July 26th, 2010
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This week on lyrics undercover we’ll explore one of the biggest singles of the late 1960’s, inextricably linked to the iconic movie, “The Graduate.” The 1967 film features a young Dustin Hoffman, a luminous Katherine Ross and Anne Bancroft, playing one of Hollywood’s most memorable cougars. The song, of course, is Mrs. Robinson.
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July 20th, 2010
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This week on Lyrics Undercover we’ll examine a song that is stuffed full of pop culture references. This punstra rap from the Great White North is “One Week,” by the Canadian band Barenaked Ladies. |
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July 10th, 2010
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This week on Lyrics Undercover, we look way back to consider “Lush Life”, a much-loved jazz standard by a composer who, if alive, would be 95 this year. Billy Strayhorn is best known for his collaboration with Duke Ellington, but his compositions are his legacy. And in a Lyrics Undercover first, you’ll hear segments of many of these different versions as you learn about the history of the song. |
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July 7th, 2010
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his week on Lyrics Undercover and, at the request of Tom in Texas, we are going to look at a song about girlfriend angst. The song’s been around for almost 30 years, but it’s current enough to show up on the television show Glee: “Jesse’s Girl,” by Rick Springfield. |
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July 2nd, 2010
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Today on Lyrics Undercover, we explore the work of a 1980’s New Wave band, and their catchy, loopy hit. Yes, where else would Tijuana rhyme with iguana but in “Mexican Radio,” by Wall of Voodoo. |
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June 28th, 2010
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Today on Lyrics Undercover I’m focusing on a complaint rock band that is largely considered a one-hit wonder. The hit is “You Get What You Give,” and the band, the New Radicals. |
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June 14th, 2010
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The Wallflowers, first known as The Apples, started playing LA clubs in 1989. This week on Lyrics Undercover, we’re going to look at their mid-90’s hit, “One Headlight.” |
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June 4th, 2010
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Today on Lyrics Undercover, we’ll make our way through the worm-ridden desert landscape of Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon Of Choice”, and figure out what it all has to do with Christopher Walken’s dance routine.
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May 28th, 2010
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How did a long hot night, a notepad, and Richard Branson all come together to give Cutting Crew their only number one? We’ll find out this week on Lyrics Undercover, as we examine the song “(I Just Died) In Your Arms”. |
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May 16th, 2010
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What inspired Brian Johnson of the legendary Australian hard rock band AC/DC to write a terrifying proclamation in the voice of the devil himself? This week on Lyrics Undercover, we’re taking a look at the first single from their Back in Black album, “Hell’s Bells.” |
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