Because you know I'm all about that base,

by the base, no trouble,

I'm all about the base, by the base, no trouble,

I'm all on by the base, by the base, no trouble,

I'm all about the database.

Welcome to the New York Times Popcast, your baritone saxophone of music news.

I'm your host Ben Ratliff.

I can shake it, shake it like I'm supposed to do. Because I got that boom, boom boom that all the boys chase

in all the right junk in all the right places.

I see the magazine and you're listening to it's all about that bass by Megan trainer. Our guest is Joe

Coscarelli. Hey Joe. How are you? Joe is our new music reporter at the times and

just did a story about Megan trainer for this weekend's

Arts and Leisure. You met Ms. trainer? I did. We had a we had a sushi lunch at

her hotel. So you did not meet her in Nantucket. I did not meet her in

Nantucket. There was no island vacation in this for you. No. No.

Although she is definitely reps Nantucket.

Okay, before we start talking about Nantucket,

which I think is crucial to the understanding of Megan trainer,

the first thing most of us learned about Meghan trainer when we first heard her. Most of us, when we first heard that song. It's all about that base which spent what eight weeks at number one? Eight weeks at number one. Yep.

Was that we learned that she was oh I don't know she's 21 now maybe she was 20 at the time sure

first came out right and maybe she was 20 at the time when he first came out.

And that she was a country songwriter.

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