Song of Summer: LIVE!

Switched on Pop

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Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2015

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In the first-ever LIVE edition of Switched on Pop, Charlie and Nate enter an epic debate over what track should be crowned 2015’s definitive Song of Summer. Charlie’s candidate is the retro anthem “Shut Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon, while Nate argues for Jason Derulo’s hot and heavy “Want to Want Me.” Meanwhile, the studio audience on Block Island has their own ideas about what makes a true Song of Summer, raising the stakes even higher. Who will emerge victorious? Only one song can beat the heat and rule the dog days of August. You don’t want to miss this epic Summer Jam Showdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good people of Block Island and loyal listeners of the world.
0:03.6	Welcome to the switched on pop 2015 song of the summer jam showdown.
0:09.7	On the left we have Dr. Nate Sloan and on the right we have Sir Charlie Harding.
0:13.9	For the first time ever we are taping live in front of a studio audience,
0:17.6	please make some noise!
0:23.2	Today's goal, determine the song of the summer in a battle royale.
0:27.6	It's a classic summer pop extravaganza and this is...
0:41.5	So each of us have chosen our favorite song of the summer and we're going to attempt to persuade
0:46.7	each of you in a three round competition which is the best.
0:50.3	Will each play and introduce our song followed by two alternating rounds defending our choice?
0:56.1	Then you, the audience, will have an opportunity to ask us questions or to submit your own comment.
1:02.0	We'll follow that up by closing arguments and then the audience will vote on the song of the summer
1:07.2	and the winner between us gets to lead everyone in a sing along of the chosen song.
1:12.9	Earlier today we had a coin toss to determine who would go first and I was lucky enough to get to
1:18.0	lead in the song of summer showdown. So I want to start and say that without a doubt the best
1:24.4	song of the summer is Walk the Moons, Shut Up and Dance. The song is a crossover of an 80 style
1:31.1	anthem that has been on the chart for 35 weeks and it was at it's currently at number seven,
1:35.5	peeked at number four, it won the Teen Choice Award for the best party song of the summer which I
1:40.6	think is... yeah, exactly. Strong contender. So while my competitor might try to bore you with
1:49.1	esoteric musical logical jargon, I'm going to argue that the art of the song of summer can be
1:54.8	boiled down to a precise science. So let's start off by listening to Walk the Moons, Shut Up and Dance.
2:19.9	We were victims of the night, the chemical physical
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