Disgraceland’s Jake Brennan, Songs About Shady Characters & Black Pumas
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share favorite songs about shady characters and talk with Jake Brennan, host of the Disgraceland podcast. Plus the Black Pumas share the songs that got them hooked on music.
Disgraceland’s Jake Brennan
This week, Jim and Greg chat with Jake Brennan, the host of the true crime music podcast Disgraceland. They discuss the differences between "transgressive fiction" storytelling and journalism, plus talk about the myths and stories associated with musicians behaving badly.
Songs About Shady Characters
Jim and Greg highlight songs about shady and sometimes nefarious characters.
Greg
- Erykah Badu, "Tyrone"
- The Clash, "Wrong ‘Em Boyo"
- The Dixie Chicks/The Chicks, "Goodbye Earl"
- Pink Floyd, "Arnold Layne"
Jim
- Solomon Burke, "Maggie’s Farm"
- Nick Cave, "Mack the Knife"
- Nelly Furtado, "Maneater"
- Ghostface Killah, "Maxine"
Hooked On Sonics: Black Pumas
Photo by Jody Domingue
The Grammy nominated Austin duo Black Pumas shares the songs that got them Hooked On Sonics.
Adrian Quesada - N.W.A., "100 Miles and Runnin’"
Eric Burton - New Radicals, "You Get What You Give"
Featured Songs:
- Utopia, "I Just Want To Touch You," Deface The Music, Bearsville, 1980
- Erykah Badu, "Tyrone (Live)," Live, Universal, 1997
- Solomon Burke, "Maggie's Farm," (single), Atlantic, 1965
- The Clash, "Wrong 'Em Boyo," London Calling, Epic, 1979
- Nick Cave, "Mack the Knife from the Threepenny Opera," September Songs, Sony Classical, 1997
- The Chicks, "Goodbye Earl," Fly, Monument, 1999
- Nelly Furtado, "Maneater," Loose, Geffen, 2006
- Pink Floyd, "Arnold Layne," Arnold Layne (Single), EMI Columbia, 1967
- Ghostface Killah, "Maxine (feat. Raekwon)," Bulletproof Wallets, Epic, 2001
- Black Pumas, "Colors," Black Pumas, ATO, 2019
- N.W.A., "100 Miles and Runnin' (Clean Version)," 100 Miles and Runnin', Ruthless, 1990
- New Radicals, "You Get What You Give," Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too, MCA, 1998
- Carole King, "So Far Away," Tapestry, Ode, 1971
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