Songs That Don't Suck
By Mark Bradbourne
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Episodes: 152
Description
"Songs That Don't Suck" is a podcast hosted by an aging GenXer who scours through hundreds of newly released songs each week, seeking fresh artists and sounds to avoid replaying the hits of his youth. Covering all genres from folk to heavy metal, this dedicated music enthusiast navigates through the overwhelming daily deluge of 100,000 new songs, separating the gems from the noise. Tune in weekly to discover standout tracks as the host unearths the best of the best from the streaming platforms' vast and varied offerings.
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Episode 149: When Christmas Music Got Cool: Nostalgia, New Tracks, and Year-End Vibes
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Episode 148: Power Pop, Ticketing Chaos, and Olivia Dean’s Stand Against Scalpers
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Episode 147: Symphonies, Silicon Ghosts & Songs That Don’t Suck
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Episode 146: Uncharted Territory and 5 Songs That Don’t Suck
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Episode 145: Mixtapes, Not Algorithms: Sequencing Songs That Don’t Suck
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Episode 144: Stop Reusing That Song! Nostalgia Overload in TV & Film + 5 Tracks That Actually Feel Fresh
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Episode 143: High Fade Live & Fresh Tracks to Wrap the Month
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Episode 142: When Metallica Headlines Your Work Conference + 5 Songs That Don’t Suck
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Episode 141: Concert Crisis & Songs That Don’t Suck: Why Indie Venues Are Flatlining While Feeding the Economy
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Episode 140: Live Vibes from the Bridge City Sinners + Fresh Tracks You Need to Hear
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Episode 139: Spotify’s AI Crackdown & Concert Ticket Outrage + 4 New Tracks You’ll Love
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Episode 138: The Lost Art of Listening: Alone with the Music
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Episode 137: Planning Final Playlists: Death, Grief & Songs That Don’t Suck
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Episode 136: Nostalgia Strikes Back: The Cassette Revival and 5 Songs You Need to Hear
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Episode 135: Nine Inch Nails in Cleveland + 5 New Tracks You Need Now!
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Episode 134: Fake Folk, Real Rage & Songs That Actually Rock
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Episode 133: The 18%: Why Super Fans Are Keeping Music Alive (and Festivals Are Failing)
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Episode 132: The Struts & Dirty Honey Live in Cleveland + 4 Must-Hear Indie Rock Tracks
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Episode 131: The Resurrection of Guitar Solos & Songs That Don't Suck This Week
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Episode 130: Ship of Theseus Meets Rock Bands — When Is a Band Still the Band?
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Episode 129 - MTV Was Our Algorithm: Singer-Songwriter Gems & a Farewell to Music Television
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Episode 128 - The Art of the Cover: What Makes a Great One?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Episode 127 - 3rd Annual Songs That Don’t Suck Mid-Year Review: Top Tracks of 2025 (So Far)
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Episode 126 - Concert Review + Fresh Song Picks (Ryan Adams, Blü Eyes, Zilch & More!)
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Episode 125 - Rock’s Next Generation & Five New Songs That Don’t Suck
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Episode 124 - What Happens the Day the Music Dies & 5 Songs You Need Now
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Episode 123 - "another ancient headache..."
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Episode 122 - "..you pick up the gun or become the target..."
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Episode 121 - "It's a foreign language fever dream"
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May 26, 2025 |
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Episode 120 - "she's drinking diamonds and lying on the phone"
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May 19, 2025 |
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Episode 119 - "a great movie in reverse..."
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May 12, 2025 |
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Episode 118 - "...I lost my heart and the future's gone with it..."
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May 05, 2025 |
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Episode 117 - "a hotline to the afterlife"
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Episode 116 - "The truth is I've never been anywhere further from fine"
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Episode 115 - Classic Albums That Don't Suck #1 - The Doors Self-Titled Debut
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Episode 114 - "Some days, we might fall apart, but we're never broken"
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Episode 113 - "Lie to my face and beg me not to cry..."
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Episode 112 - Special Episode! RNRA Interviews STDS
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Episode 111 - "I'm too stressed to be depressed..."
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Episode 110 - "Come on inside, and we can watch the news and be naked..."
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Episode 109 - "Every Zeppelin is made of led..."
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Episode 108 - The Brite Winter Music and Art Festival Recap
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Episode 107 - "I've been dancin' on the edge of something"
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Episode 106 - "Don't read the final chapter 'til you finish the page"
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Episode 105 - "Then I woke up in a haze thinking that was really weird"
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Episode 104 - "Mama kicking down burning crosses on the westside"
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Episode 103 - "I don't make the rules, I just watch them unfurl"
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Episode 102 - "I can't imagine swimming this far and turning back for the shore"
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Episode 101 - "Diamonds are forever, and gold never gets old"
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Christmas Songs That Don't Suck - Bonus Episode!
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 100 - The 2nd Annual Don't Sucky Awards
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 99 - "It's a penthouse view of a brick wall..."
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 98 - "Got a bad case of making bad luck..."
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 97 - "Takes you a couple lines to draw conclusions..."
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 96 - "I'll leave my tab unpaid, goodbyes unsaid"
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 95 - "Stuck among a billion bitches dying for a pay day"
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 94 - "...and now I've lost the words to say"
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 93 - "I hope the worst isn't over..."
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 92 - "It's not that I hate you, I just hate everyone"
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 91 - "I'd like to see you try cause I've got an evil side"
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 90 - "Faking my own funeral just to see who cries"
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 89 - "...if I hit the bottom hard enough, I'd bounce."
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 88 - "Isn't it just madness the life we made?"
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 87 - "The war is over, but the party has begun"
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 86 - "There you have it... then you lose it. It's the things that we do"
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 85 - "Running you mouth like you are a born sinner"
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 84 - "We crossed a line that wasn't ours to cross"
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 83 - An Interview with the Bites!
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 82 - "Life's for sale, pay attention"
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 81 - "It's a deal that you make til it makes you feel"
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 80 - "You're like an afterlife and I really wanna die tonight"
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 79 - "The sound of the safety that's evaded me"
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 78 - "Dead again, are you drunk?"
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 77 - 1st Half of 2024 Top Ten Retrospective
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 76 - "The more you think, the less you'll know.."
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 75 - "Transcending virtue and sin..."
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 74 - "I'vе spent my whole life avoiding confrontation"
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 73 - "There is nothing for me in these past lives..."
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 72 - "This ain't a fairytale, I wouldn't want it to be..."
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 71 - "Patchwork Edwardian dress yeah that's her style..."
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May 27, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 70 - "...sinfully jubilant when karma ensues..."
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May 20, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 69 - "...a gift to hide your hurt and pride..."
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May 13, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 68 - "..and I'm digging my grave after the show"
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May 06, 2024 |
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Songs That Don’t Suck - Episode 67 - “ We are all just gonna die here”
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 66 - "When I found out I had all I had to say was wow"
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Song That Don't Suck - Episode 65 - "Your kerosene kiss I strike a match to get out of it..."
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 64 - "You call yourself the living dead, but a daisy blooms through your concrete stairs..."
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 63 - "you wore my ring, until it didn't fit..."
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 62 - "a million different reasons why I'm terrified of leaving you alone"
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Songs That Don’t Suck - Episode 61 - “Just a captain. Doomed to drowned”
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 60 - "Wanna disappear in the atmosphere for a million years…"
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 59 - "Lots of little life we take for granted when we Finish our Decembers empty-handed"
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 58 - "She'll float away like the cherry on your cigarette"
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 57- "Deploy the dialog, your word against the law"
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 56 - "I'm still trying to clean up my side of the street..."
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck -Episode 55 (Cliffnotes) - "I can only speak with honesty behind your back"
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck (S2E4) Cliffnotes - "What's the point of praying for the wicked?"
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck (S2E3) Cliffnotes - "You are my dancing Virginia in black leather boots"
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck (S2E2) Cliffnotes - "My heart is almost breaking..."
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck (S2E1) Cliffnotes - "Life's a Bitter Feeling..."
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 50 (Cliff Notes Version) - The Don't Sucky Awards
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 49 (Cliff Notes Version) - "I've been sinking in the horoscope, and love is never optional."
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 48 (Cliff Notes Version) - From The Vault...
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 47 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Do not bore me with talk of kindness..."
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 46 (Cliff Notes Version) - "My heart plays the songs of my lost years..."
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 45 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Come take a walk with me down billionaires row"
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 44 (Cliff Notes Version) - "I just don’t wanna blow my brains out to Hotel California"
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 43 (Cliff Notes Version) - "...we'd learn how our bodies worked"
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 42 (Cliff Notes Version) - "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 41 (Cliff Notes Version) - "All these people want their piece of Earth. Doesn't matter what the cause is worth"
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 40 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Your quippy jokes, they mean nothing"
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 39 (Cliff Notes Version) - “I know that Ringo sometimes wishes he was Paul”
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 38 (Cliff Notes Version) - "The rot at the roots is the root of the problem, but you wanna blame it on me."
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 37 (Cliff Notes Version) - 'You know I love getting scared in the woods..."
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 36 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Contented to be living and dying in three quarter time" - A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 35 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Back in the city, cold Eyes and Lips of Dust"
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 34 (Cliff Notes Version) - "My sense of rejection is no excuse for my behavior”
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 33 (Cliff Notes Version) - "I don't want to turn to the light, don't pray for me, don't waste your time"
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 32 (Cliff Notes Version) - "I'd laugh until I'd die If it wasn't my life"
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 31 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Pulling Hell off from it's hinges"
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 30 (Cliff Notes Version) - It Finally Happened...
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 29 (Cliff Notes Version) - "It's so hard to love when you're dying in an empty room"
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 28 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Sex so good makes the neighbors smoke a cigarette"
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 27 (Cliff Notes Version) - 1st Half of 2023 Top Ten Retrospective
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 26 (Cliff Notes Version) - "You're Still The Reason I Am Doing This"
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 25 (Cliff Notes Version) - "F*** the garden in the yard, I can barely tend to my own dreams"
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 24 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Harmony is a bullet in my hand"
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 23 (Cliff Notes Version) - "I miss the southern skies, I miss those bedroom eyes"
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 22 (Cliff Notes Version) - "24 karat thug in a velvet glove"
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May 31, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 21 (Cliff Notes Version) - "I never question how fair is the price on a pair of sunglasses I'm wearing at night"
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May 24, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 20 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Talking sweet little lies in the space of a thousand truths"
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May 17, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 19 (Cliff Notes Version) - "...if there's smoke, then I'll be water. If there's fire, I'll be rain..."
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May 10, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 18 (Cliff Notes Version) - "There's comfort in the sadness and the mess I seem to make"
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May 03, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 17 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Don't ask me the story, it's your job to make up the rest."
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 16 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Your imagination is an awful place"
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 15 (Cliff Notes Version) - "This time I'm watching from my lover's bed"
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 14 (Cliff Notes Version) - "It's just a story I don't believe. Full of plot holes and constant monotony"
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 13 (Cliff Notes Version) - "No tears left to cry, I'm seeing red tonight"
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 12 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Life has knocked me down I've been knocked down before"
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 11 (Cliff Note Version) - "I don't need to read a horoscope to know you'll die alone"
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 10 (Cliff Notes Version) - "The floors are all painted an awful shade of sin"
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 9 (Cliff Notes Version) - Interview with Samantha Munroe from SodaTone/Warner Music
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 8 (Cliff Notes Version) - "We woke up faded, from the shape of the night"
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 7 (Cliff Notes Version) - "If worse comes to worse I could be in Heaven or Hell"
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 6 (Cliff Notes Version) - "Woke up to a different ceiling"
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 5 (Cliff Notes Version) - We Need Rock and Roll Dentists!
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 4 (Cliff Notes Version) - "The Best Thing to Happen to Rock-n-Roll Since Sex and Drugs"
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 3 (Cliff Notes Version) - AI Must Die!
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 2 (Cliff Notes Version) - Tulsa
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 1 (Cliff Notes Version) - I'm So Happy...
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Songs That Don't Suck: Episode ZERO "Getting to Know You"
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Songs That Don't Suck
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Nov 29, 2022 |