Rock N Roll Story Guys

Talking Heads vs David Byrne

Brian and Murdock combine a couple of requests by examining the ascent of Talking Heads, the man at the center of that band, and the hired guitar player whose fairy tale ascent almost (maybe?) included becoming the new lead singer.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jars_of_Clay_(album)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Belewhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FrippertronicsBelew interview about Frank Zappa meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUobcHb4VGcBelew’s story about meeting Bowie: https://www.facebook.com/AdrianBelew/photos/in-case-you-dont-get-this-joke-heres-the-storyin-1978-i-did-my-first-tour-of-eur/10151801111629995/https://musicaficionado.blog/2020/02/20/adrian-belew-part-1-1976-1980https://musicaficionado.blog/2020/03/18/adrian-belew-part-2-1981-1984-king-crimson/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads:_77https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_Killerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remain_in_Lighthttps://thepopbreak.com/2023/03/03/adrian-belew-of-talking-heads-on-remain-in-light-the-album-the-tour/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/500-greatest-albums-talking-heads-remain-in-light-1059453/The Music Radar piece: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/caught-middle-band-drama-adrian-114435737.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Weymouthhttps://www.insidehook.com/music/chris-frantzs-talking-heads-tina-weymouth-remain-in-loveByrne conversation about autistism: https://youtu.be/vtX6emk6U5k?si=SwGEcDuxq8uOSa9_https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2022/05/14/life-during-the-wartime-an-apocalyptic-punk-funk-merge-musicislife-tedtockscovers-talkingheads-felakuti-thestaplesingers-stevemarriott-widespreadpanic/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_KutiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Weird Al vs The Knack

Brian and Murdock dig through the history of musical parody to find the path taken by Alfred Matthew Yankovic to go from aspiring architect to godfather of laugh-out-loud lyrical tom-foolery.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:Used in this episode: Bach “Peasant Cantata”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_musichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_masshttps://interlude.hk/bach-makes-joke-peasant-cantata/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Joneshttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122018506https://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mozart-to-weird-al-the-evolution-of-parody-video/sound-field/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_MuddahHelloFadduh_(A_Letter_from_Camp)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Freberghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrerhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/644173/dr-demento-ruled-radiohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._DementoFull 1991 episode of the Dr Demento show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdnb8Z9IxmQFull 1986 episode of the Dr Demento show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbYcPmo9d2whttps://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-dr-demento-man-discovered-weird-al-fish-heads-222028433.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_YankovicBelvedere Cruisin’ – Weird Al demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwaY5Ibz83whttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75056/9-musicians-who-refused-let-weird-al-yankovic-parody-their-songshttps://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/alex-melton-youtube-pop-punk-coversSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Blood, Sweat & Tears vs the government

When a certain VIP letter writer gets their attention, Brian and Murdock explore the story behind the band who beat out the Beatles for the Grammy and then mostly fell apart.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodSweat%26_Tearshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Projecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Kooperhttps://americansongwriter.com/how-al-kooper-snuck-his-way-onto-one-of-bob-dylans-most-iconic-tracks/https://www.facebook.com/VEGASROCKSMAG/photos/my-al-kooper-story-i-just-saw-the-bob-dylan-movie-a-complete-unknown-with-%F0%9D%91%BB%F0%9D%92%8A%F0%9D%92%8E%F0%9D%92%90%F0%9D%92%95%F0%9D%92%89/1339807444127523/https://medium.com/the-riff/the-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s-that-no-one-has-ever-heard-ad27628ca5c2https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/interviews/al-kooper/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynard_Fergusonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Is_Father_to_the_Manhttp://www.rdrop.com/users/rickert/al.htmlhttps://forbassplayersonly.com/jim-fielder/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simon_(music_producer)https://www.listeningsessions.ca/p/what-happened-before-what-happenedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Clayton-Thomashttps://bestclassicbands.com/david-clayton-thomas-interview-blood-sweat-tears-6-18-19/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Hawkinshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodSweatTears(BloodSweatTearsalbum)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_Hell_Happened_to_BloodSweat%26_Tears%3FWhat The Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat, & Tears documentary: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGPWNSJT?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallbackWinds of Change podcast: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/Library of Congress on Cultural Diplomacy https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/hope-for-america/cultural-diplomacy.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

George Michael vs Andrew Ridgeley

Brian and Murdock attempt to answer the long-asked question: "What the hell happened to that other guy from Wham!?"See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:The 2019 book: https://www.amazon.com/Wham-George-Michael-Me-Memoir/dp/1524745316https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michaelhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Ridgeleyhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham!Wham! In China documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IJZkarC5tMhttps://www.portablepress.com/blog/2014/06/the-hard-luck-of-andrew-ridgeley-wham/https://the-race.com/junior/the-messy-racing-career-of-an-ex-wham-superstar/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1468-2230.1995.tb02047.xhttps://www.popmatters.com/72510-andrew-ridgeley-an-appreciation-2496033339.htmlhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skahttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham_Rap(EnjoyWhat_You_Do)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%27s_Childrenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4379399.stm2019 This Morning interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BbVxKxWgBs1985 Smash Hits interview: https://gmforever.com/andrew-ridgeley-on-what-the-papers-say-smash-hits-1985/1985 Chartbeat interview: https://gmforever.com/andrew-ridgeley-interview-with-chartbeat-magazine-1985/“Flame” by Andrew Ridgeley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yryqr2RXFEE&list=PL0il5YCZewTYOAt67OZib3vQnII3BeYSk&index=6See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Humble Pie vs the mob

Brian and Murdock dig into the rumors around what organized efforts may or may not have gone in to squashing the once promising career of British rock guitarist Steve Marriott, derailling his intial rise to prominence with bands like the Small Faces and Humble Pie.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Marriotthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Anthonyhttp://www.theuncool.com/journalism/humble-pie-l-a-times/https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/humble-pie-stone-cold-fever/https://www.onamrecords.com/artists/humble-piehttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/humble-pie-street-rats/https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,2134440,2134720https://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2010/10/mobsters-make-steve-marriott-eat-humble.htmlhttps://dgmlive.com/news/managing-americahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Loog_Oldhamhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immediate_Recordshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus_(song)https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/feb/08/sallyboltonhttps://www.popcultureshelf.com/all-or-nothing-the-authorised-story-of-steve-marriott-by-simon-spence-2021/https://www.ronnielane.com/steve-marriott.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/lauriewrightmusic/videos/-in-my-extensive-research-as-i-gear-up-to-play-the-lead-role-in-the-steve-marrio/1535399244828428/https://deadline.com/2026/03/steve-marriott-small-faces-movie-biopic-all-or-nothing-1236767523/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriott_(album)Steve Marriott: All Too Beautiful - https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Marriott-All-Too-Beautiful-ebook/dp/B012XGLK66/ref=books_dbstyp_desktop_mfs_sp_0?All Or Nothing - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1915841208?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallbackhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/humble-pie-storySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.