Songs About Mistakes, Opinions on Paul McCartney & Steve Earle
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their favorite songs about mistakes. They also review new albums from Paul McCartney and Steve Earle.
McCartney III Paul McCartney
Jim and Greg review the latest from Sir Paul McCartney, McCartney III, an album where Paul played all the instruments and sang all the parts. While there are some highlight tracks, there are also some subpar songs that make the hosts unsure if they would reach for this record in the future.
JT Steve Earle
JT is Steve Earle's tribute album to his late son, Justin Townes Earle, who died too soon in summer of 2020. Steve covers 10 of his son's songs and has written one new track. While touching and emotional tribute to his late son, Jim hopes that people go back and explore JT's catalog independently of his father.
Songs About Mistakes
As Big Bird on Sesame Street sang, "Everyone Makes Mistakes!" Jim and Greg share some of their favorite songs about mistakes.
Jim
- Rolling Stones, "Angie"
- ABBA, "SOS"
- Quincy Jones, "Just Once"
- Violent Femmes, "Add It Up"
Greg
- Tyrone Davis, "Turn Back the Hands of Time"
- Rihanna, "Same Ol’ Mistakes"
- Hüsker Dü, "I Apologize"
- Tricky, "Past Mistake"
Guest Critic Brandon Ousley
- Eugene McDaniels, "The Parasite (For Buffy)"
Featured Songs:
- Buzzcocks, "Ever Fallen in Love (with Someone You Shouldn't've)," Love Bites, United Artists, 1978
- Paul McCartney, "Long Tailed Winter Bird," McCartney III, Capitol, 2020
- Paul McCartney, "Find My Way," McCartney III, Capitol, 2020
- Paul McCartney, "Lavatory Lil," McCartney III, Capitol, 2020
- Paul McCartney, "Deep Deep Feeling," McCartney III, Capitol, 2020
- Paul McCartney, "Winter Bird/ When Winter Comes," McCartney III, Capitol, 2020
- Steve Earle, "They Killed John Henry," J.T., New West, 2021
- Steve Earle, "Harlem River Blues," J.T., New West, 2021
- Steve Earle, "Last Words," J.T., New West, 2021
- Justin Townes Earle, "Mama's Eyes," Midnight at the Movies, Bloodshot, 2009
- Rolling Stones, "Angie," Goats Head Soup, Rolling Stones, 1973
- Tyrone Davis, "Turn Back the Hands of Time," Turn Back the Hands of Time, Dakar, 1970
- ABBA, "SOS," ABBA, Polar Music, 1975
- Rihanna, "Same Ol' Mistakes," ANTI, Westbury Road and Roc Nation, 2016
- Eugene McDaniels, "The Parasite (For Buffy)," Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse, Atlantic, 1971
- Quincy Jones, "Just Once," The Dude, A&M, 1981
- Hüsker Dü, "I Apologize," New Day Rising, SST, 1985
- Violent Femmes, "Add It Up," Violent Femmes, Slash, 1983
- Tricky, "Past Mistake," Knowle West Boy, Domino, 2008
- Taylor Swift, "Willow," Evermore, Republic, 2020
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