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#235 Phoenix & Opinions on Bettye LaVette

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4.32K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2010

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Ultra-melodic French rockers Phoenix join Jim and Greg in the studio to perform songs from their hit 2009 album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Plus they review the new album from Bettye LaVette and Greg drops a quarter into the Desert Island Jukebox.

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0:00.0

Real love isn't about grand gestures. It's about the perfect pairing.

0:04.3

So get out of here with that puny rose and get down on one knee with a dozen Dunkin

0:08.9

brownie batter donuts. With a decadent coca mocha signature latte to match.

0:13.2

If you really want something special, sip on a strawberry dragon fruit Duncan refresher

0:17.8

with a sweet Cupid's choice donut.

0:19.9

Take an arrow straight to the taste buds, because Duncan's bringing the love this Valentine's

0:25.2

day. America runs on Duncan.

0:27.6

Price and participation may very limited time offer terms apply. I've noticed a number of peculiar incidents among the members of the student body, all having to do with rock and roll music.

0:43.2

Oh, I'm down, picture me. Now if you don't think this song is the greatest song, I will fight you.

1:05.0

The ultramelotic hook-laden music of Phoenix has been inescapable this year.

1:10.0

Now you can hear the French imports perform in a rare, stripped down setting.

1:14.0

I'm Greg Cott of the Chicago Tribune.

1:16.0

And I'm Jim deregatus of vocalo.org.

1:18.0

We'll also have a review of soul singer Betty Lavett's interpretation of British Rock Classics.

1:23.4

That's coming up today on Sound Opinions.

1:26.5

From W.BeeZ Chicago and American Public Media, you're listening to sound opinions and time now for some music news. New York City. This is done getting nowhere. I wrote this letter, hope to get to someplace soon.

1:57.0

I want to get up when I wake up.

2:02.0

When I wake up. Lots of news in the concert business this week. The concert industry is about to

2:18.4

enter its biggest part of the year. Summer is when the concert industry

2:22.3

makes two-thirds of its income Jim and

2:24.5

you too has dropped out of the concert business this summer. That's a major blow.

2:28.5

Leeds singer Bono had emergency back surgery. We don't have a lot of details about why he went in for this

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