EPISODE 355

Sidestep the gossip and focus on the music in Ariana Grande’s latest album Eternal Sunshine. The music is an exercise in nostalgia: 70s Disco, 90s R&B, and 00s pop and dance music. As she moves through the musical past, her lyrics tear through past relationship. But it’s the way her lyrics interweave with the deft melodies and harmonies that reveal the meaning of the record. 

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Songs Discussed

Ariana Grande - Yes, And?, Eternal Sunshine, Bye, Don’t Wanna Break Up Again, True Story, The Boy Is Mine, We Can’t Be Friends, Imperfect For You

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

Barry White - Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe

Britney Spears - Oops I Did It Again, Gimme More

Brandy, Monica - The Boy Is Mine

Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody

Ginuwine - Pony

Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend, Show Me Love