If emo has taught us anything through the years, it’s to express ourselves; to be honest with ourselves and others, and do it in the most verbose and flamboyant way possible. Write a song about that girl. Hell, write a whole album. Say as much about that 2-week relationship as you possibly can. And you know what? Cram as many characters into that song title as you can while you’re at it…
This week we take a look back at our favorite songs whose names could barely fit into an OG tweet, with some taking as many as 3. Then we draft them to our team to see who can end up with the highest character count at the end.
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BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links:
The Long Song Title Mixtape Draft on Apple Music
The Long Song Title Mixtape Draft on Spotify
The A Lesson In Romantics Episode
The I Write Sins Not Tragedies Episode
Our Interview with Shane Drake
Songs of the week:
Simple Times by Kasey Musgraves
And for a Moment I Don’t Wanna Die by Ways Away
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Today we’re celebrating 250 episodes and 5 years of the podcast with NEW ARTWORK! We’ve been working on a super fun art project with our friend Jess Scutella for almost a year now, and we are honored to have them on the show to talk emo, pop punk, tattooing, Erie, PA, community, and Taylor Swift.
It’s been a long time since we’ve sat down and had a conversation with Jess so it was great to just chat in this super fun and super self-indulgent episode.
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BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links:
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
The Tour and That’s a Fact Tour 2009 Badge
The Devil and Death and Me by Run Forever
Girls From the Show by Radio Empire
Be Your Babe by Brooke Surgener
Songs of the week:
Paprika by Japanese Breakfast
Posing in Bondage by Japanese Breakfast
Feels Like by Gracie Abrams
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After absolutely bungling the Futures episode, we attempt to make it up to Jimmy Eat World (who desperately need our validation) by talking about… their most successful song to date. Then Tom gets really sweaty and talks about a kid getting slapped while trying to sleep at his 14th birthday party. Idk. Back to Jimmy Eat World
In 2001, the record industry turned their back on James and they retaliated by releasing one of the biggest songs of the year, The Middle, which stands for the finger they gave to Capitol Records for dropping them just a couple of years prior. Let’s break down the song and music video in the week’s episode.
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links:
Definitely do not listen to The Futures episode
Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and EMO by Andy Greenwald
Riding in Vans with Boys Documentary (Part 1)
The Where You Want To Be Episode
Songs of the week:
Love All by Drake (feat. JAY-Z)
Feel A Thing by Meet Me @ The Altar
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It’s Pat’s birthday so we’re breaking decade and going DEEP into a song that has totally overtaken his life, King For a Day by Pierce the Veil. This is a band that, honestly, neither of us have ever listened to before YouTube shoved this thing down our throats for months, but who are we to question the algorithm? it always knows best.
This banger from 2012 has become a staple on emo Twitter/meme culture, largely due to its absolutely incredible music video of some scrappy young bank tellers who make a grown man piss his pants because they had to come into work on a Saturday. it’s just… the best. Hail Mary, forgive me…
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links:
Behind the Scenes of the King For a Day Music Video
Pierce the Veil’s “King For a Day” is ruining my life by Pat Holmes
The Reason by Hoobastank Music Video
Songs of the week:
The Hounds of Anubis by The Word Alive
How Not to Drown by CHVRCHES and Robert Smith
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