Stereothematica

Ever hear a song and say, "Yeah, this is nice. But what would it sound like in French/Spanish/Greek/Swahili/Urdu?" Well, then, friends, you're in the right place. This week we take songs that are already good in English and some how get even better in a foreign language. And the best news? No one picked "Yesterday"!
SONGS:
Freedom Fry: Stayin’ Alive (Cover 2021) (Bee Gees 1977)
Mikel Erentxun: Esta Luz Nunca Se Apagara (Cover 1992) (The Smiths 1986) 
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Other Covers of Popular English Songs in Another Language
Rachid Taha (Arabic): Rock the Casbah (The Clash)
Karel Gott (Yiddish): Paint it Black (The Rolling Stones)
Eileen (French): These Boots Are Made for Walking (Nancy Sinatra)
Selena (Spanish): Fotos y Recuerdos (The Pretenders)
David Bowie (Italian): Space Oddity (David Bowie)
Seu Jorge (Portuguese): The Life Aquatic (David Bowie Tribute)
Marta Kubišová (Czech): Hey Jude (The Beatles)
Albert Pla (Spanish): Walk on the Wildside (Lou Reed)
Lena Lovich (Japanese): I Think We’re Alone Now (Tommy James and the Shondells)
Nina Hagen (German): Sonntagmorgen (Velvet Underground)
From Pluribus
Maro (Portuguese): Era de Aquário/Deixa o Sol Entrar (The 5th Dimension)
Kit Sebastian (Turkish): People Are Strange (The Doors) 
Murat Evgeen (Turkish): Nobody Told Me (John Lennon)
Vince Gilligan Talks Pluribus Soundtrack (Brooklyn Vegan)
Learn More
About Freedom Fry
About Blondfire
Duet Between Two Nationalities: A Conversation with Freedom Fry (Atwood Magazine, 2016)
Freedom Fry Covers (Spotify)
610 Foreign Covers of Popular English Language Songs (Spotify User James Haardiing)
Beach Boys’ Fans Talk Foreign Cover Versions (Endless Harmony)
Readers Recommend Foreign Language Versions (The Guardian)
Multimodal Refractions of Bob Dylan in French Covers (Jean-Charles Meunier, Ph.D. thesis)
Pushing Aside Stayin’ Alive: New songs to keep the (heart)beat during CPR
The Office CPR Scene
Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” Drum Loop from “Night Fever”
Mikel Erentxun (All Music)
Duncan Dhu - En Algun Lugar (YouTube)
Naufragios (1992), de Mikel Erentxun (Efe Eme)
Todo es igual siempre (YouTube)
Gotcha Covered: “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out”
Unsolicited Advice
Radio France: FIP
FIP: Curious Radio and More

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Happy Pride Month! Queer and LGBTQ music is incredible for ALL audiences, every day of the year (not just Pride month, of course!). This week we share some under the radar gay anthems and celebrate the queer musicians who made them.
SONGS:
Lavender Country: "Cryin' These Cocksucking Tears" (1973)
Elton John: Philadelphia Freedom (1975)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Hundreds Turn Out for Wisconsin High Schoolers’ Performance of Banned LGBTQ Song (truthout)
'Don't Sneak': Dad's Unexpected Advice To His Gay Son In The '50s (NPR)
Sissy Podcast: Lavender Country 
50 years of Lavender Country: the radical history of the first queer country album
Philadelphia Freedom Isn't Just a Gay Anthem. It's a Pride Anthem (NYT - Allyson McCabe; Please note: Christine ACCIDENTALLY mispronounces Megan Rapinoe's last name when quoting from this essay.)
Billie Jean King Talks About Philadelphia Freedom (EltonJohn.com) 
Billie Jean King was told not to come out 45 years ago. She did it anyway. (Outsports.com)
Elton John performing Philadelphia Freedom on Soul Train (1975)
Elton John Comes Out as Bisexual In Rolling Stones' 1976 Cover Story
Elton John Aids Foundation
Billie Jean King: “I don’t think people have any idea how hard it is for trans people” (Diva)
Whip-poor-will (All About Birds)
Best LGBTQ Anthems of All Time (Billboard)
BBC Soul Music - Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”
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Shortest songs don't always yield the shortest episodes, but they do pack a punch! And while this isn't technically our shortest episode, it does come in second, after our SECOND episode Pump Up Songs. Enjoy the brevity and levity, and please share your favorite shorties on Instagram. 
SONGS:
¡Ay, Paquita! (Performed by Rosalía) - Paquita Salas (2018)
Dang Me - Roger Miller (1964) 
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Paquita Salas Soundtrack Seasons 1-3
Season One Opening Credits - Sung by Alberto Jiménez y Miss Caffeina
Season Two Opening Credits - Sung by Rosalía
Season Three Opening Credits - Sung by Isabel Pantoja
Rosalía Canta la Nueva Cabecera de Paquita Salas
Vanity Fair piece (en español) on the Season Three Theme Sung by Isabel Pantoja
Rosalia’s acting debut in Euphoria
La Bola Negra 20-Minute from Overjoyed Audience at Cannes (Deadline)
Los Javis call Glen Close
60 Years Ago: Roger Miller Revolutionizes Country with 1:42 Song
Roger Miller: Country Music Hall of Fame
Roger Miller performing Dang Me on American Bandstand. July 11, 1964
THEATER; Roger Miller: King of the Rhyme (NYT)
UNSOLICITED ADVICE:
Cloud Appreciation Society
CloudSpotter App
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The Seattle sound. Flannel shirts. Rejecting conformity. Embracing dirty hair. What is "grunge"? Join us this week as we dive into a couple of grunge songs (and make some interesting connections to musical influence on the grunge scene). 
SONGS:
Silverchair: Tomorrow (Australian version, 1995)
Nirvana: Turnaround (1990)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Hey Millennials, Grunge Was Never A Movement. It Was Never A Genre. Get Over Yourselves. (Thought.is)
Silverchair - Tomorrow - Live on MTV Awards 1995 (YouTube)
Why Nirvana’s label originally hated ‘In Utero’ (Far Out)
Tomorrow music video - U.S. version (YouTube)
Silverchair – Tomorrow: the song that blew open Australian rock (The Guardian)
Devo: Turn Around (1980)
Turnaround Live (1990)
Flashback: Nirvana Cover Devo's 1980 Obscurity "Turn Around" (Rolling Stone)
LiveNirvana (Everything you never cared to learn about Nirvana)
The Lost Interview Guitar World (1993)
Musique Plus Interview (1991)
Devo: Clockout (1979)
Nirvana: Stay Away (1992)
We Are Legend: Devo (The Guardian)
Pitchfork Review of Incesticide (2018)
BBC Peel Sessions
The Folk Roots of Nirvana: Kurt Cobain's Love of Lead Belly and Beyond
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Forget “please allow me to introduce myself” or “my name is….” What if your introduction were a song, or a mesmerizing opening credit sequence, or maybe even a reference you can’t stop thinking about? This episode is about the art of introduction through music, because before a single word is spoken, music can tell us exactly who we’re meeting and what kind of world we're about to enter.
SONGS:
Terry Zwigoff’s Ghost World Opening Title Sequence (2001)
 The Adventures of Pete and Pete Intro (1993) 
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Freaky Friday Title Sequence (1976)
“Jaan Pehechan Ho” from Gumnaam (1965)
Noir Meets Nawathe: Close-Up on "Gumnaam" (Bedatri D.Choudhury)
Stereothematica Get Up and Dance Playlist
Cosmopolitanism, Remediation, and the Ghost World of Bollywood (David Novak)
Three Things You Never Knew About Ghost World (Dazed Digital) 
Why a Fake Band From a 1990s Kids' Show Decided to Tour This Year (Wired)
Critic’s Notebook: Polaris rising: Mark Mulcahy’s ‘Pete and Pete’ band comes to town (LA Times) 
Catching Up with the Cast of The Adventures of Pete & Pete (Consequence of Sound)
The Adventures of Danny and Mike (podcast)
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