<p>Paddling the three-man conversational kayak across the rock and roll rapids this week involved …</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Olive Mess, Candied Yams, Gorilla Biscuits …? Challenging indie act or seasonal vegan recipe?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… the amount YMCA earned through Donald Trump and why the man who wrote it is complaining.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Tom Hanks’ valuable words of wisdom.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Neil Tennant’s favourite bridge in a pop song (and it’s not We Can Work It Out or I Will).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… musicians and the modern world of the “one-night stand” circuit.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Baker Street, Money, Careless Whisper, Giant Steps, Jungleland … and the sax solo that outranks them all.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… the genius of Henry Mancini and the powerful DNA of film music.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… the lost world of small ads – eg this pasted by Roxy Music: “The perfect guitarist for avant rock group: original, creative, adaptable, melodic, fast, slow, elegant, witty, scary, stable, tricky. Quality musicians only.”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Beatles ’64 - “randomly assembled and directionless”, a listener declares!</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Here’s Plas Johnson playing the Pink Panther theme with Henry Mancini:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/jBupII3LH_Q?si=brjVwsPlmcnii1Md" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/jBupII3LH_Q?si=brjVwsPlmcnii1Md</a></p><br><p><strong>Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear</a></p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/4234399">Get bonus content on Patreon</a><br /><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>

Word In Your Ear

Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold

The greatest sax solo, YMCA, musical one-night stands and Tom Hanks’ wise advice

DEC 9, 202441 MIN
Word In Your Ear

The greatest sax solo, YMCA, musical one-night stands and Tom Hanks’ wise advice

DEC 9, 202441 MIN

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<p>Paddling the three-man conversational kayak across the rock and roll rapids this week involved …</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Olive Mess, Candied Yams, Gorilla Biscuits …? Challenging indie act or seasonal vegan recipe?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… the amount YMCA earned through Donald Trump and why the man who wrote it is complaining.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Tom Hanks’ valuable words of wisdom.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Neil Tennant’s favourite bridge in a pop song (and it’s not We Can Work It Out or I Will).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… musicians and the modern world of the “one-night stand” circuit.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Baker Street, Money, Careless Whisper, Giant Steps, Jungleland … and the sax solo that outranks them all.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… the genius of Henry Mancini and the powerful DNA of film music.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… the lost world of small ads – eg this pasted by Roxy Music: “The perfect guitarist for avant rock group: original, creative, adaptable, melodic, fast, slow, elegant, witty, scary, stable, tricky. Quality musicians only.”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Beatles ’64 - “randomly assembled and directionless”, a listener declares!</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Here’s Plas Johnson playing the Pink Panther theme with Henry Mancini:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/jBupII3LH_Q?si=brjVwsPlmcnii1Md" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/jBupII3LH_Q?si=brjVwsPlmcnii1Md</a></p><br><p><strong>Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear</a></p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/4234399">Get bonus content on Patreon</a><br /><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>