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[http://howwasyourweek.libsyn.com/ep-61-something-something-justin-timberlake Episode 61] Julie plays and annotates Brian McKnight's R&B spoof "If Ur Ready To Learn (How Your Pussy Works)"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcPRadW2ciQ], a song for women who are "ready to learn" about their vaginas. As McKnight explains, they are likely lacking knowledge in this area because they didn't "bring it to him first". The chorus features a demonic voice intoning "show-you-how-your-pussy-works", a particularly frightening moment for Spoony.
 
[http://howwasyourweek.libsyn.com/ep-61-something-something-justin-timberlake Episode 61] Julie plays and annotates Brian McKnight's R&B spoof "If Ur Ready To Learn (How Your Pussy Works)"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcPRadW2ciQ], a song for women who are "ready to learn" about their vaginas. As McKnight explains, they are likely lacking knowledge in this area because they didn't "bring it to him first". The chorus features a demonic voice intoning "show-you-how-your-pussy-works", a particularly frightening moment for Spoony.
  
[http://howwasyourweek.libsyn.com/ep-10-pico-won-t-know-our-baby-jen-kirkman-andrea-rosen-john-gemberling Episode 10] Julie confesses that her favorite song for the time being is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zar_qHT9i_w "Sowing the Seeds of Love"] by Tears for Fears. Though unsure if this makes her "a loser," she nonetheless defends the work and sings some excerpts to illustrate its virtues. Its plethora of bridges, demonstration of '90s/'60s "pomp" (i.e. "this is psychedelic but now we know how to use Final Cut Pro"), and use of trumpet flourishes are some of the qualities that Julie admires. These are also some of the reasons she excuses the fact that "it’s probably got the worst lyrics to any song ever," and is able to "rock the fuck out to this."
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[http://howwasyourweek.libsyn.com/ep-10-pico-won-t-know-our-baby-jen-kirkman-andrea-rosen-john-gemberling Episode 10] Julie confesses her favorite song (at least for the time being) is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zar_qHT9i_w "Sowing the Seeds of Love"] by Tears for Fears. Though unsure if this makes her a "loser" Julie nonetheless defends the song and sings a few excerpts so as to illustrate its virtues. The plethora of bridges, its demonstration of '90s/'60s "pomp" (i.e. "this is psychedelic but now we know how to use Final Cut Pro") and use of trumpet flourishes are some of the qualities Julie admires in the track. She is able to overlook how "it’s probably got the worst lyrics to any song ever" as ultimately she's able to "rock the fuck out to this."
  
[[Episode 136: "Layla"]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwBirf4BWew "Stand By Your Man"] - Julie was thinking about the sexist lyrics of this song. She believes this is what Homeland should be about.
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[[Episode 136: "Layla"]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwBirf4BWew "Stand By Your Man"] - Julie recently came to terms with the wildly sexist lyrics featured in this song and believes this is what 'Homeland' should be about.
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[[Episode 174: "Occasional Benevolence Based On Their Scratch Parts"]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4rT9C5aV5A&feature=kp "Arthur's Theme"] - Christopher Cross was not good with cadence/the way words fit in things. The early 80s were a contest to see who could make a pop song sound more melancholy for no discernible reason.
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[[Episode 165: "A Working Heart"]] - "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - This is a dumb song.

Latest revision as of 04:43, 20 September 2014

Episode 61 Julie plays and annotates Brian McKnight's R&B spoof "If Ur Ready To Learn (How Your Pussy Works)"[1], a song for women who are "ready to learn" about their vaginas. As McKnight explains, they are likely lacking knowledge in this area because they didn't "bring it to him first". The chorus features a demonic voice intoning "show-you-how-your-pussy-works", a particularly frightening moment for Spoony.

Episode 10 Julie confesses her favorite song (at least for the time being) is "Sowing the Seeds of Love" by Tears for Fears. Though unsure if this makes her a "loser" Julie nonetheless defends the song and sings a few excerpts so as to illustrate its virtues. The plethora of bridges, its demonstration of '90s/'60s "pomp" (i.e. "this is psychedelic but now we know how to use Final Cut Pro") and use of trumpet flourishes are some of the qualities Julie admires in the track. She is able to overlook how "it’s probably got the worst lyrics to any song ever" as ultimately she's able to "rock the fuck out to this."

Episode 136: "Layla" - "Stand By Your Man" - Julie recently came to terms with the wildly sexist lyrics featured in this song and believes this is what 'Homeland' should be about.

Episode 174: "Occasional Benevolence Based On Their Scratch Parts" - "Arthur's Theme" - Christopher Cross was not good with cadence/the way words fit in things. The early 80s were a contest to see who could make a pop song sound more melancholy for no discernible reason.

Episode 165: "A Working Heart" - "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - This is a dumb song.