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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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PARIS (WITH THE SUPER LATE NIGHT)

This week we're joined by The Super Late Night to talk about Paris and the double meanings in the clever lyrics, how much the song has been played live and if the music style is one of the more experimental songs on I Like It When You Sleep Song discussion starts at 18:20 Lyric discussion starts at 42:56 Give The Super Late Night a follow on Instagram at @thesuperlatenight and twitter at @thesuperl8night // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instag...

Nov 25, 20201 hr 33 minEp. 39

THIS MUST BE MY DREAM (WITH NAME 3 SONGS PODCAST)

This week we're talking about why This Must Be My Dream goes under the radar, if it has all the makings of a classic 1975 song and if the album placement was important. This week we welcome Jenna and Sarah from Name 3 Songs Podcast on the show, we chat about their podcast, how they started their careers in the music industry and discovering The 1975 Song discussion starts at 25:44 Name 3 Songs interview starts at 1:02:10 Follow Name 3 songs on all social media @Name3Songs Follow Sara - @sara_fei...

Nov 18, 20202 hr 6 minEp. 38

THE SOUND

This podcast thinks it has 3 charismatic hosts... they are mistaken Big week this week as we talking about one of the best songs by The 1975, we get in to if it should be the bands biggest song, if it fits in with pop music at the time and if this is The 1975 at their songwriting peak. (the slight buzz on josh's mic disappears after the first couple minutes) Song discussion starts at 22:55 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod...

Nov 11, 20201 hr 22 minEp. 37

I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SLEEP FOR YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL YET SO UNAWARE OF IT

Its the last of the three instrumentals and this week we're doing another listen-through of the song, if it gets to instrumental-fatigue and if this song initially had more lyrics Song discussion starts at 13:08 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Send us questions for our Q&A episode at the end of I Like It When You Sleep... on social ...

Nov 04, 202043 minEp. 36

LOVING SOMEONE

In this episode we get into the production of the song keeping up with pop music at the time, Matty's kiss in Dubai, and if this is lyrically the best song The 1975 have ever done. Song discussion starts at 18:40 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Send us questions for our Q&A episode at the end of I Like It When You Sleep... on social...

Oct 28, 20201 hr 22 minEp. 35

SOMEBODY ELSE

In this week's episode we talk about the epic that is Somebody Else, we get into the nature of sad songs, if the production is the best part of the song, how the song builds perfectly throughout and we do a music video watch-a-long. Song discussion starts at 24:33 Somebody Else video watch-a-long at 57:04 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com //...

Oct 21, 20201 hr 27 minEp. 34

THE BALLAD OF ME AND MY BRAIN

In this episode we get in to usual, the amazing lyrics, how we think the song might have been formed and if this song is a 'grower' Song discussion starts at 25:05 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // L O V E //...

Oct 14, 20201 hr 12 minEp. 33

LOSTMYHEAD

In this episode we get into how the band built on the ideas from the first album in the instrumentals on I Like It When You Sleep, the impact of the instrumentals in the live sets, if Lostmyhead is the best one and why the lyrics from Facedown were brought back. // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jew...

Oct 07, 202058 minEp. 32

PLEASE BE NAKED

In this episode we get into how the band built on the ideas from the first album in the instrumentals on I Like It When You Sleep, why instrumentals are a focus of this album and the topic of critic reviews on this album // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // ...

Sep 30, 20201 hr 13 minEp. 31

IF I BELIEVE YOU

In this episode we get discuss if The 1975 have released a song that sounds like If I Believe You before, the lyrical themes and if this song fit in with the rest of I Like It When You Sleep Cameo appearance from The Super Late Night // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media ...

Sep 23, 20201 hr 15 minEp. 30

SHE'S AMERICAN (WITH DANIEL MANCHESTER)

This is a chaotic episode, Manny (Daniel Manchester) is back and we talk aboutThe 1975's early promo strategy, them experience life in LA, what it's like discerning new artists and if She's American should have been a single. // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow Manny on Instagram at @dqmancmusic Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt -...

Sep 16, 20201 hr 30 minEp. 29

A CHANGE OF HEART

In this episode we get into the interpretive lyrics of A Change of Heart, what we think of the stripped back production and do we love the music video or not? Song discussion starts around 19:04 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // L O V E //...

Sep 09, 20201 hr 9 minEp. 28

UGH! (WITH LIV GRIFF FROM ZELA)

In this episode we get into the lyrically fantastic UGH!, talking about if the lyrics came before the music, our first reactions to the song AND we chat to Liv Griff from Zela about her career in music, how she got into The 1975 and how it's been launching a new music project in lockdown Song breakdown starts at 20:08 Interview with Liv starts at 52:28 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow Liv @itslivgriff and listen to Zela @thisiszela // Follow us on twitter & I...

Sep 02, 20201 hr 35 minEp. 27

LOVE ME

In this episode we get into how we felt when we first heard Love Me, what the transition to the second album might have been like for the band, Love Me's ostentatious production and break down their new found fame in the lyrics. Song discussion starts around 20:15 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @j...

Aug 26, 20201 hr 7 minEp. 26

THE 1975 (AND I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SLEEP... ALBUM DISCUSSION)

In this episode we get into the transition from the self-titled era to the I Like It When You Sleep era, how the music changed, the new aesthetic and we get into an review of the second album from The 1975 as well as a discussion around the new opening track ILIWYS album Discussion starts around 20:32 The 1975 track discussion starts around 49:28 Follow us on twitter & instagram @the1975pod // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - soci...

Aug 19, 20201 hr 9 minEp. 25

GHOSTS (WITH MATT CARLINE)

In this episode we go way back again to the start of The 1975/Drive Like I Do/Big Sleep with the help of Matt Carline to talk abut Ghosts, a song never actually released by The 1975. We talk about keeping up with current releases, the very early Drive Like I Do gigs and if Ghosts would have fit on the debut album. Early Drive Like I do discussion with Carline starts at 16:41 Song breakdown starts at 33:48 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow Matt Carline on Instagram...

Aug 12, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 24

MEDICINE (WITH THE SUPER LATE NIGHT)

The Super Late Night (Lou Foulkes) joins us for a chat on his music career so far, The 1975 and we get into what proves to be a very divisive song by The 1975, Medicine. Interview with Lou starts at 14:02 Song breakdown starts at 43:04 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow The Super Late Night on Twitter @thesuperl8night and Instagram @thesuperlatenight Follow us on twitter & instagram @the1975pod // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm...

Aug 05, 20201 hr 16 minEp. 23

OFFICIAL THE 1975 SELF TITLED ALBUM RANKING?!

Can we make the definitive ranking of the song on the first album from The 1975? Who's to say? Yes, and us. In this episode we each come up with our own lists and then combine them all, going through each songs as we do it and looking back on those episodes. Discussion starts around 11:45 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Jos...

Jul 29, 20201 hr 21 minEp. 22

IS THERE SOMEBODY WHO CAN WATCH YOU

In this episode we get into how we feel about this song being so different to everything else on the album, justifying it's inclusion on the album and we give our take on the controversy surrounding the NOACF visualisers... and there's the graphic story about when Matt went vegan for two days Visualisers discussion around 7:08 Song discussion around 19:05 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The ...

Jul 22, 202051 minEp. 21

PRESSURE

In this episode we get into Matty's parents fame, tabloid press, Pressure's placement on the album and if this should have been the album closer... also wet look gel. Song discussion starts around 16:50 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // L O V E //...

Jul 15, 202047 minEp. 20

MENSWEAR

In this episode we get into weddings, how we think this song came together and what inspired it and the story of the lyrics. Song discussion starts around 14:56 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // L O V E //...

Jul 08, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 19

SHE WAY OUT

In this episode we get into the theory of if one song can condense your entire music taste, why She Way Out is one of the most underrated tracks from the first album and we attempt to summarise the song in one sentence. Song discussion starts around 15:24 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social ...

Jul 01, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 18

12 (WITH GEORGE FROM HOMEFIRE)

In this episode we chat to George from Homefire, music producer and label owner on all things music, from his beginnings to the artists he's working with now at Homefire Studios. Follow George @georgexhomefire and follow Homefire @homefirestudios // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on // Twitter @the1975pod // Facebook - Pause it Play It // The 1975 Podcast // Email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social me...

Jun 24, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 17

GIRLS

In this episode we get into the stories of how we first heard the track, discuss how different it is to the rest of the self-titled album and if the band could release something like this today. // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter @the1975pod // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // L O V E //

Jun 17, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 16

ROBBERS (PART 2)

// PART 2 - Guest: Daniel Manchester // There was too much to talk about with this one. In part 2, we talk about the early Drive Like I Do version of the song, compare that to the album version and talk about the legacy of Robbers. // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter @the1975pod // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow Manny on Instagram at @dqmancmusic Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // L O V E //...

Jun 11, 202059 minEp. 15

ROBBERS (PART 1)

// PART 1 - Guest: Daniel Manchester // There was too much to talk about with this one. We start with a deep dive into the beginnings of The 1975, with a online review from 2005, early gigs, Myspace demos and a discussion about Drive Like I Do. PART 2 COMING FRIDAY // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter @the1975pod // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow Manny on Instagram at @dqmancmusic Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - so...

Jun 10, 202056 minEp. 14

SETTLE DOWN

In this episode we talk about this underrated song by The 1975, discuss Dirty Hit and how they promote artists, the nature of music reviews and it all culminates in a chat about chocolate bars. Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter @the1975pod // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Follow us // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // L O V E //

Jun 03, 20201 hr 18 minEp. 13

HEART OUT (WITH MAX GRIFF FROM ZELA)

In this episode we have our first guest, Max Griff From Zela, to talk about his music career, his introduction to The 1975 and we all break down this first-album classic from The 1975, talking about the drumming, 80's movie lyrics and legacy it still has. Interview with Max starts at 0:52 Song breakdown starts at 24:00 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow Max @itsmaxgriff and listen to Zela @thisiszela // Follow us on twitter @the1975pod // email pauseitplayitpod@gma...

May 27, 20201 hr 14 minEp. 12

NOTES ON A CONDITIONAL FORM - ALBUM REVIEW

// 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 24, 202047 min

AN ENCOUNTER

In this episode we talk about An Encounter.. but not just that, we talk about how The 1975 have used interludes and instrumentals as a whole in their history // song discussion starts around 15:12 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world // Follow us on twitter // @the1975pod // pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com // Josh - @jshwllm // Matt - @jewkneeor // Dan - social media not found // L O V E //

May 20, 202043 minEp. 11
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