Jonas vs. Jonas: Or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a Boy Band

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2016

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

A battle between brothers is playing out on the pop charts, a sibling rivalry the likes of which the music industry hasn't seen since 1987, when Michael and Janet Jackson's 1987 "Bad" and "Let's Wait Awhile" jockeyed for peak position on the Hot 100. Today, Nick, the youngest of the Jonas Brothers, looks for redemption from their boy band past in the moody, adult love song "Close" ft. Tove Lo, while middle brother Joe and his band DNCE use the explosive, retro "Cake By the Ocean" to replace a squeaky-clean look with a profane party anthem. Tune in to learn how these two songs, sounding so different on the surface, have something very surprising in common. Then, stick around for a deep dive through the wonders of the Jonas back catalog, along with a detour to the life and music of another troubled child prodigy named Wolfgang, that will leave you thinking of the frère Jonas in a whole new light. FEATURING - Nick Jonas - Close - DNCE - Cake By The Ocean - Beach Boys - Misirlou - Jonas Brothers - Mandy - Jonas Brothers - Burnin’ Up - Demi Lovato - La La Land - Mozart - Laureate Dominum - Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart - Batiene Und Bastienne - Mozart - Bona Nox! bist a rechts Ox, K. 561 - Jonas Brothers - Bounce - Mozart - Requiem in D minor K626: I Requiem - Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture: Wiener Philharmoniker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This Friday, the cinematic experience of the summer arrives.
0:05.9	Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller about the man
0:10.7	who risks destroying the world for the one chance to save it.
0:14.9	Featuring an incredible cast including Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Oscar winner's
0:19.2	Matt Damon and Kenneth Branna, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh and Killian Murphy as J.
0:23.9	Robert Oppenheimer.
0:25.8	Seed & Theater's Friday.
0:27.5	Written are.
0:28.5	A quick warning, this episode of Switched On Pop does include a song with a single
0:34.8	expletive so maybe you want to ear mouth the little ones.
0:37.8	Charlie, let's play a word association game, okay?
0:41.2	I'm going to say a word you say the first thing that pops into your head.
0:45.0	You ready?
0:46.0	Let's do it.
0:47.0	The word is the Jonas Brothers.
0:49.5	Teeny-bopper.
0:50.5	Good, another.
0:52.1	Disney.
0:53.1	Good, another.
0:54.1	Not for me.
0:55.1	For you, who are they for, Charlie?
0:57.7	Probably somebody under the age of 13?
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