PAUSE IT PLAY IT // The 1975 Podcast

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Song by song. Every Wednesday. Every song by The 1975.

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TALK!

In this episode we talk about a pretty divisive song from The 1975, Talk! We get into our feelings on how this song might have come about, what it's trying to achieve on the album and... well there's a lot of other chat // Thank you to everyone who has listened to the show so far // Follow us on twitter @the1975pod // email us at pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // L O V E // muggle messages...

May 13, 2020•48 min•Ep. 10

SEX

In this episode we talk about the early days of this classic from the band, Josh rants about the position of sex in the setlist and we get deep into the lyrics // Song discussion starts at 10.58 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter @the1975pod // email us at pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com. Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // L O V E //

May 06, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 9

CHOCOLATE

In this episode we talk about one of the biggest songs from The 1975, Chocolate, we discuss the song being what broke the band into the mainstream, the clever song writing and the subject matter of the lyrics // song discussion begins at 17.32 Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter @the1975pod // email us at pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com. Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // L O V E //...

Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 8

IF YOU'RE TOO SHY (LET ME KNOW) - BONUS EPISODE - FIRST LISTEN

Thank you everyone who has listened around the world Follow us on twitter @the1975pod and email us at pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com follow us Josh - @jshwllm Matt - @jewkneeor Dan - social media not found // L O V E //

Apr 24, 2020•15 min

M.O.N.E.Y.

This episode features a very underrated song by The 1975, M.O.N.E.Y We break down the lyrics of the song and it's many interpretations, the mystery alternative version and Travis Scott's questionable use of this song as a sample. M.O.N.E.Y. discussion starts at around 12:27 Thank you everyone who has listened around the world Follow us on twitter @the1975pod and email us at pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com If you're enjoying the show, all we ask it you hit subscribe or rate us 5-star as it really help...

Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 7

THE CITY

This week's episode is a big one! The City, The 1975's first single release. This episode features Matt's first listen of Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America, our first experiences of The City, a in-depth delve into the band's relationship with this song and if being from Manchester has defined The 1975. Check out The City artwork on our twitter from Niall - Instagram @nixll.m Thank you everyone who has listened around the world so far Follow us on twitter @the1975pod and email us at pauseitplay...

Apr 15, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 6

THE 1975 (AND SELF-TITLED ALBUM DISCUSSION)

Thank you everyone for listening to the show so far. As we all know the world is in lockdown and we're not longer able to meet up in Matt's spare bedroom to record the show, however as the show must go on we've taken our podcast recording online. We're still learning the best way to go about this and therefore the audio quality in this show isn't perfect, next week's episode the sound will be a lot better. But in this episode, we talk about the debut album from The 1975 and the eponymous opening...

Apr 08, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 5

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