Nostalgium Arcanum - Episodes Tagged with “Music”

Songs of 1971

Doug Lief — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:15:00 -0800

Firmly in the epicenter of classic rock, 1971 featured thundering rock from bands like Led Zeppelin and The Who, but equally poignant softer songs from John Denver, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and more. We're joined by our co-hosts from the Playing By Ear podcast, Ami Lief and Kyle Lieberman, as well as comedian Rich Baker, to list our favorite songs from one of the most stacked years in music history.

If you want to take an online improv class from Rich, go to www.daretofailimprov.com (first class is free!).

Ami's handmade earrings can be found at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo

Check out Kyle's band, Kyle and The Silver Dork, wherever you get you music, or here on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0cxlTh9yM7rSBkZBb5aIKw

Be sure to also check out our monthy musical podcast, "Playing By Ear" (https://playingbyear.fireside.fm) and our limited-run Jim Henson Series, "Still Muppeting" (patreon.com/stillloadingpod).

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Musical Credits:
Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Shaft – Isaac Hayes
She’s A Lady - Tom Jones
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
L.A. Woman – The Doors
Aqualung – Jethro Tull
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
Sooner or Later - The Grass Roots
Me And Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin
Have You Ever Seen The Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Baba O’Riley – The Who
The Story in Your Eyes – The Moody Blues
Draggin’ The Line – Tommy James and the Shondells
You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman – Carole King
I Feel The Earth Move – Carole King
American Pie – Don McLean
Imagine – John Lennon
Tired of Being Alone – Al Green
Coat of Many Colors – Dolly Parton
I Am, I Said – Neil Diamond
A Case Of You – Joni Mitchell
Pizzicato Playtime - Sam Fonteyn
Five Man Electrical Band - Signs
Tiny Dancer – Elton John
Behind Blue Eyes – The Who
Your Song – Elton John
Baby Blue - Badfinger
Life on Mars? – David Bowie
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – Carole King
Holiday – The Kinks
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
River – Joni Mitchell
Temptation Eyes – Grass Roots
Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
Going to California – Lez Zeppelin
You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor
The Saga Begins – Weird Al Yankovic

Mariah Carey

Doug Lief — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:15:00 -0700

We give our full-throated endorsement to Mariah Carey, an artist of immense talent, superhuman vocal ability, and hit after hit after hit after hit. Friend-of-the-pod Ryan Merlo, podcaster Ami Lief (Playing By Ear), and comedian Eileen Mayse (@i_lean) roudntable their favorite tracks from Mimi's illustrious career.

Be sure to also check out our monthy musical podcast, Playing By Ear! - https://playingbyear.fireside.fm

Check out Ami's beautiful handmade earrings at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All songs by Mariah Carey except where noted otherwise:
Underneath The Stars
Circles
Anytime You Need A Friend
My All
Make It Happen
When You Believe (w/Whitney Houston)
Heartbreaker
Vision Of Love
Touch My Body
Honey
Hero
Vanishing
We Belong Together
Emotions
Butterfly
One Sweet Day (w/ Boyz II Men)
Fantasy
Without You
Open Arms
Always Be My Baby
Long Ago
Dreamlover
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Tell Him – Celine Dion and Barbara Streisand
All I Want For Christmas Is You mashup with We're Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister (There, I Ruined It)

Bruce Springsteen

Doug Lief — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:15:00 -0700

For over five decades Bruce Springsteen has been The Boss. Combining profound but accessible, empathetic, and comforting lyrics buoyed by anthemic melodies that can electrify stadiums, Bruce and his collaborators in the E-Street Band embody the spirit within all of us that yearns to be moved, and to be free. Tramps like our guests, improviser Dan Oster (MadTV, "A Podcast, But Evil") and comedian / musician Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, www.themoonunits.com), were born to run for one of the greatest musicians and singer/songwriters in American history.

Be sure to also check out our monthy musical podcast, Playing By Ear! - https://playingbyear.fireside.fm

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Musical Credits:
Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
All songs by Bruce Springsteen except where indicated:
Badlands
Chinatown (by Bleachers, ft. Bruce Springsteen)
The Promised Land
You’ll Be Coming Down
Magic
Brilliant Disguise
Tunnel of Love
Atlantic City
I’m On Fire
Downbound Train
Dancing in the Dark
The Rising
Light of Day
I’ll Work For Your Love
Hungry Heart
The River
Bobby Jean
Born to Run
Tougher Than The Rest (Live)
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Because The Night
Thunder Road
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
American Skin (41 Shots)
Jungleland
My City of Ruins (5/14/25 Live Performance)
Rudy’s Back (Billy Freehold a.k.a. Dan Oster, Lost Moon Radio)

Green Day

Doug Lief — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Welcome to paradise! Green Day exploded in the '90s, matured into a political force in the '00s, and continues to blend pop, punk, and power to this day. We're joined by comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) musician and podcaster Kyle Lieberman (Playing By Ear) and his daughter Ali to celebrate the legacy of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Drrnt, and Tre Cool.

Be sure to also check out our new monthy musical podcast, Playing By Ear!

Check out Kyle's band, Kyle and The Silver Dork, wherever you get you music, or here on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0cxlTh9yM7rSBkZBb5aIKw

You can also use YouTube, if that's your thing: https://www.youtube.com/@NostalgiumArcanum/podcasts

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Check out Ami's beautiful handmade earrings at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo

Check out Kyle's band, Kyle and the Silver Dork, wherever you get your music!

Musical Credits:

Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All Songs By Green Day:
When I Come Around
Blood, Sex and Booze
Nice Guys Finish Last
80
Longview
Brutal Love
Brain Stew
Goodnight Adeline
Dilemma
J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)
Working Class Hero
American Eulogy / Mass Hysteria / Modern World
Still Breathing
American Idiot
¡Viva La Gloria!
King For A Day
Jesus of Suburbia
Know Your Enemy
Homecoming
Whatsername
She
Murder City
Welcome to Paradise (“Kerplunk” version)
Bang Bang
Burnout
Warning
Letterbomb
Stuart and the Ave.
21 Guns
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Basket Case
Green Day
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Canadian Idiot – Weird Al Yankovic
Steamed Hams (Basket Case Version)

Songs of 2001

Doug Lief — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:15:00 -0700

2001 was nothing like what Stanley Kubrick promised, but the music of that year continued to expand into a wide variety of different directions. Guests Ami Lief, musician Kyle Lieberman, and comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) join us to roundtable our top ten songs of 2001.

Be sure to also check out our monthy musical podcast, Playing By Ear! - https://playingbyear.fireside.fm

If you want to take an online improv class from Rich, go to www.daretofailimprov.com (first class is free!).

You can also use YouTube, if that's your thing: https://www.youtube.com/@NostalgiumArcanum/podcasts

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Check out Ami's beautiful handmade earrings at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo

Check out Kyle's band, Kyle and the Silver Dork, wherever you get your music!

Musical Credits:
Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
Clint Eastwood – Gorillaz
Save Me – Remy Zero
My Piece Of The Pie – Red Eye Flight
Hemorrhage (In My Hands) - Fuel
Whenever, Wherever – Shakira
Movies – Alien Ant Farm
Drive - Incubus
Everywhere – Michelle Branch
Mad World – Gary Jules
Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, P!nk
Thank You – Dido
I Want to Live - Spacehog
The Spicy McHaggis Jig – Dropkick Murphys
King Of All The World – Old 97s
One True Love - Semisonic
Last Nite – The Strokes
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Daft Punk
Bright Eyes – Jason Mraz
Crazy For This Girl - Evan and Jaron
Mississippi – Bob Dylan
Two Feet Of Topsoil – Brad Paisley
Drops of Jupiter - Train
Sunshine - Aerosmith
Crab – Weezer
Rest In Peace – Written by Joss Whedon, Performed By James Marsters
Sometimes It Be That Way - Jewel
Stan - Eminem
Imitation of Life – R.E.M.
The Middle – Jimmy Eat World
Last Beautiful Girl – Matchbox 20
Hash Pipe - Weezer
Feeling Good – Muse
Youth of the Nation – P.O.D.
Smile - Weezer
Jesus, Etc. – Wilco
In The End – Linkin Park
Act Naturally - Semisonic
Chop Suey – System of a Down
Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
Angry White Boy Polka – “Weird” Al Yankovic

Billy Joel

Doug Lief — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:15:00 -0700

For the longest time Billy Joel's music has thrilled generations. Guests podcaster Matt Storm a.k.a. Stormageddon ("Fun" and Games, Reignite) and comedian / musician Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, www.themoonunits.com) are in the mood for a melody, and this episode will have you feeling alright.

Be sure to also check out our monthy musical podcast, Playing By Ear! - https://playingbyear.fireside.fm

You can also use YouTube, if that's your thing: https://www.youtube.com/@NostalgiumArcanum/podcasts

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Musical Credits:
Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
All songs by Billy Joel:
It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
The Longest Time
We Didn’t Start The Fire
Shameless
The Entertainer
Prelude / Angry Young Man
All For Leyna
An Innocent Man
Honesty
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
The Ballad of Billy The Kid
You May Be Right
The Downeaster “Alexa”
She’s Always A Woman
Pressure
Captain Jack
I Go To Extremes
Piano Man
The Stranger
New York State of Mind
The River of Dreams
Allentown
Vienna
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
Ode To A Superhero - "Weird" Al Yankovic

Songs of 1998

Doug Lief — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:15:00 -0700

By 1998 the grunge and gangsta rap of the early 1990s had petered out. Ska came and went. Musical tastes had begun to drift, and our year-review reflects these tectonic shifts with mainstream pop ascendant and indie artists beginning to peek through. Guests Ami Lief, musician Kyle Lieberman (Kyle and the Silver Dork), and comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) join us to roundtable our top ten songs of this year.

Be sure to also check out our monthy musical podcast, Playing By Ear! - https://playingbyear.fireside.fm

If you want to take an online improv class from Rich, go to www.daretofailimprov.com (first class is free!).

You can also use YouTube, if that's your thing: https://www.youtube.com/@NostalgiumArcanum/podcasts

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Check out Ami's beautiful handmade earrings at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo

Check out Kyle's band, Kyle and the Silver Dork, wherever you get your music!

Finally, be sure to check out Doug, Ami, and Kyle on our other musical podcast, Playing By Ear!

Musical Credits:
Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
Believe – Cher
Real World – Matchbox 20
Out Of My Head – Fastball
Crush – Jennifer Paige
Praise You – Fatboy Slim
Singing In My Sleep – Semisonic
Semi Charmed Life – Third Eye Blind
Touch, Peel and Stand – Days of the New
History Repeating – Propellerheads feat. Shirley Bassey
Leech – Eve 6
Mississippi – Sheryl Crow
Fuel - Metallica
Ghetto Supastar – Pras feat. O’ Dirty Bastard and Mya
I Will Buy You A New Life – Everclear
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
Clumsy – Our Lady Peace
Celebrity Skin – Hole
Crush – Dave Matthews Band
Life Uncommon – Jewel
Rockafeller Skank – Fatboy Slim
Never There – Cake
My Favorite Mistake – Sheryl Crow
Closing Time – Semisonic
I Do – Lisa Loeb
Teardrop – Massive Attack
How’s It Going To Be – Third Eye Blind
All For You – Sister Hazel
You Were Mine – Dixie Chicks
Whiskey In The Jar – Metallica
Karma Police – Radiohead
Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks
Blue On Black - Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Waltz #2 – Elliott Smith
Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
Ex-Factor – Lauryn Hill
Dragula – Rob Zombie
Everything Is Everything – Lauryn Hill
The Way – Fastball
Airport Song - Guster
Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
Daysleeper – R.E.M

Songs of 1995

Doug Lief — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:15:00 -0700

The midpoint of the 1990s found grunge transitioning to more pop-friendly versions of rock, hip hop finding its groove, and extraordinarily heartfelt hits dominating the charts. Guests Ami Lief, musician Kyle Lieberman, and comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) join us to roundtable our top ten songs of this unforgettable year of music.

If you want to take an online improv class from Rich, go to www.daretofailimprov.com (first class is free!).

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Check out Ami's beautiful handmade earrings at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo

Musical Credits:
Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
I Wish – Skee-Lo
Carnival – Natalie Merchant
I’ll Stick Around – Foo Fighters
Colors of the Wind – Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, Perfomed by Judy Kuhn
Give Me One Reason – Tracy Chapman
Dear Mama – Tupac Shakur
My Friends – Red Hot Chili Peppers
I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders
This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men
Misery – Soul Asylum
Come Down – Bush
High and Dry – Radiohead
The World I Know – Collective Soul
You Oughta Know – Alanis Morissette
Run Around – Blues Traveler
Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage
Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
Ants Marching – Dave Matthews Band
When I Come Around – Green Day
Bullet With Butterfly Wings – Smashing Pumpkins
Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis
Strong Enough – Sheryl Crow
Sunday Morning – No Doubt
Hold My Hand – Hootie & The Blowfish
Corduroy – Pearl Jam
Tonight, Tonight – Smashing Pumpkins
Glycerine – Bush
Wonderwall – Oasis
Ironic – Alanis Morissette
All I Really Want - Alanis Morissette
California Love – Tupac Shakur
Old L.A. Tonight – Ozzy Osbourne
Say It Ain’t So – Weezer
Kiss From A Rose – Seal
The Alternative Polka – Weird Al Yankovic

The Police

Doug Lief — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Screaming "Roxanne" into the night, The Police's compact but impactful career featured incredible melodies, driving rock, keening vocals, and sophisticated musicianship. The trio fused punk with reggae, and later burgeoning synth with ease, and made it seem like every little thing they did was magic. We're once again joined by musical experts Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, The Moon Units) and Kyle Lieberman to send out an S.O.S. about this incredible band and compare top ten lists of our favorite songs by Sting and company.

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Bombs Away
Bring On The Night
The Bed’s Too Big Without You
Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Synchronicity I
Man In A Suitcase
King Of Pain
Can’t Stand Losing You
Walking On The Moon
Every Breath You Take
Does Everyone Stare
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Truth Hits Everybody
Next To You
Murder By Numbers
Invisible Sun
Message In A Bottle
Roxanne
Synchronicity II
King Of Suede – Weird Al Yankovic
Polkas On ’45 – Weird Al Yankovic

Songs of 1991

Doug Lief — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Here we are now. Entertain us! 1991 ushered in a musical sea change as hair metal, new wave, and other genres were swept aside by grunge, alternative, and more. Guest musician Kyle Lieberman and comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) bust out their flannel and join us to rank our top ten songs of this unforgettable year of music.

If you want to take an online improv class from Rich, go to www.daretofailimprov.com (first class is free!).

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Musical Credits:
Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Everything I Do, I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
Monkey Business – Skid Row
God Gave Rock And Roll To You II – KISS
Hunger Strike – Temple Of The Dog
Hey Stoopid – Alice Cooper
Mad About You – Sting
The Show Must Go On – Queen
No More Tears – Ozzy Osbourne
Unbelievable – EMF
The Promise Of A New Day – Paula Abdul
Silent Lucidity – Queensrÿche
Be Our Guest – Alan Menken / Howard Ashman (Performed by Jerry Orbach)
What You Give – Tesla
To Be With You – Mr. Big
Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong – Spin Doctors
Wasted Time – Skid Row
Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
Sad But True – Metallica
Into The Great Wide Open – Tom Petty
Guns N’ Roses – November Rain
Even Flow – Pearl Jam
It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday – Boys II Men
Alive – Pearl Jam
Come As You Are – Nirvana
Mama, I’m Coming Home – Ozzy Osbourne
Enter Sandman – Metallica
Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
Smells Like Nirvana – Weird Al Yankovic

James Bond Songs

Doug Lief — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:15:00 -0800

The theme songs from the James Bond franchise are an intrinsic part of this storied series. This episode we're joined by Josh Covel of the Still Loading and Still Bonding podcasts to rank our favorites and celebrate the music of the longest running franchise in film history.

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Secret Agent Man – Johnny Rivers
Another Way To Die – Jack White and Alicia Keys
No Good About Goodbye – Shirley Bassey
Die Another Day – Madonna
Writing’s On The Wall – Sam Smith
No Time To Die – Billie Eilish
License To Kill – Gladys Knight
From Russia With Love - Matt Monro
For Your Eyes Only – Sheena Easton
Thunderball – Tom Jones
Tomorrow Never Dies – Sheryl Crow
Moonraker – Shirley Bassey
The Man With The Golden Gun – Lulu
All Time High – Rita Coolidge
The World Is Not Enough – Garbage
We Have All The Time In The World – Louis Armstrong
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Theme – John Barry
The Glory Days (from “The Incredibles”) – Michael Giacchino
The Living Daylights – a-ha
James Bond Theme – Monty Norman
Good Sign, Bad Sign – Monty Norman
You Only Live Twice – Nancy Sinatra
You Know My Name – Chris Cornell
GoldenEye – Tina Turner
Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey
A View To A Kill - Duran Duran
Goldfinger – Shirley Bassey
Live And Let Die – Paul McCartney
Skyfall – Adele
Nobody Does It Better – Carly Simon
James Bond, Jr. Theme - Dennis C. Brown and Maxine Sellers

Songs of 1990

Doug Lief — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:15:00 -0800

In 1990 music was at a crossroads, quickly approaching the sea change that would occur in 1991. The songs of this era reflect that transition, ranging from hair metal, to hip hop, new wave, genres that would all undergo profound transformation the following year. We're joined by Ami Lief, Kyle Lieberman, and comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) to roundtable the best songs of this pivotal year.

If you want to take an online improv class from Rich, go to www.daretofailimprov.com (first class is free!).

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Check out Ami's beautiful handmade earrings at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Bel Biv Devoe – Poison
Turtle Power – Partners In Kryme
High Enough – Damn Yankees
Up All Night – Slaughter
Skin – Oingo Boingo
Mama Said Knock You Out – L.L. Cool J
Cradle of Love – Billy Idol
Miles Away – Winger
Man In The Box – Alice In Chains
Blaze Of Glory – Bon Jovi
Vogue – Madonna
Janie’s Got A Gun – Aerosmith
Wind of Change – Scorpions
Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
Nothing Compares 2 U – Prince, performed by Sinead O’Connor
Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) – Mötley Crüe
Story of My Life – Social Distortion
Something To Believe In – Poison
Vision of Love – Mariah Carey
(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection – Nelson
Groove Is In The Heart - Deee-Lite
It (’s A Monster) – Extreme
It Must Have Been Love – Roxette
Life Goes On – Poison
Hold On – Wilson Phillips
Epic – Faith No More
Jealous Again – The Black Crowes
Birdhouse In Your Soul – They Might Be Giants
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) – C & C Music Factory
I Saw Red – Warrant
Forever – KISS
Freedom! ‘90 – George Michael
Civil War - Guns N’ Roses
Thunderstruck – AC/DC
U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer
More Than Words – Extreme
What It Takes – Aerosmith
Enjoy The Silence – Depeche Mode
Silent Lucidity - Queensrÿche

Weezer

Doug Lief — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:15:00 -0800

They may look like Buddy Holly and Mary Tyler Moore, but for three decades Weezer has infused infectious pop earworms and garage band musical mathematics to create indelible songs that are equal parts fist-pumping and feels-inducing. We're joined by friends and bandmates Kyle Lieberman and Damien Jordan to list our favorite songs from Rivers Cuomo and Co.

Be sure to to check out Damien's band Make West here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4G0W2zAI3Ri6rD33lBMXK2?si=vn4O-adiR8WL_zMzd06VHA

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All Songs by Weezer:
Buddy Holly
Ain’t Got Nobody
Screens
Perfect Situation
My Name Is Jonas
The Good Life
Crab
The Angel and the One
Mexican Fender
Haunt You Every Day
Across The Sea
Pork and Beans
No One Else
We Are All On Drugs
Where’s My Sex?
Smile
Photograph
Put Me Back Together
Why Bother?
Don’t Let Go
Dope Nose
The World Has Turned And Left Me Here
El Scorcho
Eulogy For A Rock Band
Keep Fishin’
The Damage In Your Heart
Da Vinci
Troublemaker
Say It Ain’t So
Only In Dreams

Christmas Songs

Doug Lief — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:15:00 -0800

'Tis the season, so we're taking a look at the Christmas classics that make us fa la la la la la la la la. Guests Ami Lief and Tania Newton join us to roundtable our favorite holiday songs, from traditional carols, to broadway musicals, pop, rock, and all the tunes that fill our homes and speakers in December.

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Check out Ami's beautiful handmade earrings at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Walking in a Winter Wonderland – Bing Crosby
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
O Holy Night – Traditional
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Bruce Springsteen
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
Jesus Born On This Day – Mariah Carey
Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano
A Christmas Carol – Tom Lehrer
Sleigh Ride – Billy Gilman and Charlotte Church
Silent Night – Traditional
The Hannukah Song – Adam Sandler
Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Frank Sinatra
Joy To The World – Traditional
Carol of the Bells – Traditional
Setting The Trap – John Williams
We Need A Little Christmas – Jerry Herman (performed by Angela Lansbury and the cast of “Mame”)
Go Tell It on the Mountain / Life Uncommon / From a Distance – Jewel
All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
Last Christmas – Wham!
River – Joni Mitchell, performed by Ben Platt
Happy Christmas – War Is Over (John Lennon)
You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Albert Hague and Dr. Seuss, performed by Thurl Ravenscroft
Scrooge – Paul Williams, performed by the Muppets
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Jewel
Christmas Canon – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Skating – Vince Guaraldi
What’s This? – Danny Elfman
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Jewel
All I Want For Christmas Is You – Olivia Olson
White Christmas – Bing Crosby
Fairytale of New York – The Pogues
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Judy Garland
Silver Bells – Dean Martin
The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
The Christmas Song – Vince Guaraldi
Chili Eaters – Warren G, Tania Newton, and Ami Lief
O Holy Night – Ami Lief
Ho Ho Merry Christmas – Kristin Perez and David Bergeron
Joy To The World – Traditional
Deck The Halls – Tania Newton and Ami Lief
Let My People Go – Tania Newton

Songs of 1989

Doug Lief — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:15:00 -0800

The music that dominated our radios and walkmen (walkmans?) in 1989 has stood the test of time, and has held up to endless replay. On this podcast we revisit that year with guests Ami Lief, Kyle Lieberman, and Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com) to see which songs from this banner year still strike the right chord.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Cher – If I Could Turn Back Time
Michael Damien – Rock On
Faith No More – From Out Of Nowhere
Metallica – One
Stary Olsa - One
We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel
Cherish – Madonna
Tears For Fears – Sowing The Seeds Of Love
The Bangles – Eternal Flame
Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wings
Billy Joel – I Go To Extremes
The Cult – Fire Woman
Phil Collins – Another Day In Paradise
KISS – Forever
Skid Row – I Remember You
Warrant - Heaven
Tesla - Love Song
The Pixies – Debaser
Aerosmith – Love In An Elevator
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
Bonnie Raitt – Nick of Time
Mötley Crüe – Dr. Feelgood
Alan Menken / Howard Ashman -Under The Sea
Bad English – When I See You Smile
Fugazi – Waiting Room
Mötley Crüe - Kickstart My Heart
Queen – I Want It All
Guns N’ Roses – Patience
Aerosmith – What It Takes
Skid Row – 18 and Life
Madonna – Like A Prayer
XTC – The Mayor of Simpleton
The Cure – Love Song
Bob Dylan – Ring Them Bells
Tom Petty – Free Fallin’
Tina Turner – The Best
Opie and Anthony - Total Recallin’

Aerosmith

Doug Lief — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:15:00 -0700

We're not worthy! We're not worthy! We're once again joined by musical experts Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, The Moon Units) and Kyle Lieberman to Get a Grip and list some Big Ones that'll make you Pump your fist because each song on our Aerosmith top ten lists Rocks.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All songs by Aerosmith:
Eat The Rich
Back in the Saddle
Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)
Simoriah
Lick And A Promise
Same Old Song And Dance
Angel
Livin’ on the Edge
Hangman Jury
Kings and Queens
Full Circle
Janie’s Got a Gun
Love In An Elevator
Rag Doll
Draw The Line
Nobody’s Fault
Cryin’
Seasons of Wither
Walk This Way featuring Run D.M.C.
Magic Touch
F.I.N.E.
Last Child
Adam’s Apple
Sweet Emotion
What It Takes
Dream On
Livin’ In The Fridge – “Weird” Al Yankovic
Wayne’s World Theme Performed by Aerosmith

Guns N' Roses

Doug Lief — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 01:00:00 -0700

You know where you are? You're in the jungle, baby! Come with us and guest musicians Kyle Lieberman and Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com) to sing (or maybe screech) the praises of "the most dangerous band in the world" whose appetite for destruction cut an indelible swath through metal and beyond.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All songs by Guns N' Roses

UHF

Doug Lief — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:00:00 -0700

We become parodies of ourselves as Dan Oster (MadTV, A Podcast, But Evil) joins us to revisit UHF, Weird Al Yankovic's cult classic about weird people trying to run a weird tv station for a non-weird world. As a bonus treat, we've included some old audio of our interview with Weird Al himself, so you get to drink from THE FIREHOSE (of podcast content)!!!

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
UHF - Weird Al Yankovic
Beverly Hillbillies - Weird Al Yankovic (parody of Money For Nothing by Dire Straits)
All score from UHF by John Du Prez

TV Theme Songs

Doug Lief — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0700

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale of a podcaster and guests, who sit around debating which old theme songs were the best. We're joined by Ami Lief (creepy and kooky) and Ryan Merlo (mysterious and spooky) to round table our top ten TV theme songs.

Be sure to check out Ami's beautiful handmade earrings at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
I Can’t Watch This – Weird Al Yankovic (parody of U Can’t Touch This by M.C. Hammer)
Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street – Joe Raposo
Come and Knock On Our Door – Ray Charles and Julia Rinker
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Chuck Lorre and Dennis C. Brown
Everywhere You Look - Jesse Frederick
Horsin’ Around Theme – Jesse Novak
Animaniacs – Richard Stone
Movin' On Up - Ja'net DuBois
Green Acres Theme – Vic Mizzy
Meet the Flintstones – Hoyt Curtain
The Addams Family – Vic Mizzy
(Theme From) The Monkees - Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, performed by The Monkees
According to Our New Arrival - Judy Hart-Angelo, Gary Portnoy, performed by Leon Redbone
Saved By The Bell - Scott Gale
Big Bang Theory Theme – Barenaked Ladies
Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not) – Mike Post, performed by Joey Scarbury
The Brady Bunch - Frank De Vol, Sherwood Schwartz, performed by Peppermint Trolley Company
Searchin' My Soul – Vonda Shepard
The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle - Sherwood Schwartz, George Wyle
This Is the Theme to Garry's Show – Joey Carbone, performed by Bill Lynch
Tiny Toon Adventures Theme - Bruce Broughton, performed by Charlie Adler, Tress MacNeille & Joe Alaskey
The Mysterious Cities of Gold - Haim Saban and Shuki Levy, performed by Noam Kaniel
I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts
The Muppet Show Theme - Sam Pottle
Where Everybody Knows Your Name - Gary Portnoy
DuckTales - Mark Mueller, performed by Jeff Pescetto
Love Is All Around - Sonny Curtis
Unbreakable - Jeff Richmond
Rock On – Linda Perry
As Long as We Got Each Other - Eric Carmen, performed by B. J. Thomas and Jennifer Warnes
Too Many Cooks – Shawn Coleman, Michael Kohler, performed by Shawn Coleman, Cheryl Rogers, Michael Magno, and Patty Mack

Led Zeppelin

Doug Lief — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0800

Led Zeppelin are the godfathers of metal - a band that rocked so hard it forever reshaped the landscape of music. Jimmy Page's unparalleled riffs, Robert Plant's searing vocals, John Bonham's intricate and powerful percussion, and John Paul Jones' genius bass and keyboard compositions channeled primal mythic forces into rock and roll legend. We're joined by musicians Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com) and Kyle Lieberman to celebrate and compare our lists of top ten Zeppelin songs.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All songs by Led Zeppelin:
Communication Breakdown
Black Dog
The Wanton Song
Rock and Roll
Tangerine
Friends
D’Yer Mak’er
Fool in the Rain
Achilles’ Last Stand
Going to California
Dancing Days
The Rover
Whole Lotta Love
Since I’ve Been Loving You
The Battle of Evermore
Ten Years Gone
The Rain Song
No Quarter
Ramble On
Trampled Under Foot
Immigrant Song
Thank You
The Ocean
Kashmir
Houses of the Holy
Good Times Bad Times
When the Levee Breaks
Heartbreaker
Stairway To Heaven
Cloing song - Tribute (Tenacious D)

Disney Songs, Part 2

Doug Lief — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0800

We're back to revisit our favorite Disney songs to infinity and beyond! Last time we covered songs from Walt Disney Studios' animated features. This time we're covering everything else from Pixar to Touchstone to the Disney Channel to the amusement parks and more. Returning guests Ami Lief, Tania Newton, and Ryan Merlo join us for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious massive mouse house roundtable.

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Musical Credits

Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
Baroque Hometown (Jean-Jacques Perrey / Gershon Kingsley)
The Climb (Jessi Alexander / Jon Mabe)
Let’s Get Together (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman)
Un Poco Loco (Germain Franco / Adrian Molina)
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish (Joby Talbot / Christopher Austin / Garth Jennings)
Mickey Mouse March (Jimmie Dodd)
Come Little Children (John Debney)
If I Didn’t Have You (Randy Newman)
Grim Grinning Ghosts (Buddy Baker / X Atencio)
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing (Dianne Warren)
Nobody Like U (Billie Eilish / Finneas O’Connell)
Because You Loved Me (Dianne Warren)
Learn Me Right (Mumford & Sons)
Yo, Ho! (A Pirate’s Life For Me) (Buddy Baker / X Atencio)
Substitutiary Locomotion (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman)
The Tiki Room (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman)
Pictures in My Head (Jeanne Lurie / Aris Archontis / Chen Neeman)
We Belong Together (Randy Newan)
When She Loved Me (Randy Newman)
Hay Un Amigo En Mi (Randy Newman / Gipsy Kings)
Remember Me (Rober Lopez / Kristen Anderson Lopez)
Oogie Boogie’s Song (Danny Elfman)
Babysitting Blues (Mark Mueller / Robert Kraft)
He Lives In You (Lebo M)
Lava (James Ford Murphy)
Let’s Go Fly A Kite (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman)
DuckTales Theme Song (Mark Mueller)
It’s A Small World (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman)
What I’ve Been Looking For (Andy Dodd / Adam Watts)
You’ve Got A Friend In Me (Randy Newman)
This Is Halloween (Danny Elfman)
Sunflower (Post Malone / Swae Lee)
I Don’t Dance (Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil)
Le Festin (Michael Giacchino)
A Spoonful of Sugar (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman)
Life’s A Happy Song Finale (Brett McKenzie)
Monsters, Inc. Main Theme (Randy Newman)
Just The Way We Are (Alf Clausen)

Matchbox Twenty

Doug Lief — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 01:00:00 -0800

Let's see how far we've come. Since the late 1990s Matchbox Twenty has been entertaining audiences with mass appeal and mass success. This week guests (and huge fans) Ami Lief, Betsy Allen, and Kyle Lieberman join us to roundtable their top ten MB20 songs.

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And please check out Betsy's writing here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08PTRRT1B?ingress=0&visitId=3f9ec9cc-a038-429c-990d-0e1ad6fc555a

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie);
All songs by Matchbox 20:
3 a.m.
Hang on Every Word
Disease
Last Beautiful Girl
She's So Mean
Argue
Shame
Bent
Long Day
Rest Stop
Leave
I Will
Hang
Unwell
Mad Season
Hand Me Down
So Sad, So Lonely
Bright Lights
Cold
Real World
Back 2 Good
Push
Kody
How Far We've Come
Plus Push by Weird Al Yankovic

Queen

Doug Lief — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0700

Queen and its unfathomably talented lead singer Freddie Mercury declared they would rock you, and in so doing achieved music immortality. Guests Matt Storm aka Matt Stormageddon (the Fun & Games, Reignite, and Screen Snark Podcasts) and Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com) join us to compare lists of our top 10 Queen songs.

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Also, please check out my recent guest appearance on KenCast with our friend Ken Cole: https://www.youtube.com/live/Rc8eh4010YA?si=SflBy4fegW7D3uKT

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All songs by Queen except Another One Rides the Bus and Bohemian Polka by "Weird" Al Yankovic.

Disney Songs

Doug Lief — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 01:00:00 -0700

Hi Ho! On this supersized special episode Ami Lief and Tania Newton join us to reminisce about the soundtrack to all our childhoods - the unmatched songbook that is the soundtrack to Disney's 61 (and counting) animated films. We each presented our top 10, so tell us which ones top your lists.

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Finally, for some bonus Disney villain content, check out the Cruella De Vil and Headless Horseman episodes of "A Pocast, But Evil".

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
The Mickey Mouse March (Jimmy Dodd)
I Just Can't Wait to Be King (Elton John / Tim Rice)
Cruella De Vil (George Bruns / Mel Levin)
The Headless Horseman (Don Raye / Gene de Paul)
Belle (Alan Menken / Howard Ashman)
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (Al Hoffman / Mack David / Jerry Livingston)
Once Upon A Dream (George Bruns / Jack Lawrence / Sammy Fain, based on "Grande Valse Villageoise" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
Show Yourself (Robert Lopez / Kristen Anderson-Lopez)
Oo-De-Lally (Roger Miller)
Heaven's Light / Hellfire (Alan Menken / Stephen Schwartz)
I See The Light (Alan Menken / Glenn Slater)
Colors of the Wind (Alan Menken / Stephen Schwartz)
Beauty and the Beast (Alan Menken / Howard Ashman)
A Whole New World (Alan Menken / Tim Rice)
Be Prepared (Elton John / Tim Rice)
Son of Man (Phil Collins)
I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors) (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Everybody Wants To Be A Cat (Robert Sherman / Richard Sherman)
Circle of Life (Elton John / Tim Rice)
Poor Unfortunate Souls (Alan Menken / Howard Ashman)
I'll Make A Man Out Of You (Matthew Wilder / David Zippel)
The Bells of Notre Dame (Alan Menken / Stephen Schwartz)
Dos Oruguitas (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Surface Pressure (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Kiss The Girl (Alan Menken / Howard Ashman)
I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song) (Robert Sherman / Richard Sherman)
Part of Your World (Alan Menken / Howard Ashman)
When You Wish Upon A Star (Leigh Harline / Ned Washington)
Whistle Stop (Roger Miller)
Part of Your World (Alan Menken / Tania Newton)

The Beatles

Doug Lief — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 01:00:00 -0700

We get by with a little help from our friends Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, www.themoonunits.com) and Kyle Lieberman to defend our top ten list of the Fab Four's songs.

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Please also check out Dave Bennett's incredible video breaking down Strawberry Fields Forever (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHDs15pEfl0&t=343s)

Musical Credits (all by The Beatles unless otherwise stated):

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
I Saw Her Standing There
I Want To Hold Your Hand
A Hard Day's Night
It's All Too Much
In My Life
Because
Because (a capella version)
All My Loving
Twist and Shout
Rocky Raccoon
Nowhere Man
A Day in the Life
Blackbird
I Am The Walrus
Something
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Hey Bulldog
I Want You, She's So Heavy
Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite! / I Want You (She's So Heavy) / Helter Skelter (Love Remix)
With A Little Help From My Friends
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Help!
Strawberry Fields Forever
Yesterday
Strawberry Fields Forever [Take 1]
Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight
Let It Be
The End
Hold My Hand (The Rutles)

Power Ballads

Doug Lief — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0800

Grab your cigarette lighters. It's a family affair as special guests Ami Lief and her brother Kyle Lieberman round table lists of our top five power ballads.

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Musical Credits

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Don't Know What You've Got (Till It's Gone) (Cinderella)
Open Arms (Journey)
Heaven (Warrant)
Who Wants to Live Forever (Queen)
When I See You Smile (Bad English)
Faithfully (Journey)
I'll Be There For You (Bon Jovi)
Patience (Guns N' Roses)
Wind of Change (Scorpions)
What It Takes (Aerosmith)
Total Eclipse of the Hart (Bonnie Tyler)
Angel (Aerosmith)
I Remember You (Skid Row)
November Rain (Guns N' Roses)
God Gave Rock And Roll To You (Wyld Stallyns but really KISS and it's a cover of an Argent song)

Grunge

Doug Lief — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Here we are now, entertain us! On this episode Dylan Ris of Lost Moon Radio (www.lostmoonradio.com) joins us to reflect on the grunge revolution of the early 1990s.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Nothin' But A Good Time (Poison)
Cinnamon Girl (Neil Diamond)
Vamos (The Pixies)
All Apologies (Nirvana)
Louie Louie (The Kingsmen)
Alive (Pearl Jam)
I Stay Away (Alice in Chains)
Hunger Strike (Temple of the Dog)
Spoonman (Soundgarden)
The Day I Tried To Live (Soundgarden)
Selling The Drama (Live)
Let Me In (R.E.M.)
Sour Girl (Stone Temple Pilots)
Operaman (Adam Sandler on SNL)

"Weird" Al Yankovic

Doug Lief — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Featuring my incredibly awkward unreleased 20-year-old interview with "Weird" Al Yankovic, on this episode the podcast truly becomes a parody of itself. The whole thing is so White and Nerdy you'll Eat It. Song titles!!!

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Eat It ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze (Spike Jones)
Day-O (Stan Freberg)
The Elements Song (Tom Lehrer)
Fat ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Smells Like Nirvana ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Amish Paradise ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Polka Your Eyes Out ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Dare to Be Stupid ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Frank's 2000 Inch TV ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Bob ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Pancreas ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Jurassic Park ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
The Saga Begins ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Ode to a Superhero ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
I'm Milton Berle And I Like It (Darren Lanning)
White and Nerdy ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Polka Face ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Yoda ("Weird" Al Yankovic)

Thriller

Doug Lief — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0700

No mere mortal can resist the evil of The Thriller! This week we revisit the moment when the King of Pop truly began his reign, a song and music video that claimed musical records unlikely to be beaten. Shall you be found without the soul for getting down?

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Musical Credits:
Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Thriller (Michael Jackson / Rod Temperton)
Starlight (Michael Jackson / Rod Temperton)
Rod Temperton Interview Audio
Vincent Price Thriller Outtake Audio
Thriller Video Excerpt (Michael Jackson, Ola Ray, and Vincent Price)