For the final episode of the podcast(!), Andrew has a little surprise in store for Dan. First, a brief visit to the world-changing year of 2001, followed by a bit of subterfuge, a meme, and a soulful young redhead. This week's number one is inescapable.저자 Number One With A Bullet

All good things must come to an end. Which is why Chuck Berry's juvenile novelty hit about his own penis seems to have never ended. This week, Andrew and Dan discuss...uh...this one. And also, the...uh...kind of stuff Chuck Berry was into. Also, this is...uh...the second to last episode of the podcast.…

Ringy dingy ding! That's the sound of a new year being rung. Which of course means Andrew and Dan are going to spend an hour plus talking about LAST year and all their favorite albums. Specifically ten of them. A Top Ten, if you will.저자 Number One With A Bullet

That time has come again. The time for Andrew and Dan too look upon the American public and ask, "You like this? This? Really? Ok!" Billboard's Top Ten of the year gets the old NOWAB treatment on this special year-end episode. Tune in next week for Andrew and Dan's personal picks of their fave music of the year!…

At the height of the hippie movement, when young people couldn't get enough of mop-topped young lads with goofy grins, a couple enterprising young men in Los Angeles were inspired to make their foray into the music scene. And they were fueled by the greatest artistic inspiration of all— a marketing opportunity. This week, we're talking Monkees.…

As they burrow deeper into the Christmas Season (aka Oscar Season), Andrew and Dan travel back to the mid-50s for one of the most mid-50s songs there ever was. From the good folks who brought you "Lollipop" and Being Extremely White, it's a song about a sleep demon who gets you a boyfriend. Also, Dan recounts a foggy memory of a mid-90s comedy for …

Everybody, put your bunnies back in your respective boxes. Because this week, Andrew and Dan are talking about a classic 1990s love ballad from one of the most romantic movies of all time-- Con Air. We also discuss, fighting the moonlight, another version of this song, and of course Godzilla.저자 Number One With A Bullet

Now that we're all stuff with turkey and fattened up for the holiday season, it's time to gyrate and twist to some truly filthy dancing. With our friends P Swayze and J Grey! And also the people who sang this song, an old man and famous duet lady! Please enjoy this episode where Dan teaches Andrew about some Havana Nights.…

They did it. The maniacs finally did it. After alluding to an obscure early 90s family dramedy on several episodes over five years, Andrew and Dan finally sat down and dicussed the 1991 film Dutch, starring Ed O'Neil and Ethan Embry. Why? Because it's Thanksgiving ya goof! Watch Dutch with your family and then enjoy us two losing our minds over wha…

Elvis. Ever heard of him? Well, we have to. Mostly from movies and TV and all of music history and also the last three episodes we did on the guy. But guess what? We're doing another one! This week, Andrew and Dan dicuss chicken tenders and how much Elvis love them.저자 Number One With A Bullet

Get that ol' grand piani out of storage because it's time to tickle those ivories. This week, Andrew and Dan take a headlong dive into a pile of dead, dirty leaves, because it's time for fall baby. Time for autumn. Time for turkey. And time for a belated discussion of horror movies.저자 Number One With A Bullet

Because they care so much about the pod, Andrew and Dan resurrected (read: recreated) their discussion of the seminal 2007 ringtone "Crank That (Soulja Boy)." We've got snaps. We've got steel drums. And we've got superman (that hoe).저자 Number One With A Bullet

Well Ghosts and Ghouls, the spookiest darn thing happened. Andrew and Dan recorded a whole episode that was really funny, included discussion of a stellar movie Killers Of The Flower Moon, and went deep on an iconic viral hit sensation from the 2000s. And then a damn dracula stole it off our computer and broke the file. So please enjoy a rerun of l…

In their second visit to 1966 in as many months, Andrew and Dan return to Motor City and the offices Berald (Berry) Gordon (Gordy). He's cooking up another hit with his hit makers, and this one sounds like Bob Dylan plus a horse and a flute...sort of. Enjoy!저자 Number One With A Bullet

When listening to this podcast episode, we only ask one thing. Please. For the love of God. If you can possibly help it. Would you be so kind. And please. Please. Don't — under any circumstances! — Be Cruel............ by Elvis Presley.저자 Number One With A Bullet

In the early 1950s, the American middle class was thriving and people everywhere were getting into the idea of owning other human beings...through marriage! This week, Andrew and Dan take a look at a song from their old friend Jo(Jo) Stafford all about how, no matter where you go in the world, your lover contractually owns your body. So romantic!…

Hey all you freaky deaky movie fans, remember that freaky deaky movie that's named after this song? We do to! And we talk about it! In this episode! We also talk about seeing Run The Jewels, a certain movie that shall not be named, and a songwriter who is a pathological liar.저자 Number One With Bullet

Get your big bandanas and jaunty top hats out of the old back closet, because this week Andrew and Dan are finally discussing those tight pants wearing little freaky deakys from the Sunset Strip, Guns N (and) Roses. Specifically this song from their smash hit debut album that (spoiler alert) absolutely rips.…

Tune in to here a couple of white boys talk about other white boys writing a song that addresses a hypothetical white boy demands some funky music. This week, it's this song!저자 Number One With A Bullet

As the 22nd anniversary of a national tragedy approaches, Andrew and Dan take a moment to reflect on the popular songs that were relegated to the dustbin of history by a much bigger newstory. This week, a moderately popular Janet Jackson song that asks, what if guitar? Also, Andrew laughs himself silly.…

Explosions. Fireworks. Global military takeover. These are just some of the images that may arise listening to this week's episode! Andrew and Dan tentatively dive headlong into K-Pop culture, in an attempt to understand this incredibly deep, emotionally complex music...about drinking milk and playing ping pong.…

Continuing their streak of discussing people you maybe didn't know were Australian, Andrew and Dan travel all the way back to the distant year of mid-COVID pandemic to discuss a literal child's song featuring a grown up child Justin Bieber. And only one of them is Australian! Can you guess? Send us a letter if you guessed correctly.…

Is your motor running? Well, you better go catch it! Because this week Andrew and Dan are talking Wild Hogs aka Motor Bikes aka The Two Wheeled Wonders. And they're talking about the only song that was ever dedicated to these gnarly machines, a big mega hit that nearly topped the chart of charts!저자 Number One With A Bullet

America in the early 1980s wanted two things: Handsome doctors working at incredibly generalized hospitals and those same handsome doctors singing sexually aggressive pop songs about their friend's girlfriends. This week, Andrew and Dan talk about one of those things more than the other. Listen to find out which!…

Much like when the invention of the atomic bomb ushered in a new era of terror and destruction, this episode, in which Andrew and Dan finally discuss a bonafied Mariah Carey super-hit, will be remembered as a point of no return. Now we have become podcast, destroyer of ears. This week, we learn all about how Mariah Carey re-claimed her stardom in a…

This week, Andrew and Dan travel back to the era of mop-top haircuts and paisley shirts to learn what goes into the making of one of the most iconic rock songs of all time. Then they debate whether or not some songs should only exist as sound bites instead of being an interminable two and half minutes long. With a wind instrument solo!…

Perhaps no other band signifies a specific era of music and culture in the United States than Orlando, Florida's own Matchbox Twenty (featuring Rob Thomas from "Smooth" by Santana). This week, Andrew and Dan take a crash course on all things MB-20 as they revisit this one week wonder from the turn of the century. Also, Andrew has a whale of tale fr…

This week, Andrew and Dan pay a visit to the early 60s, also known as the late 50s, also known as the first season of Mad Men, to hear a famous song sung by a literal child. But wait! Don't throw your phone in the ocean! This song is good! We're SORRY!저자 Number One With A Bullet

In an ancient time known as the middle 50s, the nation's youth came together to declare in a single voice: Now is the time for rock and roll! To commemorate this occasion, they asked a big half-blind guy with curly Q hair to record a song about the various times that rocking can happen. This week, Andrew and Dan talk about that song! And movies (be…

You've probably heard of rock music. But have you ever heard of Rocky music? Well, now you can say you have! Because this week Andrew and Dan are revisiting the very musical year of 1977 for a classic of the training montage genre. Courtesy of one William Conti (from the Oscars!)저자 Number One With A Bullet

Several years after she told us about her "Fast Car," singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman scored her biggest hit by tapping into the nation's love of standard blues changes. This week, Andrew and Dan dive into this number three hit, and name several alumni of Tufts University in the process.

They say workplace relationships are never a good idea. But try telling that to Mr. Fleetwood. And also tell it to his friend Mac. And also Mac's wife. And then their other two co-workers who are also sleeping together. Because in 1977 these triple divorcees managed to write one of the greatest albums and songs of all time. This week Andrew and Dan…

The brothers return to the pod for a triumphant third time, but unfortunately it's their swan song. This week, Andrew and Dan learn the increeedibly detailed history of this forgotten Bee Gees hit that well and truly marked the dying of disco.저자 Number One With A Bullet

Remember that Denzel Washington/Rami Malek movie from a few years ago? The Little Things? I think Jared Leto was in it? Well, this song isn't about that. It was actually recorded half a century earlier! By a lady named after a cat! This week, Andrew and Dan do their best to talk about that.저자 Number One With A Bullet

The inexplicably popular Percy Faith returns to the podcast with another eeeeeasy listening adventture into the world of cinema. This time with can-can dancers, Australian maximalist directors, and French artists that cruel film trailer voiceovers refer to as "grotesque."저자 Number One With A Bullet

On perhaps their most controversial, jaw-dropping episode ever, Andrew and Dan travel back to the height of the Latin Explosion to hear all about a woman that will make you go insane. And perhaps they go insane in the process! They're really living the crazy life on this one if you know what we mean.…

If you're tuning into this episode to hear about jazz and pop legend Nat King Cole — We're sorry! If you're tuning into this episode to hear about a bunch of Los Angeles freak-os that eat uncooked soup and live in the woods — You're welcome! Andrew and Dan are traveling back to 1948 (again!) to hear all about a unique California lifestyle that Andr…

This week, Andrew and Dan take a journey back to the 1940s for another look at Post-War America's Questionable Taste. After trying her hand at carnival barking and working for diner scraps, music legend struck gold when she took a stab at "comedy" or at least what passed for comedy in a very different time. Enjoy?…

In an unprecedented episode, Andrew and Dan revisit a year they JUST covered in order to discuss a massive song from the turn of the century that somehow failed to top the charts. Yes, it's a country crossover hit about how nice it is to know you're lover is capable of drawing breath. Ya gotta have Faith. And a third thing to end this description!…

As a new millennium dawned in America, guitar legend Carlos Santana decided it was finally time to become even more famous and successful than he already was. But to do that, he needed a little help from every young popular artist of the era as well as famous weirdo Wyclef Jean. This week, Andrew and Dan dig into the making of this song that probab…

This week, Andrew and Dan get a lesson in making lemons out of lemonade from soul-funk legends The Commodores. Despite losing their incredibly talented lead singer, this group had the kind of can-do attitude that turns a series of tragic deaths into a number 3 hit on the Billboard charts. We can all hope to be so business savvy.…

The late great Otis Redding makes his first and only appearance on the podcast to teach us all about the merits of removing polyps from your vocal chords and sitting your ass down on the dock of the bay to listen. Andrew and Dan do their best to be respectful of this music legend who was taken from us too soon and they fail miserably at within the …

In the wake of the election of Donald J. Trump, America decided to make things a little darker. Fifty shades darker, to be exact. And who are you gonna call when you need a song that expresses horniness on levels never conceived of by modern man??? Taylor Swift, we guess. And a man named Zayn. Also, Andrew and Dan who host this podcast. They are th…

The number one song from all of last year comes back to haunt Andrew and Dan in this week's episode. How did this sonic symptom of the Covid-19 pandemic sustain so long on the dang charts? Are the members of this band stuck in the year 2012? Is this experimental rock??? All these questions are kind of answered in this episode.…

When the four lovable lads from Liverpool sat down to pen this little ditty, they were certainly having a laugh about how many days there are in a week. But THIS week, Andrew and Dan have the LAST laugh as they dig deep in the painstaking writing and recording of this boppy mid-60s tune that marked a transitionary period in the Beatles' career.…

We hope you have your popcorn and 3D glasses ready because it's finally time for Andrew and Dan to once again recap an Oscars ceremony that just happened moments ago. Who won the awards? What were the belabored bits? Which of our favorite celebrities hit another favorite celebrity? And most importantly of all, which host of this podcast got the mos…

Oscar freaks, this one's for you. Fans of 1940s Big Band music, we're very sorry. In this episode, Andrew and Dan spend an hour discussing their predictions for every category being presented at this weekend's Academy Awards. And then they spend a solid 20 minutes learning some genuinely interesting music history about this song from the long-forgo…

Listen up all you Elizabethan ballad fans! It's time to bust out your alto-recorders and light up some Mexican grass. Andrew and Dan are traveling back to the mid-late 60s to talk about a classic song from the very Rollin' Stones (like the magazine!) They also talk about a donkey movie, because the people demanded it.…

The Queen Bee herself makes an appearance on the podcast this week to make sure Andrew and Dan are checking up on their health and butts. Unfortunately she brought along two pretty bad rap features and a bunch of aesthetics from the year 2006. We look forward to her next appearance on the show which (by process of elimination) has to be better.…

In their inaugural visit to the year of our lord ninteen hundred and fifty three, Andrew and Dan immerse themselves in a time of novelty songs and jukebox hits. It's the Eisenhower era, baby! America's number one! And so was a young gal who was simply addicting to the idea of waltzing again with someone she knew. That gal's name: Teresa Brewer.…