Songs that mention an instrument in the lyrics! It could be right there in the title like "Piano Man" or it could be Steven Tyler calling out "Guitar!" right before Joe Perry's solo in Aerosmith's "What it Takes." We've got those plus another baker's dozen plus of gems for this fun mix tape.
The long-awaited episode is here - Toms and Marvins are all the lesser known or less successful relatives of other stars. We're looking at you, Frank Stallone and Dave Loggins.
The long-awaited (and talked-about) episode is finally here... songs with the best harmonies! If you love listening to harmonizing vocals in songs, and you love the Mix Tape Mafia, but you hate when we sing over the music... well, we have some very bad news for you. Enjoy!
Were we just trying to find a way to get our paisan, Gino Vanelli, a platinum jacket? Perhaps. But what came out of it was a tremendous episode! We play ping pong with "stop" songs and "go" songs, to create a tremendous playlist featuring some great 70's smooth ballads, some cheese ball 90's clubbin' music, The Offspring, The Cars, Matchbox 20, One Republic, and unfortunately, the worst Michael Jackson song in history. Nonetheless, a tremendous mix and as always, chicanery and shenanigans!
Songs with numbers in the title. Lots of options. Lots of debate. Let's mix it up!
Are you Hungry (like the wolf) for another great playlist? Songs with animals in the title is on tap!
In the follow-up to the fan favorite "Let's Talk About Sax" episodes, we break it down with the HORNS!! An episode where we assemble the perfect playlist with all of our favorite tunes that feature a good horns section, solo, trumpets, trombones, BRASS BABY!!
Come on, baby! Soak in this sneaky good playlist of some great songs that feature the phrase, "Come On!"
It's time for a dreamy playlist of all the best (and a few of the worst) songs with DREAM in the title!
Hanging out at the club, the bar or the restaurant... cracking open a bottle of red, a bottle of white... or trying to figure out who we want to take us home tonight... You guessed it - it's all songs that take place at a restaurant, club, or bar. You don't have to go home but you can't pod here.
The mafia is back with a looooong collection of songs that all contain some sort of silent pause where the music drops out.
As THE Bruce Dickinson once said... "I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell!" It's been teased and talked about for a while, and we finally put it all together - the ultimate cowbell episode featuring our nominees for all the best songs featuring the cowbell. Doink!
Just a throuple of dudes, sitting by the fire, belting out three-part harmony to Jack Wagner and Brenda Russell. You asked for it, nay... you BEGGED for it. Well, here it is... our best and worst collection of GUILTY PLEASURE tunes!
We don't typically like to celebrate someone's demise, but in the case of our 45th President, we could help but do a "send off" episode featuring all the best songs that say "goodbye" in some way - take a hike, hit the road, scram... you get the idea.
In our final attempt to record MTM over Zoom, we bring you a super fun episode featuring all songs with the word "baby" or "babe" in the title. Apologies for the audio difficulties. Bear with it, there's some good stuff in there. AFter this, we move back outside into the outdoor studio on the Villa Papagna. IN the meantime, enjoy a little "oh baby" action, and another incredible Spotify playlist that comes of it.
In true Mix Tape Mafia fashion, we honor the greatest rock guitarist ever by picking out the best song from each of the 14 Van Halen albums. Pappy leads the way on this journey to honor his favorite band as he and Anthony are joined by the interim producer Hunter Piermont n the Villa Papagna outdoor studio. Come along on this journey through the David Lee Roth era, the Sammy Hagar era, and yes, sadly, even the Gary Cherone album. Eddie was the greatest.
We found a missing pre-COVID episode from earlier this year that never made it to air... and it's a blast - songs that sound eerily similar to other songs... that's right, it's the doppelgängers episode! Come back into the family of the MIx Tape Mafia as Jason and Anthony bring you along on a journey of delight for your ears, trying to match like for like and assembling an epic playlist along the way!
It's an all new episode with the best songs that feature clapping! Jason & Anthony (aka Cheesesteak & Chowder) are the Mix Tape Mafia, so remember, what they say goes. ;) It's a really good "mix tape" and Spotify playlist that comes out of this one, so we hope you enjoy the music, the banter, the debates, and the shenanigans... aren't you glad we didn't say "Coronavirus songs"??
The Mix Tape Mafia is back with a whole new awesome playlist of songs featuring the word "Never" in the title! Sounds a little odd, but once we dive into it, you'll totally get why this is one of the sneakiest cool mix tapes we've ever done. Be sure to find and follow the playlist on Spotify when you're done listening to the episode.
On this episode of the Mix Tape Mafia, we put together a unique playlist of songs that feature cameo back-up vocal appearances from famous singers. Did you know Michael Jackson sang on Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me"? or that Bryan Adams contributed on Glass Tiger's "Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone"? These and a whole lot more surprises on this great episode!...
Lots of songs tell a story... love, heartbreak, angst, success... And then there are the songs that, well, they pretty much just list off a bunch of semi-random shit. Hence, we give you... The Laundry List songs!!
We're taking off on the Stairway to Heaven and the Highway to Hell... (if you believe in that kind of thing). What a fun episode as we put together a playlist for you that contains all our fave songs with Heaven or Hell in the title...
It's the follow-up to our super popular "Let's Talk About Sax" episode! There were so many more great songs with Sax in them that we had to do a part 2... you guys out in gobster nation just can't get enough SAX!!
We've got a full studio, including a first-timer! World marathon runner and friend of the podcast, Jenn Solomon joins us for this special episode to shake down all the best songs with the word "run" in the title.
Just like you guys in Gobster Nation like to drop our names into conversation on a daily basis, there are some artists who like to do it in their songs. This is an entire playlist that we assemble of songs that include mentions of other artists in the lyrics.
This is a high octane episode full of songs with "no foreplay", aka songs that immediately hit you with the title or the hook right at the beginning of the song. Don't worry, it's not too too music nerdy - just a bunch of great tunes, a super-solid mix tape Spotify playlist, and a whole lotta fun.
Exactly what you think it is... a spectacular MTM playlist assembly of what we might consider the best of the best songs that feature the SAXOPHONE!
All the best of the best bridges in songs that we forgot during the first two rounds. This may be the best collection of bridges yet!
We told you it was coming... we're back with a second helping of songs with awesome bridges! Dig in, because this one gets a little self-indulgent, but it's worth it.
This week it's all songs that feature a question in the title!... including a couple new members of the MTM Hall of Fame #3timers #platinumjacket
