139 - The Meters - Rejuvenation - Jonathon “Boogie” Long

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

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Comedy, Music, Music History, Comedy Interviews, Music Commentary

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🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Meters had become a name as Allen Toussaint’s backing band, but by the time they released their fifth album, Rejuvenation, in the mid-1970s, they had successfully merged groovy funk with swamp rock. Boogie Long talks about the impact The Meters have had on his writing and style. Follow Jonathon on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/boogielongblues https://www.facebook.com/BoogieLongBlues/ https://www.tiktok.com/@boogielong https://x.com/JBLBlues For his new album and tour dates, head to https://www.boogielong.com/ DistroKid Artist Of The Week: Jonathon “Boogie” Long https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_gI6y4e8KE Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyers Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers Josh’s Website: https://www.joshadammeyers.com/ Follow DJ Morty Coyle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djmortycoyle/ https://www.instagram.com/alldaysucker/ Follow The 500 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/ Follow The 500 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the500podcast Follow The 500 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/ Email the show: [email protected] Check the show's website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Next chapter podcasts.
0:04.5	This show is brought to you by Distro Kid.
0:07.5	Bring your music to the masses.
0:09.0	The 500, the 500.
0:21.6	J.A.M. been walking us down through that 2012 edition, so it ain't nothing to new.
0:33.6	Hundreds more to go in need of a friend, the king of fleece for angelo talking the 500 until the end
0:42.0	talking the 500 until the end with my man jim on the 500 talking the 500 talking the 500 until the end
0:58.1	people say
1:00.0	people say
1:02.6	have I got a right to live
1:05.5	people say
1:07.6	people say
1:09.5	no have I got a map to live People say That is the opening track That is the opening track
1:23.6	It's by the meters from the 1974 record Rejuvenation
1:26.6	It's also number 139 out of 500 on the
1:29.2	500 with Josh Adam Myers. What's up everybody? Welcome to the only show where comedians counting down
1:34.2	Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums from 500 down to one. This weekend,
1:39.3	I am in Vancouver at the House of Comedy. The following weekend I'll be in New Mexico.
1:44.9	The weekend after that, I will be in Jansville, Wisconsin, and then we got a bunch of stuff
1:51.8	coming up, guys. New Orleans, Baltimore, Big Show, November 22nd. Come out. Joshadam Myers.com for tickets.
1:59.6	Yeah, man. At Joshadam Myers.com for tickets uh yeah man at joshadammiers.com whatever at josh hademeyers
2:04.7	on all social media whatever the fuck it is guys i got to go i'm going to see queens of the stone
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