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

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 - MistletoeCheap Trick  - I Want You for ChristmasJackson 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 🎧 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 ⁠ 

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 conversationsValerie - Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse 45 - Gaslight AnthemSo Far Away - Carole King Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel Mama I'm Coming Home - Ozzy OsbournePicture - 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.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5194578248859648 

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 Weather21 Pilots  - Stressed outTove Lo  - Habits (Stay High) Jimmy Eat World - For Me this is HeavenThe 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  Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5194578248859648 

Step into the shadows with this week’s Song Swap Showdown! 🖤Chris and Rachel are turning down the lights and turning up the darkwave as they swap and rate songs that vampires would definitely dance to in goth clubs. Think fog machines, flashing red lights, and a floor full of creatures of the night.This episode dives into the moody, synth-heavy world of goth, industrial, and post-punk anthems that keep the undead moving till dawn.Songs discussed: Rachael -She Wants Revenge Into the Dark - Sidewalks and Skeletons Disappear -Trevor Something Black Cathedral - This Cold NightLucretia My Reflection - Sisters of MercyBlack Halloween - WARFIELD 💀 Expect: • Darkwave, goth, and industrial tracks that SLAP 🩸 • A battle of playlists fit for the undead • Music history, fun facts, and fangs🕯️ Tune in Mondays at 7 PM on YouTube🎧 Catch all episodes anytime at songswapshowdown.comIf you love moody playlists, vampire aesthetics, or just great music with a dark twist — this episode is for you.Songs that Vampires Dance to at Goth Clubs Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ydPemlmYAkr9PJcPpRzLX?si=d4dc065a5d5345a7👇 Tell us in the comments: What’s your favorite song to dance to in a goth club?