116 episodes
LYRICS FOR LUNCH Lindsay Tucker & Aviv Rubinstien
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5.0 • 26 Ratings
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A podcast serving up the snackable stories behind your favorite songs. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lyricsforlunch/support
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Trivia & Tea ROUND 2!
We are back with trivia this week with tough questions about mullets, La La Land, girl-power anthems, and fabricated live recordings. Can Lindsay run the trivia gauntlet?
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Barbie & Billie Eilish: "What Was I Made For?"
This week, we take a look at the making of Billie Eilish’s Oscar-winning “What Was I Made For?” AKA “Barbie’s heart song” — commissioned by Greta Gerwig for the billion dollar blockbuster that takes aim at patriarchy, glass ceilings, and unattainable beauty standards…? Sublime!
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The Time of the Season of the Fake Zombies
In December of 1967, before the release of their biggest hit in the United States, The Zombies called it quits. Seeing a money-making opportunity, two shady promoters from Michigan created not one, but two (!!!) imposter bands calling themselves The Zombies and put them on the road. This week, Aviv and Lindsay dive into the insane true story, and ask how could this have happened in the sixties, and then somehow again in the 1980s.
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"Walk on the Wild Side" and the Warhol Superstars
Pop artist Andy Warhol famously quipped, "In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes." This week, we meet the so-called Warhol Superstars — the gritty and glamorous entourage depicted in Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side," the poetic and unlikely Top 40 breakthrough that gave voice to people outcasted from mainstream society and immortalized them forever in song.
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Avril Lavigne & The Great Body Double Debate
This week we’re hot on the trail of the bizarre conspiracy theory claiming Canadian pop-punkster Avril Lavigne was replaced by a body double shortly after the success of her first album, Let Go. Is there any merit to this mystery? Let’s just say it’s complicated. Join us this week as we go way down the rabbit hole on the aledged replacement of the Real Avril.
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TRIVIA & TEA
What do the Avengers, The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-haired Men, and the Traveling Wilburys have in common? They're all part of our first ever Lyrics for Lunch trivia episode! Have fun, and may the odds be ever in your favor 3
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Customer Reviews
Feel the Bern!!
I came from special viewing unit to lyrics for lunch for Aviv and stayed for Lindsay’s infectious laugh and beautiful singing voice!
Lyrics for lunch
So cool! Loved hearing about the famous Delilah behind “hey there Delilah” So excited to hear more about Tom higgenson and his solo project, Million miler and his new label, humans were here!
Interesting and Fun
I now spend my Saturday mornings cooking breakfast and listening to the hosts break down (and sometimes destroy) the hits of my youth. It’s the right balance of interesting and light for a relaxing weekend listen. I recommend!