You know, I guess I think I've always been a professional critic, you know, or some sort of professional

appreciator or something. And then. Now this is serious business here man.

Putting on a great show is the most important thing you can do.

One great rock show can change the world.

As a singer, songwriter, and producer who blended rock, soul, and country,

Nick Lowe was one of the key figures in the punk and new wave scene in 1970s Britain.

I'm Greg Cotta of the Chicago Tribune.

And I'm Jim Deeregatus from W.B.E.Z. and Columbia College.

We talked to Troubadour and Rachantour Nick Lowe and review the latest album by controversial

singer Janade O'Connor.

That's coming up on Sound Opinions.

From W.B.Z Chicago and distributed by PRX, you're listening to sound opinions and time now for some

music news. We are out the bears, shuffing the group, something.

We are out the bears,

shuffing the group,

shuffing on down,

doing it for you, we're so bad, we know we're good,

know your line like when you're good, you know we're just strutting for fun, strutting our stuff

for after one, we're not here, start no trouble. That is the former number one hit in the Super Bowl shuffle.

That is the former number one hit in Chicago The Super Bowl shuffle.

From the Chicago Bears, Jim McMahon, Walter Payton, singing on that song, one of the few successful

attempts by a professional athlete or athletes to cross over into the music industry.

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