7. Chris Towers Discusses Carly Rae Jepsen, E*MO*TION

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CBSSports.com fantasy sports analyst Chris Towers joins the show to dig deep into an album I first heard him talk about with great enthusiasm nearly six years ago. The album is Carly Rae Jepsen's critically-acclaimed but commercially disappointing E*MO*TION.

During the podcast, Chris made reference to the Switched on Pop podcast. You can listen to that at https://switchedonpop.com/.

Chris also referred to an essay written by Hanif Abdurraqib about the experience of seeing Carly Rae Jepsen live. It’s entitled "Carly Rae Jepsen’s Public Displays of Affection", and you can find it here: http://www.mtv.com/news/2858019/carly-rae-jepsen-live-public-display-of-affection/.

We talked about Quarterflash and The Cardigans as one-hit wonders, but they did in fact have other hits. This discussion reminded me of a great Cardigans song, My Favorite Game. You can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Wwbl8F-2s.

Also, I erroneously stated that Quarterflash's Harden My Heart was released in 1980, but it was actually in 1981.

 1:12 Chris joins the show

2:27 Chris discusses his new/old role with CBSSports.com

2:46 Fantasy sports player rankings are like album rankings

5:38 How did Chris develop his eclectic taste in music?

9:53 How did Chris get into Carly Rae Jepsen’s music?

13:57 It’s not always bad if music is derivative

15:59 Chris’ favorite tracks on E*MO*TION

18:45 Why is this one of Chris’ favorite albums to listen to?

20:50 Al expected to be underwhelmed by E*MO*TION

23:45 Al’s first impressions

25:04 Carly Rae Jepsen is a prolific songwriter

26:54 Does it matter if music is targeted for teens or adults?

Track-by-track breakdown:

29:53 Run Away With Me

32:54 Emotion

37:30 I Really Like You

40:17 Gimmie Love

43:14 All That

46:53 Boy Problems

52:02 Making The Most of the Night

54:07 Your Type

56:27 Let’s Get Lost

57:16 LA Hallucinations

1:00:50 Warm Blood

1:04:07 When I Needed You

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