Song Vs. Song

Feb 11 2025 162 ep. 59 mins 5.1k
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Hosted by Todd (in the Shadows) Nathanson and Alina Morgan, Song vs. Song pits two similar songs of an era against each other with controversial outcomes.

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143: "Royals" vs. "bad guy"

Feb 11 2025 70 mins  
In the 2010s, a teenage girl songwriter came out of nowhere to completely redefine cool for the decade, upend the pop landscape and inspire legions of imitators. Twice. But only one of them can reign, so which teen anthem of the decade overwhelms you more with its effortless above-it-all teenage-ness, "Royals" by Lorde or "bad guy" by Billie Eilish? See Privacy Policy at https://

BONUS EPISODE: The 2025 Grammys were... GOOD?? Like, really good?! What??

Feb 04 2025 76 mins  
We're as shocked as you are, but the 2025 Grammys were actually worth watching this year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

142: "My Sweet Lord" vs. "Spirit in the Sky"

Jan 29 2025 53 mins  
Remember when God was cool? In the early '70s, we had one legend and one nobody storm the charts about the greatness of the higher power, and we're going to see how gave glory to the Lord better? What's the better hippie-dippy religious song, George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" or Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California

141: "Friday" vs. "Miracles" (with Andrew Unterberger)

Jan 14 2025 76 mins  
It's the meme songs of the early 2010s, made by people we look at very differently now! Did they deserve the derision they got? We dive into the agony and ecstasy of Rebecca Black's "Friday" vs. Insane Clown Posse's "Miracles"! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

140: "Espresso" vs. "HOT TO GO!"

Dec 24 2024 70 mins  
The two biggest pop girls of 2024 face off!! E-S-P-R-E-S-S-O, is it better than Hot To Go? Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" vs. Chappell Roan's "HOT TO GO!", who will win? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

139: "Santa Baby" vs. "Baby It's Cold Outside"

Dec 10 2024 57 mins  
Let's turn up the heat for Christmas. If you want something sultry and/or problematic for Christmas, there's only two songs available to you so pick your favorite, "Santa Baby" or "Baby It's Cold Outside"! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

138: "Fuck the Police" vs. "Fight the Power"

Nov 28 2024 69 mins  
Song vs. Song has announced the podcast's official political stance: Down with The Man! And we have two great late '80s hip-hop songs to help us take down the establishment, but which makes us angrier, N.W.A.'s "Fuck the Police" or Public Enemy's "Fight the Power"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se

137: Best rain song?

Nov 13 2024 64 mins  
Lina takes over the pod and gives us our first open-ended poll!! So it's time to determine -- what is the best rain song??? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

136: "Hotel California" vs. "Don't Fear the Reaper"

Oct 22 2024 68 mins  
It's a vaguely-haunted episode about classic rock epics from 1976! Which is the better dark and spooky song with triple-backed guitars, Eagles' "Hotel California" or Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

135: "Memory" vs. "I Dreamed a Dream" (w/Angie Meehan!)

Oct 09 2024 77 mins  
We've got rhythm, we've got music, we've got our first Broadway showtunes episode, and we're tackling the two weepiest showstoppers of the '80s, so which is the biggest blockbuster heartbreaker of the Great White Way, "Memory" from "Cats" or "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Miz"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva