This week I'm paying tribute to someone who recently passed away from Stage 4 lung cancer by doing a song of his that I think you might know but not by his original version of the song. this song was covered in the 70's by a Swedish band and their version was used in recent years in a BIG hit movie with millennials, so you might know the song from that version of it but you might not have heard the original version of the song (which was done by him), so that is what I"m covering in this week's podcast, so as per usual, I talk about what makes this song so good musically and lyrically, and next week, I'll dive into BJ's history as an artist and talk about his ups and downs with his career and the behind the scenes details on his songs as well. here's the link to this week's song just in case you wanted to listen to it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqt_iZBvtCo
You can also follow me on Instagram right here:
https://www.instagram.com/iheartoldies/
PLEASE do also check out my EP that just came out last weekend. these songs are a labor of love of mine and if you listen to these songs, you'll get a good insight into my experiences with relationships and you'll also get to hear me shine as a musician as I am playing most of the instruments on these songs, and I think I might actually cover one of them on my podcast soon. so keep on the lookout for that, but in the meantime, here's where you can check them out, and please do lmk whatcha think of these songs, you can do that by emailing me at samltwilli@icloud.com, or you can reach out to me on Instagram @iheartoldies:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/samlwilliams/turquoise-apricot
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/samlwilliams/keep-her-in-my-back-pocket
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/samlwilliams/turquoise-apricot--she-said-no
Also, if you want to read more about me as a musician/songwriter as well as a person, please check out my recent interview with ShoutoutLA magazine, here I talk about what's currently going on with my music career plus my podcast as well. would love to know whatcha think of this, and if you found out some REALLY cool stuff about me from reading this that you didn't already know about me, please email me at samltwilli@icloud.com you can also reach out to me on Instagram @iheartoldies:
https://shoutoutla.com/meet-sam-l-williams-musician-songwriter-podcast-host/
You can also find my recent feature in Honk Magazine here:
https://honkmagazine.com/sam-l-williams-talks-about-his-career-path-influence-and-new-music/
Please do also check out the Official Spotify and Youtube playlists for my podcast, there you'll be able to find all of the songs that I have talked about on my show so far including some of the ones that I have talked about in interview episodes in the past, and if you liked these songs and want to suggest me more songs that I should cover next on my podcast that I haven't yet, please email those ideas to me at samltwilli@icloud.com, you can also reach out to me on Instagram @iheartoldies:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/21f3uBS6kU4hUF6QAC5JMj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS1sYR7xky8&list=PL66sgq_GAmRcXy8yKZJfVmAD14HUYj7Nf
Please Do also check out the official Redbubble Merch store for this podcast, there you'll be able to find the official Millennial Throwback Machine logo attached to these really cool merch items, and the logo is something I did not design but I personally came up for the design of, it's the catch phrase I say at the end of every episode in Keep On Trucking Tie Dye font with the name of my podcast on the bottom, please do check this out and let me know whatcha think of this as well, you can email me your feedback at samltwilli@icloud.com or you can also reach out to me on Instagram @iheartoldies, please do also let me know whatcha think of the prices of each item in the store as well:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/60ssam95/works/36806158-keep-things-groovy?asc=u
If you liked my analysis on this week's song, and you recognize it from the cover version by Blues Swede but you've never heard the original version of the song by B.J. Thomas, and your a millennial, please email me at samltwilli@icloud.com, or you can also reach out to me on Instagram @iheartoldies. Please stayed tuned for when this podcast will join the Pantheon Network.