The Ongoing History of New Music, Encore Presentation: Music Questions That Almost No One Seems to Ask
I think one of the greatest gifts humans have is a sense of curiosity. That ability to question things around to learn why things are the way they are pushes us forward.
Here are my three favourite questions that I think everyone should ask: (1) Are we alone in the universe? (2) Who really killed JFK? And (3) what do dogs dream about when they twitch in their sleep?
But there are plenty of questions we don’t ask that we probably should. For example:
- When a prisoner about to be executed by lethal injection, why does the doctor swab the IV site with alcohol first?
- Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?
- And how about this: what’s the size of a fart?
I think you’ll agree with me when I say that these are questions should probably have some answers.
After discussing important stuff like this with some friends, I got to thinking: can we find the same sorts of unasked questions in the world of music? Turns out we can. This is stuff we should be curious about. And are there answers to these questions? Let’s find out.
(Oh, and if you must know, the volume occupied by a fart ranges between the size of a bottle of nail polish and a soft drink can. You’re welcome.)
Songs heard on this week’s show:
Collective Soul, Why (Part 2)
Nirvana, In Bloom
Sex Pistols, Anarchy in the UK (Denmark Street demo)
Suzanne Vega, Tom’s Diner
Roll the Tanks, Record Players
Front 242, Headhunter
Power Station, Get It On
RHCP, Suck My Kiss (Live)
Nickelback, Rockstar
Official playlistist (and we’re pretending that’s a real word) Eric Wilhite provides this.
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