Punch up the Jam
Jan. 14th, 2022 09:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
delyverenceY'all. As another part in the series of endlessly being That Person, I have to tell you about a podcast. It's called Punch Up the Jam and the concept is that the host and some guest (usually a comedian) talk about a song they either love or hate, pick it apart line by line, and at the end they present us with the "punch up," a cover of the song that either mocks it or attempts to fix it, unless the song is deemed "unpunchable," aka so great that no improvement can be made. Comedian Chris Fleming is a frequent guest, so I have started with those episodes because I love him.
"Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman
This is deemed unpunchable and perfect and it is decided that the world does not deserve Tracy Chapman. 9/10
"The Anthem" by Good Charlotte
The main host was SUPER into pop punk as a teen, so this is mostly about how The Anthem succeeds in being both a brilliantly written pop song AND a song that is secretly about proper peeing technique for men. It's a long story. 8/10
"Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush.
START HERE, maybe. This contains references to Maria Bamford, puppet shows, but mostly it's just awesome because they spend an hour talking about how awesome Kate Bush is. 10/10
"Mr Jones" by Counting Crows
Or maybe start here if you want to laugh your ass off. One host loathes this song, another host likes it OK, mainly for nostalgia reasons. There's one spot where I was laughing so hard I almost peed my pants and I was glad to be listening to this at home and not in public because I was LOSING IT. The punch up of the song is legit AMAZING, but I won't give details about either of these things cause I don't want to ruin them for you. 10/10
"Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman
This is deemed unpunchable and perfect and it is decided that the world does not deserve Tracy Chapman. 9/10
"The Anthem" by Good Charlotte
The main host was SUPER into pop punk as a teen, so this is mostly about how The Anthem succeeds in being both a brilliantly written pop song AND a song that is secretly about proper peeing technique for men. It's a long story. 8/10
"Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush.
START HERE, maybe. This contains references to Maria Bamford, puppet shows, but mostly it's just awesome because they spend an hour talking about how awesome Kate Bush is. 10/10
"Mr Jones" by Counting Crows
Or maybe start here if you want to laugh your ass off. One host loathes this song, another host likes it OK, mainly for nostalgia reasons. There's one spot where I was laughing so hard I almost peed my pants and I was glad to be listening to this at home and not in public because I was LOSING IT. The punch up of the song is legit AMAZING, but I won't give details about either of these things cause I don't want to ruin them for you. 10/10
