"Violator" by Depeche Mode - with Sam Plattner | Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever Podcast

Now We're Movin' and Groovin': Welcome to Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music! In this episode I (your host, Katie Plattner) share a bunch of songs under the category of "Now We're Movin' and Groovin'" and talk about why I like them so much. Please be advised that this... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

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Now We're Rockin' and Clockin': Another episode! Continuing our discussion of groove, but this week we're somewhat less groovy and significantly more rocky and clocky. Songs featured in this episode: They Might Be Giants - Ana Ng (1988) The Cars - Just What I Needed... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

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Big BIG Drums: Today I'm sharing some favorite songs with big BIG drums, mostly but not all in the realm of psychedelia. Songs discussed in this episode: The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (1966) The Millennium - Prelude (1968) Pugh Rogefeldt - Love,... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

56 min listen

Digital-Orchestral Fusion: Today I'm sharing some songs that feature elements of orchestral/classical music and electronic/digital sounds! Songs discussed in this episode: SEATBELTS - Piano Black (1998) Jun Miyake - Lilies of the Valley (2011) Bjork - Where Is The Line... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

61 min listen

Songs For The Nighttime: This episode is about songs for the nighttime. You can listen to this at work or whatever but heads up you might get nice and sleepy!! Songs discussed in this episode: Sibylle Baier - Tonight (1970-73) Anna Domino - Land Of My Dreams... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

44 min listen

Bump In The Night: This episode is about things that go bump in the night, by which I mean creepy stuff, NOT cocaine. This episode isn't about cocaine. I share songs I like dealing with monsters, aliens, skeletons, ghosts, and general spookiness. Songs discussed... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

49 min listen

"A Question of Balance" by The Moody Blues - with Will Hines, Brett Morris, & Joel Spence: An episode with guests! Holy cow!!! I'm joined today by my friends from another podcast, "Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About the Beatles" - Will Hines, Brett Morris, and Joel Spence. Instead of talking about the Beatles, this time we're screwing it... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

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Horn If You Got Big Honkers - with Grace Spelman: I'm joined today by my friend Grace Spelman to talk about HORNS! Big ones, wet ones, stabbing ones, etc. You know, horns. Songs featured in this episode: The Beatles - Good Morning Good Morning (1967) Love - Alone Again Or (1967) Steely Dan -... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

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Singing The Hell Out of Something: Songs where the singer really just goes for it. Like all in singing the hell out of it, no matter what kind of song it is. Go hard, be a volcano, impress friends and strangers alike at karaoke. Songs discussed in this episode: Bjork - Human... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

61 min listen

Build 'Em Ups: This week I'm sharing some of my favorite build 'em up songs - some that introduce each instrument, and some that continually add layers over the course of a song. Also a little "or whatever" note about neustons. Songs discussed in this... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

52 min listen

Japanese Songs: Today I'm sharing some songs from Japan that I like! Songs discussed in this episode: Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki (1963) Mariah - Shinzo No Tobira (1983) The Mad Capsule Markets - 公園へあと少し (1994) Susumu Hirasawa - Mediational Field... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

64 min listen

"Quebec" by Ween - with Brett Morris: Brett Morris (CBB World, Screw It We're Just Gonna Talk About The Beatles, a million other podcasts) joins me to talk about Ween's 2003 album "Quebec"! We go pretty long here, including a lengthy tangent about Radiohead. Other Ween songs I... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

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Rain Songs: It's raining in LA, so here are some songs all about rain! Songs discussed in this episode: Violent Femmes - I Hear The Rain (1984) B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (1969) Gene Kelly - Singin' In The Rain (1952) Ann Peebles - I... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

55 min listen

Imperative: Today's songs all have titles in the imperative mood, including both affirmative (what to do) and negative (what to don't). Songs discussed in this episode: Norma Tanega - Treat Me Right (1966) Perpetual Langley - Surrender (1966) Tom Waits -... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

54 min listen

Family: It's holiday time, which for many people means family! Or some version thereof! Songs discussed in this episode: Boney M - Daddy Cool (1976) Danzig - Mother (1988) Animal Collective - Brother Sport (2009) John & Beverley Martyn - Auntie... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

51 min listen

Little Sweety Shorties (2 Minutes and Under): All the songs on today's episode are 2 minutes or less! That's it! I tried to get a wide variety of songs for this one. As with every episode, I love all of these songs and I hope you do too. Songs discussed in this episode: Frank Black -... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

40 min listen

Money Or Lack Thereof: Our first episode with a theme based on lyrical content! This week all the songs are about money, either having it or not having it. Songs discussed in this episode: Pink Floyd - Money (1973) Jane Kennaway - IOU (1980) Gary U.S. Bonds - Out Of... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

52 min listen

Flute Intros: This episode features all songs that have flutes in the intro! Various types of flutes, as we'll get into. As it turns out lots of different types of songs can be kicked off with a flute. Songs featured in this episode: Alessi Brothers -... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

50 min listen

Three Favorites: This episode is short, but ALL THREE SONGS ARE GREAT. These are three of my favorites, I'm talking about them today because it's upsetting me that I haven't yet. I want everybody to listen to these songs. Songs Discussed In This Episode: The... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

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"Violator" by Depeche Mode - with Sam Plattner: My brother Sam is here to talk about the 1990 Depeche Mode album "Violator" with me! I talked about that I should listen to this album on the previous episode, and then I did and I freaked out all week. Sam and I go through the album, which somehow... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

111 min listen

Same Title, Different Songs: This episode is about pairs of songs that have the same title but are totally different (i.e. not covers or alternate versions of the same song). There are more examples than could be included in one episode, so maybe a part 2 is in the future!... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

54 min listen

Overlapping Parts: Today's episode is about songs with previously established parts that overlap later in the song (distinct from simultaneous quodlibet, I think). Songs discussed in this episode: The Beatles - I've Got A Feeling (1970) Beck - Nicotine &... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

69 min listen

Synthister, if you will: Synth-based songs that sound sinister! Incorporating sounds of various genres including darkwave, synthwave, industrial, and probably others, but I genuinely don't understand how to categorize these things. The songs are all good, I'll say that.... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

75 min listen

Body Parts: All the songs in this episode mention multiple different body parts, sometimes in list format and sometimes not. Songs discussed in this episode: Dirty Projectors - Two Doves (2009) Nina Simone - Ain't Got No / I Got Life (1968) Nina Simone -... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

56 min listen

Indie Charleston: Sorry to all you South Carolina-heads out there, but this episode is about indie songs that work well for practicing footwork for the Charleston. That's how these are connected in my head, but I'm open to other interpretations of why they go together.... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

48 min listen

Keyboard Percussion: Songs featuring keyboard/mallet percussion! We're celebrating the struck idiophones today - vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, marimba, tubular bells, and more! Songs discussed in this episode: Bobby Hebb - Sunny (1966) Harumi - Hurry Up Now... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

81 min listen

Songs with Counting: Numbers - ever heard of 'em? All the songs in today's episode feature counting! Not count-ins, count-ins don't count as counting. Songs discussed in this episode: Len Barry - 1,2,3 (1965) Feist - 1234 (2007) The Beatles - All Together Now... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

69 min listen

Them Strangs (i.e. Strings): Here are some of my favorite songs featuring the strings section of the orchestra. Songs discussed in this episode: Maurice Ravel / Ysaye Quartet - String Quartet in F Major M35:2 (1903/1991) The United States of America - Stranded In... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

67 min listen

Friends: Songs about friends! There are certainly other songs about friends, some very famous, that I didn't include, but that's fine because these are all really good. So be my friend about it why don't you! Songs discussed in this episode: Adam Ant -... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

52 min listen

Movin' and Groovin' - Part 2: I'm back! We're back! We all made this happen! Kicking off season two with a return to the theme of movin' and groovin'. Songs discussed in this episode: Jorge Ben Jor - Africa Brasil (Zumbi) (1976) Yellow Magic Orchestra - 手掛かり (Key)... by Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever

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