45 episodes
This Song LIU Studios
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4.3 • 9 Ratings
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Every song has its own history. The who, what, when, where, why, and how of the music we love. Join Thom Ruckert on This Song, and hear those stories.
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This Song #44: The Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday
The story behind The Monkees' 1967 hit "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
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This Song #43: Route 66
The story behind the heavily-covered classic "Route 66"
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This Song #42: Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
The story behind Tracy Chapman's 1988 classic "Fast Car"
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This Song #41: Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
The story behind Led Zeppelin's 1971 classic "Stairway To Heaven"
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This Song #40: The Carpenters - Superstar
The story behind The Carpenters' 1971 classic "Superstar"
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This Song #39: Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
The story behind Jerry Lee Lewis' 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
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This Song is presented in memory of Thom Ruckert
Customer Reviews
You Can’t Eat Just One!
I’m addicted to this podcast. Although most of the episodes are based on rock songs, the others touch on a variety of genres, including blues, soul, reggae, folk, and pop. Whether a given song is one I’m already familiar with or one I’ve never heard of before (e.g., Janis Joplin’s “Half Moon”), I learn something new. And I’ve found that it doesn’t matter if I even like a song or an artist, I enjoy listening to every episode because this podcast enhances my appreciation for music in general, and for those who play a part by adding their particular talents to the mix in order to make a song everything it is.
I’d love it if they would do episodes on “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” by Pink Floyd, “Aqualung” by Jethro Tull, and maybe even something from the punk, post-punk, new wave, and heavy metal genres.
Too much intro, not enough content
The intro and outright combined make up about 1/3 of each episode. If there were more content about each song, it might be worth sitting through over one minute worth open and close for each 3-minute episode.
If you’ve ever googled a song...
If you’ve ever googled a song to find out more about why it was written or its backstory, then you’ll love this podcast. Perfect for a short midday break or play the episodes back to back. Very cool factoids about the songs you love.