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#83 Peter Bjorn & John

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Society & Culture, Music, Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2007

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This week on the show Swedish trio Peter Bjorn & John join Jim, Greg and a live studio audience for an interview and special acoustic performance. Jim and Greg have deemed the band's hit track "Young Folks" one of the greatest "Whistling Songs" in pop music. So, in honor of their visit, the hosts will discuss other great moments in rock whistling.

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0:00.0

What happened to music that meant something?

0:03.0

The Who at the Kingdom or a kiss at the Coliseum?

0:07.0

Where is the Misty Mountain Hop?

0:09.0

Where is the smoke on the water?

0:12.0

Where is the Iron man of today. Hey, this is not a test. This is Rock and Roll.

0:27.0

Welcome to Sound Opinions from Chicago Public Radio and American Public Media.

0:37.0

I'm Jim De Regattis, the pop music critic at the Chicago Sun Times.

0:41.0

And I'm Greg Cut. I write about Rock and Roll for the Chicago Tribune. Today on the world's only

0:46.2

rock and roll talk show, the men behind one of the biggest songs of the year are with us live in the studio.

0:51.1

Swedish pop band Peter Bjorn and John.

0:54.1

Plus we're going to rock it like it's 1995 again.

0:57.0

We've got a new album from the reunited Smashing Pumpkins.

1:00.0

You're listening to sound opinions and time now to welcome our newest affiliate

1:04.3

W N KU from Highland Heights Kentucky broadcasts all over the northern Kentucky area

1:09.7

into Cincinnati, Ohio. As always Greg Greg, we like to welcome a new station

1:14.5

that is taking a leap of faith

1:15.7

and broadcasting our show

1:17.4

by playing a great song from their region.

1:19.8

These guys aren't from Highland Heights,

1:21.7

as far as I know who knows maybe some of them

1:23.0

went to school there at Northern Kentucky University the Afghan Wigs were a great

1:27.0

rock and soul and grudge band from subpop I love them you love them despite the fact

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