What is the most representative comeback song in pop history? Our Do Call It A Comeback season will find out…and we have been here for years, thinking about the philosophical definition of a comeback, great creative leaps forward, when B-plus vocals lead to A-plus artistry, the middle-school melodrama of ’70s supergroups, savvy collaborations, and how MTV brought the ’60s into the Reagan era. Put up a Successories poster and slap it out with a new MASTAS season!
Our intro is an LL Byrne J mash-up, and our outro is Luscious Jackson. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas.
SHOW NOTES
- An oral history of Atlanta’s Backstreet nightclub
- Episode 200: Cher’s 10 Most Popular Songs, Ranked
- More on Ray Davies’s sister(s)
- Episode 30: Robyn, “Call Your Girlfriend”
- Episode 150: 10,000 Maniacs’ “In My Tribe,” Ranked
- Scott Muni’s New York Times obituary (gift link)
- The chilly shade of Cheap Trick’s Wikipedia page
- Episode 105: Miley Cyrus, “See You Again”
- Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 4: 2007-2022