Selena Gomez: Bad Liar, Psycho Songwriter

Switched on Pop

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Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2017

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Selena Gomez's "Bad Liar" stands out on the charts by doing things a little differently: it's a subtle, at times even awkward, summer surprise. Breaking down this pop morsel reveals it has teeth, though—and not just because it borrows a bass line from the Talking Heads' macabre "Psycho Killer." This is a fun one. Come along for the ride. Featuring: • Selena Gomez - Bad Liar • Julia Michaels - Issues • Selena Gomez - Same Old Love • Talking Heads - Psycho Killer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Lisa Ling, a journalist and host.
0:07.2	And I'm Hoon Lee, but you may know me as Chao on the Max original series War Year, based
0:11.7	on the writings of Bruce Lee.
0:13.4	After every new episode, join us here Hoon and I, and a series of special guests are
0:18.6	going to discuss how the show is made.
0:21.0	So, stream War Year season 3, starting June 29 only on Max.
0:25.5	And join us here, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:31.0	On July 21st, the cinematic experience of the summer arrives.
0:37.0	Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller about the
0:40.8	man who risked destroying the world for the one chance to save it.
0:45.0	Featuring an incredible cast, including Robert Downey Jr., Emily Bluntz, Oscar Winner's
0:48.9	Matt Damon and Kenneth Brandock, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh, and Killian Murphy at J.
0:54.0	Robert Oppenheimer.
0:56.0	The theaters to live 21st rated R.
1:08.0	Welcome to Switched On Pop.
1:10.0	I'm musicologist Nate Sloan.
1:13.0	And I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.
1:15.0	Charlie, there's much to discuss on the chart today, but there is one song in particular
1:22.6	that has invagled its way into our hearts and minds.
1:28.8	That song is Selena Gomez, bad liar.
1:53.6	I love this song.
1:54.6	I'm not sure it's invagled me because I'm not sure I know what that means, but I'm going
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