Jan 31, 2018
This week we hear some songs from returning requesters! "Please
Come Home For Christmas" as performed by The Eagles has us
contradicting ourselves and each other, while "Til Santa's Gone
(Milk and Cookies)" by Clint Black finds us unexpectedly in
sync.
Thank you to Dave and Mindy for these requests!
Jan 24, 2018
This week we cover two songs that force us to contemplate fear and desire, love and hatred - "'Zat You, Santa Claus?" by Louis Armstrong and "All I Want For Christmas Is You" as performed by Burnaby's own Michael Bublé. Our anonymous requester presents us with a puzzle - one song is beloved and one is despised. Which...
Jan 17, 2018
Buckle up for a car-centric episode of HARK! By request, we
listen to "Driving Home for Christmas" by Chris Rea and "Home for
the Holidays" as performed by The Carpenters. We also dunk on a
bunch of American states, PROBABLY unfairly, so uh, sorry.
Thank you to lettinggosthehardestpart for the request!
Jan 10, 2018
It's Alexander Hamilton's birthday this week? And there are (at least) two Hanukkah-themed a capella Hamilton medleys available at a professional recording quality? Barack Obama endorsed one of them? So anyway, this week we're talking about "Hasmonean: A Hamilton Hanukkah" by The Maccabeats and "A Hamilton Chanukah"...
Jan 4, 2018
The twelve days of Christmas continue and in this episode, we celebrate Epiphany with two versions of "We Three Kings"! Pink Martini's rendition offers a smooth, fun take on this somber carol, while Patti Smith's version is completely grave.