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Season 2 Bonus 4 Christmas Stocking Filler #4 Neil's Silver Bells
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01/06/22 • 4 min
Happy New Year!
A week later than planned, here's the 4th - but by no means least - of our bonus festive episodes!
Neil. Silver Bells. An explosive combination!
21 Pot Noodle - Woodstock
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08/14/19 • 77 min
Episode 21: Pot Noodle - Woodstock (August 14th 2019)
'Three Days of Peace, Love, and Pot Noodles '
This episode:
We get stuck in traffic on the way to Woodstock, 50 years too late!
Jeremy reveals his superpower: being able to identify minor rock stars by a glimpse at the back of their heads, and Vince gets all misty-eyed about that time when he was thirteen and went to a Dr Who thing at Longleat. Jeremy remembers an obscure 70’s US sitcom that had John Travolta giving attitude to a teacher, Vince rages against Joe Cocker and unleashes the retributive ire of hardcore Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes fans, and both of us get on the phone to Operation Yewtree after deciphering the lyrics of a well dodgy Milf song.
As Jeremy hopes that Graham Nash will one day sing the theme to The Generation Game, Vince prematurely kills Jerry Garcia, and laments his certain lack of luck with sexually free young hippie women of the late 60s, had he been around then, which he wasn’t.
The artists we discuss and rate this show are Arlo Guthrie, Grateful Dead, John B Sebastian, Bobby Goldsboro, and Crosby, Stills and Nash (and Young), with mentions of Woodie Guthrie, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Cocker, Santana, Gram Parsons and The Flying Burrito Brothers, Buffalo Springfield, Manassas, Oasis, Frank Sinatra, The Sex Pistols, and The Clash.
FULL TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
Coming Into Los Angeles – Arlo Guthrie
Dark Star – Grateful Dead
Rainbows All Over Your Blues – John B Sebastian
Summer (The First Time) – Bobby Goldsboro (Deciphering The Lyrics)
Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
JEREMY RECOMMENDS:
Magical Connection - John B Sebastian
Chilling of the Evening - Arlo Guthrie
Wooden Ships - Jefferson Airplane
VINCE RECOMMENDS:
Wooden Ships (Live) - Crosby, Stills & Nash
20 Glen Campbell's Existential Nightmare - 1975
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06/18/19 • 77 min
Episode 20: Glen Campbell’s Existential Nightmare (June 18th 2019)
'The podcast with no regrets. Literally.'
This episode:
We tumble back in time to 1975, where we find Starsky and Hutch being politically incorrect on a voodoo island populated by porn actresses, and the Bay City Rollers in the grip of a tartan mania. Jeremy insults everyone in the north, Vince wonders if anyone named Glen could ever be cool, and we both fail to remember JD Souther.
As awfuls come over the phone, our supergroups go to war, and Jimmy Tarbuck begins his existential Jaques Brel phase, we liken the lead singers of The Eagles to the worst people in the world as chosen by Viz Comic, and express much appreciation for David Soul, the Alan Parsons Project, and bikinis.
The artists we discuss and rate this show are Pilot, The Eagles, Glen Campbell, and Scott Walker/The Walker Brothers, with mentions of David Essex, Jackson Brown, Linda Rondstadt, The Bay City Rollers, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithful, The Alan Parsons Project, Steve Harley, Phil Spector, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
FULL TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
January – Pilot
Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
One of These Nights – The Eagles
No Regrets – The Walker Brothers
And Your Bird Can Sing – The Beatles
JEREMY RECOMMENDS:
Bye Bye Baby - Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
You’re All Around Me - The Walker Brothers
11 Keeping it Real - The Wicker Man
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05/22/18 • 101 min
Episode 11: Keeping it Real (May 18th 2018)
'Much has been said of the Vince Stadons of yore
Of chat-fests and podcast shows by the score
But I sing of a Jeremy Wall we adore
The podcast overrater'.
This episode:
The Wicker Man:
Vince and Jeremy discuss the 1973 British folk horror classic, which they first saw thirty years ago, and keep returning to, and as Vince proposes a range of Wicker Man merchandising, Jeremy sets in motion a diabolical evil scheme to improve his home-grown rhubarb.
Vince wonders if Bruce ‘The Boss’ Springsteen has ever used his celebrity status to officially endorse a punningly named Indian Restaurant; Jeremy explains why Britpop darlings Oasis are just too basic and way too madferitourkidlike to be taken seriously; we speculate as to what The Beatles might have played at Live aid; we ponder the appeal of Steve Winwood; and our Overrated supergroups do battle once again.
The artists/bands rated and discussed are The Pierces, Deep Purple, Oasis, and Nirvana. We also speak about Manfred Mann and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (in Deciphering the Lyrics), Doves, Medieval Babes, Traffic, Blur and Britpop, Weather Report, Paul Giovanni, and Bruce Springsteen.
MAIN TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
You’ll Be Mine – The Pierces
Burn – Deep Purple
Talk Tonight – Oasis
Come as You Are – Nirvana
Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Deciphering the lyrics)
Sun King – The Beatles
JEREMY’S SUPERGROUP (HAPHAZZARD!)
Bill Nelson (Be-Bop Deluxe) - Lead Guitar
Mick Tucker (The Sweet) - Drums
Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report / Word of Mouth) - Bass
VINCE’S SUPERGROUP (THE PEDANTS)
Stevie Wonder - Piano / Vocals
David Crosby (The Byrds / Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals / Drugs
Moby - Keyboards / Guitars / Vocals / Production
Steve Winwood (Spenser Davis Group / Traffic / Blind Faith) - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals / Piano
JEREMY RECOMMENDS
Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance
David Bowie - Growing Up
VINCE RECOMMENDS
Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the Light LINKS
LINKS
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man (documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ybJao7VeAk
Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head
The White Room (Channel 4, 1995) - Noel Gallagher/Paul Weller perform Talk Tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuX6km1pnag&index=34&list=PL0A82470E1099C5E6&t=0s
10 The Dickie Davies Fight Club - NYC
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04/19/18 • 109 min
Episode 10: The Dickie Davies Fight Club - NYC SPECIAL (April 14th 2018)
'The first rule of the Overrated Podcast is: You don’t talk about the Overrated Podcast.'
This episode: NEW YORK SPECIAL!
We don fedoras and sunglasses, and scoff hot dogs and bagels as we are joined in the Overrated Studio by old school pal and New York resident Neil Barret, who chooses a selection of great songs pertaining to his adopted city.
As the three of us ponder the majesty of Daley Thompson’s Olympic moustache, and try to picture Sid Vicious attacking Whispering Bob Harris, Jeremy invents a new wrestling move, Neil gets annoyed at the egregious lack of specificity in America’s lyrics, and Vince confiscates the word ‘the’ from ‘the’ New York Dolls.
The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Odyssey, Carole King, New York Dolls, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, and America, with passing mentions of The Sex Pistols, Crass, Fleetwood Mac, ELO, Television, Mariah Carey, The Beastie Boys, Free, and Breakestra.
TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
Native New Yorker – Odyssey
It’s Too Late – Carole King
Looking for a Kiss – New York Dolls
Stranger to My Happiness - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Horse With No Name - America (Deciphering the Lyrics)
I’m Losing You – John Lennon (with Cheap Trick)
NEIL RECOMMENDS:
Going Back to My Roots - Odyssey
VINCE RECOMMENDS
January - Pilot
LINKS
The Lives of John Lennon by Albert Goldman
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_Rock_with_Brian_Pern
Vince & Jeremy’s Overrated Podcast is officially endorsed by Brian Pern of Thotch! Well, sort of.
Jeremy met Brian Pern (Simon Day) and told him all about the podcast, earning a thumbs up and a cheery “Why not?” from the mighty Progster and Segway enthusiast.
05 Ghosts are Bullshit - Halloween Special 2017
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10/30/17 • 75 min
Episode 5: Ghosts are Bullshit! (October 20th 2017)
'Listen to them, the children of the night'.
This episode: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!
In this spooktactular edition of what’s been called “the scariest podcast ever recorded” by bull**** ‘medium’ Derek Acorah (not really; just like him, we’re making it all up), Jeremy adopts a new non de plume for his Rock and Roll Name and accidentally insults the state of Texas; Vince solves a centuries old murder case by identifying pretentious middle-class totty actor Martin Shaw as Jack the Ripper, and confesses he’s never been to Wigan (Vince, that is: not sure about Martin Shaw – perhaps he can let us know in the comments section); and both friends fondly reminisce about their school days at a mediocre Comprehensive when they bossed the second-rate teaching staff into letting them write and film a terrible video adaptation of Dracula, which nonetheless was considerably better than the one made by Francis Ford Coppola fifteen years later.
The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Warren Zevon, R Dean Taylor, Talking Heads, Michael Jackson, and Classics IV.
FULL TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms7Kx6js3SU
There’s a Ghost in my House – R Dean Taylor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvvRYYoGxg
Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAh19tms4U
Spooky – Classics IV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSEOzimKnEY
I Am the Walrus – The Beatles
LINKS
Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head
JEREMY RECOMMENDS
Lawyers, Guns and Money – Warren Zevon
Outside Chance – The Turtles
She’d Rather Be With Me – The Turtles
Got to See Jane - R Dean Taylor
Indiana Wants Me - R Dean Taylor
51st Anniversary – Jimi Hendrix
Promo 1
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05/03/17 • 0 min
Very first promo for Vince & Jeremy's Overrated Podcast (the show we've renamed and rebooted as Is This Show Overrated?)
27 The Power of Don Corleone Compels You! - Film
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09/13/20 • 103 min
Episode 27: The Power of Don Corleone Compels You! - Film (31st August 2020)
‘The Podcast, or El Podcasterino, that’s not into the whole brevity thing.'
As Jeremy takes his annual holiday to Summerisle, Vince and Neil stock-up on exorbitantly priced popcorn and drinks and sneak off to the movies to watch some old favourites. Vince discusses the eee eee eee eees and tinkly tinkly tinkly tinkly tinks of late 70’s/early 80’s horror film synth scores, and reminisces about being tangentially involved in a pirate film smuggling operation from Amsterdam, and as Neil finds himself in the middle of a Dudester cult that drink White Russians and abstain from bowling on the Sabbath, he rhapsodizes over Michael Mann’s blue colour wash, and the music revolution ushered in by the Sony Walkman.
Then, both men try to rate Paul McCartney on an LSD Spectrometer, and take a juicy bite of Forbidden Fruit.
The films we discuss:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Big Lebowski
The Exorcist
Manhunter
Magical Mystery Tour
The artists we discuss and rate on this show are Burt Bacharach and BJ Thomas, The First Edition, Mike Oldfield and Iron Butterfly. As always, The Beatles are our final topic of discussion.
FULL TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head – BJ Thomas (From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) – The First Edition (From The Big Lebowski, 1998)
Tubular Bells (Excerpt from Side One) – Mike Oldfield (From The Exorcist, 1973)
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly (From Manhunter, 1986)
Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles (From Magical Mystery Tour, 1967)
NEIL RECOMMENDS
Tubular Bells / In Dulci Jubilo (from the London Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony) – Mike Oldfield
VINCE RECOMMENDS
Butch and Sundance: The Early Years (1979)
The Exorcist (TV Series, 2016, Season 1 only)
22 Interchangeable Lovelies - Numbers
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10/27/19 • 86 min
Episode 22: Interchangeable Lovelies - Numbers (October 27th 2019)
'Proud Supporters of Shepton Mallett FC'
This episode:
We hold up two digits to our listeners as we play the numbers game!
We determine the standard distance pop stars are prepared to walk to see their lovers; Jeremy explains why he automatically rejects any emerging or rediscovered artists who are popular and acclaimed until he’s had plenty of time to think about it; Vince invents a giant-slaying football team for a nondescript rural west country village; and as we reinvent Martin Shaw as a vet who blows the lid on global conspiracies involving injured field mice, we take bogus physician Dr Hook to task for his shallow values and tedious paranoid behaviour.
The artists we discuss and rate this show are The White Stripes, The Magic Numbers, Dusty Springfield, and Vanessa Carlton.
FULL TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
This is a Song – The Magic Numbers
I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten – Dusty Springfield
When You’re In Love With a Beautiful Woman – Dr Hook (Deciphering The Lyrics)
1000 Miles – Vanessa Carlton
Eight Days a Week - The Beatles
JEREMY RECOMMENDS:
Icky Thump - The White Stripes
Forever Lost - The Magic Numbers
VINCE RECOMMENDS:
Fairy Tale - Vanessa Carlton
30 The Last Of The Analogues - Christmas 2020
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12/30/20 • 99 min
Episode 30: The Last of the Analogues - Christmas Special (December 30th 2020)
'The Podcast that looks to the future now, it’s only just begun'
This episode:
Vince fuses the growly voices of Jimmy Saville, Chris Rea and Barry White into a terrifying unholy trinity, and wistfully recalls the nose-biting, toe-nipping harsh winter of 1982 and the smell of his Dad’s single malt whisky as they watched together the Dave Allen Christmas Show late into the night; Neil reprimands Led Zeppelin for not being festive enough, ponders the weighty issue of the generation gap between the Analogues and Millennials, and muses on the currency of shared cultural experiences like the spectacular double-issue Radio Times, Christmas Number Ones, and getting plastered in pubs you otherwise avoided the rest of the year.
Jeremy finally returns from his mysterious sabbatical to immediately compare Johnny Mathis to Kim Jong-Il, Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011, wax lyrical about his childhood Christmases, and lament the melancholy ending of the season as symbolised by the remaining, unwanted and unwrapped hard and chewy golden toffee in the otherwise empty and forlorn Quality Street tin.
And we say goodbye to the old and ring in the new as we look ahead to exciting changes to the show in the coming year.
FULL TRACK LISTING
Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)
Driving Home for Christmas – Chris Rea
When a Child is Born – Johnny Mathis
The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
Stop the Calvary – Jona Lewie
Hello, Goodbye – The Beatles
JEREMY RECOMMENDS
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late – Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
NEIL RECOMMENDS
Mona Lisa – Nat King Cole
VINCE RECOMMENDS
You’ll Always Find Me in The Kitchen at Parties – Jona Lewie
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