The case of the missing vocals, and other listener questions

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

All throughout the year, Switched on Pop gets a litany of musical questions that need answering. To kick off 2024, hosts Charlie and Nate answer some of these questions live on air! From the renewed interest in Cass Elliot's "Make Your Own Kind of Music" to the lack of multi-part harmonies on the charts, this episode takes a closer look at some listeners' musical maladies – alongside special guest star Joe Treble. Songs Discussed: Eagles - Take It Easy Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me Cadillac Dale - Whatever (Bass Soliloquy) Tate McRae - greedy Dua Lipa - Houdini Fleetwood Mac – The Chain Ariana Grande - shut up boygenius – Not Strong Enough boygenius - Without You Without Them Jerry Goldsmith - Jake And Evelyn (From The “Chinatown” Soundtrack) Terence Blanchard - Perry Sees Teddy (From HBO Series Perry Mason: Season 1) Cass Elliot - Make Your Own Kind of Music David Bowie – Space Oddity Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time) TALK - Run Away to Mars Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny Blondie - Call Me Lady Gaga - Telephone ft. Beyoncé Rico Nasty - IPHONE R.E.M. - Star 69 50 Cent - High All The Time Beyoncé – Crazy in Love ft. Jay-Z Britney Spears – E-Mail My Heart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:50.0	Welcome to Switched on Pop. Welcome to Switched on Pop.
0:51.0	I'm musicologist Nate Sloane.
0:53.2	And I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.
0:54.8	Charlie Harding, it is 2024.
0:57.4	There's a big bright year of music ahead of us.
1:01.8	Love it.
1:02.8	They're gonna be some big releases,
1:04.4	some exciting guests that we're gonna have with us.
1:07.8	But today I think we should kick things off
1:10.4	by going to the people that make the show what it is.
1:15.0	I'm talking, of course, about the listeners.
1:18.0	In an election year, it's appropriate.
1:20.0	Let's get Democratic.
1:21.0	Okay, let's go to the people, the Vox Populae, the hoi
1:24.4	Poloy, the masses, you're earning to be free, free of their burning musicological questions.
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