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Hey everybody. Today's guest is Robin Wilson, lead singer of the Gin Blossoms.

Robin and I break down the writing, recording, and release of their mega hit, till I hear it from you.

We touch on the fact that the music to the song was already written and then presented to Robin

to write lyrics for, and how there was immense pressure for him to deliver. We discuss how the song which was on the soundtrack to the 1995 movie Empire Records

actually became much bigger than the movie itself. Robin talks about the challenges of writing follow-up songs after having enormous hits on a previous record.

We talk about Robin stepping in his lead vocal as for the Smitharines,

and also a new cartoon that he's developed called The Popin Wheelies,

which hearkens back to the rock and

and roll cartoons from the 1970s such as the Banana Splits and the Jackson Five.

And we have a first here on Krista Makes a Podcast. At the end of the episode,

Robin shares something with all of us that's never happened before on the show. Very cool.

For all this and much more, stay tuned.

Hey, hey, have you heard Krista makes a podcast?

Hey, hey, hey, have you heard Krista makes a podcast?

Hey, hey, hey, have you heard Krista makes a podcast?

Hey, hey, hey, have you heard Krista makes a podcast? You know, I have to say, Robin, when your band hit the scene when you got signed to

A&M and the first record, New M. out that was 1992 I was a 19 year old kid

living in Gainesville Florida and I just I was too punk for school I wasn't listening to

much stuff that was on the radio and

you guys were everywhere though and there's one thing that's testament about you and

your songs and your band is that when it what when it did come on the radio I never turned it off and

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