Lillian, Song

Welcome, new listeners. We're glad you're here. We always tell people to start at the beginning, so here's our very first episode. If you like it, we recommend going back to the start of the feed and continuing from there. But it's up to you. Louis is a can of cola. He's been on ... Show More

A few moments that for one reason or another got cut from “The Animals,” but we love them anyway. You can find t-shirts for The Animals and Everything is Alive (and other things) right here. And… Radiotopia is in its 2023 Fundraiser right now. Donate now if you can to support wei ... Show More

Hari is a butterfly, and he’s just trying to stay grounded. Featuring Hari Kondabolu. Hari’s Youtube comedy special is called “Vacation Baby.” You can find more from him at his website, his Instagram, and his Twitter. You can find t-shirts for The Animals and Everything is Alive ... Show More

You love this song. But the band who wrote it? They hate it. And in many ways, that’s entirely appropriate. Because on this episode of One Song Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY are wading deep into a song that ’s an ode to self-loathing, anxiety, obsession, neurosis, self-lacerating rag ... Show More

Rising singer-songwriter Dean Lewis opens up on the labour of love that turned into your #6 song of 2018. 

this song gives me the feellllssssss not mine 

Andrew had a mysterious song stuck in his head... and yesterday, he finally got to the bottom of it! And the song is... well, you have to tune in to find out!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Shawn Mendes’ hit song “If I Can’t Have You” is so ridiculously catchy that Charlie had it stuck in his head after the first chorus. How is that possible?! Declamation, or the way that text is set to music, is a big part of the song’s appeal—every word that Mendes sings is perfec ... Show More

"Strumming my pain with his fingers... Singing my life with his words..."Killing Me Softly with His Song is a song about the pleasure and embarrassment of being seen. The feeling that someone has reached into your deepest, most private feelings, and laid them bare. It's a song ab ... Show More

How Bob Marley's Redemption Song reverberates through people's lives and memories 

Meghan comes in and sings one of her songs, but to a different tune and the result is AMAZING! Also, Scott looks back at some of the awks texts Chris has sent Alan Shearer (not Sugar) over the years and the generator is wheeled out again. This time it’s been programmed to compare ... Show More

"Make Me Feel," is the first hit from Janelle Monáe's 2018 album Dirty Computer, and a sensual song about the fluidity of desire. In the pre-chorus, the singer proudly expresses that she is a "sexual bender." Fans have embraced the song for breaking free of normative sexual expec ... Show More

"Long afloat in shipless oceans":So begins ‘Song To The Siren’ whose lyrics were inspired by Homer's Odyssey and the story of the Sirens who lured unwitting sailors to their deaths on the rocks.There is something so ancient and enchanting about the Siren that appeals to us.For wi ... Show More