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Welcome to fall, winter holiday season and....maybe a little global warming? We're outside Mid-November, in T-shirts at Rayce's Oasizzzz! (Or Rayce's Away-sizzz?) Crackin up! Crackin 'em open! Crackin Challenges!
This Playlist is gonna be LIT! Or FIRE! Or CHILL! (ask your kids, YMMV). Or for the appropriate age group RAD! We got Neville Bros, Sonny Landreth, VonDrukes, Monophonics, Steely Dan, Carole King, Elvis Costello, BadCo, Isley Brothers, Hendrix, and so on and so on, but not shooby doobee doobee.
Want to know more? Cole Porter as done by UB40, Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop, Neneh Cherry, Sinead O'Connor, Fine Young Cannibals....and you'll have to listen to the APEisode, it's just too much! Awesome awaits! Check it all out on YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG APEisode 46!
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#46 HOLA! DONDE ESTA SANTA CLEESE? Might do a full Cheech and Chong APEisode. Dumber Ideas Anyone? It's APEisode #46 For U!.
We're spinning a new APEisode every week, and we're proud to present number 45. We've got a round of Quick Hitz to share. As usual, all the songs are available on the playlist.
We have challenges for songs from The Police, The Eagles, Radiohead, Jeff Beck, Bob Marley & the Wailers, and a bunch more. We're moving fast and taking no prisoners.
Then, we've got a 'happy little surprise' (thanks you Bob Ross). We go through some of our old texts for clues shared OUTSIDE of the podcast, and drop them WITH NO ANSWERS. That's right, we want YOU to tell us what they are. We're hoping some of you will reach out and let us know the songs referenced in APEisode 45. We're all APEZ here, and we want y'all to get in on it! Join in the fun, and really play along on YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! APEisode 45!
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#45 We'll Spin You Right Round! Every SINGLE Time. MixedAPEZ challenges YOU with APEisode 45.
CONGRATULAPEZIONS! You've chosen to fill your ears and brain noodle with the finest quality, curated, bespoke, ham-hand-crafted, rock lyric challenge, and general music jabber charcuterie board cuts two MIXEDAPEZ ever made - YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! Now...WHERE'S THAT CONFOUNDED BRIDGE? It's a goof, and it's cracking us up! BUT....wrong song. HELP US! Send your corrections.
Here at 'Rayce's Oaziz' we pride ourselves on unparalleled meandering off topic casserole. Prime Cutz challenges will again prove our world-class loquacity, bloviating about Maxine Brown and Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats song Son Of A Bitch and talk about his credentials, a small bit of Ya Gotta Have A Good Reason as performed by Rayce Of APEZ, Buffalo Springfield (NOT Dusty Springfield Reid!!) and off the pavement about Neil Young's voice, etc...
Think that's it? OH COME ON! YOU KNOW BETTER! We continue to serve Tonic, The Byrds, The Housemartins, Ted Hawkins story, Rayce and Mike of APEZ unknown album swap with the local band The Vondrukes, Chrissie Hynde, YES, and The Easy Beats. Get your musical taste budz ready for some FLAVOR! It's MIXEDAPEZ and YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! APEisode 44!
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#44 Can YOU name the planets in order? WHY would we ask that, you ask? All of the BIG answers lie here, inside APEisode 44!
WELCOME (BACK if it applies) to the pageantry, the celebration, the festival, the meandering that is YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! This time we're gonna brave the question "who is the father of heavy metal guitar?" We're not answering it, but more talking about it and passing it along to you. So get into the discussion!
Mike of APEZ suggested to Rayce of APEZ a now and again sharing of a new album. Awww, look at them sharing. Anyway, cool idea! AND we also do a song lyric challenge show by the way....so we'll play our PRIME CUTZ game, then ASK AND YE SHALL DECEIVE, and massacre some perfectly good song lyrics with BEAN ENCHILADAZ to fill you on up.
Oh, and this is hilarious, Reid has Carrie Underwood stuck in his head. Actually, we discuss how kinda cool that is. Especially mixed in with The Police, Dick Dale, Schooley D, Chemical Brothers, Neville Brothers, The Cure, KISS, and Tower Of Power; and a bunch more for our fantastic playlist. And through it all we make a lot of goofs that we will be sure to follow up on in upcoming APEisodes. But you're welcome to follow up on them RIGHT NOW! SO GET IN HERE and get some MIXEDAPEZ on you! It's YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! Apeisode 43!
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#43 WHO IS THE FATHER OF METAL GUITAR? Think you know the answer? Well....who and why?? It's Apeisode 43!
Hey Kidz! Here we are again, for what seems like the 42nd time. Oddly enough, it IS the 42nd time. How can you you miss us if we won't go away?
This APEisode is a no challenge zone. That's right, this one has all the calories, none of the challenges. Rayce gets going on a couple of topics, and he just won't shut up.
After some much needed Nestkeeping, we discuss some OUTSTANDING numbers that just seem unbelievable. We cover a few covers. And then we find a sneaky way to get some instrumentals on the playlist.
All this and more on APEisode 42 of THE Lyric Challenge Podcast, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG now!
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#42 Four Hundred Covers? Over Seventy Band Members? Twofers? It's MixedAPEZ BY THE NUMBERS in APEisode 42!
With all respect to John Sebastian and "Gabe Kotter" we're saying 'Welcome Back'. We were recording outdoors 'Late in the Evening', just poddin' along, when a sudden and totally unexpected rainstorm hit us. After a little natural panic, we hustled the equipment indoors with (thankfully) no damage, and we finished up inside. We appreciate your understanding if the sound environment changed, but we managed to finish up with little impact to the APEisode.
We start off with some Nestkeeping, re-iterating that Little Richard IS the King of Rock & Roll, and it seems even the big 'E' himself agreed. 'Nuff said.
We jump into a FULL Episode of Prime Cutz. We begin with lyric challenges from Santana, The Cult, The Clash, and Rage. Then we had to change venues due to the sudden storm.
When we regroup inside, we are able to continue with clues for songs by The Psychedelic Furs, REO, The Kinks, the Thin White Duke, and more.
We survived the weather, and we'd love to have you join us for the adventure. Listen to APEisode 41 of THE Lyric Challenge Podcast, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG now!
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#41 Outside with NO SHELTER, Suddenly We're RIDIN THE STORM OUT, and then We Gotta RUN TO YOU! Rain Delay in APEisode 41!
40 APEisodes! We're getting (already were) up there, at least in APEisode age! Where does the time go...? Well, mostly it goes into editing. That, and trying to remember why we came into the room in the first place. But that's not what we're here to talk about.
This week we start of with a little nestkeeping (we're always cleaning up after each other) and move right into that segment we started with, PRIME CUTZ.
We lead off with ELO, and some banter about the actual lyrics, which still seem to be in dispute 50 years later. We've got lyrics by Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, and a left turn into a discussion about the Roches. And there's clues from the Knickerbockers, the B-52s, Van Morrison and Steve Miller. As always, we digress... leading us into conversations about Leon Russell, and even Alan Sherman.
Join us as we venture into middles age (APEisode wise) and come see what all the noise is about! WILL YOU KEEP IT DOWN IN THERE! No we won't. We can't stop talking about the music we all love. So come on along for another APEisode of YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! THE rock lyric challenge podcast.
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#40 We're Turning 40! King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Edgar Winter, Leon Russell and More Join the Party! It's APEisode 40!
We're out in Rayce's Oasizzz doing our first evening/sunset cruise. And this whole 40s 'thing' has the MixedAPEZ doing Mixed Upz! I mean Jack White is 49! WWHHAAT?!
Anyway, after a little Nest keeping we bring you challenges and merriment from Chicago, Moon Martin, Robert Palmer, Kansas, James Taylor, Squeeze, Joe Walsh, Neville Bros, Stevie Wonder, Jeff Beck, Nina Simone....wwheewwww.
We 'cover' info on a lot of covers this time. Versions of Needles and Pins-aah were recorded by the likes of Ramones, Willy DeVille, more. James Taylor kinda did covers of his own Steamroller, you'll see. Superstition covers. Doctor Doctor covers. So there will be few on the playlist for everyone to check out. HEY - We should do an 'Under Cover' APEisode!! Just the best covers we can think of.
Join us for another APEZolutely APEZsome FantAPEZtic APEisode of YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG, everybody's favorite lyric challenge podcast. And don't forget to check out the PLAYLIST after the show!
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#39 It's the last APEisode before our 40s!! MIDDLE AGE in APEisode years. We WISH we were middle age!
Hey there groovy peoples, and all the other groovy folks! Are we back to inflict more musical pain to your brain? Nah, we just want to share our particular brand of weird again with those of you that enjoy that kind of thing (maybe you should see someone about that).
This APEisode is (almost) all about the BEAN ENCHILADAZ. We bend and break lyrics from all kindz of artists. Sheryl Crow, Free, and The Clash get us started. Then we have Lee Michaels, Johnny Nash, The Proclaimers, Eddie Money, and quite a few more acts that have their lyrics tortured by the APEZ.
Finally, we move on to a couple of Starting Linez, and somewhere along the way an APEZ suffers from BRAIN LOCK! But it's ALL RIGHT NOW folks, we're gonna be just fine. Really. We promise. Maybe.
Either way, climb on up, and swing into APEisode ThirtyAPEZ of everybody's favorite lyric challenge podcast, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! and don't forget to check out the PLAYLIST after the show!
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#38 The End of Wild Hot Summer Nights, But We Can See Clearly Now. Do You Know What I Mean? Its APEisode ThirtyAPEZ!
IN A WORLD WHERE THE APEZ TALK FOR WELL OVER AN HOUR, COMES AN APEISODE THAT....maybe you don't have to listen to in 3 parts. ARE YOU READY TO RUUUUMBBUUULLL??? Weird to stop talking well before an hour, but here it is! Never fear! We still manage to fill the airwaves with plenty of our drivel.
A little Nest Keeping gets it all going, with corrections on Dire Straights' Expresso Love, and Queen's Killer Queen and how to say Moet Et Chandon.
Then jump all in to ASK AND YE SHALL DECIEVE where Rayce wallops Reid with challenges on Donovan, White Stripes, BTO, GnR, and Derek and the Dominoes. Reid tries to fire back with Zeppelin, YES, Men At Work, and Alan Parson's. Oh and we meander....enough that it seems like over an hour. BWWAAHHAAA!
Do you know the word mononymous? Well, you will after this show. You'll also know some about Sunny Goodge Street, Mississippi saxophone, Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie, and that one time when Delaney Bramlett told Eric Clapton he should be singing. YOU GOTTA CHECK OUT THIS APEISODE, cause the next one will probably be back to an hour and ten!! 🤣🤣
It's APEisode 37 of YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! Check out the PLAYLIST after the show!
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#37 Can The APEZ Do an APEisode Short & Sweet? We Try To Be Lean And Mean. How'd We Do? Miss Us Yet? APEisode 37 is HERE!
We're here for APEisode36,
and WE'RE NOT SORRY!
We keep trying to shorten the APEisodes, but we don't seem to be able to get there. What's an APEZ to do? We're going to start off with some PRIME CUTZ. We've got Porno for Pyros, (no, the band. Behave!), MotorHead, and even the King in this segment with lots of other artists.
We kick off TWIZT w very happy Reid ranting a bit about the LIVE version of I'm Ready by Humble Pie. Then we check out some Traffic, Montrose, the Clash, and CTA, just to name a few.
We wind on down the road, finishing up with Route 66. We follow the Who from Soho to Brighton, Meet Giants (maybe) in Istanbul, join Don Williams in Tulsa, and even drop by Anchorage, and that's just the beginning!
So come along and check us out . What else are you gonna do? Let's jump on APEisode 36. Check out the PLAYLIST after the show! On You Should Know This Song! THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
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#36 Eat the Rich, and Some Humble Pie, but Don't Drink the Dirty Water. But only if you're Born for Adventure! APEisode 36 is HERE!
This time we talk about a few things in the Uncontrolled Substance style, while trying to keep the length of the show a bit more controlled. See what you think. We'll introduce some new APEZ family members, and Reid of APEZ has added an easter-egg of sorts to the APEisode. See if you notice.....🤣🤣
Many years ago someone in Japan had to come up with the noise of Godzilla's roar. These are our kinda people. Try even weirder ideas until something just works! Great things have created with that approach. APEZ are still trying to find the formula in that way.
And we dig into Dolly Parton a bit, specifically over her 30 song, 2023 ROCKSTAR album, and the effort to justify her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The effort is incredible and everyone should really check it out. I mean 30 songs with everyone from Rob Halford, to Sting, to Lizzo, to Brandi Carlisle, and Chris Stpleton. There's something in there for you.
And a little about Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter's involvement with Dolly and deep involvement throughout a LOT of the music we talk about on this show. Way beyond the Doobie Brothers. You Should Know This Musician! Hey! That sounds like the name of our podcast! THE rock lyric challenge podcast, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! Get into it with us in Apeisode 35! Come on you APEZ! Check out the PLAYLIST after the show! On You Should Know This Song! THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
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#35 Godzilla, Dolly Parton, and Skunk?! Well, there goes Tokyo and Rock and Roll! And something unexpected... APEisode 35 is now!
We give our recent guest Wayne of APEZ, his first correction. Then we're all about Scandal, UFOs, and Bad Motor Scooter Queens in Dire Straights, when we do our ASK AND YE SHALL DECIEVE challenge. And Pretenders mix in with Tennessee Ernie, Sweet, and Styx. What a MIX!
We play TUNE THAT NAME, and STARTING LINEZ also giving some love to artists like INXS, Doctor John, Nine Inch Nails, Black Crowes, Motley Crew, Sweet, Donovan, Bad Co, Bee Gees and more. Have I mentioned the MIX on this show!?!?
You won't want to miss this Apeisode and the playlist is going to be insane! So be sure to check it out right after swinging along with us through the jungle of rock and roll on YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! THE Rock n Roll lyric podcast! Thanks for checking it out! Let's go! Check out the PLAYLIST after the show! On You Should Know This Song! THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
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#34 And you came back for more? Hey! So did we! Are we simpatico? We're all Apez so, must be. It's APEisode 34.
We're back at it, but with a little less silliness (kind of). We're still APEZ, but we all lost an icon with the passing of John Mayall. We wanted to convey the enormity of his contribution to Rock and Roll. Yes, he was largely a Blues and Jazz musician. However, the number of R&R musicians to pass through his bands is staggering. We even have a special playlist just for this APEisode here.
We open with some nestkeeping, mentioning recent items of note. The retirement of Aerosmith, and what they've meant to us and to Rock music. New music from Flock of Seagulls, and Reid's definitely APEZworthy Beatles Endeavor.
Then, we ask your indulgence as we attempt to honor one of the TRUE legends of music in John Mayall. No challenges, very little of the usual sarcasm and attempts at wittiness. Just a heartfelt shot at sharing the deep impact he had on the lives and careers of many, many musicians. The list is long and lustrous, as was Sir Mayall's career.
So lift a glass, and come join us un toasting the Father of the British Blues, and 'great uncle' to many of Rock and Roll's biggest names. The APEZ get serious for just a minute, and you don't want to miss that. Listen to APEisode 33 now. Check out the PLAYLIST after the show! On You Should Know This Song! THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
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#33 But Seriously Folks... Farewell and thanks to Aerosmith, and a sincere tribute to Sir John Mayall. It's APEisode 33
Another brilliant, scintillating, informative... OK, let's not kid ourselves. We missed a bunch of these REALLY EASY clues. At least we got a great playlist out of this (available here). We're not the brightest bananas in the bunch some days. But we are havin' fun and nobody hits a home run every time, although even a stopped clock...you know how it goes.
We bring you Twizt & Shout, featuring songs by Queen, Aerosmith, Heart, Montrose and more. Unfortunately, we had to remind Reid that Ronnie has been gone for some time now.
We follow that with some tasty Bean Enchilidaz, but still, we're missing clues here. The Outfield, The Cars, The Stones, both Tina & John are Rollin on the River with other artists. Reid recovers with a nice adlib Metallica Beanz to wrap up the segment.
We finally get on our own roll with Quick Hitz including songs from Dave Edmunds, Bowie, both Mott & BadCo, and more artist to round out the APEisode.
We'll do better next time, or maybe not. We aren't proud of our misses, but we do keep trying. And you can improve your own self esteem by guessing those clues we missed in APEisode 32. Let it ROLL! Check out the PLAYLIST after the show! On You Should Know This Song! THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
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#32 APEZin on a Sunny Afternoon. We may not be smart, but what did you expect! It's APEisode 32!
Welcome into our space, and PLEAZE help us WELCOME our very first MIXEDAPEZ guest. Wayne, a friend of the podcast, is sitting in. We asked him to share his thoughts on the more METAL side of ROCK, but he's good for anything that get's you going. Of course, we still have a playlist, and you can find it here.
We start off with some thoughts on a couple of upcoming shows Rayce is lucky enough be be attending. And of course, we always suggest you GO SEE LIVE MUSIC and SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BANDS (that's all caps because Rayce is really loud about it.) We reminisce a bit about some acts we've seen, and the legendary St. Louis venue, Mississippi Nights. Then, Reid continues with some albums out recently, and it's definitely stuff you may want to track down.
After all that great talk (and we had a blast, seriously) we do get in a few challenges. We've got Deep Purple, Triumph, Queen, AC/DC, UFO, Quiet Riot, and somehow we end up on Doja Cat? So come on, listen in, play along and have some fun. It's APEisode 31 with MIXEDAPEZ! Check out the PLAYLIST after the show! On You Should Know This Song! THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
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#31 Quick, let's clean it all up! We have company coming! Join us in welcoming our 1st Guest on APEisode 31
What's good MIXEDAPEZ world? Ready for some YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG? We packed in a lot for the joyride playing ROUTE 66. We're traveling with Bob Seeger, ZZ Top, The Dead, Steely Dan, George Thorogood, and The Good Rats, to places like Miami, Negril, Hollywood, Detroit, Frisco Bay, Santa Fe, and of course back to Rayce'z Wentzville,Oasizzzzz.
WHAT THEN YOU ASK? Well, Your Mother Should Know! (queue circular logic comedy routine). But also, Only You Know And I Know, and that's Bloody Well Right! You're thinkin, Ain't That Peculiar? Can you Guess Who the American Woman is? She's a Free Bird, who's on a Free Ride to go out Twistin' The Night Away.
If that don't blow your skirt up, check out Starting Linez and please do better at guessing them than we did. 'Til Tuesday, Squeeze, Argent, Prince, Rolling Stones, XTC, Deep Purple, Queen....actually Reid of Apez pretty much fails on this part of the show. Shame of Apez is hard to rebound from, but THE SHOW MUST GO APEZ! OH AND HEY! Check out the PLAYLIST after the show! On You Should Know This Song! THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
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#30 Dirty Thirty?!? Is it possible? 30 is the new 20 right?? Dig in to APEisode 30 with us!
What's transpiring APEZ peoplez? Welcome to more of YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG, on MIXEDAPEZ RADIDIO, from Rayce'z Oasiz! Aside from the fact we've got playlistz now......HAVE YOU HEARD?? PLAYLISTZ!
After some "Jane you ignorant slut", and nezt-keeping about Uriah Heep and about Love N Rockets, it's on with some chat about The Tokens and the song Lion Sleeps Tonight and Solomon Linda, and Neil Sedaka, and other related Tokens stuff. Then the cool idea of choosing a theme band/artist/era/genre for vacation or a trip or maybe project. Rayce tried to make Cake his vacation band.
NEXT: We got our hands on the set lists for the St. Louis area 90s cover band 'Hello Newman', and we're using them as our show list material. First talking about the songs kinda 'Uncontrolled Substance' style, then MixedUpz challenges for a while too! Silverchair, LIVE, Sponge, Sublime, Harvey Danger, Toadies, STP, RHCP, Collective Soul, Foos, Black Crowes, and a couple dozen more. It's gonna be a BIG playlist! CHECK IT OUT WITH US on You Should Know This Song! THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
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#29 Hey Tommy! Can you hear us? If you need assistance to hear to APEisode 29, We Can Make IT Happen! Yeah... APEisode29
Welcome to APEisode 28 of YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! We start off with some big news We have PLAYLISTS for EVERY APEisode! you can find the one for this episode here. We're kind of a big deal now.
And after we bellow about playlists for a while we roll on. Reid recalls the band Trapeze, leading Rayce into his mea culpa about not knowing his back end from a hole in the ground when it comes to the different Deep Purple line-ups. We talk about Connections, (not the song the PBS series) for just a minute, and
FINALLY we get to some (ONE SIDED) challenges. Beatles, 10CC, Jackson Brown, Dire Straits and the Stones all make appearances. We just can't help it. Come on, let's go! It's APEisode 28!
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#28 Playlists? You're talking about Playlists, You kidding me? Playlists? It's APEisode28!
ReidApez has a dumb road trip game idea for the listeners. His first dumb idea maybe? Hhhmmm....The actual show is MixedUpz. It's rock challenges in a blender!! From Hollywood Vampires, to People Who Died, to Dead Milkmen, and Joe's Garage.
From The Beginning, there's No New Tale To Tell, but I Want To Hold Your Hand (did I just make it weird?). Weirder when we start gargling on about the continuum of cycles of rock music over the decades, remixing and reanimating old as new again. It gets Kinks-y for a bit. Alabama Shakes it up, and before you know it Closing Time. But you KNOW we just keep rollin.
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#27 WE'RE SLICING CAKE! Learning To Crawl. Aaannndd Digging In The Dirt. HEY! Get your APEZ in here! Get APEisode 27 now!
We're back to business (APEZ Businezz). After going blabber only in our 25th, we're tossing challenges again in APEisode 26. And there's a bunch!
BREAKING NEWS! Going forward, all our APEisodes will have an accompanying playlist. Find this episodes playlist HERE. We are also filling the old APEisodes as well.
Starting w Prime Twizt & Shout, we include songs from Bad Co, Foghat, Chicago, R.E.M., and a bunch more. Of course we rumble our way through the jungle of clues, and come out pretty much OK (mostly!).
We start Quick Hitz by STEALING EACH OTHER'S CLUES! We've got songs from Billy Idol, the KING, Wang Chung, Aretha, and the Boys from he Beach, just to name a few.
Closing with Starting Linez, (that doesn't sound right?) we visit with Donovan, Joe Jackson, Deep Purple, Don Dixon, Rick James, and a bunch of other artists from all over the genre.
It's good to get back on track, and deliver the goods to the APEZ out there. Let's ROCK & ROLL!
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#26 Back to it, break's OVER! You're No Good, your Good Lovin's Gone Bad, but still, you Make Me Smile! It's APEisode 26
We can hardly believe it's our 25th APEZiversary. To celebrate, we changed it up a bit. This APEisode is all talk. (All the APEisodes are all talk, how does this differ?). But this is different. Really!
For this go round there are no challenges. We wanted to share the kind of thing we do when we're just sitting around blabbing (like we do on every APEisode). Seriously, it IS different. I mean we're talking about music (isn't that what we always do?). But there's digressions and BS and the conversations go sideways in this one (exactly like all the other ones).
Well, this time we made a playlist of the songs we mentioned in the APEisode, and you can actually listen to the songs we talked about. Hopefully, you'll finish listening to the podcast first (PLEASE!?!). Click the link to check it out. Hear HERE. (get it?) We're gonna try to do this for every APEisode going forward, and eventually, for all the previous ones too.
OK, OK, so it's only a little different. It's still two APEZ monkeying around with microphones, acting like what they say should be recorded. And we're still having fun, commenting on the music we want to share. With YOU. That's what it's really about.
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#25 SILVER APEZ! A SPECIAL 25th APEisode. We're ALL TALK (what a surprise /s). APEisode 25 is HERE!
So, what's up in APEisode 24, you ask? Well, Rayce has a Cicada public safety announcement. Reid went to see the MJ stage show and his wife says HE has something to say about it. Welcome new Certified Official APEZ Member Amity-Of-Apez! Get your official membership, just by stickin' your nose into our business. We'd love nothing more!
Musically, we determine that Vinegar Joe should have been a bigger deal that they were. KSHE classics come into the chat. No Shelter from Looks That Kill with a Sledgehammer, by an Evil Genius, is just Coincidental MOYDAHHH. And, friend of the show Matt from the STL area band 'Hello Newman' is going to participate.
Come on! You gotta find out what all of that means right?!?! Check out APEisode TWENTYFOUR!
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#24 BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS - Cicadapalooza is over. At least it's safe to drive Route 66 with the top down again. APEisode #24
Hello, and welcome to APEisode # 23. We're outdoors, ya know. Starting with Prime, we hit (and miss) on a couple of lesser known deep cuts from Status Quo, String Driven Thing, and The Rainmakers, among some more well known PRIME cuts from Cake, Toto, and Joe Jackson, just naming a few.
Then on to Starting Lines w Floyd, Hagar, Montrose, and apparently one of us doesn't understand that DIO is a GOD!?!?!?!? Go Ask Alice, even she knows!
Lastly, we ask the question, What Are YOU Listening to? We share our thoughts, and ask for yours. Come ON, LISTEN AND RESPOND to APEisode 23! It's a jungle out here!
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#23 Droogie? What's a Droogie? Take Me to the Circus to see a Travelling Band. APEisode 23 is HERE!
We are again in the wild for APEizode 22. Are you joining uz? We are in the outdoorz for this APEizode. After a LONG intro, we finally get down to businezz. APEZ businezz, that iz. After shout-outz to worthy fellow APEZ, we cover some correctionz and clarificationz. And then we ztart on our most MixedUpz MixedApez antics yet.
No format, just a combination of challengez of ALL KINDZ.
We combine Prime Cutz, Bean Enchiladaz, Starting Linez, Tune Thiz Name, Route SixtySixz, Yout Mother Zhould Know, Azk and Ye Shall Deceive, Prime Twizt, and Quick Hitz into one CRAZZZY segment. DiVinyls, Rod Stewart, Al Stewart (no relation), ELP, Kansas, LEDZEP, and even Madonna show up in our myriad challengez. So come on, get on board, and ZZZip along with the APEZ for a Zuper good time. Zee you there!
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#22 From the beginning, I touch myself, but not while dancin' in the streets. Twenty tooth APEisode.
Fresh air, sunshine, and shouting over the cicadas! (JK!). We are outdoors in our favorite setting, as it should be! We've got shout-outs to FLOMO rock show, Hello Newman, Doorward, Dog-A-Boni, and all of the MIXEDAPEZ listening out there! Hey, we even announce a new official APEZ crew member too! Paula of APEZ!
After all that working up an appetite, we dig into a heaping helping of Bean Enchiladaz. Check out our jumbles and mumbles on Devo, Aerosmith, John Fogerty, Beach Boys and more!
Then it's down to business with some Uncontrolled Substance. DON'T TRY TO TELL US WHAT'S ROCK n ROLL AND WHAT'S NOT! If you don't know David Sanborn or Willie Dixon, You Should Know Their Songs! AND You Should Know Their Stories!
Grab a cold drink & a lawn chair, and step outside with us for another round of You Should Know This Song! with MixedApez in the Wild!
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#21 Wild In The Streets, Or At Least in the Backyard! - Brought to You by the Cicadapocalypse: APEisode21
Somehow we've managed to create 20 of these and inflict them on the planet! (Planet Of MixedApez??) Celebrate with all of the MixedApez for a minute, as we play on, talk on, laugh on, ramble on, carry on, babble on, and game on with THE PREMIER Rock music challenge, commentary, and factoids podcast, You Should Know This Song!
We've been doing the podcast for a minute now and it's pretty exciting to get to the 20th APEisode, considering the average podcast ends after 6 or 7. And especially after some of the early struggles we had. We keep on cranking out shows, calling all you MixedApez out there who have song lyrics and music stuck in your brain box to ride along and give your mind some joy! Seriously, love and appreciation to every APEZ who listens, follows, and shares the show, all over the world. We are doing this for you! Give us a shout and let us know where you are and who you are and what you think. We'll give you a shout out on an APEisode and share the love! www.YouShoudlKnowThisSong.com. Peace of APEZ to all!
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#20 Twentieth!! 20th!! XXth!! WHHAAAT!? WE MADE IT TO APEISODE 20???!! THE BIG TWW00 OOHHH!!
Our latest APEisode is almost out of the teens, but don't think that means we're gonna grow up anytime soon. We begin with Starting Lines, offering only the first few words as a challenge. Nick Lowe, Pearl Jam, Kansas, Stealer's Wheel, RHCP, Iggy Pop, and others are included in the clues, and we keep em flowing fast and furious.
Our second segment is Your Mother Should Know. One of our faves. Appropriately, there is a Beatles challenge, and we also check in on The Cars, Pretenders, The Kinks, and because we have Too Much Time On Our Hands, Styx and a few others. Did I just give something away?
The last segment in this APEisode is Tune That Name, the most recent addition to the APEZ challenge family, where we provide an 'alternative' naming of the song or the band, or "Whatever". Follow along, you'll figure it out.
It's our LAST CHANCE to get away with being a teen, because 20 is right around the corner. Even APEZ have to grow up... eventually. Come on, join us for a joy ride before they make us start acting our age. DROP US A LINE!!! Download the latest MixedApez APEisode of THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
#19 Hey 19! Lust for Life, Life's Been Good, Wild Wild Life, and a #1 hit from 1926? APEisode 19 is OUT (there)!
This APEisode, the APEZ joy ride down Route 66 stopping in on the places in songs from CCR, Beatles, Cracker, 3 Dog Night, Wings, Mountain and more. Who knew Route 66 would go Back In The USSR, to Katmandu, and Spain?!?!?!
Then in Prime Cuts it's the expected hilarity and stupidity you've come to know and love. And maybe some talk about songs you love too! We Bullet The Blue Sky, we Turn Japanese, we pile up Dirty Laundry, and oops we Rusted our Root.... And Aerosmith, Pete Townsend, POCO, Don Henley and Steve Miller get in too.
But wait! In Prime Twist you also get....double Scorpions, Buddy Holly, Wild Cherry and it goes on! Such a deal! And all for the low, low price of 45 minutes of pure joy! So swing along with MixedApez and see if You Should Know This Song too!
Psssst, hey. Down here!...we'd love to know what you think of the APEisode. If you got some of the clues, ALL of the clues. ?? If you liked the games. If you got a song stuck in your head. If you've got a correction. Your favorite recipe. Let us know you're out there!! DROP US A LINE!!! Download the latest MixedApez APEisode of THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
#18 And We Like It! - And U2! Cruise Route 66 with us! Stop for some PRIME! And Twist one up! Here's APEisode 18!
If only we'd learned the truth at seventeen... then we might not be bringing you this delightful new 17th APEisode. We start with some MIXEDAPEZ Twist & Shout. A twisted segment where the song comes first, and the LYRICS are the answer. Frankly, when I was 17, I THOUGHT the lyrics WERE the answer. Either way, we've got songs by Bob Marley & the Wailers, Timbuk3, Joe Jackson, Van Halen and so much more in this segment.
Then some tasty, if slightly weird, Bean Enchiladas. A listener favorite segment, where we mangle the lyrics to songs you know and love. Clues include "Come on, peel an orange", and "She eats cole-slaw every day". Why are they always about food? With Nirvana, The Police, BOC, and Zeppelin among the bands (just to name a few) whose lyrics we turn sideways, there's something for every taste here.
We wrap it up with Your Mother Should Know, with clues just about anybody can figure out, even us APEZ. Songs from The Beach Boys, Sly & the Family Stone, Hootie, and a handful of others round out the APEisode and everybody getsthe correct answer out in 'record' time. I really can't help the dad jokes, and that's the way, uh-huh, we like it.
So connect with us and get the latest APEisode, and help us celebrate our 17th. Rock & Roll, kids. We're gonna grow up someday, but probably not today. Download the latest MixedApez APEisode of THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
#17 Well, We Were Just 17. Stray Cats, Zombies, I Like Mixed Nuts, We Only Want to Be With You. Delivering APEisode 17, BABY! Grab It!
Sweet Sixteen with MixedApez at Rayce's Oasiz! How can it go wrong? You'll see. Rayce makes up the word BLAZZ! It's a keeper! Let's play ASK AND YE SHALL DECEIVE with Joe Jackson, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Deep Purple, Jolene, more! And while we're at it, how about a new game STARTING LINES including Talking Heads, Bad Co, Hollies, Bowie, and so on. And then PRIME CUTS to finish the party! It's got THIS SONG by George Harrison (should have been our FIRST EVER), Ted Nugent, Tears For Fears, Sublime, Pretenders...wwhhheeewww! WE GO LONG with a 1.5 hour marathon. So strap in! Make a wish! And blow out the candles with us, for You Should Know This Song! Download the latest MixedApez APEisode of THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
#16 SWEET! We Talk No Doubt, Hendrix, Barenakeds, Pretenders, Der Stingle, & more! APEisode 16.
COME ON IN! Welcome to Rayce’z Oasiz! MixedApez are slinging another heapin’ helpin’ of song challenges, BS, and weirdity (Yep! Made up word. That tracks!) on You Should Know This Song. APEisode 15 has us chatting through the acts above as well as ABC, No Doubt, U2, Genesis, The Buggles, Bruce Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Crowded House, Ministry, Billy Joel, Bill withers and others.
It all happens when we play our PRIME CUTS, and TWIST & SHOUT lyric challenges.
Then when we do UNCONTROLLED SUBSTANCE it’s APEZ messing with our own A D D. as we try letting our brains go wandering off unsupervised. And when they return we make use of them for some CORRECTIONS and NOTES.
Pull up a branch and hang out a bit for You Should Know This Song THE ROCK MUSIC LYRIC CHALLENGE AND COMMENTARY PODCAST! Download the latest MixedApez APEisode of You Should Know This Song, THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
#15 Queen, ELO, & Smithereens Challenges. Adam Ant’s new tour, ADD Apez and more in APEisode 15
Hey there. Welcome! Is this your first time? Don't be scared, we're friendly APEZ. Weird and friendly! Very weird, but still friendly.
We've returned with more commentary and silliness about Rock music and lyrics. This APEisode begins with our Ask & You Shall Deceive segment. We include lyrics from CCR, the Byrds, Toto, The Blues Brothers, Tommy Tutone and even more.
Then a NEW challenge! It's called Tune That Name (at least for the moment), and it's basically word association for music nerds. The Police, Aerosmith, Pretenders, Tears for Fears, The Monkees, Talking Heads... all of them and more show up in the new segment.
Finally we 'wrap it up' with Bean Enchiladas (haha, get it?) which seems to have become a listener favorite. Lyrics by Billy Idol, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty, Steve Perry and a bunch more get twisted into unrecognizable word salad. Sorry, not sorry.
So let's get our pod on. Join us for another zany trip into the jungle lair that is MIXEDAPEZ land. We promise, we won't bite. Download the latest MixedApez APEisode of You Should Know This Song, THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
#14 Tequila Sunrise. It's a Drink, it's a Song, It's a State of Mind. APEisode 14!
We are still stupefied by the fact that Judas Priest has been making METAL albums for 50 years. On the other hand, we're not very smart and neither one of us counts very well.
In APEisode 13, we open with our Ask and You Shall Deceive segment. Discussing songs by John Hiatt, Counting Crows, REM, Led Zeppelin, Eddie Money, and even Ronnie Spector, we cover the gamut of genres this time.
We debut a new segment called Route 66. The point of this challenge is to provide as many locations (city/state/country) as possible from a song, based on the lyrics tossed at you. It's the first go, so we may struggle through it, but ultimately it's a blast. We hit songs by the Lovin' Spoonful, Bob Seeger, Beach Boys, Rush, David Bowie, and several more.
Wrapping up with Uncontrolled Substance, we confess to the music we sometimes listen to when no one else is around, music we call guilty treasures. Since it's stuff we 'feel guilty' about, we'll leave it at that and you'll have to listen to find out what we're talking about.
So get your kicks with us in APEisode 13. Let's ROLL, baby!Download the latest MixedApez APEisode of You Should Know This Song, THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
#13 Judas Priest Spans 50 Years of Heavy Metal, and Route 66? APEisode 13 is here!
It took a minute, but we got Prime, Bean Enchiladas, And Quick Hitz to reward your patience. In this APEisode we explore keeping our heads on straight while life rears up and calls for attention. We swing through with some corrections, PRIME CUTS featuring the likes of John Mayer, The Knack, Poco, Gene Vincent, Rage Against The Machine, They Might Be Giants, and more. Then, in BEAN ENCHILADAS we eat our words referencing Superstitious, When I Fight Authority, Beast Of Burden, BaBaBa Barbara Ann, a few others, and finally finish our Bean Enchiladas. Man, I'm stuffed.
We wrap it up with QUICK HITZ, including discussions on Peter Gabriel, Foo Fighters, ZZ Top, Rolling Stones, Heart, The Clash and more, more, more!
Come on don't be mad, it's worth the wait! Check it out! And if you're really upset, send us an email and tell us how it ruins your day if we're late with an APEsiode. You know we love you guys! REALLY. Download the latest MixedApez APEisode of You Should Know This Song, THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
#12 Seeing If You're Paying Attention. We're Late with the APEisode. Did You Notice? APEisode12
Hello again!
Apparently, he's SCRUMPTRULESCENT, and I'm fine, but not quite dandy! With 'nods' to Will, and the best ever, George, we kick off APEisode 11. We offer a NEW segment, PRIME "Twist and Shout". In the new segment, the challenger has to come up with a couple of lines of lyrics, prompted by a song name. Not always as easy as it sounds. We have clues from Ozzy to Squeeze, from Jane's Addiction to Jethro Tull, and for a change, we get most of them right!
Our Uncontrolled Substance session is a blast, talking about some of our favorite covers, and a bunch of faves from listeners. We "COVER" (sorry, I just can't help it) covers from RHCP, Ghost, Limp Bizkit, Elmore James, Metallica, Hendrix, Judas Priest, Melvins, and that's not even half of them. And I am betting you won't guess the hands down favorite cover our listeners shared.
So make sure to cover all your bets, and download the latest MixedApez APEisode of You Should Know This Song, THE ROCK LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST!
#11 Already Been Covered. Listeners Contribute their Favorite Covers. It's APEisode 11
Welcome to our 10th APEisode. We kick it off discussing the 2024 nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Plenty of entertainers, and plenty of opinions. Nominees include Cher; Foreigner; Peter Frampton; Jane's Addiction; Dave Matthews Band; A Tribe Called Quest; Kool & the Gang; and 8 other acts. Wherever you stand, the vote is open to fans until April 26th.
We move onto our Prime challenge, You Should Know This Song. Plenty of chatter about artists as varied as Otis Redding, Love & Rockets, Todd Rundgren, Smashing Pumpkins, Dire Straits, (the forbidden) Steely Dan, and a whole lot more.
We discuss the origin of the word WIKI, and we tip our hats to our families, and especially to our listeners. Come celebrate our 10th podcast with us, and get in on the ground floor. After all, it's where we spend most of our time.
#10 Rock & Roll HoF voting is OPEN to Fans! APEisode 10 is here. Nestkeeping? Really?
Who knew? As old as we are, (VERY) we can still learn something. We go long in this one, and WAY far afield. Beginning with YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG, we cover Mojo Nixon stories, discuss the ?first? 'boy band', wonder about Paul Westerberg, and a bunch more music related rambles.
Moving to Quick Hits, there's a brief discussion on the song writing teams from the famous Brill Building in Manhattan. We touch on music by Elvis, JT, The Animals, Stray Cats, Uriah Heep, and other great artists. Fun, informative, BS from our resident APEZ.
We wrap with Ask and Ye Shall Deceive, where the answer to the questions reveals the song. There's a bit about KSHE FM, one of the longest running continuous Classic Rock stations in the US. We 'old guy' for a few about "Late Night" Rock TV shows from the 70's & 80's. (Yes, they had TV in the 70's & 80's, kids). Add in comments on music by The Lovin' Spoonful, The B-52s, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, and even the Commodores, and we just can't stop.
It's a great time, with lots of APEZ type chatter and us bone-heading our way through it all. Come listen to the MixedApez. All the cool kids are doing it.
#09 BOFFALONGO! And other musical FACTOIDS from MixedApez. It's APEisode9!
We haven't been able to determine WHY, but apparently some of you want to know how we became MixedApez. I think we were just born this way, but for everyone who wanted deets, here's a bit of MixedApez Lore.
This APEisode starts with the segment we've come to call 'Your Mother Should Know'. We play around with lyrics from Bob Marley, 3rd Eye Blind, Billy Idol, Squeeze, The Ohio Players and a bunch more. Then we spend some time on the Apez origin story. We talk about how this all started, and the road into the weird jungle we inhabit.
So, check out the 8th APEisode, guess along with what everyone's mother should know, and hang out for a bit. We can't wait to get swinging!
#08 APEisode 8. Who Do We Think We Are? (We're Probably Not Sure!)
How can you miss us if we won't go away? We are back with APEisode 7 of our MIXEDAPEZ challenges. We have 3 great segments for you this time, starting with our "Prime" challenge, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG, then we roll right into ASK & YE SHALL BE DECEIVED. Lastly we finish with a little bit of QUICK HITS.
Challenges include lyrics from all kinds of artists, such as Elvis Costello, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, Wall of Voodoo, & Bob Dylan and his son Jakob. We also have lyric challenges from the songs of The Grateful Dead, Dire Straits, Velvet Underground, and Blues Traveler. And that's not even all.
So jump on board and let's get goin'. We just won't go away.
#07 APEisode Everybody's Got to Be Somewhere: APEisode 7
Welcome to our little corner of the rainforest. We begin the episode correcting SEVERAL mistakez we've made since we started. After all we're only human, wait, APEZ are simians, right? Whichever, we've erred, and we're sorry.
Then we launch into another Bean Enchiladas segment (OH NO!) . We claim it's misheard lyrics, but it's really just an excuse to be sillier than usual. We butcher lyrics from Jethro Tull, Journey, Eurythmics, Bon Jovi, and so many more. Thankfully, we eventually segue into a segment called Your Mother Should Know, a 'lighter' version of our Prime segment, where everybody and their mother should be able to answer the challenges.
Come on and join us in the monkeyshines (APEZ, monkeys, haha, amiright?)
I know, it's lame. But I've gotta put something here...
#06 APEisode 6. APEZ MAKEZ MISTAKEZ. We were wrong, and it's not gonna be the last time....
Welcome back to another journey with MIXEDAPEZ. This APEisode starts off with our YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG challenge and then we take a hard left back to 1973, to revisit the music released that year. The APEisode was recorded near the end of 2023 while we still building content, and we looked at albums that turned 50 years old. If you want to follow along, you can find our source material here.
If you want to know more about us, or leave a comment, or even just look at the cool MIXEDAPEZ graphics from Christine Creatives, point your browser to https://youshouldknowthissong.com
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#05 APEisode 5. It Was 50 Years Ago Today...Prime Cuts & 1973
Surprisingly, we're still here. This APEisode begins with more of our "Prime" challenge, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG, and we discuss everything from Three Dog Night through the Amboy Dukes to Blondie and even Shel Silverstein's contribution to Rock & Roll. There's also a shoutout to the old heads in the Chicagoland area.
We also debut Your Mother Should Know, a segment designed to more accessible to the just about anyone who's ever listened to a radio. Come back in and let's get started. We're having a great time, and we'd love you to join us!
#04 APEisode 4. All Over the Place
Join us for our "Bean Enchiladas" segment. In "Uncontrollled Substance", we honor the Fabulous Funk Brothers. We finish off with our Ask & Ye Shall Deceive segment. Let's Roll!
#03 APEisode 3. Keep Rolling!
We introduce you to our "Quick Hits" segment, and in "Uncontrollled Substance", we discuss our favorite live albums. Join us for a while!
#02 APEisode 2. We're BACK!
Our first APEisode starts with our introductions, and then we spend the entire episode on our 'PRIME' challenge, "You Should Know This Song." We trade lyric challenges and test each other on songs 'we should know'. Come check it out.
