Hotline Hello: Drake and Adele

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2015

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Drake and Adele are two megastars who may not seem to share much in common on the surface, but their recent hits exhibit some surprising parallels. Both revisit past relationships over the phone and both conceal inner anguish beneath subtle musical shifts. Featuring special appearances by the game Snake, Lord Byron and Drake and Adele themselves*, you don’t want to miss this episode. Plus, we check in with Justin Bieber as he completes his epic existential pop suite. For more songs about love on hold, check out our Spotify playlist. And check out Sean Rameswaram’s final episode of Sideshow on Studio 360. Featuring Drake – Hotline Bling Adele – Hello Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together Justin Bieber – Sorry Jack Ü – Where Are Ü Now? Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean? Breakmaster Cylinder & Charlie Harding – Why Am I Here? *not really Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've reached the voicemail of Charlie and me!
0:04.0	We'll leave a message after the beep!
0:07.0	Hello!
0:09.0	It's me!
0:13.0	Message deleted.
0:17.0	Swing storm!
0:25.0	Welcome to Switched On Pop.
0:28.0	I'm musicologist Nate Sloan.
0:30.0	And I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.
0:32.0	So Nate, a bunch of our listeners have been sending in requests for these two hot new songs.
0:37.0	The first is coming from an artist who I think we've neglected for way too long.
0:41.0	Drake.
0:43.0	And his hit song, Hotline Bling, about a past relationship discussed over late night phone calls.
0:58.0	Call me on my cell phone.
1:01.0	Late night when you need my love.
1:04.0	And I know in there I'll I'm bling.
1:08.0	That can only mean one thing.
1:11.0	I know in there I'll I'm bling.
1:14.0	Right on the heels of Drake, a few weeks later Adele releases her single Hello.
1:20.0	Or Hello.
1:21.0	Where she calls up her ex-lover to dig up the past.
1:27.0	The other side.
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