Brothers in Song

Happy Holidays faithful listeners!  To help you get the season started right we offer you this re-release of last year's Xmas music episode.  Fear not, we have another in the works that will drop soon.  We just didn't want you to have to scroll through a year's worth of content when you inevitably wanted to listen again to get yourself in the holiday spirit.  There's a link to our painstakingly curated playlist below, plus gift ideas.  Thanks for listening!

Christmas Playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Pd89C98SRdz1QBvkKU0L7?si=qiJA-E86QaGOzJbmLxpQWg

Quality Gifts from the Brothers in Song Shoppe

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Here's the thing about icons, after a while people take them for granted.  No one should ever do that with the inimitable Billie Holiday.  

CW: We briefly mention the assault Holiday experienced as a child and later racial violence during our discussion of the song, Strange Fruit.

Boo!  Grab a nice big bowl of candy corn and a gallon of apple cider and hunker down as we discuss creepy, disturbing, and ominous songs for Halloween!  There's a link below to listen to our special Halloween playlist.  Programming note:  Brief discussions of violence and suicide.  Also, more cursing than usual.  Not for the kiddos!   Halloween Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kp56TBsIpWrELBn5kMApf?si=05e2e2bd28fe497c

Sam Cooke is an often forgotten all-time great in the history of popular music.  Don't worry.  We forgot about him too, but we're trying to remedy that fact.  In this episode we go over all the highs and lows of his final album released just after his untimely and controversial death in 1964.

We finally got around to listening to some hip hop!  Breaking News:  This stuff is good, and Jay-Z is a true craftsman.  We apologize for some of the audio quality on this cuz internet.  We'll do our best to get things ironed out for next time.  Thanks for listening, friends!

Welcome back, loyal listeners!  Zac Brown shows a diverse array of musical interests on this album.  But does it all work together?  Listen and find out.

Sometimes you just gotta pivot.  To cap off our "regular season" before summer break we share our Summer Playlist, which is available for your listening pleasure by following the link below.  Our promised movie score episode we planned for this week will drop when we return from summer break.  We just didn't have time to give it the attention it deserves at the moment.  Please share your summer faves with us on Instagram @brothersinsong.  Hope everyone has a safe, happy, and healthy summer!   See you in about a month.

Brothers in Song Summer Playlist link below:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5JzR5lIUJM38dLBrYBtEL2?si=u5_-wCiGQlm4a1fnq9CTVQ

Björk is often dismissed as a weirdo by the general public and comedians on SNL.  But have you ever really taken the time to listen to her music? Join us as we discuss Björk's third album, Homogenic.  One listen reveals a haunting, beautiful work even if it is unconventional. 

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"Africa" is a great song.  And it's been covered over and over and over again.  But what about the rest of this record?  Turns out things get a little weird.  Did Toto make an album for music nerds?  Check out the link below to see the late, great drummer, Jeff Porcaro explaining the Rosanna shuffle.  Also, if you really haven't had your fill of "Africa" covers yet, here are the links to a couple more.

Africa - Metal Performance

https://youtu.be/MH9FyLsfDzw

Africa - Choral Performance

https://youtu.be/-c9-poC5HGw

Jeff Porcaro - Rosanna Shuffle Drumbeat

https://youtu.be/NMI81yIlT0Q

What does it mean to be a guitar hero?  In this episode we attempt to answer this question and discuss some favorite guitar players.  Of course, we couldn't go about this the conventional way, and there are a couple of unconventional choices on our list.  Speaking of lists, check out the link below for a playlist of the songs we discuss on the episode plus some extras just for fun.  There are also some links to some kick ass live performances!  Follow us on Instagram for all the latest @brothersinsong.   

Playlist of the songs in this episode... and more! 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/28HkPFkmWbqRnTkAre96Ep?si=vdFANVvuRZaXM0y8owVcPQ 

While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Prince solo at 3:30) 

https://youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y