Bars, saloons, taverns, whoopie spots—we talk about them all this week on A Symposium of Popular Songs, and I get to give one of my hackneyed theories about Cheers, too. It’s a very country-heavy episode, which ought to make sense. Send me your song recommendations at symposiumofsongs@gmail.com!
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0:00
Kander and Ebb, “All That Jazz” (Chicago, 1996 BCR)
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6:15
Gary Portnoy, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” (Cheers, 1982)
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9:26
Gary Portnoy, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Reprise)” (Cheers, 1982)
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11:52
L.S.U., “Double” (Grace Shaker, 1994)
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14:51
Reading: John Irving, The Hotel New Hampshire
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20:57
Fun, “Barlights” (Aim and Shoot, 2009)
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25:06
Mary Chapin Carpenter, “Down at the Twist and Shout” (Shooting Straight in the Dark, 1990)
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28:25
Lucinda Williams, “2 Kool 2 B 4-Gotten” (Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, 1998)
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33:53
Reading: Charles Bukowski, “Conversation with a Lady Sipping a Straight Shot”
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36:41
Terry Scott Taylor, “Pretend I’m Elvis (For Just One Night)” (Avocado Faultline, 2000)
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41:01
John Anderson, “Straight Tequila Night” (Seminole Wind, 1992)
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45:18
George Jones, “Out of Control” (single, 1960)
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47:57
Merle Haggard, “Swinging Doors” (Swinging Doors and The Bottle Let Me Down, 1966)
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52:10
Looking Glass, “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” (Looking Glass, 1972)
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57:45
The Replacements, “Here Comes a Regular” (Tim, 1985)
