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We are a music critic show. Every week we bring you our take on songs you may or may not have heard before. Sit back and enjoy the take of two guys from the mid-west with nothing better to do than listen to our favorite music and talk about it.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Episode 10 - Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf

    Send a text Its a trippy time as we cover Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf on this weeks episode of Lyrics Decoded! Sources: Steppenwolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPE9a_epmWw.   Grandmaster Flash and the furious Five https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfJm2RNlJuc   https://library.rockhall.com/c.php?g=1105548&p=8237383 https://catalog.rockhall.com/rrhof-ais/Details/archive/110000782 https://www.billboard.com/artist/steppenwolf/ https://www.songfacts.com/facts/steppenwolf/magic-carpet-ride https://www.allmusic.com/song/magic-carpet-ride-mt0007635177 https://rockhall.com/library/ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-sparrows-mn0000897562 https://www.allmusic.com/artist/steppenwolf-mn0000749806 https://rockhall.com/inductees/steppenwolf/ https://www.songfacts.com/blog/writing/steppenwolf-born-to-be-wild https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-band-name-steppenwolf/ https://steppenwolf.com/pages/q-a-with-john-kay https://steppenwolf.com/pages/interview https://rockcellarmagazine.com/top-11-songs-by-bands-with-animal-names/ https://www.songfacts.com/facts/mars-bonfire https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mars-bonfire-mn0000203056 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mars-bonfire-born-to-be-wild-obituary-964690/ https://www.songfacts.com/facts/steppenwolf/born-to-be-wild https://www.allmusic.com/song/born-to-be-wild-mt0003848792 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/how-much-is-a-hit-song-worth/ https://www.google.com/search?q=magic+carpet+ride+lyrics&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=magic+carpet+ride+lyrics&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgAEEUYOxiABDIJCAAQRRg7GIAEMgcIARAAGIAEMgcIAhAAGIAEMgcIAxAAGIAEMgcIBBAAGIAEMgcIBRAAGIAEMgcIBhAAGIAEMgYIBxBFGD3SAQg0ODg2ajBqN6gCCLACAfEFD7GHpzc72qDxBQ-xh6c3O9qg&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

    48 min

  2. 2 MAR

    Episode 9 Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard

    Send a text Getting spicy this week. Taske the bottle, shake it up, break the bubble a get ready for Pour Some Sugar on Me from Def Leppard on Lyrics Decoded! Sources: UK Demo ball video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrZRpXoKoFQ Official https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIB9Y4OFPs     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pour_Some_Sugar_on_Me https://secondhandsongs.com/work/10267/all https://americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-in-1987-def-leppard-released-the-signature-song-they-accidentally-wrote-during-a-tea-break/ https://consequence.net/2023/05/def-leppard-pour-some-sugar-on-me-story-behind-the-song/ https://www.songfacts.com/facts/def-leppard/pour-some-sugar-on-me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pour_Some_Sugar_on_Me https://www.defleppard.com/history/ https://www.facebook.com/defleppard/posts/did-you-know-the-backstory-on-our-song-pour-some-sugar-on-me-/982301473262208/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqs4cMyMLnY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutt_Lange https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mutt-lange-mn0000923313/biography https://secondhandsongs.com/work/10267/all https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Leppard https://www.allmusic.com/artist/def-leppard-mn0000210350/biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Allen_(drummer) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/def-leppard-rick-allen-arm-accident-1984-1234622230/ https://www.loudersound.com/features/rick-allen-def-leppard-arm-accident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_Mass_(band) https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-early-history-of-def-leppard https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/joe-elliott-def-leppard https://www.allmusic.com/artist/def-leppard-mn0000210350/biography https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-early-history-of-def-leppard

    1h 6m

  3. 23 FEB

    Episode 8 Blinded by the Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band

    Send a text Welcome back Decoders! This week we do a deep dive into misheard lyrics and stretch boundries of band names with Blinded by The Light! Sources:   Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Video https://www.google.com/search?q=blinded+by+the+light+official+music+video&sca_esv=5c76f582a1c211f1&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&sxsrf=ANbL-n65NWDHm9vrnhZHRTklcbrphyOAbA%3A1771171636908&ei=NO-Rac2VN679ptQPk5Ht6Ac&biw=1064&bih=1011&ved=0ahUKEwjN_4PC8NuSAxWuvokEHZNIG30Q4dUDCBM&uact=5&oq=blinded+by+the+light+official+music+video&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKWJsaW5kZWQgYnkgdGhlIGxpZ2h0IG9mZmljaWFsIG11c2ljIHZpZGVvMggQIRigARjDBDIFECEYqwJIokZQyAtYrURwAngBkAEAmAGSAaABuQyqAQQxMC42uAEDyAEA-AEBmAISoALxDMICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgcQABiABBgNwgIGEAAYBxgewgIGEAAYDRgewgIIEAAYBRgNGB7CAggQABgFGAcYHsICCBAAGAgYDRgewgIIEAAYBxgIGB7CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICBRAAGO8FwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICBhAAGAUYHsICChAhGKABGMMEGAqYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwQxMi42oAeOUbIHBDEwLja4B-kMwgcEMy4xNcgHHoAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:3043456a,vid:pqTE1JvI-mE,st:0   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light#:~:text=The%20lyric%20is%20a%20reference,another%20runner%20in%20the%20night%22. Bruce : lyrics Genius https://genius.com/Bruce-springsteen-blinded-by-the-light-lyrics Bruce :  live https://www.google.com/search?q=bruce+springsteen+blinded+by+the+light&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=bruce+springsteen+b&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDwgAEAAYQxjjAhiABBiKBTIPCAAQABhDGOMCGIAEGIoFMgwIARAuGEMYgAQYigUyDQgCEAAYkQIYgAQYigUyBggDEEUYOTIKCAQQLhixAxiABDIMCAUQABgUGIcCGIAEMgYIBhBFGDwyBggHEEUYPNIBCDgzMjlqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QUZMbWj4__m3A&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:55a1175e,vid:ku_KhAX3BIA,st:0   https://www.songfacts.com/facts/manfred-manns-earth-band/blinded-by-the-light https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/springsteen-blinded-by-the-light-meaning-1234692263/ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bruce-springsteen-blinded-by-the-light-history-7670036/

    1h 26m

  4. 16 FEB

    Episode 7 Myths and Legends

    Send a text this week cover some famous and infamous legends and  myths in music history on this weeks episode of lyrics decoded! Rollercoaster: Ohio Players. https://www.google.com/search?q=ohio+players+rollercoaster&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=ohio+players+rollercoaster&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQg5MTE2ajBqN6gCCLACAfEFvkk_m682jmQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:bfd82434,vid:9VH6yD8zobM,st:0 RHCP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n6D8lB0A9w Isolated vocals: 2:32-2:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3bHccxVNBA Darling Nikki: Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kawlt8Ncll0 Isolated Vocals, Backmasking forward: 3:25-4:05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtYPWhiYTQ8 Rocket Queen: Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5cegu4kZNU Isolated Vocals:  2:39, 2:54, 3:06-3:08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La5z4LTduyw Gimmie Shelter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeglgSWKSIY Isolated Vocals: 3:00-3:02 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fdACTl2myMA Get Your Gunn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phjXoYqYE2U R. Budd Dwyer: https://www.whosampled.com/sample/349236/Marilyn-Manson-Get-Your-Gunn-WPVI-Action-News-Budd-Dwyer-Suicide/ Isolated Vocals:  2:30-2:41 https://www.google.com/search?q=get+your+gunn+isolated+vocals&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=get+your+gunn+isolated+vocals&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCDg3NDhqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QXkKCspAxm7Qw&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a723d1bb,vid:E_iQ6NL5wyQ,st:0 Sources: https://www.whosampled.com/sample/349236/Marilyn-Manson-Get-Your-Gunn-WPVI-Action-News-Budd-Dwyer-Suicide/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Your_Gunn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Man,_Nice_Shot https://en.

    55 min

  5. 9 FEB

    Episode 6 Zombie - The Cranberries

    Send a text In this episode we discuss the impact of the IRA on the writer Delores Oriordan. Fantastic history and tremendous story telling revealed in this episode of Lyrics Decoded. Sources:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XaS93WMRQQ  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_(The_Cranberries_song)  https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-cranberries-zombie-song/ https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2023/09/25/news/zombie_song_meaning_cranberries_ireland-rugby-3643156/ https://www.americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-the-protest-rock-song-zombie-by-the-cranberries/ https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-cranberries-zombie https://myriverside.sd43.bc.ca/samantham2016/2019/10/10/song-analysis-zombie-by-the-cranberries/ https://www.popcultureretrospective.com/blog/top-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-band-the-cranberries/ https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-cranberries-zombie-song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gj6ib3FW0g https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-cranberries-zombie-song/?utm https://www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/zombie-the-cranberries?utm

    1h 5m

  6. 2 FEB

    Episode 5 Walk This Way - Aerosmith

    Send a text Time to talk about how Aerosmith talked dirty and got away with it on this week's episode of Lyrics Decoded! Sources: Official : https://www.google.com/search?q=walk+this+way+official+video&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=walk+this+way+official+video&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMggIBhAAGBYYHjIGCAcQRRg90gEINjY2M2owajeoAgiwAgHxBUS34YAUDBoF&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:3d799497,vid:3qb3MDqtYOE,st:0     RUN DMC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B_UYYPb-Gk     https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/walk-this-way-how-run-dmc-and-aerosmith-made-rap-rock-history-241391/ https://www.songfacts.com/facts/aerosmith/walk-this-way https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-of-walk-this-way-by-aerosmith-and-run-dmc https://www.classicrockhistory.com/the-story-behind-the-song-walk-this-way-by-aerosmith/ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/aerosmith-walk-this-way-story-6738540/ https://www.google.com/search?q=young+frankenstein+walk+this+way+scene&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=young+frankenstein+walk+this+way+scene&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIKCAEQABiABBiiBDIHCAIQABjvBTIKCAMQABiABBiiBDIKCAQQABiABBiiBNIBCTEwODAxajBqN6gCCLACAfEFRK5a1mTsEtc&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:761df26d,vid:6wchqfLA5d0,st:0 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/walk-this-way-how-run-dmc-and-aerosmith-made-rap-rock-history-241391/ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/aerosmith-walk-this-way-story-6738540/ https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-of-walk-this-way-by-aerosmith-and-run-dmc https://www.songfacts.com/facts/aerosmith/walk-this-way https://www.allmusic.com/song/walk-this-way-mt0038187136 https://www.lyricinterpretations.com/aerosmith/walk-this-way

    46 min

  7. 26 JAN

    Episode 4 Lips of an Angel - Hinder

    Send a text On this week's episode we discuss the ins and outs, ins and out, ins and outs of one the most misunderstood songs in post grunge history on Lyrics Decoded! Sources: Official Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiSfTyrvJlg   COVERS: https://www.google.com/search?q=wubby+cover+of+lips+of+an+angel&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=wubby+cover+of+li&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRirAjIHCAUQIRirAjIHCAYQIRirAjIHCAcQIRiPAjIHCAgQIRiPAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCDQ2MTlqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QVP3M8rsS9-QA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a917b7cb,vid:XWM19Ni8O-M,st:0   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztEPKea1_YI     https://www.billboard.com/artist/hinder/ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ https://www.songfacts.com/facts/hinder/lips-of-an-angel https://www.allmusic.com/song/lips-of-an-angel-mt0000402122 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/inside-hinders-lips-of-an-angel-183762/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lips_of_an_Angel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBPHoIqWdSY

    53 min

  8. 19 JAN

    Episode 3 Alive - Pearl Jam

    Send a text Buckle up for one wild ride! We decode the lyrics to Alive by Pearl Jam. This is a case of "you don't know what you don't know". Hit play and hold on to this weeks episode of Lyrics Decoded.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM0zINtulhM   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_(Pearl_Jam_song) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pearl-jam-alive-true-story-108848/ https://pearljam.com/music/song/alive https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-true-story-behind-alive-by-pearl-jam https://www.spin.com/2016/08/pearl-jam-ten-oral-history/ https://www.npr.org/2011/08/23/139859186/pearl-jam-on-20-years-of-ten https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/pearl-jam-alive-song-story/ https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/pearl-jam-ten-oral-history-9586031/ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/eddie-vedder-story-inspired-pearl-jam-alive/ https://consequence.net/2021/08/pearl-jam-alive-history/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_(Pearl_Jam_song)   https://thebrag.com/listen-pearl-jams-original-recording-alive-song-change-90s/   https://www.reddit.com/r/pearljam/comments/on2oxx/so_whats_the_story_the_promo_version_of_alive/   https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_(песня_Pearl_Jam)   https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/pearl-jam-alive-story-meaning-lyrics/   https://www.reddit.com/r/pearljam/comments/1gg7h55/alive_last_verse/   https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/178299/alive-chorus   https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/pearl-jams-alive-lyrics-meaning/   https://www.reddit.com/r/pearljam/comments/xih8q5/whats_your_funniest_misunderstanding_of_a_pearl/

    58 min
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We are a music critic show. Every week we bring you our take on songs you may or may not have heard before. Sit back and enjoy the take of two guys from the mid-west with nothing better to do than listen to our favorite music and talk about it.

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  • Creator
    Kyle & Rob
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    63
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    Explicit
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