Episodes

  • The Cars who's gonna DRIVE you home tonight if I ditch you here and your dad's not available?
    Oct 16 2024

    Play along at home with the lyrics:

    [Verse 1] Who's gonna tell you when it's too late? Who's gonna tell you things aren't so great? [Chorus] You can't go on, thinking nothing's wrong, (mumble) Who's gonna drive you home tonight? [Verse 2] Who's gonna pick you up when you fall? Who's gonna hang it up when you call? Who's gonna pay attention to your dreams? Yeah, who's gonna plug their ears when you scream? [Chorus repeats] [Verse 3] Who's gonna hold you down when you shake? Who's gonna come around when you break? [Chorus repeats x2] last with extra emphasis: Oh, you know you can't go on thinking nothing's wrong (mumble) Who's gonna drive you home tonight?

    Jump to section:

    (00:12) Very short introduction with bingo but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.

    (01:09) Song title, writers' details, Irish and pirate accents

    (02:06) The Cars, and cars, and driving cars, and singing to cars, and AI, and driving people (with or without their agreement)

    (06:50) To the lyrics. Support networks and who is this being sung to anyway?

    (10:57) These cucks go on about how the man is the problem YET AGAIN with all the woke stuff. Plus darts and Nintendo

    (17:57) Or he could be a nice guy

    (19:10) Infantilism ... and a bunch of new lyrics uncovered

    (29:32) Is it an exam? Also mention of the poor old guy Dave destroyed

    (40:43) The music video

    (45:53) Theories From The Internet

    (55:53) Notable Trivia

    (59:40) Misheard Lyrics

    (01:04:21) Farewells and ⁠⁠give us money⁠⁠


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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • BREAK MY STRIDE by Mattew Wilder AND Unique 2 AND Blue Lagoon AND Unique II and many more
    Sep 2 2024

    Play along at home with the lyrics:

    [Verse 1] Last night, I had the strangest dream I sailed away to China In a little rowboat to find ya And you said you had to get your laundry clean Didn't want no one to hold you, what does that mean? And you said [Chorus] Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride Nobody gonna slow me down Oh no, I got to keep on moving Ain't nothin' gonna break-a my stride I'm runnin' and I won't touch ground Oh no, I got to keep on moving [Verse 2] You're on a roll and now you pray it lasts The road behind was rocky But now you're feeling cocky You look at me and you see your past Is that the reason why you're runnin' so fast? And she said [Chorus repeat] [Bridge] (Never let another girl like you) Work me over (Never let another girl like you) Drag me under (If I meet another girl like you) I will tell her (Never want another girl like you) Have to say, oh [Chorus repeatx2] (Whoa) [Chorus repeatx2]


    Jump to section:

    (00:12) Very short introduction with mixed metaphors but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.

    (00:40) Song title, writers' details, and details of the hit cover versions, along with a bad impression of German Reggae

    (05:01) Creation story with studio conflicts and criminality

    (07:20) To the lyrics. Dream conversations versus dream songs

    (08:30) Is it THE STRANGEST dream? Motorboating

    (11:30) Dave takes us through the key dream symbols and what they mean

    (15:21) Madonna movies predict this song

    (18:25) Is the song racist?

    (20:32) Filthy laundry and receptivity to hugs

    (22:58) Lack of a music video

    (24:17) Attempts to break up with Matthew

    (27:00) Australian language issues

    (28:16) Cartoon references, grounding yourself, Olympic walking races

    (29:53) Racism with Italians?

    (30:52) Matthew still struggling to take the hint, but getting vindictive

    (33:52) Where does the dream end? Is there any substance? Inception, Total Recall, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    (37:22) The song predicts the current 2024 USA presidential race?

    (41:55) The Boston Marathon Bombings?!

    (43:19) Theories From The Internet

    (50:18) Notable Trivia

    (54:26) Misheard Lyrics

    (58:32) Farewells and ⁠give us money⁠


    Would you like to appear (well, vocally) on the show? Do you have a pop song or ear-worm from the SMOOTH FM genre that’s infested your mind and needs to be investigated? Visit this page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://speakpipe.com/lyrics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to record us your own voicemail hot-take on your specific smooth song of suckiness. You could be on a future episode! (you can always email sound files or text your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠poidadavis@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if that's easier). Cheers!

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    1 hr
  • SMOOTH by Santana featuring Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty and Rick Astley of NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
    Jul 5 2024

    Play along at home with the lyrics:

    [Verse 1] We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I (Do I) A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy [Pre-Chorus] I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand [Chorus] Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you [Verse 2] We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it (To say it) Inside, we both know what's been going on (Going on) We know the game, and we're gonna play it [Pre-Chorus] And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see [Chorus repeat x2] [Post-Chorus] Ooh (Give you up) Ooh-ooh (Give you up) Ooh-ooh Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) Ooh-ooh Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up [Bridge] We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it (To say it) Inside, we both know what's been going on (Going on) We know the game, and we're gonna play it [Pre-Chorus] I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand [Chorus repeat x3]


    Jump to section:

    (00:12) Very short introduction with bad accent and a bit of waffling but nowhere near the amount you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.

    (00:49) Interruption

    (01:14) Song title, writers' details, horribly bad long-winded joke with pay-off that wasn't worth the wait

    (04:00) The fashion, the hair, the judging of a book by its cover. Every mother's dream. To the lyrics!

    (04:39) The rules, plain speaking, settling for less and for control

    (13:33) Is it about political spin and media ethics?

    (17:53) Is it a boy's own spy adventure?

    (25:14) Slapstick lyrics?

    (26:30) The low budget music video and the feature-length movie version

    (36:31) Other theories from the internet

    (42:13) Notable trivia

    (46:30) Shocking twist: Santana breaks back in

    (49:03) tribute from Lano & Woodley

    (50:05) Misheard lyrics

    (55:12) Farewells and give us money


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    57 mins
  • Nelly Furtado's I'M LIKE A BIRD except not a penguin or emu, just the ones that can fly but I won't crap on your car or anything, that's not what this is about
    May 6 2024

    Play along at home with the lyrics:

    [Verse 1] You're beautiful, that's for sure You'll never ever fade You're lovely, but it's not for sure That I won't ever change [Pre-Chorus] And though my love is rare Though my love is true [Chorus] I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away I don't know where my soul is (Soul is) I don't know where my home is And baby, all I need for you to know is I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away I don't know where my soul is (Soul is) I don't know where my home is All I need for you to know is [Verse 2] Your faith in me brings me to tears (Oh) Even after all these years, years And it pains me so much to tell That you don't know me that well [Pre-Chorus] And though my love is rare Though my love is true [Chorus repeat] [Bridge] It's not that I wanna say goodbye It's just that every time you try To tell me, me that you love me (Oh-oh) Each and every single day I know I'm gonna have to eventually Give you away [Break] And though my love is rare, rare, rare And though my love is true, yeah Hey, I'm just scared That we may fall through Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah [Chorus repeat, like 4 times] [Outro] I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away I don't know where my soul is (Soul is) I don't know where my home is And baby, all I need for you to know is I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away I don't know where my soul is (Soul is) I don't know where my home is


    Jump to section:

    (00:12) Very short introduction with bad joke and a bit of waffling but nowhere near the amount you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.

    (01:37) Song title, writers' details, stupid conversation about how to speak an awkward date format, leading to more conversation about 'The Rapture' and end of the world.

    (03:27) Vampires ahoy! To the lyrics! A checklist of vampirism. Possibility of being a superhero or being raptured

    (11:55) The undead, forest spirits, Spiderman. The impact of evolution or natural selection on moths and Nelly Furtado's beetle

    (14:12) The music video

    (16:14) The theory of tattoo regret.

    (25:56) How can we be sure Nelly ISN'T a bird?

    (30:40) Nelly Furtado's poor classification of species

    (33:59) Casual break-up and sad, incel takes

    (37:17) You can't face 'The Sound of Music'

    (40:33) Where is your soul?

    (42:53) Other theories from the internet, including incels

    (49:07) Notable trivia and build your own parody song

    (51:49) Misheard lyrics from the internet

    (55:01) Farewells


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    57 mins
  • Cliff Richard's WIRED FOR SOUND and for crime fighting in shopping malls, road safety and brain washing
    Mar 24 2024

    Play along at home with the lyrics:

    [Introduction] I like small speakers I like tall speakers If they've music they're wired for sound [Verse 1] Walking about with a head full of music Cassette in my pocket and I'm gonna use it Stereo Out on the street, you know Ohohohohohohoho, oho [Verse 2] Into the car, go to work and I'm cruising I never think that I'll blow all my fuses Traffic flows Into the breakfast show Ohohohohohohoho, oho Oh, oh, oh [pre-Chorus] Power from the needle to the plastic AM, FM, I feel so ecstatic now It's music I've found And I'm wired for sound I was small boy who don't like his toys I could not wait to get wired for sound [Verse 3] I met a girl and she told me she loved me I said: "You love me, then love means You must like what I like My music is dynamite" Ohohohohohohoho, oho She said: "I'm not a girl you can put on at a standby I am a girl who demands that her love is amplified Switching to overdrive" Ohohohohohohoho, oho Oh, oh, oh [Chorus] Power from the needle to the plastic AM, FM, I feel so ecstatic now It's music I've found And I'm wired for sound Power from the needle to the plastic AM, FM, I feel so ecstatic now It's music I've found 'Cause I'm wired for sound I like small speakers (I like small speakers) I like tall speakers (I like tall speakers) If they've music, they're wired for sound I like small speakers (I like small speakers) I like tall speakers (I like tall speakers) If they've music, they're wired for sound I like small speakers (I like small speakers) I like tall speakers (I like tall speakers) If they've music, they're wired for sound [spoken] I like small speakers I like tall speakers Wall speakers Most of all I like Loud speakers


    Jump to section:

    (00:12) Very short introduction with relaxed vibes

    (01:39) Song title, writers' details, background info from Rik of The Young Ones, lavatories, Take On Me, Mike and the Mechaincs

    (03:26) To the lyrics - immediately misheard. Dune?

    (05:17) Love and misunderstood audio technology.

    (08:13) More mishearing. Inclusivity, and more misunderstood audio tech.

    (12:12) Cliff knows the future of audio tech (but still unsure of the present). AM talk radio

    (16:46) Religion or drugs?

    (18:00) Cliff fights his past and the criminal underworld

    (21:30) Crammed lyrics and grammar

    (22:33) Cliff's cautionary road safety messages

    (32:55) Infantile understanding of love

    (37:30) Overdrive

    (40:37) Sunglasses and mental health. The music video: Skating ability what does Avril Lavine tell us? Is it a crime-fighting TV pilot? or perhaps a post-apocalyptic cult?

    (56:32) Other theories from the internet

    (59:19) Misheard lyrics from the internet

    (01:02:50) Saving lives

    (01:05:02) Farewells


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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Hanson's MMMBOP, scooby-di-dooby-wop, bop doo-bap, wap-baba-doo
    Feb 7 2024

    Play along at home with the lyrics:

    [Intro] Oh Oh, ooh Oh, ooh Oh, yeah [Verse 1] You have so many relationships in this life Only one or two will last You go through all the pain and strife Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast Oh, yeah And they're gone so fast, yeah [Verse 2] Oh, so hold on the ones who really care In the end, they'll be the only ones there When you get old, start losing your hair Can you tell me who will still care? Can you tell me who will still care? [Pre-Chorus] Oh, ooh, yeah, yeah [Chorus] Mmmbop, ba duba dop ba Du bop, ba duba dop ba Du bop, ba duba dop ba du Yeah, yeah Mmmbop, ba duba dop ba Du bop, ba du dop ba Du bop, ba du dop ba du Yeah, yeah [Post-Chorus] Said oh, yeah In an mmmbop, they're gone Yeah, yeah [Verse 3] Plant a seed, plant a flower, plant a rose You can plant any one of those Keep planting to find out which one grows It's a secret no one knows It's a secret no one knows Oh, no one knows [Chorus repeat] [Post-Chorus] In an mmmbop, they're gone In an mmmbop, they're not there In an mmmbop, they're gone In an mmmbop, they're not there Until you lose your hair Ooh, but you don't care Yeah, yeah [Chorus repeat] [Bridge: Taylor, Isaac & All] Can you tell me? Oh No, you can't 'cause you don't know Can you tell me? Oh, yeah You say you can, but you don't know Can you tell me? Oh Which flower's going to grow? No, you can't 'cause you don't know Can you tell me? If it's gonna be a daisy or a rose? You say you can, but you don't know Can you tell me? Oh Which flower's going to grow? No, you can't 'cause you don't know Can you tell me? You say you can, but you don't know Said you can, but you don't know You don't know, oh, don't know, oh [Chorus repeats] [Outro] Can you tell me? Oh No, you can't 'cause you don't know Can you tell me? Oh, yeah You say you can, but you don't know Say you can, but you don't know, don't

    Jump to section:

    (00:11) Very short introduction

    (00:49) Song title, writers' details, background

    (02:31) Lyrics - there are some! Who knew?

    (03:05) Bitter, world-weary children and pre-high school relationship trauma

    (08:05) Significance of the title. Bops and boops.

    (09:45) The Mmmbop unit of time and its equivalents

    (11:27) Star Wars joke #1

    (11:38) The Mmmbop unit of time, part 2

    (12:54) Other bop meanings and spreading seed

    (17:57) Moby's withdrawn confession?

    (18:46) Losing friends through self-pleasure

    (20:07) Early fears of hair-loss or a metaphor for a pop-career

    (27:27) 'Gone' - a definition

    (28:03) Gardening or Nazi uprising? via Pinterest

    (31:33) Gardening knowledge and instructions

    (34:40) How many relationships in your life? Science tells us

    (38:45) Hanson exposed as "Plant Truthers"?

    (44:16) Clues to the meaning and themes expanded in the music video

    (55:00) Other theories from the internet

    (50:34) Misheard lyrics

    (102:38) Hanson Monopoly ... Hansonopoly?

    (01:03:00) Farewells


    Would you like to appear (well, vocally) on the show? Do you have a pop song or ear-worm from the SMOOTH FM genre that’s infested your mind and needs to be investigated? Visit this page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://speakpipe.com/lyrics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to record us your own voicemail hot-take on your specific smooth song of suckiness. You could be on a future episode! (you can always email sound files or text your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠poidadavis@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if that's easier). Cheers!

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Mariah Carey's ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU and cracker jokes and inoffensive MC greetings and slavery or cannibalism and fertility and revenge and demon possession or necromancy and Maslow's needs
    Nov 26 2023

    Play along at home with the lyrics:

    [Intro] I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need I don't care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is you, yeah

    [Verse 1] I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need (And I) Don't care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I don't need to hang my stocking There upon the fireplace (Ah) Santa Claus won't make me happy With a toy on Christmas Day

    [Chorus] I just want you for my own (Ooh) More than you could ever know (Ooh Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is you You, baby

    [Verse 2] Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas I won't even wish for snow (And I) I'm just gonna keep on waiting Underneath the mistletoe I won't make a list and send it To the North Pole for Saint Nick (Ah) I won't even stay awake to Hear those magic reindeer click

    [Chorus repeat]

    [Bridge] Oh, all the lights are shining So brightly everywhere (So brightly, baby) And the sound of children's Laughter fills the air (Oh, oh yeah) And everyone is singing (Oh yeah) I hear those sleigh bells ringing (Oh) Santa, won't you bring me the one I really need? (Yeah, oh, oh) Won't you please bring my baby to me?

    [Verse 3] Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas This is all I'm asking for (Ah) I just wanna see my baby Standing right outside my door

    [Chorus repeat]

    [Outro] You, baby All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (Ah, oh, ah, oh) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (All I really want, baby, ooh) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (All I want, all I really want is you)

    Jump to section:

    (00:11) Pretty short introduction

    (00:30) Christmas cracker/bon-bon jokes

    (07:45) Mariah Carey = Merry Christmas

    (09:43) The price of wanting you for Christmas

    (13:01) Wasted presents under the tree

    (15:35) Rental terms or ownership?

    (16:22) Wish-slacktivism

    (16:58) Purpose, hunger, skins

    (17:54) The music videos and spin-offs

    (22:57) Fertility struggles

    (25:30) Sad scenes, bargaining, deals, Bee Gees

    (27:54) TAKEN VII: the Revenge

    (30:06) Get straight with Santa

    (22:29) Flirting with evil

    (36:01) Deep dive on Saint Nicholas, Necromancer

    (39:01) Murder and/or manslaughter

    (43:43) Reindeer click (singular?)

    (45:29) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

    (47:42) Other theories from the internet

    (50:34) Misheard lyrics

    (51:30) Notable trivia and legal wrangles

    (56:26) Surprise AI song #178

    (01:00:04) Farewells


    Would you like to appear (well, vocally) on the show? Do you have a pop song or ear-worm from the SMOOTH FM genre that’s infested your mind and needs to be investigated? Visit this page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://speakpipe.com/lyrics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to record us your own voicemail hot-take on your specific smooth song of suckiness. You could be on a future episode! (you can always email sound files or text your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠poidadavis@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if that's easier). Cheers!

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Foreigner's I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS in case I need it when I'm older, plus hiking tips, randy monks and cowboys and the tin man from Oz but the real answer is from Artificial Intelligence in song
    Oct 25 2023

    Play along at home with the lyrics:

    [Verse 1] I've gotta take a little time A little time to think things over I better read between the lines In case I need it when I'm older

    [Verse 2] Now, this mountain, I must climb Feels like a world upon my shoulders Through the clouds, I see love shine It keeps me warm as life grows colder

    [Pre-Chorus] In my life, there's been heartache and pain I don't know if I can face it again Can't stop now, I've travelled so far To change this lonely life

    [Chorus] I wanna know what love is I want you to show me I wanna feel what love is I know you can show me Oh

    [Verse 3] I'm gonna take a little time A little time to look around me I've got nowhere left to hide It looks like love has finally found me

    [Pre-Chorus] In my life, there's been heartache and pain I don't know if I can face it again Can't stop now, I've travelled so far To change this lonely life

    [Chorus] I wanna know what love is I want you to show me I wanna feel what love is I know you can show me I wanna know what love is I want you to show me

    [Outro] (And I wanna feel) I wanna feel what love is (And I know) I know you can show me Let's talk about love (I wanna know what love is) The love that you feel inside (I want you to show me) And I'm feelin' so much love (I wanna feel what love is) No, you just cannot hide (I know you can show me) Yeah I wanna know what love is (Let's talk about love) I want you to show me, I wanna feel (I wanna feel what love is) And I know, and I know I know you can show me (Yeah) (I wanna know what love is) (I wanna know) (I want you to show me) I wanna know, I wanna know, wanna know (I wanna feel what love is) (I wanna feel) (I know you can show me)

    Jump to section

    (00:11) Pretty brief celebrity introduction

    (01:02) Listener Brendan's request, song details, writer/lyricist, key dates

    (01:28) Foreigner without a foreign name

    (02:09) Love Song Dedications without Richard Mercer

    (02:55) Listener, Brendan, gives his thoughts on us

    (05:24) But enough about us, Brendan, what about the song?

    (07:35) The Name of the Rose

    (11:38) Monks or Jedis

    (15:18) Love is fluid, or actually several fluids

    (17:09) Monks, Jedis or cowboys

    (21:13) Forrest Gump

    (22:25) Playing possum to get the chicks

    (24:36) What does the music video tell us?

    (27:11) Pets

    (28:23) Whose "heartbreak and pain"?

    (29:39) Other pop artists that are just as clueless despite their scientific approach

    (33:37) Some pop artists that get closer to the truth

    (37:42) A warning to your future selves

    (38:43) Important information "in case I need it when I'm older"

    (41:14) Hypocritical hiking.

    (42:24) Walking on a mountain of the world which is also on your shoulders

    (43:05) Patronising a professional choir

    (43:56) Is it about the tin man from Oz?

    (46:30) Other theories from randoms on the internet

    (53:43) Misheard lyrics in this song

    (57:29) Dave commissions ChatGPT to write a song explaining love and it's perfect

    (01:04:02) Farewells


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