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Song Vs. Song

Todd Nathansonart19.com
Hosted by Todd (in the Shadows) Nathanson and Alina Morgan, Song vs. Song pits two similar songs of an era against each other with controversial outcomes.
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73': "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" vs. "Wonderful Christmastime"

It's time for that age-old holiday debate: Who's your favorite Beatle? Christmastime with John and Paul as we argue for the better Beatle Christmas song, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" vs. "Wonderful Christmastime"! Will Paul's holiday cheer or John's goodwill towards man win out? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Dec 08, 20211 hr

72: "Jump" vs. "Jump Around"

The year is 1992 and the pop-rap world is awash in controversy! Can we figure out which big hit song that goes "jump! jump! jump!" jumps higher? Who is the champion, "Jump" by Kris Kross or "Jump Around" by House of Pain? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nov 24, 202150 min

71: "Blue Monday" vs. "Enjoy the Silence" (w/Joe Kwaczala!)

They're the two biggest bands of the synth-alternative movement and we're putting their very biggest defining hits against each other ! Put on your eyeliner and roll up your sleeves and welcome comedian and podcaster Joe Kwaczala into the house because we're ! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Nov 09, 202157 min

70: "Karma Chameleon" vs. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"

It's the happiest, fluffiest, gayest hit songs of the '80s! Which is the superior peppy poppy floofy Brit pop song, Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon" or Wham!'s "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Oct 27, 202158 min

69': "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" vs. "What's My Age Again"

Nobody likes you when you're 23, but at least you know you can always go on Ricki Lake! What is the snotty pop punk song of 1999, "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" or "What's My Age Again"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Oct 13, 20211 hr

UNLOCKED BONUS EPISODE: "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga"

While Todd and Lina are on vacation, another bonus episode, unlocked from Patreon just for you: We discuss Will Ferrell's tribute/spoof to Europe's strangest tradition, "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga." Is Will Ferrell still funny? Is it even possible to parody Eurovision? Check it out now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Sep 24, 202157 min

UNLOCKED BONUS EPISODE: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"

While Todd and Lina are on vacation, check out this unlocked bonus episode! Todd and Lina discuss the trash midnight-movie classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"! Does it hold up fifty years later? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sep 20, 20211 hr 16 min

BONUS EPISODE: The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards!

Find out what Todd and Lina thought about the big night of Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber for some reason, and also the Foo Fighters and Busta Rhymes? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sep 13, 202150 min

68: "Band on the Run" vs. "Mr. Blue Sky"

Can one of the most Beatles-esque bands of the '70s take down an actual Beatle? Electric Light Orchestra's beloved "Mr. Blue Sky" takes on Paul McCartney's "Band on the Run" in the battle of the multi-part '70s rock epics! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Aug 24, 20211 hr 15 min

67: "School's Out" vs. "Another Brick in the Wall" (w/Maggie Mae Fish)

We don't need no education, so the school's been blown to pieces! We welcome Maggie Mae Fish into the studio to argue Alice Cooper's "School's Out" vs. Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall," the shock rock vs. prog rock showdown you've all been waiting for! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Aug 11, 20211 hr 5 min

66: "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" vs. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (with Daren Jackson!)

It's a fish-eye lens showdown! We're going back to the Hype Williams era of hip-hop to argue which is the best debut single by the great wild rappers of the '90s? Is it "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" by Busta Rhymes or "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" by Missy Elliott? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jul 28, 20211 hr 4 min

65: "Stairway to Heaven" vs. "Free Bird" (w/Andrew Unterberger!)

It's the big one. The episode this show was invented for, the two towering titans of classic rock, the most requested song on the radio of all time vs. the most requested song live of all time. Will Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" reign as the greatest guitar-solo-heavy epic of all time or will it be denied by "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jul 14, 20211 hr 1 min

64: "Solsbury Hill" vs. "Wuthering Heights" (w/Angie Meehan!)

We're taking a trip to the English countryside to tackle two of the defining songs of the late '70s art-rock scene! Will our romcom kick off with Peter Gabriel taking us to "Solsbury Hill"? Or will Kate Bush read us "Wuthering Heights"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jun 25, 20211 hr 7 min

63: "Runaway" vs. "Marvins Room" (w/Left at London!)

It's Kanye vs. Drake in the battle of the sad, self-loathing douchebags! We have Nat Puff, aka Left at London in the house to settle a sad rap guy showdown for the ages. That's right, we put Kanye West's "Runaway" against Drake's "Marvins Room" to settle the age-old question of which is more embarrassing, dick pics or drunk dials! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 09, 20211 hr 13 min

62: "Hot in Herre" vs. "In da Club" (ft. Mark Grondin!)

Go shorty, it's your birthday, so take off all your clothes! We have Mark Grondin of Spectrum Pulse in the studio to take on two of the biggest club bangers of the early 2000s! Will the gang find 50 Cent "In da Club" or will Nelly make it too "Hot in Herre"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 26, 20211 hr 3 min

BONUS EPISODE: Eurovision Song Contest 2021!

Todd introduces Lina to the wild and wacky world of Eurovision! We cover it all, from the grand triump of Italy ot the grand tragedy of Iceland to the random appearance of Flo Rida to the brutal embarrassment of the UK! Haven't the British suffered enough? (Apparently not.) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 24, 202156 min

61: "Move Along" vs. "Ocean Avenue"

They may not have been the biggest emo bands of the '00s (or emo bands at all!) but they scored two of the best hits of the decade, but we have to pick one over the other, so listen to us decide: Which is the better hard-driving Bush-era whine anthem, "Move Along" by All-American Rejects or "Ocean Avenue" by Yellowcard? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 12, 202156 min

60: "Seether" vs. "Cannonball" (with Raven Jakubowski!)

The start of the Clinton era was the greatest time ever for girls in rock, but can Nina Gordon hope to be as cool as Kim Deal? Argue over your favorite alternachick anthem as "Cannonball" by The Breeders fights the "Seether" by Veruca Salt! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 28, 20211 hr 1 min

59: "Teenage Dream" vs. "Poker Face" (with Jacob Chapman!)

A main pop girl showdown for the ages!! Around the turn of the 2010s, the charts were ruled by two up-and-coming pop divas, but now only one can stand! Which of the two high points of their careers is the one which must reign supreme, Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" or Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Apr 14, 20211 hr 12 min

58: "Come to My Window" vs. "Closer to Fine" (with Danny Lore!)

Put on your comfortable sweaters because we will be listening to two absolute lesbian icons! But which coming-out anthem is the mom-folk song of a generation, Melissa Etheridge's "Come to My Window" or the Indigo Girls' "Closer to Fine"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mar 23, 202159 min

BONUS EPISODE: Obligatory Grammys coverage, 2021!

Find out what your loyal Song vs. Song co-hosts thought about a Grammys that has been plagued by controversy and delays, but which a lot of people thought was pretty good! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mar 15, 20211 hr 2 min

57: "Welcome to the Jungle" vs. "Enter Sandman" (with Kaveh Taherian!)

Do you know where you are?! You're off to never never land! We've got some real thundering monsters of rock in the building tonight! It's the battle of two of the biggest, most ass-kicking hard rock songs of all time, but only one can come out the victor, so what is the greatest, Guns n' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle" or Metallica's "Enter Sandman"?? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Mar 10, 20211 hr 5 min

56: "Cornflake Girl" vs. "Human Behaviour" (with Angie Meehan!)

In the early-mid-'90s, two women captured the hearts of every weird art girl alive. But only one can come up triumphant, so let us now debate which tribute to strangeness is the greatest, Tori Amos's "Cornflake Girl" or Bjork's "Human Behaviour"! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Feb 24, 20211 hr 10 min

55: "New Slang" vs. "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" (with Dan Olson!)

Time for some sad soft indie-boy music! We have one guitar and a lot of complaining but which song will change our lives, "New Slang" by The Shins or "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" by Death Cab for Cutie? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Feb 09, 20211 hr 4 min

54': "Girlfriend" vs. "Misery Business" (with Sarah Z!)

The Hot Topic girls are coming in 2007 to steal your boyfriend! But who gets him first? Will Avril Lavigne becomes his new "Girlfriend" or will Paramore will be open for "Misery Business? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 26, 202157 min

53: "Freak on a Leash" vs. "Nookie" (with Lindsay Ellis!)

It is finally time to do some nu-metal, and if you don't like that, you can stick it up your (yeah!)! Korn and Limp Bizkit were the kings of late '90s rock, but only one can come out victorious here, so which angry white boy anthem reigns supreme, "Freak on a Leash" or "Nookie"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jan 13, 20211 hr 1 min

52: "Rockstar" vs. "Rockstar" (with Daren "Rap Critic" Jackson)

It's the last episode of 2020 so we here at Song vs. Song wanted to put out the year with one of its biggest songs! But wait... wasn't there a rap song named "Rockstar" just a couple years ago? It's DaBaby's "Rockstar" vs. Post Malone's "Rockstar," which rapper will capture rock stardom? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Dec 23, 20201 hr 8 min

51: "Do They Know It's Christmas" vs "We Are the World"

It's Christmas time and that means it's the time of the year we give back, so we are doing the big star-studded charity singles of the '80s? But can Band Aid's holiday perennial "Do They Know It's Christmas" compete with the overwhelming American star power of USA for Africa's "We Are the World"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Dec 09, 202055 min

50: "Celebration" vs. "All Night Long (All Night)"

We may all be trapped in our houses but that doesn't mean we can't party like we're at the lamest wedding reception of all time! Let us get on the floor and decide which lightly-funky early '80s party jam is superior, Kool & the Gang's "Celebration" or Lionel Richie's "All Night Long (All Night)"! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Nov 24, 202054 min

49: "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" vs. "The Book of Love"

Song vs. Song goes hipster! We welcome back Billboard editor Andrew Unterberger to discuss two of the late '90s giants of indie rock! Which mopey acoustic love song shall reign supreme, "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel or "The Book of Love" by The Magnetic Fields? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Nov 11, 20201 hr 13 min
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