Songs About Heroes, Opinions on Beyoncé & Drive-By Truckers
Sound Opinions
Sound Opinions
4.3 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2022
⏱️ 53 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
There have been many great songs about acts of heroism big and small, and in times like these, boy do we need heroes and heroines! Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their favorite songs about heroes. They’ll also hear selections from the production team and review the new albums by Beyoncé and Drive-By Truckers.
Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T
Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc
Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG
Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU
Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops
Featured Songs:
Bonnie Tyler, "Holding Out for a Hero," Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture, Columbia, 1984
Beyoncé, "BREAK MY SOUL," Renaissance, Parkwood and Columbia, 2022
Beyoncé, "COZY," Renaissance, Parkwood and Columbia, 2022
Beyoncé, "ALIEN SUPERSTAR," Renaissance, Parkwood and Columbia, 2022
Beyoncé, "THIQUE," Renaissance, Parkwood and Columbia, 2022
Drive-By Truckers, "The Driver," Welcome 2 Club XIII, ATO, 2022
Drive-By Truckers, "Welcome 2 Club XIII," Welcome 2 Club XIII, ATO, 2022
Drive-By Truckers, "Every Single Storied Flameout," Welcome 2 Club XIII, ATO, 2022
Drive-By Truckers, "Wilder Days," Welcome 2 Club XIII, ATO, 2022
Aimee Mann, "Save Me," Magnolia: Music from the Motion Picture, Reprise, 1999
John Lennon, "Working Class Hero," John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Apple, 1970
The Impressions, "We're a Winner," We're a Winner, ABC, 1968
The Kinks, "Celluloid Heroes," Everybody's in Show-Biz, RCA Victor, 1972
The Flaming Lips, "Waitin' for a Superman," The Soft Bulletin, Warner Bros., 1999
The Stranglers, "No More Heroes," No More Heroes, United Artists, 1977
ONE OK ROCK, "Save Yourself," Save Yourself (Single), Fueled By Ramen, 2022
Family of the Year, "Hero," Loma Vista, Nettwerk, 2012
Elton John, "I'm Still Standing," Too Low For Zero, Geffen, 1983
Billy Bragg, "There Is Power in a Union," Talking With The Taxman About Poetry, Elektra, 1986
Rhianna, "Umbrella (feat. Jay-Z)," Good Girl Gone Bad, Def Jam, 2007
Natalie Merchant, "Ophelia," Ophelia, Elektra, 1998
David Bowie, ""Heroes"," "Heroes", RCA, 1977
Nas, "Hero (feat. Keri Hilson)," Untitled, Def Jam, 2008
Talking Heads, "Once In A Lifetime," Remain In Light, Sire, 1980
Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinions
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hey there, if you're listening to this, and you support us on Patreon, you can hear it via the Patreon page and free. |
| 0:08.0 | Wobbobluma, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, |
| 0:38.0 | blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah |
| 1:08.0 | blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah |
| 1:38.0 | blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah |
| 2:08.0 | blah blah blah blah blah blah |
| 2:38.0 | blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah |
| 3:08.0 | blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah |
| 3:38.0 | and injustice over the past year, she's said we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again. |
| 3:46.0 | That's the Renaissance she's talking about, and Beyonce brings with it. |
| 3:51.0 | The best producers money can buy. It is like a small phone book. Remember those when there were phone books in print? |
| 3:59.0 | The cast of credits here. She hasn't entirely turned her back on the cutting |
| 4:07.0 | political commentary at that one line that just kills me. Then Karen's just turned into terrorists. |
| 4:15.0 | Wow, okay. And she is talking about Joy, though. And that's actually she took a cue from Big Freedah, who we love. |
| 4:24.0 | That New Orleans bounce muser music genius. This album is about she said releasing the wiggle. |
| 4:31.0 | Now, in the past, I think when Beyonce wiggled, it was crafted and choreographed and advised by a team. |
| 4:41.0 | But this feels personal and direct in a way that she hasn't always before, aside from lemonade. |
| 4:49.0 | I love that she's no longer an alien. She's queen B still, but she's one of the girls, you know. Am I wrong? |
| 4:58.0 | No, no. I think that lemonade remade our opinion of Beyonce. Whatever you thought of her before that album, I think that album really shifted the conversation around her as not just a celebrity, but as an artist. |
| 5:16.0 | So given that shadow, it's very hard for any album to live up to that standard set by lemonade. But I think in this record she made a hard turn and basically gave us a mini history of dance music, which is African music. |
| 5:31.0 | Incredible range of styles and an incredible range of collaborators. I mean, she's brought in a whole team of new production voices and influences on this record that she hadn't used before. |
| 5:47.0 | So for example, that song we just played cozy, one Curtis Allen Jones of Chicago. Otherwise known as cashmere, yeah, green velvet, you know, real house, you know, people, people who have never listened to a house record or saying it was Beyonce's house record, right? But it is legit, you know, her, her dive into, especially the gay clubs of the 80s. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sound Opinions, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Sound Opinions and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.