Episode 241: I Don’t Think It’s Wind-Beneath-My-Wings Quality
The Overthinkers tackle the 55th Grammy Awards.
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Pop Music on Overthinking It
The Musical Talmud: “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” by Kelly Clarkson
Pop musicians love quoting Friedrich Nietzsche. But do they love what he means?
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Episode 189: The Rut Not Taken
Fenzel, Lee, Shechner, and Wrather overthink the narrativization of sports (including Magic: The Gathering… it’s totally a sport) and of celebrities like Whitney Houston.
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Episode 186: Wrong Enough to be Human
The Overthinkers tackle Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire and Neil Young’s hatred for music compression.
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The Musical Talmud: “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO
In which LMFAO redefines “rock.”
Eight MORE Hit Songs From Obscure Movies
You know the end credits music. Now learn the plots.
Episode 150: Bacchanal in Baku
The Overthinkers tackle Eurovision 2011.
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The 10 Best Mashups on Girl Talk’s “All Day” (Part Two)
The greatest pop music artifact of 2010 gets Overthought. Part Two of Two.
Amanda Palmer, Author of “Creep”
How can a cover of a song change the meaning of the original work?
California Gurls and California Girls
What does Katy Perry have in common with The Beach Boys?