Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs

Mark Blankenship and Sarah D. Bunting are journalists, friends, and music fans who love talking about pop music of all stripes.

Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs is a music podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 386 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs, a music show with 386 episodes published.

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  Billy Joel's "Storm Front," Ranked (with Dan Rogge!)

  Sep 28, 20261h 26m

  We're joined by the C-side by MASTAS's William Joel third chair Dan Rogge to rank "Storm Front," Joel's melodramatic 1989 paean to fish, weather, marriage to a model, and Boomer guilt. As we make our way through the ten tracks, we're also talking about the Eisenhower vaccine, capital-A Album Openers, covers that expose structural problems, SNL 's '80s line-up, making the best of bad tattoos, and the alternate universe where B-minus pop songs are icons. Grab some water wings and have a listen! Intro and outro by Andrew Byrne. Visit us on Patreon for more! SHOW NOTES Billy Joel's "Glass Houses," Ranked (with Dan Rogge!) Billy Joel's "The Stranger," Ranked (with Dan Rogge!) Billy Joel's "An Innocent Man," Ranked (with Dan Rogge!) The Slow Roll on YouTube Blankenship Projects Tomato Nation Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Summer Of Soundtrack Episode 3: Almost Famous

  Aug 31, 20261h 25m

  The days are getting short, but we're wrapping up the Summer Of Soundtrack at MASTAS with the longest ep of the three -- on the 17 non-score soundtrack cuts of Almost Famous . Along the way, we talk about the lost America of dressing up for bus rides, liking The Who except when we hate them, if midcentury rock reviews said more about the reviewers than the rock, lyrically exhausting surf-band tracks, and the universal irresistibility of a Reg singalong. When you're done serenading room-service ketchup, we hope you'll have a listen. Intro and outro by Andrew Byrne; for more information, visit patreon.com/mastas . SHOW NOTES Episode 220A: "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Ranked An American Tune America's Damp 40, Episode 02: The Next 5 Summer Of Soundtrack Episode 2: City Of Angels Episode 18: Led Zeppelin/Dread Zeppelin/Dolly Parton, "Stairway To Heaven" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Summer Of Soundtrack Episode 2: City Of Angels

  Aug 10, 20261h 5m

  The MASTAS Summer Of Soundtrack swelters on with a look at the soundtrack for City Of Angels , a reimagining of Wings Of Desire that did fairly well at the box office, and even better at Tower Records...and then kind of disappeared? As we join our Patreon supporters in ranking the ten non-instrumental tracks, we're talking about the days when radio wielded power, the 1889 sound of 1969 Hendrix, and the right blues song for a bar-fight scene in a political thriller. Take a break from glazing your compunctions and join us! Intro and outro by Laura Barger and Jack Baldelli; for more information, visit patreon.com/mastas . SHOW NOTES Summer Of Soundtrack Episode 1: Hughes Highlights SDB wrote about Wings Of Desire for Modern Vintage News , which you can sort of find here? More on the leaking of "Uninvited" from Rhino Episode 109: Def Leppard, "Pour Some Sugar On Me" The Lilith Fair 40, Episode 08: The Final Ranking Episode 97: Hit-Single TV Themes Of The '90s Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Summer Of Soundtrack Episode 1: Hughes Highlights

  Jul 13, 20261h 10m

  We're declaring 2026 the Summer Of Soundtrack, contemplating film soundtracks across the decades -- and we're starting with 10 selections from the 1980s John Hughes teen oeuvre, some you'll remember and some you'll forget...or regret. As we contemplate the definitive Hughes tunes (or, for one of us, speak truth to Thompson-Twins power), we're also discussing NuRo wallpaper, post-prom fire hazards, keyboardist video indicating, and the Nirvana-Clash pipeline. Grab that Sport Walkman, folks: it's a very hot! very hot! new episode of MASTAS. Intro and outro by David Gregory Byrne; for more information, visit patreon.com/mastas . SHOW NOTES Jonathan Bernstein's Pretty In Pink: The Golden Age of Teenage Movies Kevin Smokler's Brat Pack America: A Love Letter to '80s Teen Movies The Lost Songs Project March MASTAS Single 01: Welcome To The '80s British Band Bracket! Ira Newborn's NYU-faculty page Episode 80: Pat Benatar's Greatest Hits, Ranked Our esteemed colleague Danny Elfm-- uh, Adam Sternbergh A 2019 oral history of Some Kind Of Wonderful that suggests Sarah isn't completely off-base about Watts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Billy Joel's "An Innocent Man," Ranked (with Dan Rogge!)

  Jun 8, 20261h 15mS0

  <p>Dan Rogge returns -- with our new friends L.V. Beethoven and Phyllis Domain -- to discuss his least favorite William Joel album, 1983's "An Innocent Man." The recurring Diane character, elegant internal rhymes, car-tape-deck privilege, protecting the children from doo-wop, wedding-band improv exercises, and how big a pop star you have to be to get away with pairing Uggs and a tux: keep the faith that we're talking about all of that and much more. Grab a harmonica and join us!</p> <p>Intro and outro by Andrew Byrne. Visit us on Patreon for more!</p> <p>SHOW...

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