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I Get My Sticks & Go Out to the Shed: 5 Songs By Former Drummers
This week's songs are from Dennis Wilson, Neko Case, J Mascis, Mel Torme, and Karen Carpenter
May 19
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Eric Fahey
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Say My Name: 5 Songs From Bands Named After Other Artists' Lyrics
This week's songs are from Call Me Lightning, Big Country, Dovetail Joint, Spoon, and Tangerine Dream
May 12
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Eric Fahey
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Stephanie Says: 5 Songs With Women's Names as the Title
This week's songs are from Vampire Weekend, Friko, Horsegirl, Beck, and
May 5
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Eric Fahey
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April 2026
Waiting on a Sunny Day: 5 Songs About Rain
This week's songs are from Randy Newman, Songs: Ohia, The Temptations, Michael Hurley & Betsy Nichols, and Gil Scott-Heron
Apr 28
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Eric Fahey
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Rites of Spring: 5 Songs of Strings For Spring
This week's songs are from Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl & Macie Stewart, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Rosenau & Sanborn, and Max…
Apr 21
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Eric Fahey
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Six For The Taxman, One For The Band: 5 Songs Hating on Taxes
This week's songs are from Sonny Boy Williamson, the Beatles, Geese, Nick Lowe, and Marvin Gaye
Apr 14
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Eric Fahey
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This Was a Pizza Hut, Now It's All Covered With Daisies: 5 Songs About Flowers
This week's songs are from Louis Armstrong, Hiss Golden Messenger, Kelly Hogan, Andrew Sa, and Tweedy
Apr 7
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Eric Fahey
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March 2026
Been Caught Stealing: 5 Songs That Were Pillaged For Other Songs
This week's songs are from Claude François, Jorge Ben, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Pino Donaggio, and Marianne Faithful
Mar 31
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Eric Fahey
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We Love It!: 5 Songs About Los Angeles
This week's songs are from Guy Clark, Bonny Doon, Dawes, Mike Doughty, and R.E.M.
Mar 24
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Eric Fahey
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Take Me Back Where My Memories Remain: 5 Songs on Leaving Ireland
This week's songs are from T. Duggins, the Pogues, Fontaines D.C., CMAT, and Thin Lizzy
Mar 17
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Eric Fahey
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The Record Company's Gonna Give Me Lots of Money & Everything's Gonna Be Alright: 5 Songs Hating on the Music Business
This week's songs are from Superdrag, Soul Asylum, George Michael, Motörhead, and Elliott Smith
Mar 10
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Eric Fahey
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Sing With Me, If Just For Today: 5 Songs With High Profile Back Up Singers
This week's songs are from Steve Winwood, Dijon, the Dodos, Kevin Morby, and Silver Jews
Mar 3
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Eric Fahey
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