Last Updated on April 13, 2026
Show Notes
Right, here we go. In this episode, Andrew and Dr. Sam tackle ‘Foreign Music’—which is basically just a fancy way of saying ‘songs where we don’t understand the words’. We kick things off with an enormous tube of lube and some fizzy water that’s apparently trying to destroy Andrew’s teeth.
The lads dive into the archives to discuss why the British are so terrified of music that isn’t in English, the mystery of Joe Strummer’s ‘garbled nonsense’ Spanish on ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’, and the revelation that Plastic Bertrand was basically a French Milli Vanilli on a trampoline. Dr. Sam tries to bring some ‘academic’ weight to the proceedings by reading high-brow philosophy about repetition, while Andrew just wants to talk about Nena’s bass player and why subscription underpants are a recipe for disaster. Expect tangents on Star Trek moral codes, stealing cars you can’t drive, and the universal truth that everyone eventually gets ‘yogurt chucked up’ at them.
Riffs of the Week
- Dr Sam’s Riff: Elvin Jones – ‘The Prime Element’
- Andrew’s Riff: Rebekah – ‘Synthetic Collapse’
Dr Sam’s Track Choices
- The Clash – ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’
- Magma – ‘Hortz fur dehn stekehn west’
- Pixvae – ‘La Fuga’
- Mc Solaar – ‘Qui seme le vent recolte le tempo’
Andrew’s Track Choices
- Plastic Bertrand – ‘Ca plane pour moi’
- Blur – ‘To the End (La Comedie)’
- Serge Gainsbourg – ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
- Nena – ’99 Luftballons’
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