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"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" w Darryl Jones of The Rolling Stones

Feb. 8, 2023

Season 11 kicks off with a bang and a big ol' tongue! Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones joins Rob and JP for some conversations about auditioning for the Stones some 30 years ago, playing for Sting, and flexing on Miles Da…

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Wayne Kirkpatrick - Season 10 Finale

Dec. 21, 2022

This. Friggin. Guy. Wayne Kirkpatrick is one of THE hit songwriters of modern music history. You've heard his work sung by the likes of everyone from Garth Brooks and Eric Clapton to Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant, with a li…

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Jack and Diane (John Cougar Mellencamp) w Dave Barnes - Episode 1015

Nov. 16, 2022

An American classic song deserves and American classic guest, so we had to bring in the big guns--Uncle Dave Barnes returns to the third man chair to help us break down the John Cougar Mellencamp stalwart, "Jack and Diane." …

Guest: Dave Barnes
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Billy Sheehan (Talas, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, etc.) - 5 Year Anniversary Show

Oct. 5, 2022

The greatest hard rock bassist of ALL TIME joins the show to celebrate five years of The Great Song Podcast! Billy Sheehan's cred is unquantifiable, and his work with David Lee Roth, Steve Vai, Mr. Big and SO many others pro…

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Opposites Attract (Paula Abdul ft MC Skat Kat) w OneGunn

Aug. 24, 2022

Just who is MC Skat Kat, and what's he hiding? Well it's a complicated answer, but part of it involves a lot of awesome Prince stories, a lesson in helpful premature confidence, and some rotoscoping animation. Paula Abdul's …

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Need You Tonight (w Andrew Farriss of INXS) - Season 10 Premiere

Aug. 10, 2022

We're kicking off Season 10 with '80s August, and with one of the HUGEST bands of that decade, and really, of all time. One of Australia's greatest exports, INXS, delivered one of the ultimate '80s albums with Kick, and Andr…

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Soulshine (w Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule/Allman Brothers) - Episode 918

June 1, 2022

Our 200th episode comes with a very special guest, guitar and jam band icon Warren Haynes! We're talking about a song that somehow it feels like everyone knows from birth, the Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule classic, "Soulshi…

Guest: Warren Haynes
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Mr. Businessman (w Ray Stevens) - Episode 814

Nov. 10, 2021

One of the all-time comedy and Nashville music legends, Ray Stevens, joins us to talk about his song Mr. Businessman, his iconic career and more! Also: - Rob has an epiphany - Freakin’ Ray Perm! - The art of the laugh track …

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Between You and Me (w/ Kevin Max of DC Talk)

June 16, 2021

Rivalry Week is over; it's time for some healing. Let's make up and get some good groovin' makeup music on the radio. This week it's DC Talk's crossover hit, "Between You and Me." One third of the biggest CCM group in histor…

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Madonna (Rivalry Week 2) - Episode 718

June 9, 2021

Well, here we go. We're giving one of the most iconic artists of all time the rivalry treatment, because one of us can't stand her. Take a listen and see who you side with on Madonna's body of work. Join us on PATREON for ea…

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Last Christmas (Wham!) w/ Dave Barnes - Episode 619

Dec. 23, 2020

Uncle Dave, aka heartthrob and songster Dave Barnes, returns as special guest cohost as we get in the celebration mode for the holidays! Wham!'s "Last Christmas" has joined Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" as…

Guest: Dave Barnes
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American Pie (w/Don McLean) - Episode 613

Nov. 11, 2020

An absolutely iconic piece of art, "American Pie" is one of the greatest single songs in pop music history. And we've got the man behind it, the brilliant Don McLean, to chat with us on the show! In this episode: - “It’s as …

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Good Lovin (The Rascals) w/Felix Cavaliere - Episode 612

Nov. 4, 2020

True rock royalty joins us for Hall of Fame week, and we couldn't be more thrilled to welcome a member of one of the most important acts in rock history, as The Rascals/Young Rascals frontman Felix Cavaliere joins us to chat…

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Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) w/Dave Barnes - Season 5 Finale

June 17, 2020

Very special guest Dave Barnes returns to co-host our Season Five Finale! This week we cover Southern Rock’s magnum opus, “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd—aka Bro-hemian Rhapsody. In this episode: -Yeah yeah, southern rock, but…

Guest: Dave Barnes
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Always Be My Baby (Mariah Carey) - Episode 513

April 29, 2020

What can you say about Mariah Carey? She’s one of the most revered and celebrated artists in history, and arguaby the greatest singer of all time. - ‘90s R&B, man. - Mariah’s embarrasing “Aaron Rodgers at the NFL Draft” mo…