C'mon Baby, Light My Fire

C'mon Baby, Light My Fire

From The Hansel and Gretel Code by Curtis Cates, MD

March 20, 2024 · 1h 2m · Season 1 · Episode 36

About this episode

In this episode, the host explores the cultural significance of 'Light My Fire' and other related stories around campfire traditions.

In Ep.36 we rub some sticks together, light a campfire, and roast some heretical marshmallows  Part 1 [07:07] - In which we learn why Ed Sullivan didn’t want Jim Morrison singing his full-throat version of Light my Fire on live TV  Part 2 [26:44] - In which Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer shows up on New Year’s Eve and separates the party goers from the party poopers  Part 3 [37:35] - In which we stumble upon a campfire of biblical proportion.  Believe me, we’re talking BIG here. This thing is huge. *transcripts and links for each episode are available at: betweenthelines.xyz *Chapter Titles read by Anna Jacobsen * *Original German Fairytale text read by Jürgen Lexow * * Librivox recording of Hänsel and Gretel (auf Deutsch) read by Stephan Gambke * * Librivox recording of Hansel and Gretel (in English) read by Deborah Knight * * Music and Sound credits for this episode (36) are — as usual — SUPER-extensive and can be found on the website @ betweenthelines.xyz *special thanks to freesound.org for nearly all of kristo's awesome peanut gallery voices... *got a question… or just wanna say hi…? Talk to me… If you'd like to support the show, support…

People in this episode

Host: Curtis Cates, MD

Topics covered

  • music history
  • cultural commentary
  • storytelling
  • campfire traditions
  • pop culture

Keywords

  • Light My Fire
  • Jim Morrison
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • Hänsel and Gretel
  • campfire
  • cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Librivox, freesound.org

Books & works: Light My Fire, Hänsel and Gretel

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