The Summer of 86 at 40: “Holding Back The Years” by Simply Red with Matt Pelsor

About this episode

The episode discusses Simply Red's hit 'Holding Back The Years' and connects it to Doctor Who and Dave Matthews Band.

The Summer of 86 at 40 Music Video Companion series will post every Friday, featuring a discussion of an artist, song & music video from a song featured in the top 10 of the Casey Kasem American Top 40. Matt Pelsor is back for another summer of music discussion. He starts off with Simply Red’s soft moody hit “Holding Back The Years”. And of course, Brandon ties this into both Doctor Who & Dave Matthews Band cuz of course he would. Thank you for listening to The Summer of 86 at 40 series! Brandon, Scott & Aaron return Monday with an all new installment! The Brandon Peters Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Facebook page or @brandon4kuhd on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Matt Pelsor on social media @mattpelsorradio More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com . “The Summer of 86 at 40” and “News” themes featured in the episode are written and performed by Pres Maxson (@presmaxson). The Summer of 86 at 40 returns Monday! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC Matt – Unknown Mic (recorded with ZOOM)…

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Peters

Guest: Matt Pelsor

Topics covered

• music discussion
• 1986 music
• music videos
• Simply Red
• Doctor Who
• Dave Matthews Band

Keywords

• Simply Red
• Holding Back The Years
• music video
• 1986
• Casey Kasem
• Doctor Who
• Dave Matthews Band

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Doctor Who, Dave Matthews Band, Simply Red, Casey Kasem American Top 40, The Brandon Peters Show

Books & works: Holding Back The Years

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