Welcome to the Dinner Party download.

This is your icebreaker.

So I've got a GPS where you can download different people's voices

and they direct you around when you're driving.

And the voice I've downloaded is Bonnie Tyler.

And it's great in everything, but it keeps telling me to turn around.

And every now and then it falls apart.

I'm Brendan Francis Newspan. around and every now and then it falls apart.

I'm Brendan Francis Nune.

I'm Rico Gagliano, and from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party Download,

the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations.

You just got a musical joke from acclaimed British rocker Jack Garrett,

which is fitting because you're listening to our special all-music episode.

All right.

Featuring our favorite conversations with some of the world's greatest musicians.

You can think of it as Coachella, Woodstock, Lollapalooza, South by Southwest, and Newport, all happening inside your ears at once.

Don't forget the fire festival, except this isn't a giant scam, of scam. I think people do want to forget that festival. We have better music anyway. That's true.

Depending on your taste, although we're going to cover every imaginable genre this hour from punk rock

to classical, so we can't imagine you won't enjoy yourself. All right, and to guarantee that,

let's kick things off with a little tidbit from a musician that we can't imagine anyone wouldn't be a fan of.

No.

The great Tony Bennett, a while back he told us about what many consider the high point of his seven-decade career, his legendary 44-song concert at Carnegie Music Hall back in 1962.

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