Friday’s Best Pop Song Ever
Friday’s Best Pop Song Ever
Todd Stadtman
A short podcast that takes a long look at some of the best pop songs you’ve never heard.
Episode #29 - ”Think Of Rain”
Todd rides a wave of 60s soft pop bliss with unlikely pop tunesmith Margo Guryan.
Sep 3, 2020
14 min
Episode #28 - ”You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory”
Guitarist Johnny Thunders death at 38 turned his song "You Can't Put Your Arms Into A memory" into something it was perhaps never meant to be.
Apr 16, 2020
16 min
Episode #27 - ”Lonely Boy”
Todd Interrogates this 1976 hit from multi-talented Linda Ronstadt sideman Andrew Gold.
Feb 3, 2020
17 min
Episode #26 - My World Fell Down
Todd explores the career of songwriter John Carter through one of his most memorable contributions to the "Sunshine Pop" genre.
Dec 26, 2019
19 min
Episode #25 - ”Captain of Your Ship”
Todd journeys to the bottom of the charts to celebrate the criminally underappreciated girl group Reperata and the Delrons and their hit oddity "Captain of your Ship."
Nov 27, 2019
13 min
Episode #24 - ”Love Thy Will Be Done”
It's surprising that, of all the Prince covers out there, the one by 80s teen pop singer Martika is one of the most moving and artistic.
Oct 24, 2019
14 min
Episode #23 - ”Keys to Your Heart”
Todd explores the relationship between pub rock and punk rock through the story of Joe Strummer's pre-Clash band The 101ers.
Sep 28, 2019
14 min
Episode #22 -”Missing You”
Todd plays compare and contrast with the Police's "Every Breath You Take" and John Waite's soundalike hit from 1984. His conclusions just might surprise you.
Sep 1, 2019
16 min
Episode #21 - ”Since You’ve Been Gone”
No, not the Kelly Clarkson song, but rather Russ Ballard's more grammatically--if inconveniently--titled hit for numerous artists including Rainbow and Cherie Currie.
Jul 26, 2019
13 min
Episode #20 - ”Out of Sight, Out of Mind”
The Dutch folk-pop band Shocking Blue had far more up their sleeves than their one U.S. hit.
Jun 27, 2019
11 min
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