10: "You Can Have the Crown" by Sturgill Simpson, w/ Eli Coyote Mandel

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01/31/22 • 81 min

This week Danny and Tyler discuss one of their very favorite country artists of past or present: Sturgill Simpson. And they’re joined by fellow comedian, banjo player, and Sturgill fan, Eli Coyote Mandel (@elicoyote, SNL, Search Party)! Eli breaks down the Pete Seeger to John Prine to Sturgill Simpson pipeline, and how he went from hating country to loving it. The boys talk about Sturgill’s excellent storytelling, his rise to country stardom, and his refusal to stick to any one genre. We’re confident that if you’re a fan of folksy goodheartedness and/or fiery guitar licks you’re gonna like Sturgill.

It was hard to narrow down, but here are some more Sturgill recs from Eli, Danny, and Tyler:
Turtles All The Way Down
Sea Stories
In Bloom
Life of Sin
I’d Have To Be Crazy
The Promise
Brace For Impact (Live a Little)
Paradise [from the Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows vol 2 John Prine tribute album]
Railroad of Sin
A Little Light
Call to Arms

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including “You Can Have The Crown”:
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RIP to Hargus "Pig" Robbins (January 18, 1938 - January 30, 2022), who was mentioned in this episode (recorded in fall 2021). The Hall of Famer played not only with Sturgill Simpson, but with Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Bob Dylan, and just about everybody else. One of the best pianists of any genre.

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9: "Finally Friday" by George Jones

Johnny Cash once said, "When people ask me who my favorite country singer is, I say, 'You mean besides George Jones?'"

This week Danny and Tyler discuss the legendary George Jones, often considered to have the greatest voice in all of country music. And while there are over a dozen #1 country hits to choose from in Jones’ catalog, the song of the week is “Finally Friday,” the lesser-known closing track from Jones’ 1992 album, Walls Can Fall (released the same year Jones was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame).

“Finally Friday” is sung as if it’s a weekly celebration Jones has been partaking in for decades. And even though he didn’t write this track, Danny and Tyler tell stories of Jones’ antics, adventures, and struggles which suggest he very well could have.

George Jones has hundreds (thousands?) of songs, but here's a few recs to get you started if you're new to him, from Tyler and Danny:
He Stopped Loving Her Today
The Race is On
White Lightning
Tennessee Whiskey
Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes
I Just Don’t Give A Damn
I Don’t Need Your Rocking Chair
He Still Thinks I Care
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Catch-up and Mustard #1: Ten Songs Deep

We're taking a one week break from our normal format to put out this double-stuffed special episode we are calling Catchup and Mustard! (We'll have another regular episode next week)
Now that ten song episodes have been released, we wanted to something we've been meaning to do, which is chat about WHY people hate or used to hate country music. Via Twitter and Instagram we asked, and you responded!
We also play a special country music trivia game, and try to decide if certain country-ish songs by rock and pop artists are at least 51% country.
Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify
https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist
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