The Places We Will Be From

In which Becky and Dan discuss the legacy of Aerosmith and their 1989 hit "Love in an Elevator." Along the way they consider some great questions, such as Why do some people get so worked up about what critics think? Should Taylor Swift be considered rock music? How many connections to this pod does Brandi Brandt have? And how did Steven Tyler escape #MeToo?We'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment on Youtube, Spotify, or email as at [email protected]: Billi RakovMusic Credits: LonPeakMusic and Vodovoz Music Production

In which Becky and Dan commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month by ripping on the 1984 Genesis hit Illegal Alien. Along the way they ask some great questions, namely How the fuck did this song get made? Why on earth would Collins sing in that accent? How cool was Quentin Crisp? Are songs like Illegal Alien actually really helpful for defining the lines around what's acceptable?We'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment on Youtube, Spotify, or email as at [email protected]: Billi RakovMusic Credits: LonPeakMusic and Vodovoz Music Production

In which Becky and Dan take on "Don't You Want Me", the 1982 smash new wave hit from The Human League. Along the way they ask some pretty great questions, like Why are men today so mad? Who is this crazy stalker in the song? Just because someone's on Spotify, does that make them any good? And is our free will any match for the algorithm?We'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment on Youtube, Spotify, or email as at [email protected]: Billi RakovMusic Credits: LonPeakMusic and Vodovoz Music Production

In which Becky and Dan talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of lyrics with Zuzu West, an LA-based singer-songwriter. They talk about what's inspired Zuzu's songwriting and what she thinks makes for strong lyrics before getting to some really important questions: Did Desiree spend more than two minutes on the lyrics to Life? Does anyone call Shakespeare "Billy"? Should some songs have a "written by a man" disclaimer?Check out Zuzu on Spotify!We'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment on Youtube, Spotify, or email as at [email protected]: Billi RakovMusic Credits: LonPeakMusic and Vodovoz Music Production

In which Becky and Dan finally talk about Creed, the cheese-rock champ of the early 2000s. They take a close look at "Higher", the band's 1999 smash hit, and along the way ask some great questions like, Are these lyrics a perfect match for bad fantasy movies? Does it even matter what critics think? Does this music video have the best good/bad ratio ever? Would you go on a rock band cruise?We'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment on Youtube, Spotify, or email as at [email protected]: Billi RakovMusic Credits: LonPeakMusic and Vodovoz Music Production

In which Becky and Dan have a good laugh at the worst song from Michael Jackson's Thriller, his collaboration with Paul McCartney and the first single "The Girl Is Mine." Along the way they ask some important questions, such as Why would the King of Pop say "doggone"? Can you believe MTV wouldn't play MJ in the early 1980s? Just how bad was the Michael film? And I mean, have you seen Leaving Neverland?We'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment on Youtube, Spotify, or email as at [email protected]: Billi RakovMusic Credits: LonPeakMusic and Vodovoz Music Production

In which Becky and Dan dissect the Hall & Oats smash hit "Maneater". Along the way they ask some important questions, like Are these the worst album covers by a successful pop band? How can Hall claim this song is about New York City? Where have we talked about Edgar Winters before? And was the video for "I Can't Go For That" shot for free?We'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment on Youtube, Spotify, or email as at [email protected]: Billi RakovMusic Credits: LonPeakMusic and Vodovoz Music Production

In which Becky and Dan revisit the saga of Milli Vanilli and their meteoric rise and fall. Along the way they ask some great questions like Why did the artists shoulder the blame? Why was the public so pissed when the truth came out? Is lip syncing really so bad? And why is Jimmy Fallon so annoying?We'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment on Youtube, Spotify, or email as at [email protected]: Billi RakovMusic Credits: LonPeakMusic and Vodovoz Music Production

In which Becky and Dan take a stab at the catalog of James Bond theme songs. In this first of two episodes, they discuss the themes from the Connery and Moore movies (1962-1985) and along they way ask some great questions, like How do artists get selected to perform Bond songs? Why was Roger Moore still playing Bond at age 57? How do Bond villains go about hiring minions?We'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment on Youtube, Spotify, or email as at [email protected]: Billi RakovMusic Credits: LonPeakMusic and Vodovoz Music Production

In which Becky and Dan discuss the staying power of the 1998 hit "Closing Time" by Semisonic. Along the way they ask some great questions, like How hot is too hot to run a marathon? What exactly is "post-grunge"? What makes a song stick in our memories? And why do we insist in assigning deeper meaning to songs years later?We'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment on Youtube, Spotify, or email as at [email protected]: Billi RakovMusic Credits: LonPeakMusic and Vodovoz Music Production