Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Bridge: Rain Sounds and Moody Goths

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

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Music, Music History,

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this monthly mini-episode of Hit Parade, host Chris Molanphy is joined by Aisha Harris, culture editor for The New York Times’ Opinion section. Aisha and Chris discuss the Janet Jackson album Rhythm Nation 1814, the topic of the most recent full-length episode of Hit Parade. Aisha tells Chris about her early Jackson fandom, picks her all-time favorite Janet songs, and offers her opinion on the relevancy and influence of Janet’s sound today. Plus, Chris gives an inside scoop on the song template that Jackson’s longtime producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, used to generate multiple chart-topping hits. Chris quizzes a Slate Plus listener with some music trivia, and the contestant turns the tables with a chance to stump Chris with a trivia question of his own. While this episode is available to all listeners, our trivia round is open only to Slate Plus members. If you are a member—or once you become a member—enter as a contestant here. Want your question featured in an upcoming show? Email a voice memo to hitparade@slate.com. Podcast production by Asha Saluja.

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0:00.0	You're listening Ad-Free on Amazon Music.
0:04.2	Don't want your money.
0:06.6	Don't want you key.
0:09.8	Diners.
0:10.9	Don't come for free.
0:12.5	Hey, everybody.
0:13.4	This is Chris Malanthe, host of Hip Parade, Slate's podcast of Pop Chart History.
0:18.4	Welcome to The Bridge.
0:19.8	Thank you. podcast of Pop Chart History. Welcome to The Bridge.
0:34.6	That's Diamonds by legendary trumpet player and music mogul, Herb Alpert, a number one R&B, number five pop hit from 1987.
0:40.0	And, as you can hear, Diamonds featured vocals by the hottest artist on Albert's label at the time, Ms. Janet Jackson. This single, which was recorded right after
0:45.8	Janet's breakthrough album, Control, served as a bridge in her career between that album and her
0:52.3	1989 Blockbuster Rhythm Nation. It also provided, not
0:56.6	incidentally, a bridge for Herb Albert back to the top of the charts. And these mini episodes
1:03.8	bridge are full-length monthly episodes. Give us a chance to catch up with listeners and enjoy
1:09.3	some hit parade trivia. This month, I'm delighted to welcome a guest who's not only a chance to catch up with listeners and enjoy some hit parade trivia. This month,
1:11.5	I'm delighted to welcome a guest who's not only a friend to hit parade, but an alumna here at Slate.
1:18.0	Aisha Harris writes and edits for the New York Times. The newspaper just recently named Aisha
1:23.7	their culture editor for the opinion section. Aisha's always smart and on-point writing spans TV,
1:30.3	movies, and, of course, music. In her time with Slate through 2018, Aisha led the stellar podcast
1:37.0	represent, and she is still a frequent guest on various Slate podcasts. And this is her first time
1:43.5	on Hit Parade. Aisha, welcome to the bridge. Thank you. And this is her first time on Hit Parade.
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