America's Damp 40, Episode 06: The Dirty 30

<p>Three quarters of the way through the America's Damp 40 countdown! Wading into the swamp this week are Nicolette Larson, Bread, Barry Manilow, Jim Croce, and the Garden State's own Dr. Hook, and as Mark fondly remembers a bank vestibule and conjures a mating dance involving a drink with grenadine in it, Sarah wonders if the titular Mandy has called the police. Foundational texts of moisture, dramaturgical research on pay phones, the <em>Beverly Hills, 90210 </em>Spring Dance, and the many sins of Shel Silverstein all come up for discussion during the ongoing reign of Dan terror we're calling Episode 06.</p> <p>Our intro is by Andrew Byrne, and our outro is by Karen Carpenter. Interstitial music provided by Lola Rico LLC. To contact us or buy our books, visit <a href="http://markandsarahtalkaboutsongs.com/">MarkAndSarahTalkAboutSongs.com</a>. To become a patron of the show, visit <a href="http://patreon.com/mastas" target="_blank">patreon.com/mastas</a>.</p> <p><strong>SHOW NOTES</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/63663326">The Damp 40 homepage</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandy_(Scott_English_song)">The origin story of "Mandy"/"Brandy" (which does not involve a dog)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/10/barry-manilow-the-surprise-jingle-hitmaker/#:~:text=His%20first%20paid%20tune%20was,'%20Good%20Day%E2%80%9D%20for%20KFC.">"Barry Manilow: The Surprise Jingle Hitmaker"</a></li> <li><a href="https://bleav.com/shows/mark-and-sarah-talk-about-songs/episodes/episode-109-def-leppard-pour-some-sugar-on-me/">Ep 109 on Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me"</a></li> <li><a href="https://noom.com/bleav"><span>Check out our sponsor, Noom</span></a></li> </ul>