Reelin' In The Years (RITY)

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is "You Say You Want A Revolution": Songs titles that include "revolution" in the title... A song by Squeeze that's loosely based on "White Punks On Dope" by The Tubes... What's the connection between the late actress - Carrie Fisher - and Elvis?... An Ike & Tina Turner song that was written by Tina's sister, Alline Bullock... An Eric Clapton song that features ...

This week on RITY... For The Featured Five Theme, I'm playing songs that mention Christmas, but are not Christmas songs... A Stones song that's based in the American South, but inspired by the Caipira people of Brazil... Burton Cummings of The Guess Who shares the backstory behind "These Eyes"... A song by The Goo Goo Dolls that Johnny Rzeznik wrote about MTV VJ Kennedy... A rare tribute to Peanut Butter done by The J. Geils Band i...

This week on RITY... The Featured Five Theme is Does Your Conscience Bother You? Songs that mention a troubled conscience... Plus, a song written for a film that had to be retitled after an accidental death during filming... Which Tom Petty song was inspired by The Psychic Capital Of The World?... What Lou Reed tune was inspired by the viciousness of Andy Warhol?... A song title inspired by random phrases in the Sports section of a...

This week on RITY, the Featured Five Theme is "I'm Hypnotized": Songs that mention that phrase in the lyrics... Plus, music from a band that gained popularity thanks to a Miller commercial... One of the most expensive singles recorded - equivalent to $250K in '25... Donald Fagen of Steely Dan played with the band Poco in the late 70s?... New music from Marcus King, Kashus Culpepper, & Warren Haynes... Deep cuts from Little Feat...

This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is What's The Deal: The Shopping Theme... Also, music from a new rock supergroup that's fronted by Darius Rucker... Ronnie Spector's attempt at a comeback (thanks to George Harrison)... What song by The Police is an example of a mondegreen? Who is Sue Lawley?... A duo that chose a music career instead of working for their hometown tire manufacturer... New music from Chris...

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years, the Featured Five Theme is songs that have fallen victim to an urban legend... Also, a Top 40 Hit from '68 by Status Quo that was written while sitting on the toilet!... How the band MC5 retaliated when a local dept. store refused to stock their record... Music from an artist whose career was tragically cut short due to a battle with cancer... A song by The Who about FM radio stations wantin...

On this episode of Reelin', the Featured Five Theme is Kleptomania: Songs about stealing... Also, which Zeppelin song was inspired by a cottage that didn't have electricity nor running water?... When Paul McCartney recorded with John Bonham, but it took 38 years to be released... The mysterious death of singer Bobby Fuller - just an accident or mafia involvement?... Get Your Kicks On Route 66, because Getting Your Kicks On Route 40...

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years, the Featured Five Theme is "Off In La La Land": Songs that include the phrase "la la" in the lyrics... Plus, a Vietnam War Protest song that was the end result of being awoken by a loud truck... What Beatles song inspired the melody for Chicago's "Saturday In The Park?"... Thank God the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd didn't listen to producer, Al Kooper!... The other version of "After Midnight" t...

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is The Graveyard Shift... Also, a CCR song inspired by John Fogerty's visit to a Fortune Teller in California... Music from a band named after the site of the first & second Battles Of Bull Run... Dickey Betts, The wife of Boz Scaggs, and a grave - What's the connection?... Which Blues Traveler album is a reference to Peter Pan & Neverland?... That time when Chrissie Hynde and...

This week on RITY, the Featured Five Theme is Monsters... Plus, Phil Everly, a horror film, Warren Zevon, and how a joke became a Top 40 hit!... The composer Franz Liszt and the story behind Lisztomania... The true meaning behind "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"... What was Stevie Nicks doing in Sly Stone's bed? You could say "Dreams" were made... A song by The Doors that was inspired by the great soul food at Olivia's Place in Venic...

This week on RITY, the Featured Five Theme is A Rock And A Hard Place: The Between Theme... Plus, the song D'yer Mak'er: it's meaning and how it's pronounced?... The tragic story of how a fallen Vietnam soldier inspired a big Motown hit... Burton Cummings and the origin of the Guess Who song, American Woman... A song by The Beatles that was inspired by hippies and Brian Epstein's wealth... Speaking of The Beatles, an American who w...

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is "Under The Moonlight": Songs with that phrase in the lyrics... Plus, a song Lindsey Buckingham partially recorded while kneeling on his bathroom floor... Music from a band named after a bowling alley & bar in uptown Minneapolis... A song recorded when Huey Lewis visited the recording studio for the last time... The end result of John Lennon reading The Tibetan Book Of The Dead ...

This week on RITY, the Featured Five Theme is A Lack Of Productivity: Songs with titles that represent a waste of time... Plus, who were Ola Na Tungee & Miss Daisy Hawkins?... One of the first singles by a major act to be offered as a free mp3 download... What band was originally named after the Pogo comic strip character... The Beach Boys give us their response to "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes... What is a dishwalla?... Newer m...

This week on RITY... The Featured Five Theme is Vacancy: The Hotels & Motels Theme... Plus, What is an Oast House and what does it have to do with Fleetwood Mac? The Beatles, Chuck Berry, and a lawsuit. The song that brought them TOGETHER... Memory Motel: It only has a 2.4 rating on Yelp, but it was special enough to inspire a Rolling Stones song... Gary Brooker - of Procol Harum - gives us his take on a George Harrison tune......

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is Where The Wild Things Are: Songs with the word "wild" in the title... Also, Music from a band named after a chain of grocery stores in the south... SWLABR by Cream - What is that? How's it pronounced? What does it mean?... Who was Jimmie Nicol and what song by The Beatles did he inspire?... Most of us know of Jon Voight, but what about his brother - James?... Deep cuts from The Be...

This week on Reelin'... The mini theme is Loose Change: Songs titles that mention a type of coin... Plus, a song that Pete Townshend wrote in a mosquito-ridden swamp somewhere in Florida... What is stream of consciousness writing & how it inspired a Van Morrison song... Big Head Todd & The Monsters gives us a fresh take on a hit from 1972... That time when Boz Scaggs attempted to steal a song from a Blues Legend... Deep cut...

This week on Reelin'... The mini theme is "Hey" Is For Horses... Also, Delbert McClinton & John Lennon - What's the connection?... A song by The Band that gets it's title from Minnie Pearl's middle name... What Neil Young album shares it's title with the slogan for Rust-Oleum?... Deep cuts from Drive-By Truckers, Bill Quateman, JJ Grey, John Hiatt, The Leaves, Mudcrutch, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is Dancing With The Dial: Songs that feature a radio tuning sound effect... Also, a brand new Zydeco tribute tune from The Rolling Stones... What exactly do you do down at the crossroads of Mississippi?... The sad story behind "The Way" by 90's rock group, Fastball... Members of Pink Floyd talk about a bizarre incident that occurred during a session at Abbey Road Studios... Deep cuts from Joe Bon...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is "Return": Songs that feature that word in the lyrics... Plus, "Voodoo Chile" & "Voodoo Child" - What's the difference?... The true story behind "Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys... A song by a guy who turned down offers to front Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple... Deep cuts from Toto, Wilco, Strawbs, Frampton, Jackson Browne, Taj Mahal, and much more! For info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.co...