“Toxic” is breathless, string-stabbed tune where Britney sounds both dangerously in love and fully aware it’s a terrible idea. It’s slick, dramatic, and somehow still unusual for a pop hit. But is the Grammy-winning song of Britney's career one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time?

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Robyn’s Body Talk is basically the moment she perfected sad bangers: icy, minimal pop songs that somehow make crying on the dance floor feel empowering instead of embarrassing. It’s stacked with tracks like “Dancing On My Own” and “Call Your Girlfriend” that hit way harder emotionally than you expect, especially for music that goes this hard.

Album Recommendations:

• La Roux - La Roux

• Period - Kesha

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In 1967, the country was captivated by a mystery: "Why did Billie Joe McAllister jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge?" The fictional suicide of a teenage boy in the Mississippi Delta had everyone talking about this song by southern songstress Bobbie Gentry - knocking even the Beatles off the #1 spot on the Hot 100. But is "Ode to Billie Joe" one of the all-time great songs?

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Just in time for the holidays, we conclude our Phil Spector Spectacular with Disc 4 from 'Back to Mono,' which features the entirety of Spector's 1963 Christmas album, A Christmas Gift to You from Phil Spector. Also, we finally dig into the details of Phil Spector's murder of Lana Clarkson as well as some of his other various crimes and controversies.

Album Recommendation:

• Ready For This? - Tim Minchin
• Songs for Christmas - Sufjan Stevens

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Our Phil Spector Spectacular continues with disc 3 from Back to Mono. As the popularity of the girl group sound wanes, Spector begins working with other types of artists, including the Righteous Brothers and Tina Turner.

Album Recommendations

- Eccentric Soul : The Capsoul Label - The Numero Group

- We Are The Pipettes - The Pipettes

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Our Phil Spector Spectacular continues with Disc 2 from Back to Mono, covering songs from 1963-1964 - mostly by The Ronettes, but we also get some more from Darlene Love as well as a cover of a Beatles song that is significant for all the wrong reasons.

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Before he murdered actress Lana Clarkson in 2003, Phil Spector was known as a legendary producer in the music industry, famous as the "Tycoon of Teen," launching the careers of multiple girl groups and developing his trademark "Wall of Sound" recording techniques. Pat and Derek discuss Spector's early career as documented on the first disc of the four-disc compilation Back to Mono, covering songs from 1958 to 1963.

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In honor of the movie Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Pat and Derek conclude Rocktoberfest 2025 by discussing the Boss's landmark album, Nebraska.

Album Recommendations:

• All Hail West Texas - The Mountain Goats
• Songs from Suicide Bridge - Eric Caboor & David Kauffman

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