<p>Panning for gold in the murky waters of this week’s news, we found the following …</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>…&nbsp;is Sabrina Carpenter’s aunt the voice of Bart Simpson?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… is punk now just a small room in the giant apartment block of Goth?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… why band life was different for Ringo, Kathy Valentine and Clem Burke</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Barack Obama’s songs that define America and how you can’t do the same for Britain</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… what you notice about the Who’s ‘Tommy’ 47 years later</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… the night Tom Fogerty’s widow brought his ashes to the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Hurrrggggh! Aah-haaaa!: the vocal trademarks of Clarence Carter, Bob Wills, James Brown and Bobby Bland</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… did Select magazine REALLY once give away a giant inflatable Jarvis? (spoiler: yes)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… plus Shleep and Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt and Sam Cooke humming.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Sam Cooke humming:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-e&amp;channel=entpr&amp;q=sam+cooke+thumming+youtube+#fpstate=ive&amp;vld=cid:7e9fec7d,vid:ZYd8DFI5CJg,st:0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-e&amp;channel=entpr&amp;q=sam+cooke+thumming+youtube+#fpstate=ive&amp;vld=cid:7e9fec7d,vid:ZYd8DFI5CJg,st:0</a></p><br><p><strong>Order copies of David Hepworth's new paperback 'Hope I Get Old Before I Die' here:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hope-Get-Old-Before-Die/dp/1804991996" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hope-Get-Old-Before-Die/dp/1804991996</a></p><br><p><strong>Help us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock going: </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear</a></p><p><strong>Help us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>