’s that touching.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    John Legend - “What Christmas Means To Me” feat. Stevie Wonder

    Donny Hathaway - “This Christmas”

    The Eels - “Christmas Is Going To The Dogs”

    Brenda Lee - “Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day”

    RuPaul - “Hey Sis, It’s Christmas”

    Pretenders - “2000 Miles”

    Muppet Christmas Carol - “It Feels Like Christmas”

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  • What better way to wrap up New Wave November than by making a playlist of our top ten favorite new wave songs! Which ones to choose? In what order? And why?! All that and more. Bring your synths and your smiles cause we're riding the new wave.

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  • We’re headed down the Atlanta highway, Popettes! If YOU are looking for a love getaway, you’ve come to the right place because on THIS episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, Omar and Analise are jumping right into the party at B-52’s’ “Love Shack.” For the third chapter of New Wave November, Omar discusses the early days of the band and how Love Shack came to be, while Analise goes on and on and on about why she loves The B-52’s and what makes this song the true party that it is.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    R.E.M. - “Shiny Happy People”

    The Sounds - “Tony The Beat”

    The Strike - “Human Right”

    The B-52’s - “Hero Worship”

    The B-52’s - “53 Miles West of Venus”

    The B-52’s - “Legal Tender”

    The B-52’s - “Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland”

    The B-52’s - “Topaz”

    The B-52’s - “Juliet of the Spirits”

    The B-52’s - “Funplex”

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  • We are moving through New Wave November with one of the most iconic songs of all time! Power up your synths, stare at your shoes and get ready to break some records because it's Blue Monday. Dive into the legendary hit behind Factory Records and morosely relish as Analise and Omar realize they have the same recommends.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    New Order - “Bizarre Love Triangle”

    New Order - “Regret”

    Blancmange - “Living On The Ceiling”

    New Order - “Crystal"

    New Order - “Blue Monday '88”

    Orgy - “Blue Monday”

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  • November is associated with a lot of NO’s - from no shave to no...other things. So we’re here to say YES and give you NEW WAVE NOVEMBER. Popettes, we’re kicking off this glorious chapter with quite possibly the most ICONIC of ALL New Wave hits - Blondie’s “Call Me.” We’ll get the conversation started as we try to even attempt to DEFINE what the hell NEW WAVE EVEN IS, while Omar will give you a little background about this incredible band and how it was formed and Analise tells you why this chord progression is so balls to the wall badASS.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    The Waitresses - “I Know What Boys Like”

    Martha and the Muffins - “Echo Beach”

    Moving Units - “Available”

    Muse - “Knights of Cydonia” because that closing riff is super Blondie rip off

    The Slits - “Heard It Through The Grapevine”

    Siouxsie and the Banshees - “Halloween”

    France Gall - “Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son”

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  • Are you ready to do the MONSTER MASH? Only if you’re prepared...to GIVE DRACULA ROYALTIEEESSSS BWA HAHA! That’s right, Popettes. For this very special Halloween week episode, we’re finally covering Bobby Pickett’s signature Halloween hit, “Monster Mash.” We say “signature” because you may not realize that he wrote an entire ALBUM of Halloween bops in 1962 and this song is just one of those songs! He was the original Kim Petras! Find out why Dracula wants royalties from Bobby (Boris) Pickett’s monster and hear all about how the BBC banned this song when it was first released because it was “too morbid.”

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    Additional Recommendations:

    Bobby Pickett - “Transylvania Twist”

    Bobby Pickett - “Skully Gully”

    Bobby Pickett - “Wolfbane”

    Bobby Pickett - “Monster Rap”

    Bobby Pickett - “Monsters Holiday”

    The Police - “Every Breath You Take”

    The Everly Brothers - “All I Have To Do Is Dream”

    The Drifters - “This Magic Moment”

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  • We ain’t ‘fraid of no ghosts. That’s right, Popettes. We continue on our spooky musical journey through the month of October with Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” theme! We know this song is LESS on the spook factor, but what IS scary is copyright infringement, which is a big theme of this week’s episode. Also, we talk about why this song’s arrangement gives a ghostly veil of more chords where there aren’t more chords. Who ya gonna call? POP MUSIC.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    The Aquabats - “Cat with 2 Heads!”

    Oingo Boingo - “No One Lives Forever”

    Elvira - “13 Nights of Halloween”

    Golden Earring - “Twilight Zone”

    DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - “A Nightmare on My Street”

    Zombie Nation - “Kernkraft 400”

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  • We continue our Halloween playlist with a song that we feel shouldn't be included in Halloween playlists! Join us as we get into the history and theory behind Zombie by The Cranberries and offer up some alternative hits to keep the spooky vibes going.

    No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    Sheer Mag - “Blood From A Stone”

    La Neve - “Maximum Wage”

    Marlon Craft - “Gang Shit”

    Cat Power - “Werewolf”

    The Midnight - “Vampires”

    Tegan and Sara - “Walking With The Ghost”

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  • Take a Wrong Turn with us as we face off against Knives, and bad o m e n s because we are reviewing Kim Petras's TURN OFF THE LIGHT. Join us for this Halloween spooktacular as we dive into this horror-themed album and discuss what makes a song alluring, what makes a song terrifying, and how all of these tracks are both at the same time. It's going to be a Massacre. Join ussssss.

    No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.

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  • She drives me crazy OOH OOOOOOOOH! Is there a limit to the amount of times a person can say how much they love this Fine Young Cannibals song? Hope not because Omar and Analise say it at least 67 times and would be in clear violation. In this week’s episode, we dissect the classic 1988 jam and how this band came to be. Also, there’s a random discussion about fellow ‘crazy’ song “Crazy” by KC and Jojo and how the music video is WILD.

    No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    Britney Spears - “(You Drive Me) Crazy”

    Patsy Cline - “Crazy”

    KC and Jojo - “Crazy”

    Roxette - “She’s Got The Look”

    Berlin - “The Metro”

    Blondie - “Detroit 442”



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  • EVERYTHING’S RIGHT, WE’RE TORN. What can we say about Natalie Imbruglia? Evidently, 51 minutes worth of content. But what can you expect? Analise and Omar freaking LOVE this song because they’re children of the 90’s and nothing else matters. They’ll break down why the song’s composition makes us feel all the things, how sad those lyrics REALLY are, and why the fact that this song is a cover is always a surprise to people.

    No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Omar Najam and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    Natalie Imbruglia - “Leave Me Alone”

    Natalie Imbruglia - “Don’t You Think?”

    Natalie Imbruglia - “Intuition”

    Natalie Imbruglia - “Wrong Impression”

    Natalie Imbruglia - “Beauty on the Fire”

    Semisonic - “Closing Time”

    Lisa Loeb - “Stay (I Missed You)”

    Jewel - “Foolish Games”



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  • Come my lady, come come my lady. In this week’s episode and our last OFFICIAL episode of our Summer of Nostalgia, Omar and Analise break down the incredible drug trip known as Crazy Town’s “Butterfly.” Omar claims that the song is just as good as anything Allen Ginsberg has done. Analise comes to agree with this, and both decide to come up with a hypothetical film that could accompany the epic chords of this song. Also - did you know that this song is in Nancy Meyers’s “Something’s Gotta Give”? CRAZY. TOWN.

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    Additional Recommendations:

    I Am Giant - "City Limits"

    Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Hard to Concentrate”

    Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Aeroplane”

    Dreamcar - “Born To Lie”

    American Hi-Fi - “Flavor of the Weak”

    Audioslave - “Like a Stone”

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