Singer-songwriter-producer Darwin chats with me about songs that secretly talk smack about specific and usually famous people, including hits from Foo Fighters, Cypress Hill, Lauryn Hill, Tchaikovsky, and more. Thanks for subscribing and commenting! It helps big time! For extra support please join my Patreon: https://patreon.com/mmfrench Follow me …

Thanks for subscribing and commenting! It helps big time! For extra support please join my Patreon: https://patreon.com/mmfrench Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mrfr3nch Follow me everywhere: https://beacons.ai/mmfrench Watch my YouTube show “Still Got It.” New music from vintage musicians. https://bit.ly/mmf-stillgotit No Doubt had a…

Actor and Tour Guide Paul Jennings chats with me as we hear modern songs with old-timey dance grooves, including hits from Lorde, Queens of the Stone Age, Bobby Brown, Iron Maiden, and more. Listen to the playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ymRZAhi8SjrE8s09sDQKY?si=ce16a51abd43452e Visit SF Expeditions: https://sfexpeditions.com…

Voice and Performance Coach SJ Harrison chats with me as we hear songs created against the artist’s will, including hits from Yes, Kool & the Gang, Talk Talk, and more. Listen to the playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0TO6ChE7i3SU6RWxSOAD5s?si=95f2992e0acc43b9 Listen to SJ Harrison’s Podcast “On the Breath”: https://open.spotify…

Notes McGotes Podcast hosts Brandon Alberda and Steve Madole chat with me as we hear songs about murder, including hits from Nirvana, Primus, Shawn Colvin, and more. Listen to the playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3WZTJ7eYVbBJ3UnXhpxCGg?si=0ce6b5a0387d4e72&pt=58e1ed92f19175b08b4b25b34a44009b Listen to the Notes McGotes Podcast:…

Singer Zoë Ellis chats with me as we hear songs that were stolen, including hits from New Order, The Staple Singers, Led Zeppelin, and more. Listen to the playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IefCmXvG27RvMRfWB3JFT?si=f940aa3b377144de&pt=679266004f92472c281f13986eca5625 Thanks for subscribing and commenting! It helps big time! Fol…

Singer-Songwriter Sluggo from REQ’D chats with me as we hear songs secretly about drugs, including hits from David Bowie, System of a Down, Earth Wind & Fire, and more. Listen to the playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/05QzsZ2HKgJ8swCvi2WC3t?si=4733c0419e7d475b Thanks for subscribing and commenting! It helps big time! Follow me o…

Filmmaker Charlotte Gutierrez chats with me as we hear songs with secret Prince appearances, including hits from Madonna, Stevie Nicks, Kate Bush, Arrested Development, and more. Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/mrfr3nch Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MrFr3nch My site: mmfrench.com Theme song by Spiky Blimp: spikyblimp.com Tears Of My Enemi…

Game composer Tracy W. Bush chats with me as we hear digitally unavailable new wave classics from Eurythmics, Psychedelic Furs, Devo, Nina Hagen, and more. Thanks for subscribing and commenting! It helps big time! Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mrfr3nch Follow me everywhere: https://beacons.ai/mmfrench Watch my YouTube show “Still Go…

Writer, KALX DJ, and storytelling jukebox Stefanie Kalem chats with me about contemporarily problematic songs from The Rolling Stones, Tone-Lōc, Ella Fitzgerald, Dire Straits, and more. Check out my online music course, "The Completely Abridged History of Bay Area Music," from July 27 through August 31: https://bit.ly/bam-rcw Follow me on Instagram…

Singer-songwriter and music producer Will Hammond Jr chats with me about P-Funk's surprise appearances in classics from Talking Heads, D'Angelo, The Black Crowes, Too $hort, and more. Check out my online music course, "The Completely Abridged History of Bay Area Music," from July 27 through August 31: https://bit.ly/bam-rcw Follow me on Instagram: …

Music nerd and fat positive blogger Briana Hernandez chats with me about George Clinton's and The Stooges' dog appreciation, Eminem's posse depreciation, The White Stripes’ comedy fascination, and more. Check out my online music course, "The Completely Abridged History of Bay Area Music," starting July 27: https://bit.ly/bam-rcw Follow me on Instag…

Guitarist Jafar Green from the band silent pictures chats with me about the Black origins of K-Pop and Goth, X-Ray Spex's influence on punk, the Jamaican crush of Madness, and more. Check out my online music course, "The Completely Abridged History of Bay Area Music," July 27–Aug 31: https://bit.ly/bam-rcw Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/mrfr…

Award-winning poet and minister Marvin K. White chats with me about Lenny Kravitz's ode to Jesus, the Buddhist principles of k.d.lang, Kool & The Gang's Quran-inspired hit, and more. Check out my online music course, "The Completely Abridged History of Bay Area Music," starting July 27: https://bit.ly/bam-rcw Instagram: instagram.com/mrfr3nch Twitt…

Cindy Emch of queer country band Secret Emchy Society chats with me about The Cure's masterful guitar work, Billy Preston's majestic artistry, The Residents' mysterious output, and more. Check out my online music course, "The Completely Abridged History of Bay Area Music," starting July 27: https://bit.ly/bam-rcw Instagram: instagram.com/mrfr3nch T…

Christian James Hand of "The Session" chats with me about Billie Eilish's home recordings, Eddie Van Halen's homemade guitar, Beastie Boys' love of janky microphones, and more. Check out my online music course, "The Completely Abridged History of Bay Area Music," starting July 27: https://bit.ly/bam-rcw Instagram: instagram.com/mrfr3nch Twitter: tw…

Singer Laurian Rhodes of REQ'D chats with me about the hidden protests inside Eddy Grant's biggest hit, Radiohead's largest left-turn, The Cranberries' heaviest tune, and more. Check out my online music course, "The Completely Abridged History of Bay Area Music," starting July 27: https://bit.ly/bam-rcw Instagram: instagram.com/mrfr3nch Twitter: tw…

Author and educator Kaya Oakes talks with me about the sisters who co-wrote Hall & Oates’s biggest hits, one of Carol Kaye’s 10,000 bass lines, and how Art of Noise’s Anne Dudley won an Oscar. Check out my online music course, "The Completely Abridged History of Bay Area Music," starting July 27: https://bit.ly/bam-rcw Instagram: instagram.com/mrfr…

Drummer/composer Sage Baggott chats with me about “Tainted Love” before Soft Cell, the source of Missy Elliott’s “The Rain,” the decades of drama around “Killing Me Softly,” and they serve up many more tracks from the original artists. Thanks for subscribing and commenting! It helps big time! For extra support please join my Patreon: https://patreo…