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Sometimes we learn about songs in ways we can't explain easily. A failed Shazam of a song at a restaurant, a captivating tune on a cool girl's hair-do how-to video. This week we're exploring the sometimes convoluted ways we discover music.
SONGS:
Dara Puspita: A Go Go (1967)
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Love For The Sake Of Dub (2024)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
The Power of Dara Puspita: How Four Girls From Indonesia Brought Rock N’ Roll to the World (Summerlin, 2012)
Spirit of Dara Puspita - Bersama Fleur Live (Synchronize Fest, 2022)
Interview with Dara Puspita Coverband FLEUR! (NME, 2022)
Dick Tamini was accused of smuggling gold into Thailand. Then he produced an all-girl band (ABC News, 2024)
Dara Puspita - Radio Diffusion Blog
Dara Puspita - Garage Hangover
Pitchfork Review of Koes Bersaudara (2010)
Koes Bersaudara: Bis Sekolah (1962) 
The Act of Killing (Director’s Cut) (2012)
Holistic Hairstylist

The Toasted Coconut, Houston, TX
Montell Jordan - Get It On Tonite (YouTube)
CLAUDJA BARRY Love For The Sake Of Love (YouTube)
Songs that Sampled Love for the Sake of Love by Claudja Barry (whosampled)
Da Brat, Tyrese - What'chu Like (2000)
Kiss You Forever - Poolside (2012)
Gun Love - Prodigy feat. Slick Rick (1999)

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Kate Berlant: Parmesan (Trailer)
Kate Berlant on Good Hang
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Jaws. Halloween. The Exorcist. These classic horror movies wouldn't be nearly as scary if it weren't for their titillating scores and soundtracks. This week we dive into two new horror classics (ok, maybe not both are new classics) and talk about how music makes movies 10x scarier. Listener beware!  
SONGS:
Michael Abels, Luniz, Michael Marshall: I Got 5 On It - Tethered Mix from US (2019)
Bauhaus: Bela Lugosi’s Dead (1979)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Horror Movie Music
Halloween - John Carpenter 
Tubular Bells (The Exorcist) - Mike Oldfield 
Jaws Theme - John Williams 
Rosemary's Baby - Krzysztof Komeda
Nightmare on Elm Street - Jump Rope Girls Evolution
What horror movie theme music is most iconic or memorable for you? (Reddit)
US - Related
Us Official Trailer (YouTube)
Hands Across America 1986 (YouTube)
Story Of Luniz 'I Got 5 On It' + 'Us' Horror Movie Trailer by Jordan Peele (Heit the Great, YouTube)
Anempathetic Music (Us - J. Peele) (YouTube)
I Got Five On It (Luniz) | Us Dance Fight Scene | TUNE (YouTube)
Michael Abels - Omar 
Us | Jordan Peele Gives Us a Glimpse Into Us (YouTube)
The ending credits Jordan Peele’s US, Les Fleurs - Minnie Riperton (YouTube)
The Hunger-Related
The Hunger Opening Credits (1982)
Bauhaus: Bela Lugosi’s Dead Live Riverside (BBC, 1982)
Bauhaus Perform Bela Lugosi’s Dead at Coachella (2005)
14 Things You Didn’t Know About the Hunger 
Schubert: Trio in E-Flat (Bowie Can’t Sleep - The Hunger)
Schubert: Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat D898 II. Andante un poco mosso (Bowie, Deneuve and Alice jam)
Delibes: Lakmé - Flower Duet (Deneuve seducing Sarandon scene)
The History of Bauhaus (Art School, Getty)
The Story of Goth in 33 Songs (Pitchfork, 2017)
Bauhaus and the Birth of Goth (Sound of History, 2026)
Goth Talk w/Christina Ricci (SNL, 1999)
Peter Murphy Tells Us About Writing the Greatest Goth Song of All Time (2019)
LA Weekly Ranks 20 Best Coachella Sets of All Time (2016)
The 30 Greatest Rock N Roll Moments (Rolling Stone, 2021)
The 50 Best Uses of Songs in Movies (TimeOut, 2024)
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Scary Songs Playlist
Scary Songs Episode Pt. I (Apple)
Scary Songs Episode Pt. I (Spotify)
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Grab your cowboy hat, lederhosen, and/or Peppermint Patty. We're gonna yodel this week!
SONGS:
Dolly Parton: Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) (1970)
Hank Williams: Lovesick Blues (1949) 
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: 
The Lonely Goatherd - Sound of Music (1965)
Maria Von Trapp Teaches Julie Andrews to Yodel (Rogers & Hammerstein)
York Peppermint Patty Commercial (1986)
Yodel-ay-ee-oooo: The Secret History of Yodeling (Plantegna, 2004)
Mandy Torgerson - The Dying Art of Yodeling (2025)
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (2025)
Switzerland’s Yodeling Tradition is Changing. Here’s How to Experience It (2023)
NTS Dolly Deep Dive
What Vowels Can Tell Us About the Evolution of Music
No Mules Were Skinned: The History of Muleskinner Blues (Sander, 2015)
Interview with Dolly Parton on How She Ended Up Covering Mule Skinner Blues (DollyMania)
Tom Dickson: Labor Blues (1928) 
Jimmy Rodgers: Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) (1928)
Jimmy Rodgers: Blue Yodel No. 8 (1930)
Bill Monroe: Mule Skinner Blues (1940)
Woody Guthrie: Mule Skinner Blues (1944)
Odetta: Mule Skinner Blues (1957)
The Fendermen: Mule Skinner Blues (1960)
Harry Belafonte Singing Muleskinner on the Ed Sullivan Show (1962)
Bob Dylan attempting Mule Skinner Blues (with a yodel) (1962)
Hank Williams Jr.: Mule Skinner Blues (1965)
Merle Haggard: Mule Skinner Blues (1969)
Dolly Parton Singing Mule Skinner Blues on the Porter Wagoner Show (1970)
Dolly Parton Singing Mule Skinner Blues on the Porter Wagoner Show (1971)
Dolly Parton, Bill Monroe - Mule Skinner Live (1978)
The Cramps: Muleskinner Blues (1989)
Dolly Parton Answers the Web’s Most Asked Questions (Wired, 2020)
Dolly Parton on Hee Haw (1974)
Dolly Parton on Johnny Carson (1979)
Opening & Closing Credits of 9 to 5 (1980)
How Yodeling Walmart Kid Gave New Life to Hank Williams Lovesick Blues (Rolling Stone, 2018)
Tin Pan Alley (Wikipedia)
Oh, Ernest! Musical (IBDB)
Rex Griffin - Lovesick Blues (YouTube)
10 Fascinating Facts about the Louisiana Hayride
Hank Williams Sings “Lovesick Blues” For Your Aching Hearts (Country Thang Daily)
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (first Hayride appearance) Hank Williams, Sr. ~ (1952/2000)
The Life and Times of Hank Williams (Documentary Circa 1995) YouTube 
Country Music Hall of Fame: Hank Williams
Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin' (YouTube)
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Dolly Parton’s America Podcast (WNYC, 2019) 
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What's the heartbeat of a city? It might be the song that makes you feel like you're living within its very chambers. Join us on the journey through the pulsing heart of NYC and Los Angeles on this week's episode! 
SONGS:
Donna Summer: I Feel Love (1977)
Sparks: Tryouts for the Human Race (1979)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
BBC Soul Music: I Feel Love
Song from the Future: The Story of Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder’s “I Feel Love” (Pitchfork)
How Donna Summer's I Feel Love changed pop (The Guardian)
Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby (YouTube)
Pete Bellotte got everything in synth (DJ History)
Giorgio Moroder – his 20 greatest songs, ranked! (The Guardian)
Daft Punk - Giorgio by Moroder (Official Audio)
The Enduring Legacy of Donna Summer for Gay Men (My Fabulous Disease) 
Letter Shows Donna Summer Defending Herself Against Alleged Anti-Gay Comments (ABC) 
Giorgio Moroder Brings Back the Days of Disco at ‘I Feel Love’ Immersive Event (Billboard)
Tryouts for the Human Race (Official Video, 1979)
Sparks Brother Documentary (2021) 
Sparks: No. 1 Song in Heaven (Featuring Jimmy Somerville) (Plagiarism, 1997)
Sparks: No. 1 in Heaven 9.4 Review (Pitchfork)
Sparks Spectacular / 21 Albums in 21 Nights (2008)
Sparks: I Am a Bookworm 
Sparks Creates New Bookworm Theme (2010)
Sparks on Bookworm (KCRW, 2009)
Bronski Beat & Marc Almond Cover/Medley: I Feel Love/Love to Love You/Johnny Remember Me (1984)
Sparks: Heaven Sent (Electronic Sound, 2019)
Moroder Week Day 1: Sparks - Tryouts for the Human Race (Post-Punk Monk, 2020) 
How many artists did David Bowie refer to as the “Future of Music” (Reddit)
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October 5 is Global James Bond Day! What better way to celebrate than with pickle juice martinis (the antithesis of 007) and a deep dive with our editor and self proclaimed Bond Enthusiast, Tamas Harangi, to talk about the franchise and the iconic songs that help make it relevant to this day. Please share your favorites with us!  
SONGS:
Duran Duran: A View to a Kill (1985)
Nancy Sinatra: You Only Live Twice (1967)
Gladys Knight: License to Kill (1989)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
A View to a Kill - Opening Credits Sequence (1985)
Zorin Blimp Scene from A View to a Kill 
Zorin Spars with May Day - A View to A Kill
Coming to Terms with James Bond’s Flawed Past—as a fan and a critic (NPR, 2021)
Dr. No Theme Song (Norman and Barry, 1962) 
Shirley Bassey & Tom Jones Rockprofile -  "I am the voice of Bond, darling!" 
Björk: You Only Live Twice (1997)
Björk: Bachelorette (1997)
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NTS Radio Live
NTS Supporter Radio: Dancing 
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