Obscure music is good and nice!
Endless Thread
WBUR
4.1 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Some rare folks are born with the perfect music taste. But most of us have to look elsewhere for a tune that sparks a shoulder shimmy or two. Hosts Ben and Amory spend some time jamming to obscure music from Reddit. They also explore how a TikTok original became Dr. Pepper's catchy new jingle.
And "baby, it's good and nice."
Show notes:
- I wasn't sure on this one at first, but you can't beat the messaging. (Reddit)
- Boko Yout [9-2-5] (Reddit)
- Molly by Ecca Vandal
- Theme Song for Dr. Pepper: Let's Collaborate! (TikTok)
- Dr. Pepper's Viral Jingle Moment Has Everyone Pitching Songs to Brands (Atlanta Black Star)
- Beautiful and unique music. Hope someone an share details about her and the music (Reddit)
- everyday_naturalist
- christycoysh
Transcript
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| 0:30.9 | Ben Slappy Dappy James Johnson, |
| 0:34.4 | as you've named yourself in this virtual room that we're in together. |
| 0:41.8 | Emery, slinky, slivery-dippy Dippy Severson. |
| 0:47.8 | Wow. |
| 0:49.1 | You've been working on that one for three seconds. |
| 0:52.4 | How you doing? That one. For three seconds. |
| 0:57.6 | How you doing? |
| 0:59.8 | I've got a song in my heart, you know? |
| 1:00.9 | Oh, you do? |
| 1:01.7 | I do. |
| 1:04.8 | I have 12 different songs in my heart. |
| 1:05.7 | You do? |
| 1:06.4 | Yeah. |
| 1:09.3 | Well, that's what brings us together today. |
| 1:10.9 | And 12. True. Oh. Well, that's what brings us together today to talk. |
| 1:12.9 | And love. |
| 1:14.4 | True. |
| 1:15.4 | Love. |
| 1:20.7 | I'm excited to talk about something that I've been wanting to talk about for a while. |
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