About this episode

BJ plays a selection of songs with titles that include parentheses.

BJ plays a random selection of songs which have two things in common: 1) they are good and 2) a portion of the title is offset with parentheses. DEF LEPPARD - ROCK! ROCK! (TILL YOU DROP) TWISTED SISTER - WAKE UP (THE SLEEPING GIANT) THE UNDERTONES - YOU'VE GOT MY NUMBER (WHY DON'T YOU USE IT) THE CLASH - UP IN HEAVEN (NOT ONLY HERE) MARILLION - COVER MY EYES (PAIN AND HEAVEN) JOHN WESLEY HARDING - YOUR GHOST (DON'T SCARE ME NO MORE) JAWBREAKER - SLUTTERING (MAY 4TH) POSSUM DIXON - HOLDING (LENNY'S SONG) ROBIN BLACK & THE INTERGALACTIC ROCKSTARS - SOME OF YOU BOYS (AND MOST OF YOU GIRLS) WALTHAM - CHERYL (COME AND TAKE A RIDE) WEEN - DON'T LAUGH (I LOVE YOU) NICK LOWE - COULDN'T LOVE YOU (ANYMORE THAN I DO) TOM WAITS - OLD SHOES (AND PICTURE POSTCARDS) J. GEILS BAND - TAKE A CHANCE (ON ROMANCE) BASH & POP - FRIDAY NIGHT (IS KILLING ME) THE CRYBABYS - (BOO HOO) I AIN'T YOUR CRYBABY ALICE COOPER - ADAPTABLE (ANYTHING FOR YOU) EDDIE & THE HOT RODS - IGNORE THEM (STILL LIFE) CHIXDIGGIT - (I FEEL LIKE) (GERRY) CHEEVERS (STITCH MARKS ON MY HEART) THE WEAKERTHANS - OUR RETIRED EXPLORER (DINES WITH MICHAEL FOUCAULT IN PARIS, 1961) FIG DISH - COME ON (DON'T COME ON) DANGEROUS TOYS - GYPSY…

People in this episode

Host: BJ

Topics covered

• music
• songs
• parentheses
• rock
• music history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DEF LEPPARD, TWISTED SISTER, THE UNDERTONES, THE CLASH, MARILLION, JOHN WESLEY HARDING, JAWBREAKER, POSSUM DIXON, ROBIN BLACK & THE INTERGALACTIC ROCKSTARS, WALTHAM

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