The “amniotic throb” of modern pop, the eternal life of the Top Gear theme and the Blue Nile’s lucky break

With Mark Ellen in foreign parts David Hepworth and Alex Gold light cigars, pass the port in the correct direction and discuss…..…..the fact that there is only one way to play a Beatles song and that is the way the Beatles did it.…..the chances that Taylor Swift is reaching her imperial phase and nobody is prepared to tell her what she really needs to hear.….the very good reason that all contemporary pop records do literally sound the same.…the 50th anniversary of Richard and Linda Thompson’s “I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight”.….the story of the Allman Brothers’ “Jessica”, a jam that turned into Dickey Betts’ pension.….how the Blue Nile got a plug which is worth all the bought media in the world.Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.