Een podcast helemaal over het maken en de betekenis van populaire muziek. Muziekwetenschapper Nate Sloan en liedjesschrijver Charlie Harding onthullen hoe pophits magie uitoefenen op onze oren en onze cultuur.
A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding pull back the curtain on how pop hits work magic on our ears & our culture. From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
“Mamushi,” the fourth single from Megan the Stallion’s album Megan was not supposed to be a huge hit. But thanks to a viral dance, the song has become the first song on the Billboard Hot 100 to feature Japanese lyrics since 1963. With. a feature from rapper Yuki Chiba and a beat from producer Koshy, “Mamushi” creates the kind of cross-cultural musical collaboration that helps correct a long record of U,S, pop stars appropriating Japanese culture.
Songs Discussed
Megan Thee Stallion (feat. Yuki Chiba) – Mamushi
Megan Thee Stallion – Hiss, Boa, Cobra, Savage, Megan’s Piano, Otaku Hot Girl
Kyu Sakomoto – Sukiyaki
A Taste of Honey – Sukiyaki
Selena – Sukiyaki
Pikotaro – PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)
Hikaru Utada, Skrillex – Face My Fears
Gwen Stefani – Harujuku Girls
Avril Lavigne – Hello Kitty
More
Hannah Lee of the Japan Society
NPR on the story of “Sukiyaki“
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