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The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

425 - Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel - Tommy Chong

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers

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

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2020

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Comedian, actor, director and musician Tommy Chong peers back through time to an era when rock went country, of which there is no more perfect example than Gram Parson’s final studio album: 1974’s Grievous Angel. Download Cheech & Chong's Bud Farm Video Game app on iOS or Android. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Next Chapter Podcasts.

0:02.0

Podcasts. Do. I love this song so much.

0:23.0

Here's the one thing that's wrong with a thousand dollar wedding by Grand Parsons

0:27.0

off his 1974 album Grievous Angel.

0:30.0

There's no way a wedding is a thousand dollars. This song doesn't hold up man. Not now,

0:36.0

now, you can't get married for a thousand dollars. Dude, I was a wedding DJ. The DJ alone for three-hour wedding,

0:40.6

$775.

0:42.8

But God damn if that song isn't perfect.

0:46.7

It's number 425 out of 500 on the Spotify Ridge,

0:51.8

the 500 with Josh Adam., yes. That's me, the King could doggle. How all you doggly spugly is doing out there

1:00.4

in quarantine land. Thank you for joining me on the only podcast that's going

1:05.5

through Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums. I say it

1:10.9

every week. I hope you guys are comfortable wearing your night pants, your

1:15.2

comfy clothes, hanging out with your loved ones, socially distancing. You can hang

1:22.0

out with your dogs, you can say hi to your neighbors, but do not touch a motherfucker.

1:27.0

Also, I was just talking to Peter, the one and only, he grew his beard back.

1:34.0

Listen to the music, guys. I mean this. If you are feeling depressed during this time, feeling

1:39.2

alone, feeling isolated, first thing you need to do make a gratitude list say what am I

1:43.6

grateful for I'm grateful that I got shelter I got food my family's not sick

1:47.9

you know I've got television whatever the fuck it could be and if that doesn't get you

1:52.4

out of your funk of why

1:53.8

you're feeling sad and isolated then listen to music I do it every day I put my

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