Sinopsis
Hosted by Todd (in the Shadows) Nathanson and SyFy's Dany Roth, Song vs. Song pits two similar songs of an era against each other with controversial outcomes.
Episodios
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99: "Whip It" vs. "Cars"
24/01/2023 Duración: 01h02minThe great new wave pioneers of 1980! The unexpected crossover smash hits that proved that the record buyers of the '80s might like this "synth-pop" thing! But only one can be crowned champion, so which will it be, Devo's "Whip It" or Gary Numan's "Cars"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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98: "If It Makes You Happy" vs. "Who Will Save Your Soul" (w/Vita Ayala!)
11/01/2023 Duración: 01h18min1996! A wonderful year to be a woman with a guitar, or to listen to one! As the new crop of female singer-songwriters become the biggest names in music, two of the biggest hit the airwaves with songs concerned about your spiritual well-being! Who has the strongest and best answer to your inner emptiness, Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" or Jewel's "Who Will Save Your Soul"?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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97: "As It Was" vs. "Anti-Hero"
22/12/2022 Duración: 01h19minIt is our annual year-end podcast where we always try to take a look at two current hits and these are some pretty big ones! Taylor Swift and Harry Styles emerged from their post-pandemic quarantines with songs about their cooped-up self-loathing, but which #1 of 2022 will emerge as the best! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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96: "Jingle Bell Rock" vs. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
05/12/2022 Duración: 54minIt's the late '50s, and Christmas music has taken a turn to this new fad called "rock and/or roll." And 65 years later, we're still listening to them! So what is the Christmas song of the late '50s, Bobby Helms's "Jingle Bell Rock" or Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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95: "Footloose" vs. "Flashdance...What a Feeling"
22/11/2022 Duración: 57minI've been working so hard, and when there's nothing but a slow aching pain, sometimes you just gotta DANCE! What '80s movie theme makes you want to get down and boogie harder, Kenny Loggins's "Footloose" or Irene Cara's "Flashdance...What a Feeling"?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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94: "Mr. Brightside" vs. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
08/11/2022 Duración: 01h02minIn 2005, it sucked seeing your girl with someone else, and the two dueling kings of Las Vegas bands had feelings about it. But who wrote the superior jealousy song, The Killers with "Mr. Brightside" or Panic! at the Disco's "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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93: "Running on Empty" vs. "Against the Wind"
25/10/2022 Duración: 51minThere's nothing better than rocking down the highway and reflecting on your restless life while listening to some Boomer-y dad rock! But what's the better soundtrack, Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" or Bob Seger's "Against the Wind"?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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92: "Chandelier" vs. "Wrecking Ball"
12/10/2022 Duración: 01h10minIt's time to swing from something suspended on a chain! In 2013, former Disney star Miley Cyrus busted through the wall with a giant ball of emotion, but then the not-yet-scandal-ridden Sia swung in a year later with her own lung-busting powerhouse single. Sia's "Chandelier" vs. Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball," which is the better belter anthem?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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PATREON BONUS EPISODE: Peter Jackson's "Get Back"
27/09/2022 Duración: 01h05minOur second bonus episode while we take a month vacation! If you want to hear a whole bunch of these bonus episodes, go to our Patreon and check us out! In the meantime, here's a sampler: Our amazing and quite difficult look at Peter Jackson's "Get Back," a documentary that corrects the record but also is way way wayyyyyy too long! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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PATREON BONUS EPISODE: "Dear Evan Hansen"
14/09/2022 Duración: 01h15minSong vs. Song is on vacation, and while we are out, we are putting up some of our exclusive Patreon bonus episodes that we put out every month! If you want to hear a whole bunch of these, go to our Patreon and check us out! In the meantime, here's a sampler: Our amazing and quite difficult look at 2021's "Dear Evan Hansen," the extremely rough Broadway adaptation that didn't take the world by storm! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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BONUS EPISODE: The Worst VMAS Yet!
29/08/2022 Duración: 49minAs long as MTV keeps trotting out the zombie VMAs we'll keep covering them, but they keep getting lamer and sadder, and this one is probably the most depressing yet, featuring an NFT appearance and a weird Johnny Depp appearance that will probably not launch his comeback. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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90: "Fix You" vs. "Chasing Cars"
24/08/2022 Duración: 01h06minAre you ready to feel feelings?? We have some Grey's Anatomy-core music from the mid-'00s from some UK bands ready to make your heart burst! Can the big hit single "Chasing Cars" from plucky underdogs unseat the giants of stadium rock Coldplay and their fan favorite single "Fix You"?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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89: "We Found Love" vs. "Super Bass"
10/08/2022 Duración: 56minThe year is 2011 -- a year of stunningly huge pop songs, but two of the biggest pop/r&b/rap stars of the day are going head to head here with some of the most intense love songs ever. But who shall reign supreme among the divas of the year, is it Rihanna's "We Found Love" or Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass"?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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88: "Just a Girl" vs. "Stupid Girl" (w/Vita Ayala!)
27/07/2022 Duración: 01h15minIn the grand world of mid-'90s alt-rock, two female-led bands burst through and conquered the world. But of the two, which one's expression of anger debut hit punched hader, No Doubt's "Just a Girl" or Garbage's "Stupid Girl"?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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87: "I Love Rock n' Roll" vs. "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
12/07/2022 Duración: 01h02minWho is the queen of '80s hard rock?? There are only two real options, so it's time for our Joan Jett vs. Pat Benatar episode, and their legendary early '80s hits "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" and "I Love Rock n' Roll"! Is Joan too rock n' roll for Pat or will Pat hit back with her best shot? Fire away! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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86: "Tiny Dancer" vs. "Piano Man" (w/Angie Meehan)
22/06/2022 Duración: 01h06minThe pianos, they are a-duelin'! And the piano man, he takes a stand in the auditorium, but is it THE Piano Man, Billy Joel, or is it Sir Elton? We debate Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" and Billy Joel's "Piano Man," which piano star will end up on top?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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85: "Fly" vs. "What I Got"
07/06/2022 Duración: 55minSummer's here! It's pool party time so put your sunglasses over your frosted tips and let's listen to the classic SoCal songs of the mid-'90s! What is the better laid-back fratboy summer jam, Sublime's "What I Got" or Sugar Ray's "Fly"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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84: "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" vs. "Another Sunny Day" (w/Andrew Unterberger)
24/05/2022 Duración: 01h03minIt's time to get twee! Belle & Sebastian exploded across college dorm rooms in the late '90s but they were not the only Scottish indie pop band making waves, facing competition from upstarts Camera Obscura. So who is the favorite Scottish indie pop song of 2006, Camera Obscura's "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" or Belle and Sebastian's "Another Sunny Day"?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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BONUS EPISODE: Eurovision 2022!
16/05/2022 Duración: 01h12minWe watched Eurovision and this time we brought in an expert, Navah Wolfe, to teach us the ways of Europe and their silly song contest! And some expert opinions were needed because this is the most politically fraught Eurovision in decades. Did Ukraine's song deserve all its goodwill? Was the UK robbed? What did Germany think it was doing? Find out now!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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83: "Low" vs. "Get Low"
11/05/2022 Duración: 01h07minTO THE WINDOWWWW! BOOTS WITH THE FURRRR! It's time to get low, get low, get low low low low low low. But what's the better jam to get low to, "Low" by Flo Rida and T-Pain or "Get Low" by Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.