The Great Song Podcast

Episodes

July 6, 2022

Spotlight: Jim "Soni" Sonefeld of Hootie & the Blowfish (The Touring Musician)

Friend of the show “Soni” Sonefeld, drummer of Hootie and the Blowfish, has been around the universe and back as a writing, touring, and recording musician. He’s seen and done it all, and been at the absolute peaks and lowes…
June 29, 2022

Spotlight: Philip Lassiter (The Band Leader)

STANK FACE WARNING. Philip Lassiter is one of the most sought-after arrangers in all of pop music, and his work speaks for itself. An accomplished trumpet player, pianist and funk master, his work has graced the music of top…
June 22, 2022

Spotlight: Rosi Golan

Our between-season tour of the music industry begins with writer and artist Rosi Golan, fantastic craftswoman of the art and beloved by movie and TV productions of all kinds, from Vampire Diaries to Mulan, and, oh right, tha…
June 15, 2022

Pocket Full of Kryptonite (w Chris Barron of Spin Doctors) - Season 9 Finale

Our Season 9 finale finds us in deep conversation with Spin Doctors frontman Chris Barron, as part of our loving coverage of 1991's firecracker album "Pocket Full of Kryptonite," an album we both dearly love. And the hits, o…
June 8, 2022

Rivalry Week - Matchbox Twenty vs Rob Thomas - Episode 919

The time has come in which once per season we agree to disagree, and season 9 has led us to The Great Rob Thomas Showdown. One of us loves the Matchbox 20 era, one the Rob Thomas solo era, and we will make our cases for and …
June 1, 2022

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

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
May 25, 2022

Black Horse and the Cherry Tree (w KT Tunstall) - Episode 917

Ladies' Month concludes with a tough track from punk-spirited Scottish rocker KT Tunstall, from her debut album "Eye to the Telescope." We'll discuss why this album was immediately re-released, the power of early American Id…
Guest: KT Tunstall
May 18, 2022

Kate Taylor Did it First - Episode 916

You surely know big brother James, but have ya met Sister Kate? As unpredictable a career as you could imagine, and as sweet a soul as you could meet, Kate Taylor reunited with an amazing who's who crew in 2021 to release he…
Guest: Kate Taylor
May 11, 2022

Mother Mother (w Tracy Bonham) - Episode 915

Tracy Bonham is the woman who broke the algorithm. After "Mother Mother" in 1996, no other female solo artist topped the modern rock charts until Lorde in 2013(!). In this week's episode we break down her breakout single and…
Guest: Tracy Bonham
May 4, 2022

Kiss Me (w Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer) - Episode 914

"Kiss Me" is one of the biggest hits of the '90s, and the self-titled Sixpence None the Richer album is an enduring classic full of rich songs and complex emotions, a real standout in the CCM genre, and a major pop crossover…
April 27, 2022

Tell Me How it Feels (w Chris Buck and Tom Hollister of Cardinal Black) - Episode 913

Cardinal Black are so new they don't even have an album out yet. But when we heard them, we couldn't wait to talk to you about them. One of the smoothest, most interesting groups to come along in a while is bound to be one o…
April 20, 2022

The Many Shapes of Stephen Day (w Stephen Day) - Episode 912

Modern Men of Pop Month continues with one of our favorite up-and-coming acts, who we've affectionately dubbed "The Ultimate Touring Partner." Stephen Day can do it all, and we're digging into his musical fun-bag this week. …
Guest: Stephen Day
April 13, 2022

Get to You (w Matt Wertz)

The Whitney Houston of male singer-songwriters (there's more context in the Patreon version, but that'll do for now) brought us a fire album in 2014 appropriately titled "Heatwave," and the opening track "Get to You" is our …
Guest: Matt Wertz
April 6, 2022

Thinking About You (w Cody Fry) - Episode 910

Modern Men of Pop month kicks off with boy genius Cody Fry, a brilliant young talent whose sentimental anthems and grooving pop tracks have set TikTok and Spotify ablaze. We'll talk about the opening track to his 2021 album …
Guest: Cody Fry
March 30, 2022

Opening Day Double Header (feat. Aaron Chewning and Matthew Kaminski) - Episode 909

YES, it's baseball season once again, and we're celebrating in style with not one, but TWO of our favorite baseball-related creators, social media legend Aaron Chewning and Atlanta Braves organist Matthew Kaminski ! We're fu…
March 23, 2022

All For Love (from The Three Musketeers) [Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting] w Dave Barnes - Episode 908

The ultimate trio of adult contemporary powerhouse dudes gave us one of the absolute hardest movie songs of all time, so it's only fitting that we become a trio once again with our very own D'Artagnan, mister Dave Barnes! We…
Guest: Dave Barnes
March 16, 2022

Send Me an Angel [from The Wizard] w David Sterry of Real Life - Episode 907

Movie Month's third tasting comes from the 1989 classic/disappointment/dud The Wizard, starring Fred Savage, Beau Bridges, Christian Slater and more. The movie may have flopped as well as the Nintendo Power Glove it promoted…
March 9, 2022

God Gave Rock and Roll to You (KISS) w Russ Ballard

From Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey comes our next Movie Month entry, the grand, uplifting power ballad, "God Gave Rock and Roll to You"...2? We'll answer all the questions and cover the significant versions leading up to this…
March 2, 2022

Eye of the Tiger (w Dave Bickler of Survivor) - Episode 905

Movie Month returns with one of the all-time iconic soundtrack songs. From Rocky III (and pretty much every Rocky movie thereafter) comes Survivor's signature hit, "Eye of the Tiger." Original Survivor lead vocalist Dave Bic…
Feb. 23, 2022

The Freshmen (w Brian Vander Ark of The Verve Pipe)

Let’s be honest, there was a lot of brooding going on in the ’90s. But this week’s track may have been the most brooding thing to come out of the whole decade, and we all loved it. The grim story of The Verve Pipe’s “The Fre…
Feb. 16, 2022

I'm No Superman (Theme from "Scrubs") w Chad Fischer of Lazlo Bane

Multi-talented writer, producer and scorer Chad Fischer chats with us this week about his Lazlo Bane track "I'm No Superman," the story behind its inclusion in the TV show "Scrubs," his friendships with Zach Braff, Lisa Loeb…
Feb. 9, 2022

Greatest Love Story (w Brandon Lancaster of Lanco) - Episode 902

Valentine's Day calls for a great love song, and they don't come much better than Lanco's #1 smash "Greatest Love Story." Frontman and eponym Brandon Lancaster joins us, and the conversation starts off with some fascinating …
Feb. 2, 2022

YMCA (w Felipe Rose of The Village People) - Episode 901

Season 9 kicks off with a worldwide classic! Get your disco boots with the goldfish in 'em and let's get to dancing with the Village People classic, YMCA. In this episode we'll learn the origin of the group, the song, and th…
Jan. 26, 2022

Best Of, Volume 4

Some of the funniest and favorite clips from seasons 4-8 of The Great Song Podcast, presented with almost zero context. Highlights include: Bette Middler and Linda Ronstadt Chocolate Rain Rod Stewart and Sandpaper Toast Farm…