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Song Crimes Jimmyfranks & Cheapskate
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Combining their shared love of pop music and pedantry, hosts Jimmyfranks and Cheapskate explore the statements and confessions made by songwriters in popular music, and pass judgment on those who choose to operate outside of the law.
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New episodes every Monday-ish
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Case File #14: Federal Offenses
What's the proper form to use when you report your bank robbery loot? How many years will the Dead Kennedys spend in the federal pen? and what's the best way to stick it to your record company? Find out in this episode as we make a federal case about it.
Grenade-Bruno Mars-Buy it!
Stealing People's Mail-Dead Kennedys-Buy it!
Johnny Cash - Chicken in Black - Buy it!
About IRS Pub #17 -
Case File 13: Occupational Hazards
Is there a Bermuda Triangle in the Great Lakes? How does one 'shove' a 'job', anyway? Which wine pairs best with longpig? Your lyrical litigators review workplace safety standards and best practices.
Show notes/Songs reviewed:
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald-Gordon Lightfoot-Buy It
Take this Job and Shove It-Johnny Paycheck-Buy It
Timothy-The Buoys-Buy It
Additional reading:
Edmund Fitzgerald wiki page
Regina Vs Dudley & Stephens wikipedia page -
Case File #12: Christmas Chriminals
Human Trafficking! Shoe-hustling con artists! Unreliable eyewitness testimony and Elder neglect! We interrogate these holiday classics in our last episode of 2017. Smell you later.
Show notes/Songs reviewed:
12 Days of Christmas (Traditional)-Roger McGuinn- Creative Commons
Christmas Shoes - NewSong - Buy it
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd - Buy it
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy - Buy it -
Case File 11: The Dystopian Wasteland of 1960's SoCal
We scratch the surface of 1960's SoCal surf rock and discover the hellscape hidden within. Lawless gangs of youths terrorizing the streets in their hot-rods with reckless abandon! In this episode, we travel back to a more innocent, and yet more guilty time.
Show notes/Songs discussed:
Jan & Dean - Surf City - Buy it!
Jan & Dean - Dead Man's Curve - Buy it!
Jan & Dean - Little Old Lady from Pasadena - Buy it!
Cheapskate's pick for best surf rock song:
Lenny and the Squigtones: King of the Cars (YouTube) -
Case File 10: Reprehensible Behavior
Community Scandals! Public Intoxication! Adultery! Contract Killing! Sunlight is the best disinfectant, so we shine a light on these depraved song criminals.
Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley PTA - Buy It!
Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Buy It!
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap) - Buy It!
Cheapskate's Book Recommendation: A Burglar's Guide to the City -
Case File 09: HALLOWEEEEEEEEEEN
What sort of insurance should you carry for operating an S&M Dungeon in your castle? How do you childproof a home where dark rituals are regularly held? Which bar has the best Pina Colada in London OH? All this and more will be examined as we catch some song criminals DEAD TO FRIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Songs Reviewed:
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon - Buy it!
Superstition - Stevie Wonder - Buy it!
Monster Mash - Bobby Pickett - Buy it!
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