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Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/977203/fan_mail/new In this episode of 1001 SONGS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO DIE, the boys take on “BACK TO FRIENDS” BY SOMBR — a song about that painfully awkward stage after a breakup where everyone pretends things are “fine”… but absolutely nothing is fine. What starts as a discussion about the song quickly spirals into a brutally honest look at the idea of going with someone you’ve dated. Is it mature? Is it possible? Or is it just emotional torture dressed up as personal growth? Along the way, the guys pull apart the lyrics, question the emotional logic behind the whole situation, and somehow end up in the usual ridiculous territory — including another round of “COULD YOU BEAT THEM IN A FIGHT?”, where Sombr’s hypothetical fighting abilities are put under the microscope. Expect relationship horror stories, questionable advice, and the kind of chaotic analysis that turns a breakup song into a full-blown psychological investigation. If you’ve ever tried to stay friends with an ex… this episode might make you reconsider that decision. Please tell your mates about the podcast and jump on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and give us a 5-star review! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms In this episode of 1001 SONGS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO DIE, the boys dive headfirst into “PINK MATTER” BY FRANK OCEAN — a slow, dreamy track that somehow spirals into one of the strangest conversations we’ve ever had on the show. What starts as a breakdown of the song quickly turns into chaos: questionable philosophy, uncomfortable lyrical analysis, and the usual descent into nonsense that only this podcast can deliver. Along the way, we dig into the song’s background, the production behind it, and the weird cultural rabbit holes surrounding Ocean’s music. Of course, no episode would be complete without “COULD YOU BEAT THEM IN A FIGHT?”, where we size up Frank Ocean against the hosts using highly scientific criteria like cardio, temperament under pressure, and willingness to fight dirty. Expect conspiracy theories, ridiculous arguments, and the kind of unhinged logic that makes you question how this podcast still exists. If you’ve ever wondered whether PINK MATTER is deep, confusing, or just an excuse for the boys to completely derail the conversation… this episode has your answer. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms This week on 1001 SONGS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO DIE, we take off with by Tones and I. After busking her way up the East Coast and dropping one of the biggest songs in the world, Toni Watson followed it up with this glossy, motivational, “believe in yourself” anthem. It’s big. It’s theatrical. It’s inspirational. It’s also… slightly unhinged. We break down the lyrics, the “I had a dream that someday I would just fly away” optimism, and whether this is genuine empowerment or the musical equivalent of a Qantas ad at 6 am when you’re emotionally vulnerable. We get into the production choices, the voice, the build, and the legacy. We check the charts. We spin the Fight Wheel. And yes, someone has to answer the most important question: Could you beat her in a fight? Strap in. We’re leaving the runway. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms This week on 1001 SONGS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO DIE, we dive headfirst into by Dean Lewis — the heartbreak anthem that somehow became one of the most-streamed Australian songs of the 2010s. On the surface, it’s a breakup ballad about betrayal, moving on, and your mate telling you to put the phone away. But when you really listen to the lyrics? It’s confusing. It’s melodramatic. It’s packed with pronouns. And somehow, Robbo is still out on the veranda, punching a dart while offering relationship advice. We break down the verses, unpack the logic (or lack of it), question the emotional math, and of course spin the Fight Wheel to see which host has to step into the ring. There are odds. There are verdicts. There are potentially chaotic mauls. Is this song genuinely moving… or just expertly engineered sad-boy pop? Is “mate” ever acceptable in a chorus? And most importantly — will it really be alright? Probably not. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms This week on 1001 SONGS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO DIE, we take aim at LIPS ARE MOVIN by MEGAN TRAINOR — a song that somehow convinced the world it was quirky, empowering, and not just the same chorus shouted at us for three straight minutes. We break down how this track rode the post- wave, why the lyrics make absolutely no sense if you think about them for more than five seconds, and how Trainor built an entire pop empire on retro vibes and lyrical confidence that may or may not be earned. There’s production chat, pop culture context, questionable messaging, and the important stuff — like whether Megan Trainor could beat one of our hosts in a fight. Was this song harmless fun, or a crime against radio listeners everywhere? Press play and let us complain properly. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms In this episode of 1001 SONGS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO DIE, we take on WHERE IS MY HUSBAND by RAYE — a song that somehow manages to be chaotic, catchy, and deeply unhinged all at once. We unpack the vocal acrobatics, the theatre-kid energy, and the lyrical panic of a woman sprinting through emotional traffic with zero plan and maximum confidence. Along the way, we ask the important questions: is this genius, is this annoying, or is it both at the same time? Plus, a brutally honest breakdown of the song’s backstory, production choices, cultural context, and the inevitable question that defines the show — does this track earn its place on the list, or is it getting off lightly? DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms This week on , we take on “ZOMBIE” BY YUNGBLUD — a song that wants very badly to be important, emotional, and generation-defining… and somehow ends up sounding like a Hot Topic TED Talk. We dig into the song’s trauma-core lyrics, its earnest but exhausting messaging, and the strange space YUNGBLUD occupies between punk rebellion and motivational poster. Along the way we ask the real questions: is this raw honesty, manufactured angst, or just shouting feelings until they feel profound? There’s over-analysis, cultural side-quests, unnecessary hostility, and of course a fresh round of — because if you’re going to scream about society collapsing, you should at least be able to throw a punch. It’s emotional. It’s loud. It’s well-meaning. And it might make you want to lie down on the floor and stare at the ceiling. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms This week on , we head straight into the fog with THE HILLS by THE WEEKND. A song that sounds like fame, paranoia, sex, and self-loathing all yelling over each other through blown speakers. It’s moody. It’s aggressive. It’s been blasted in cars at dangerous volumes since 2015. Joining us is JOE ORCHARD from the GET THE SHOT podcast by TAMRON, bringing strong opinions, zero fear, and the correct amount of chaos. We dig into the lyrics, the nihilistic flexing, the distorted production choices, and whether is a masterpiece of dark pop or just Abel yelling his problems at us very loudly. There’s talk of ego, excess, emotional damage, and of course a serious discussion about whether any of us could beat The Weeknd in a fight. Turn it up. Regret it later. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms This week on , we put COOL KIDS by ECHOSMITH on trial. A song that was absolutely unavoidable in the 2010s. Radio loved it. Ads loved it. Everyone else slowly lost their mind. We break down the lyrics, the suspiciously manufactured vibe, the “are they saying or ?” theory, and whether this track was built purely to live forever in commercials. There’s also a deep dive into band lore, questionable industry decisions, and a surprisingly aggressive conclusion to Is harmless indie pop? A focus-grouped radio weapon? Or just another song that overstayed its welcome? Press play and decide for yourself. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms This week on , we take on “HEROES” — a song that somehow manages to be genuinely beautiful, historically important, and still capable of making us argue for way too long. We dig into DAVID BOWIE in his Berlin era, the real story behind the kiss by the Wall, why this song sounds enormous even when it’s barely moving, and how became shorthand for triumph, hope, and stadium-sized emotion, whether it earned it or not. Along the way, we talk Cold War romance, production tricks that shouldn’t work but absolutely do, Bowie mythology versus reality, and whether repeated cultural overuse can turn even a great song into something… complicated. It’s respectful. It’s argumentative. And yes, someone still has to ask the question: could you beat David Bowie in a fight? DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms This week on , we put “COMPLICATED” under the microscope and ask the question nobody wanted answered in 2002: was this actually pop punk, or were we all aggressively gaslit by a necktie and some eyeliner? We dig into how AVRIL LAVIGNE was pitched as a skater-punk outsider while quietly being moulded in a boardroom, why sounds a lot more like country rock than Warped Tour, and how a song with zero pop-punk staples somehow became the face of the genre. Along the way, we cover industry plants, the Matrix songwriting factory, the unhinged Avril replacement conspiracy, questionable skateboarding technique, violent crimes against a supermarket hot-dog mascot, and the all-important closer: could Gavin beat Avril Lavigne in a fight circa 2002? It’s messy. It’s nostalgic. Several people’s piss is reportedly burning. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms John Mayer’s “Your Body Is a Wonderland” should be a sweet little love song… but somehow it ends up sounding like a guided tour through a serial killer’s scrapbook. In this episode, we break down the lyrics, the deep-sea blanket metaphors, the miles of skin, the hand-only approach to intimacy, and the unbelievably cursed music video stare-downs. We also dig into the Grammy it somehow won, Mayer’s teenage songwriting origins, his watch obsession, and why this track might be the most dentist-waiting-room song ever written. If you’ve ever wondered how a “romantic pop song” turned into a psychological thriller, this one is for you. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms For once, we’re not here to ruin anything. This Spotify Wrapped 2025 episode of flips the script. We’re diving into the songs we genuinely loved this year. The tracks we played to death, defended to the end, and didn’t skip even once. Each host runs through their Wrapped, explains why these songs stuck, and admits what they say about us as people. There are surprises, strong opinions, questionable patterns, and the occasional moment of self-reflection we immediately regret. No hate. No trials. Just the music that soundtracked our year. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms “I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS – THE JACKSON 5” Christmas is meant to be wholesome… until you look at the lyrics too closely. This week, the boys dig into by The Jackson 5 — a song that somehow manages to be festive, creepy, and deeply unhinged all at once. Was Mum having an affair with Santa? Was Dad in the corner with a cuck cage? Why is Michael begging his brothers to “believe him”? And why does the music video feature Santa shadow-fucking behind a curtain? We break down the lyrics, the cursed history, the Catholic Church meltdown, the Jackson family chaos, the bizarre video, the weird production trivia, and the net worths that make absolutely no sense. All the story, all the filth, all the Christmas nightmares. If you love chaos, Christmas, and disturbing song analysis, this is your episode. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms This week we dive head-first into the late-90s bubblegum fever dream that is “DOCTOR JONES” BY AQUA. We break down the jungle-camp video, the chaotic lyrics, and why Aqua seemed determined to make every song sound like it was recorded inside a bouncy castle. From the Indiana Jones knock-off storyline to the hyperactive Eurodance production that could power a small town, we unpack every strange choice that somehow turned this song into a global hit. If you grew up with this on Video Hits or you’ve ever wondered how many “na-na-nas” it takes to get stuck in your head for a week… this episode is for you. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms This week the boys dive into “Beez in the Trap” by Nicki Minaj and 2 Chainz — a track that somehow manages to be about money, slang, drug spots, and absolutely zero bees. And yet we spend half the episode talking about bees anyway. Chibs tries to decode the meaning of “I bees in the trap,” Gav has a full meltdown about the song never dropping a proper beat, Bevo accidentally turns into an apiarist, and Dan goes deep on what the hell is on your biscuit. We question geography verses, the clickiest finger snaps in hip-hop history, and whether 2 Chainz actually knows what a Lexus is. There’s net worth chaos, setlist shock, and one of the most unhinged YouTube comment sections we’ve ever found. Another absolute fever dream of an episode. Enjoy. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms Bruce Springsteen might be The Boss, but in hes also… extremely calm about being absolutely covered in metaphorical (or maybe real?) flames. This week, we dive deep into one of the most quietly horny and confusing songs ever written. Is Bruce seducing someone? Is he literally combusting? Did he just wet the bed in three different ways at once? And why does this sound so romantic when the lyrics are basically an unhinged fever dream? We try (and fail) to make sense of it all, explore the strangest possible interpretations, and even manage to drag Creed into it. Because of course we do. Expect: __ __ All hail The Boss… but also, mate, are you okay? 🎧 Listen, follow, and leave us a review if youve ever been on fire and handled it worse than Bruce. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms Doja Cat went full devil mode for “Paint The Town Red,” so we thought we’d dive straight into the chaos and see what the hell is going on. The crew tries to make sense of devil references, kidney-level anatomy, and why she’s only letting us watch her eat exactly ten more times. We also pitch a new T-shirt slogan, debate whether anyone actually looks better bald, and prove once again that four idiots can overthink anything if given a microphone. New episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die — find the full video version on YouTube and follow us wherever you scroll. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms In this episode of 1001 SONGS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO DIE, the boys take flight—literally and metaphorically—as they dive headfirst into R. Kelly’s delusional gospel-ballad-turned-Olympic-theme, From Space Jam nostalgia to the harsh reality of sex crimes, Chibbs, Bevo, and Dan Southern unravel the bizarre lyrics, ridiculous metaphors, and the twisted irony of a convicted criminal writing about purity, freedom, and everlasting arms. Expect chaotic tangents about flapping mechanics, bird burglaries, and which Matrix movie Neo actually flies in—all while trying to separate one of the world’s most infamous “sex perpetrators” from one of the most overplayed anthems of the ’90s. It’s one part pop-culture therapy session, one part roast, and entirely unhinged. 🔥 Highlights: __ __ ⚖️ Featuring: CHIBBS, BEVO, AND DAN SOUTHERN 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 💀 New episodes weekly. 📲 Follow us on Instagram: @1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms Hey team — it’s Bevo here (yep, Bevo). We’re cooking up a Q&A episode, and we want to be part of it. Ask us anything: Why do they call him Mad Dog? Which songs have we rated the worst so far? Did Chibbs ever pay Dan that eight grand? (You already know the answer.) Send your questions to https://www.1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie.com/contact, and you could score yourself a FREE 1001 SONGS T-SHIRT if we pick yours as our favourite. Fire away — we can’t wait to roast your questions on the show. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms Taylor Swift’s new song has arrived — and the boys are asking the big questions: Is it about love? Superstition? Or… Travis Kelce’s actual wood? 🌲😳 Join Chibbs, Bevo, Gav, and Mad Dog as they unpack every ridiculous lyric, dissect the , and debate whether Taylor’s officially gone full Katy Perry. From Daisy mutilation to redwood comparisons, this one spirals faster than Donald Duck in a fistfight. It’s pop culture chaos, unfiltered banter, and just enough Swiftie outrage fuel to get us cancelled again. 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. #TaylorSwift #Wood #1001SongsPodcast #ComedyPodcast #MusicPodcast #SongBreakdown #Swifties #FunnyPodcast #PopCulture DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms Was It Must Have Been Love by Roxette really a heartbreaking ballad… or the world’s most elegant song about farts? 💨 In this episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, the boys dive into Roxette’s biggest hit, famous from Pretty Woman. We uncover: The lost Christmas version of the song 🎄 Why it might secretly be about prostitutes & noxious gas How the lyrics are mistranslated into unintentional comedy 🤯 Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, and the 1990s cocaine-fuelled movie machine 🎥 Plus the wildest YouTube comments, pink eye theories, and fart funnels you’ll ever hear. If you love bad songs, unhinged tangents, and ruthless roasts of classic hits — this episode is for you. 👉 Subscribe for more songs so bad they make you want to die. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms was one of the biggest hits of the 90s — but does it actually hold up, or is it just a sloppy, tear-soaked mess? In this episode, we rip into Hootie & the Blowfish’s overblown ballad, from the melodramatic lyrics to the vocal delivery that made Darius Rucker a household name. Is this song a heartfelt classic, or the definition of cringe? Listen in as we tear it apart and decide whether deserves its place among the worst songs of all time. 👉 Subscribe for weekly breakdowns of songs you love to hate, and drop your thoughts in the comments — are we too harsh, or not harsh enough? DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms Alex Warren tried to pour his heart into — but did he just give us a beige anthem for the TikTok era instead? We pull apart the lyrics, the delivery, and the over-produced vibe to see why this song feels less “relatable” and more… painfully average. Join us as we debate whether is a harmless pop track or an earworm that should’ve stayed on mute. 👉 New episodes every week. Don’t forget to rate, follow, and share if you love watching sacred cows get roasted. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms Naughty By Nature’s was a 90s hip hop anthem — catchy, controversial, and confusing as hell. But what does O.P.P even mean, and does the song actually hold up? In this episode of 1001 SONGS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO DIE, we break down the lyrics, the innuendo, and why this track had parents panicking while kids sang along without a clue. Expect comedy, wild tangents, and more shade than a bucket hat in 1991. 👉 Follow us on socials: @1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie 👉 Hear the full back catalogue on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms Bob Dylan’s is called a masterpiece of folk music — but does it really deserve the hype? In this episode of 1001 SONGS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO DIE, we tear apart the lyrics, debate the meaning, and ask if Dylan was a genius poet or just mumbling nonsense with a guitar. Expect comedy, hot takes, and a lot of shade thrown at one of the most “important” songs in music history. 👉 Follow us on socials: @1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie 👉 Listen to the full back catalogue on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms GOLDEN – HUNTR/X SCORE: 7.4 Huntr/x’s arrives like a motivational poster you’d find hanging in a gym bathroom, but set to a synth line that sounds vaguely like it was borrowed from a video game character’s redemption arc. It’s a song that insists on optimism with the ferocity of a Labrador that’s just discovered a tennis ball. Musically, shuffles between indie-pop earnestness and Spotify algorithm-friendly polish. There’s enough reverb to make you think the band recorded it inside an abandoned cathedral, and a beat that wouldn’t feel out of place on a Peloton playlist called “Empowerment Vibes Vol. 3.” The lyrics are all about light, resilience, and that vague sense of self-actualisation you get after buying overpriced crystals from a weekend market. Where the track succeeds is in its sheer audacity to believe in something. Huntr/x doesn’t just tell you life can be ; they practically kick down your door and hand you a scented candle to prove it. It’s aspirational music, but aspirational in the way a suburban vision board is: sincere, slightly chaotic, and maybe exactly what you need at 2 a.m. BEST MOMENT: when the chorus drops and you briefly believe you might, in fact, be the main character. WORST MOMENT: the realisation that you’re listening to earbuds you bought off Wish. FINAL VERDICT: not quite solid gold, but definitely gold-plated — shiny enough to keep you dancing until you start questioning your life choices. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms CRY FOR YOU – SEPTEMBER SCORE: 8.1 In 2006, Petra Marklund, better known by her Europop nom de guerre , released , a track that felt less like a song and more like a government-mandated vaccination against sadness. Somewhere between a breakup anthem and an IKEA flat-pack instruction manual for melancholy, the Swedish queen of cry-while-dancing gifted the world a chorus that managed to be both nihilistic and euphoric, like Robyn if she’d been trapped inside a Ministry of Sound compilation CD for three months. “Cry for You” is built on a trance-lite backbone that sounds like it was engineered specifically for provincial nightclubs where the carpet is sticky and the smoking area is just a bench. Lyrically, September delivers existential devastation with all the emotion of someone reading out loud from a bus timetable — and that’s exactly why it works. Her stoicism turns heartache into a communal ritual: we’re not crying for him, we’re crying for ourselves, for 2000s fashion, for the tragic return of shutter shades. Pitchfork has long maintained that pop music is at its best when it convinces you that your heartbreak is part of a collective European experience. achieves this in under four minutes, which is more than you can say for most PhD theses on postmodern ennui. Is it high art? No. But like all essential dancefloor classics, it turns personal despair into a group hug where everyone smells vaguely of Jägerbombs. BEST MOMENT: the chorus, which sounds like the soundtrack to every MySpace breakup ever. WORST MOMENT: realising you actually cry for him. FINAL VERDICT: September gave us the perfect reminder that tears and glitter coexist. And sometimes, that’s enough. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms We want to give a shout-out to a brand new podcast from a friend of the show: MOOSE ON THE LOOSE. If you love the unfiltered chaos of , you’ll want to add this to your list. It’s funny, it’s wild, and it’s worth your time. 👉 Search wherever you get your podcasts and hit follow/subscribe to support a mate of the pod. https://open.spotify.com/show/2uCopui2iToh9B8t7elKXf?si=1d67a2030ea948b7 DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/977203/open_sms KEITH URBAN & PINK – SCORE: 3.4 It takes a certain kind of courage to title your duet when the song itself sounds like it was written after exactly that number of beers. Keith Urban and Pink, two pop-country-adjacent titans, come together here not so much in harmony as in a musical custody battle over who can out-melodramatise the other. Spoiler: nobody wins. On paper, the song is about drinking too much and dialling up an ex—a theme as old as both Nashville and karaoke machines. In practice, it’s a chorus so sticky it could double as the lining of a barroom coaster. Urban strums an acoustic that sounds like it was fished out of a Spotify “Acoustic Coffeehouse” playlist, while Pink delivers vocals with the intensity of someone who thought she was cutting a demo for a compilation. The production is its own beast: a Frankenstein’s monster of Top 40 gloss, faux-folk earnestness, and something that might be steel guitar if you squint hard enough. It’s as if Max Martin got locked in a room with a Nashville songwriter and the only way out was to produce something that would make both Walmart shoppers and wine-aunt Facebook groups nod in approval. Lyrically, is a Hallmark card taped to a whiskey bottle. “I’ve had one too many,” they sing, a phrase repeated so often it feels less like confession and more like the Terms & Conditions you’re forced to accept before entering Keith Urban’s radio rotation. It’s supposed to be messy and relatable, but instead it lands with the authenticity of a corporate brand tweeting about “getting lit on Taco Tuesday.” That’s not to say it isn’t catchy—it is, in the same way a car alarm is catchy when it’s been going off for an hour. It will lodge itself in your brain, make you hum it against your will, and then leave you wondering why you suddenly have the urge to buy boxed rosé and an Urban Outfitters cowboy hat. In the end, isn’t a disaster so much as it is aggressively fine: the sonic equivalent of warm domestic beer. It won’t ruin your night, but you’ll definitely wish you had something better in your hand. BEST MOMENT: When it ends and you realise Spotify auto-play has queued up literally anything else. WORST MOMENT: Realising you’ll still be humming it tomorrow. DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=920737 Start for FREE DUBBY https://www.dubby.gg/ DUBBY is declaring WAR on big Energy! Use the promo code "1001songs" at checkout for 10% off! Blessington https://blessington.co/ Support the podcast when you buy a Blessington watch! Use the promo code “1001songs” at checkout. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1001songsthatmakeyouwanttodie/ Follow us on TikTok: @
