Song Swap Showdown: Your Weekly Music Review and Discussion Show!

Rachel and Chris hand over their most-played songs, top artists, guilty pleasures, and unexpected surprises from the year—then react, roast, defend, and question every single choice.

This episode is part music recap, part relationship test, and part “wait… you listened to THAT?” moment. Expect laughs, nostalgia, honest reactions, playful judgment, and a whole lot of personality packed into one Spotify Wrapped Swap.

What does your Spotify Wrapped say about you?
Which picks deserve respect—and which ones deserve side-eye?
And who really had the better year in music?

Drop your top song of the year in the comments and tell us

Team Rachel or Team Chris?

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This week on Song Swap Showdown, we’re flipping the script and diving headfirst into the wonderfully awkward world of weird holiday music. 

From creepy vibes to straight-up festive disasters, we’re ranking Christmas songs on the Cringe/Creepy Meter to decide what’s harmless holiday magic… and what belongs on the naughty list forever.

Drop your scores in the comments — we dare you.

Songs discussed this week:

Justin Bieber - Mistletoe
Cheap Trick  - I Want You for Christmas
Jackson Five - Santa Claus is Coming to Town 
Paul McCartney - Simply having a wonderful Christmastime 
John Denver - Please Daddy Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas 
Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa 

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This week on Song Swap Showdown, Chris and Rachel dive fork-first into a playlist packed with flavor, nostalgia, and a few unexpected cravings. From sensual strawberries to breakfast-table metaphors to full-blown candy-coated alt-rock, this episode proves that food songs are way more than novelty tracks — they’re stories, vibes, and sometimes straight-up weird little masterpieces.
Rachel brings the sweet and the strange with: 

 “Cornflake Girl” – Tori Amos (surreal, emotional, iconic)
 “Sex and Candy” – Marcy Playground (90s slacker cool with sugar on top)
 “Watermelon Sugar” – Harry Styles (sun-kissed modern pop bliss)

Meanwhile, Chris rolls in like it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet with picks loaded with attitude:

“I Like Food” – The Descendents (fast, loud, pure punk appetite)
“Hungry” – White Lion (80s power-ballad hunger in every sense)
“Apples, Peaches, Bananas and Pears” – The Monkees (a throwback fruit salad of pure fun)

From grunge to glam, punk to pop, and breakfast cereal to tropical fruit, this showdown serves up big flavor, bigger nostalgia, and plenty of laughs. Grab a snack — you’re gonna want one.

🎧 Watch live Mondays at 7 PM on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch
📻 Replays air Mondays at 8 AM on Radio Garden State
🎙️ Available on SongSwapShowdown.com and everywhere you get your podcasts 
*All songs discussed can be heard here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7v1NFZcuh08FaMCnGRiKlQ?si=e4fe277aa984461b

Whether you’re driving three hours across Jersey or flying down an empty highway pretending you're in a coming-of-age movie, the Thanksgiving road trip hits different. It’s the one time of year where the playlist matters as much as the destination — because let’s be honest, nothing prepares you for family chaos like belting out a few anthems on the drive over.

This week, Chris and Rachel swap the songs that make the miles go faster:

🔥 highway anthems
🎤 scream-along classics
🌄 reflective “heading home” tracks
😅 and a few songs to mentally prep for awkward family conversations

Valerie - Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse 
45 - Gaslight Anthem
So Far Away - Carole King 
Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel 
Mama I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne
Picture - Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow 

Thanksgiving Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/39lIOjMlclwPJwuPcN7ZuW?si=e7afbd2f7b684241

Buckle up. Grab your travel coffee. And let’s ride.

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When the temperature drops, your playlist should too. This week, Chris and Rachel dive into the world of Sweater Weather Songs — those perfectly cozy, nostalgic, and emotionally warm tracks that sound like crisp air, fallen leaves, and pumpkin-spice everything.

Grab your hoodie, pour yourself a hot drink, and settle in — it’s time for a cozy ride through fall’s best soundtracks.

Songs featured:

The Neighborhood  - Sweater Weather
21 Pilots  - Stressed out
Tove Lo  - Habits (Stay High) 
Jimmy Eat World - For Me this is Heaven
The Sundays - When I’m Thinking About You 
Mother Love Bone - Crown of Thorns 

Listen to our playlist featuring all of the songs we discussed on this week's show https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7v1NFZcuh08FaMCnGRiKlQ?si=35263533d4ec4c77  

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