S5E8 - British Blue-Eyed Soul: Rod Stewart (Overrated) & Robert Palmer (Underrated) - with Paula Wiseman

Over/underrated: a music podcast with Fran and Babs

Joined by Paula Wiseman, journalist and host of the Divine Comedians podcast, we're back in the UK this week talking about two singer-songwriters some might not realise are even British...

Rod Stewart's music career began in 1962 when he started busking with a harmonica - and he's not stopped making music since. But are his songs interesting enough to deserve the worldwide fame? Fran investigates by making a five-track playlist of hits to discuss...

Paula has been a huge Robert Palmer fan for many years and is very keen to introduce Fran, Babs and our listeners to more than just the hits. Will we all become Addicted to Robert - or has she left us just Looking for Clues?

As well as loving Robert Palmer, Paula is also the "Official No.1 Divine Comedy fan" - and we recommend checking out her Divine Comedians podcast, where Paula talks to comedians about their life, career and the music they like. Previous guests include Ardal O'Hanlon, Marek Larwood and Phill Jupitus.

You can find the playlist for this episode on Spotify - it includes all songs from our playlists, plus bonus ones from other artists we've discussed during the episode.

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