Chuck Berry statue in St. Louis. Photographed by William.
In this hour, Cristy and William spin songs that are full-on tributes to other bands or musicians. We travel through rock, country, folk, full-on worship, winking references, from and to rock royalty and peasantry alike. Not covers, all originals.
Hooray. An hour of some of the most depressing songs of all time. This show owes a huge debt to This Will End in Tears, by Adam Brent Houghtaling. Thanks, Adam! For the sorrow and misery. We were so eager to share with the rest of the world. Sniff. Listen and weep.
Adam, don’t worry, this isn’t completely derivative—we found at least one sad bastard you may have overlooked.
Data is elastic.
Here’s what we have for phone numbers so far:
Early results for dates and addresses are less encyclopedic.
Freelance rock scholars, unite in the name of research sharing! Here’s the show on MP3.
Tentative title: Songs with Data.
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