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Song 183: “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, Part 2: “His Disciples Lead Him In”

Apologies for the delay in posting this episode — health issues have continued to affect me. They *seem* to be improving, but I should also...

2:04:28Mar 22, 2026

Song 183: “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, part 1: Always Playing Clean

Apologies for the delay in posting this episode — I had a chronic illness flare-up and a frankly awful January. With luck, part two of...

1:44:32Feb 12, 2026

Song 182: “Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff

This episode, we look at the song “Many Rivers to Cross”, the birth of reggae, and the career of the late Jimmy Cliff. Click the full post t...

1:50:15Dec 18, 2025

Song 181: “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

This episode, we look at the song “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Click the fu...

0:00Nov 3, 2025

Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part Two — “Inspiration is What You Are to Me”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Sep 30, 2025

Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part One, The Song Remains the Same

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Aug 24, 2025

PLEDGE WEEK: “Light Flight” by Pentangle

Erratum: At one point here I say “Cannonball Adderley” when I mean “Nat Adderley”. This episode is part of Pledge We...

0:00Jul 26, 2025

PLEDGE WEEK: “Fruit Tree” by Nick Drake

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourag...

0:00Jul 25, 2025

PLEDGE WEEK: “Living in the Past” by Jethro Tull

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourag...

0:00Jul 24, 2025

PLEDGE WEEK: “Pictures of Matchstick Men” by The Status Quo

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourag...

0:00Jul 23, 2025

PLEDGE WEEK: “La conferencia secreta del Toto’s Bar” by Los Shakers

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourag...

0:00Jul 22, 2025

Announcing Pledge Week 2025

Transcript It’s that time of year again, the time that regular listeners have come to know as Pledge Week, where for five days (this time fr...

0:00Jul 22, 2025

Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)

This episode, we look at the song “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5, and the brief career of the most revolutionary guitar band of the si...

0:00Jul 18, 2025

Song 178: “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part Two: “I Have no Thought of Time”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Jun 23, 2025

Song 178: “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part One, Going Electric

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00May 16, 2025

Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part 4: “Sometimes I Have A Great Notion”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Mar 22, 2025

Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part 3: “Mister, Can You Give Me Some Direction?”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Jan 31, 2025

Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part Two — “Is it True What They Say About Dixie?”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Dec 16, 2024

Next Episode Coming Soon

This is just to let people know that there is a better than usual reason for the longer than normal delay in the next episode. I was about t...

0:00Dec 10, 2024

Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part One, Old Folks at Home

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Nov 19, 2024

Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 4: “Who Breaks a Butterfly?””

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Oct 17, 2024

Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 3: “Every Cop is a Criminal and All the Sinners Saints”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Sep 22, 2024

Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 2: Traps for Troubadours

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Aug 19, 2024

Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, Part One: A Man of Wealth and Taste

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Aug 1, 2024

PLEDGE WEEK: “Dark End of the Street” by James Carr

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main fee...

0:00Jul 13, 2024

PLEDGE WEEK: “I Love You” by People

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main fee...

0:00Jul 12, 2024

PLEDGE WEEK: “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main fee...

0:00Jul 11, 2024

PLEDGE WEEK: “My World Fell Down” by Sagittarius

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main fee...

0:00Jul 10, 2024

PLEDGE WEEK: “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the ma...

0:00Jul 9, 2024

ANNOUNCEMENT: Pledge Week 2024

An announcement of this year’s pledge week. To sign up to the Patreon, visit http://patreon.com/andrewhickey Transcript Welcome to Ple...

0:00Jul 8, 2024

Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 2, “My Own Beliefs Are In My Song”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Jul 2, 2024

Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 1 Different Strokes For Different Folks

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Jun 13, 2024

Song 174B: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part Two, “It Takes Two”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00May 24, 2024

Song 174A: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part One, “If At First You Don’t Succeed…”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00May 7, 2024

An Alert: Someone Plagiarising Me

Transcript The next proper episode will be up in a couple of days – I’m recording it tonight – but I just wanted to make a brief annou...

0:00May 3, 2024

Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower” Part Two, The Hour is Getting Late

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Apr 14, 2024

Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower”, Part One: “He’s Not the Messiah”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is...

0:00Mar 25, 2024

Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 4, Hour of Darkness

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I just posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so th...

0:00Mar 1, 2024

Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 3, The Parsons Tale

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I just posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so th...

0:00Feb 16, 2024

Song 172, “Hickory Wind” by the Byrds: Part Two, Of Submarines and Second Generations

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I just posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so th...

0:00Feb 1, 2024

Song 172, “Hickory Wind” by the Byrds: Part One, Ushering in a New Dimension

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I just posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes,...

0:00Jan 17, 2024

Announcement Regarding Schedule

This is just a brief announcement. The fact that I’ve released stuff so inconsistently over the last year, along with the last episode...

0:00Jan 17, 2024

Episode 171: “Hey Jude” by the Beatles

Episode 171 looks at “Hey Jude”, the White Album , and the career of the Beatles from August 1967 through November 1968. Click t...

0:00Dec 17, 2023

Episode 170: “Astral Weeks” by Van Morrison

Episode 170 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Astral Weeks”, the early solo career of Van Morrison, and...

0:00Nov 21, 2023

Episode 169: “Piece of My Heart” by Big Brother and the Holding Company

Episode 169 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Piece of My Heart” and the short, tragic life of Janis Joplin....

0:00Oct 30, 2023

Episode 168: “I Say a Little Prayer” by Aretha Franklin

Episode 168 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “I Say a Little Prayer”, and the interaction of the sacred, political,...

0:00Sep 28, 2023

Episode 167: “The Weight” by The Band

Episode one hundred and sixty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “The Weight” by the Band, the Basement T...

0:00Aug 14, 2023

Episode 166: “Crossroads” by Cream

Episode 166 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Crossroads”, Cream, the myth of Robert Johnson, and whether whi...

0:00Jul 2, 2023

Episode 165: “Dark Star” by the Grateful Dead

Episode 165 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Dark Star” and the career of the Grateful Dead. This is a long one, e...

0:00May 20, 2023

Episode 164: “White Light/White Heat” by the Velvet Underground

Episode 164 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “White Light/White Heat” and the career of the Velvet Unde...

0:00Apr 3, 2023