Artists and their "signature songs"

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Thu April 30, 2026 2:59 pm

Jorge wrote: Thu April 30, 2026 2:37 pm We did an episode on Tears for Fears: https://www.signaturesongpod.com/what-i ... ture-song/
I was a little resistant to doing it because the answer seemed too obvious to me, but it resulted in a fun conversation anyway

i only recently heard Woman in Chains and I appreciate it for what it does well, but for some reason it annoyed me so much. what do you think of that song? do you discuss it? probably

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Thu April 30, 2026 3:02 pm

Woman in Chains is a great song gtfo

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Thu April 30, 2026 3:03 pm

I can appreciate that opinion, and it's kind of a mystery why it annoyed me so much.

Post by **Jorge** » Thu April 30, 2026 3:24 pm

tree_ wrote: Thu April 30, 2026 2:59 pm
Jorge wrote: Thu April 30, 2026 2:37 pm We did an episode on Tears for Fears: https://www.signaturesongpod.com/what-i ... ture-song/
I was a little resistant to doing it because the answer seemed too obvious to me, but it resulted in a fun conversation anyway
i only recently heard Woman in Chains and I appreciate it for what it does well, but for some reason it annoyed me so much. what do you think of that song? do you discuss it? probably

Yes, it's one of our contenders and we discuss it a lot. I love that song!

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Thu April 30, 2026 3:46 pm

Never heard the term, but I fucking hate "madworlding".

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Thu April 30, 2026 3:51 pm

BurtReynolds wrote: Thu April 30, 2026 3:46 pm Never heard the term, but I fucking hate "madworlding".

wait, what?

Post by **Jorge** » Thu April 30, 2026 3:54 pm

It's when you cover a pop song and make it slow and spooky.

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Thu April 30, 2026 3:58 pm

oh but that's silly because sometimes the cover is even better than the original

take johnny cash's take on Hurt for example, or aimee mann's One

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Thu April 30, 2026 4:07 pm

Most of the time it sucks and is low effort and it's in a million movie and game trailers.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Thu April 30, 2026 4:09 pm

I think the only one of those I like is Dax Riggs doing "Heartbreak Hotel", mostly because his vocals are spectacular. But other than that one, the approach is completely unbearable

wease · Post by **wease** » Thu April 30, 2026 4:45 pm

Before I listen, I’m going to guess either Shout or Everybody Wants to Rule The World.

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Thu April 30, 2026 4:47 pm

it's gotta be the latter. no doubt in my mind

Post by **Jorge** » Fri May 01, 2026 1:24 pm

Yeah, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is beyond massive, it has nearly 3 billion streams and is by far their best charting, most celebrated, and most widely used song. I was resistant to doing a TFF episode because the answer seemed so glaringly obvious to me, but Lane insisted and I'm glad he did because it forced me to explore a band I was only vaguely familiar with

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Sat May 02, 2026 4:32 am

I thought it was "Shout". Dang.

Post by **Jorge** » Thu May 07, 2026 12:35 am

We're preparing an episode on Smashing Pumpkins. We have 5 solid contenders:
"Today"
"DIsarm"
"Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
"1979"
"Tonight Tonight"

but for the sixth spot, I am torn between "Zero" and "Cherub Rock".

On one hand, "Zero" is iconic: it charted higher, the "ZERO" shirt was a defining look, it was on The Simpsons, and the whole "God is empty, just like me" part feels extremely Corgan.

On the other hand, "Cherub Rock" is the fan/rock-cred pick, and maybe the best representation of their guitar sound and the indie era, and it seems to be more popular nowadays than "Zero". Also has more streams, and I've actually heard it out in public (unlike "Zero"). Also it's a bit more interesting thematically imo

Help me pick between those two pls

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Thu May 07, 2026 1:01 am

Tough call, but I'd probably go with Cherub, since it seems to have lasted longer.

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Thu May 07, 2026 3:16 am

"Cherub" is the better song but I'm leaning "Zero" for the reasons you mentioned.

wease · Post by **wease** » Thu May 07, 2026 4:36 am

Cherub Rock

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Thu May 07, 2026 1:28 pm

why not both?

bada · Post by **bada** » Thu May 07, 2026 1:33 pm

Pretty sure Billy said that 1979 is the song that even people that don't like his music like.

Red Mosquito

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