SSP Classics: Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks

08/15/22 • 45 min

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BONUS EPISODE: Hello to you, our trusted friends. Have some joy and fun in the sun with this classic episode of THE STORY SONG PODCAST. Join your hosts as they revisit their review of the 1973 #1 hit song, “Seasons in the Sun” by Terry Jacks — a song that sounds like it might be about summer. Can a happy-sounding song be really, really sad? Did the Beach Boys make the best decision of their career? And what was that trusted friend’s name? Find out in this classic episode of THE STORY SONG PODCAST, and wind down the summer with a downer of a song.

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Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin

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Busted flat in Baton Rouge? Waiting for a train? Looking for that home? Well you’ve found it with this episode of THE STORY SONG PODCAST. Join your hosts as they review the 1971 classic, “Me and Bobby McGee” written by SSP patron saint, Kris Kristofferson, and performed by rock legend, Janis Joplin. In this episode, we’ll thumb our way across the country in the least logical direction possible to discuss the long history of road trip snacks, new definitions of rock bottom, and trucking singalongs. So pull your harpoon out of a hopefully not-too-dirty bandana and play along! Because freedom’s just another word for this episode of THE STORY SONG PODCAST. It’ll make you feel good, and feeling good is good enough for us.

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Hackensack by Fountains of Wayne

The bell just rang for period one, and that means it’s time for another episode of THE STORY SONG PODCAST. Join your hosts as they review the 2003 alternative rock song, “Hackensack,” by Fountains of Wayne. Get back to Hackensack (you’ll take the PATH and transfer to Jersey Transit at Secaucus) and learn every fun fact about the city of Hackensack, which we think was named after the song. And if you ever get back to Hackensack, THE STORY SONG PODCAST will be here for you.

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