Hot Dogg: The Story of Snoop Dogg & Pharrell's 'Drop it Like It's Hot'
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If there’s one thing you learn about hit songs while doing this podcast it’s to ‘never underestimate the power of a good hook - at any cost’ From songs in our archive like LEN’s Steal My Sunshine, to Avril Lavigne’s Girlfriend, and even songs we’ve covered this season like Backstreet Boys’ I want it That Way or Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit; It’s proven time and time again that intelligible lyrics are quite simply not one of the key components of a good pop song - as long as some combination of words sound good on a beat - who cares what they are!? Reminder - Howie D LITERALLY told our host Ruby Carr to her face that Backstreet Boys purposely kept lyrics in I Want It That Way that didn’t make any sense. Why? For the vibes, duh. And it’s certainly not just lucidity of thought that can be sacrificed at the altar of catchy hooks and anthemic refrains - and warning - I’m about to sound like a total grandma right now - But Have You Heard Some of Those Lyrics? Yes, I know I’m not really telling you anything you don’t already know, but it’s actually kind of perversely funny to think about so much of the subject matter across all genres of music that we will happily sing or hum along and vibe to, thanks to the power of the killer hook. One such example is of course the topic of today’s episode - Snoop Dogg and Pharrell’s 2004 Hit ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’ - A Number 1 hit on the hot 100 pop songs for three of its outstanding 30 weeks - with lyrical content so questionable - it has not one but TWO radio edits - a normal one which cuts out swears - and an Extra Clean version for everything else… but we’ll get into that. This is the story of Snoop Dogg and Pharrell's Drop it Like It's Hot! Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio Canada
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Thank you for listening to this special season of Encore! Peter Peter & Scotty Taylor sit down with iHeartRadio Canada’s Ruby Carr to talk about the music choices in “Heated Rivalry” & if they will be taking part of season 2. Peter Peter and Scotty Taylor talk about what makes the soundtrack really special and how it adds to the magic of the show. Peter Peter walks Ruby through the creation of “It's You”. They share more about their experience working with Jacob Tierney and if they ever had any creative diffrences. Peter Peter speaks about the decision he made with Jacob Tierney to not have lots of music in episode 6. Peter Peter and Scotty Taylor uncover whether or not they will be taking part of “Heated Rivalry” Season 2. Scotty talks about how he would get clearance for ‘Mozart Requiem’ following Jacob Tierney's announcement. He also shares if Sienna Spiro is possibly on their radar after the fan edits to her songs.
Welcome to a special HEATED RIVALRY Edition of Encore, where we celebrate the most popular songs featured in the hit CRAVE Original Series! This week - we’ve got the story behind ANOTHER one of the most beloved songs to feature in the series - TATU’S 2002 Hit ‘All The Things She Said’ and it’s modern reimagining by Harrison! A bit of viewer discretion off the top - the story of this song is quite the dark one, with twists and turns and controversy that has seen the track become mired in urban legend long before Heated Rivalry foisted it into the spotlight in its fourth episode. And we’re going to talk about all of it so buckle up... #tatu #allthethingsshesaid #harrison #jacobtierney #heatedrivalry ______________________ Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio t.A.T.u 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane Album Cover Interscope Departure Festival Panel Footage Courtesy Departure Festival 2026
Welcome to a special Heated Rivalry edition of Encore, where we take you behind the songs you love from the show you love more than just about anything. This week we look at Wolf Parade’s “I’ll Believe In Anything,” a song that has become a hit 20-plus years after its original release. In case you’re one of the many Heated Rivalry fans who discovered Wolf Parade through that HUGE MOMENT that occurs in the INCOMPARABLE episode 5, I’m here to tell you all about how they went from starting the band in a small Montreal apartment to being featured on the soundtrack of the TV series everyone has been talking about.
Welcome to a special HEATED RIVALRY Edition of Encore, where we celebrate the most popular songs featured in the hit CRAVE Original Series! This week - we’ve got the story behind one of the most beloved songs in the series - Feist’s 2007 banger ‘My Moon My Man’ While the song has certainly taken the world by storm thanks to the pivotal and LONG scene in Episode 4 of Heated Rivalry, every Millennial on the planet knows that My Moon My Man is not the first time a perfectly-positioned Feist song has entered the worldwide zeitgeist. Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio.
Formed in Vancouver by Trevor Guthrie, David Bowman and Ken Lewko, Indecision would sign with Universal Music and rebrand themselves as soulDecsion (lowercase S, uppercase D) in 1999 as to avoid conflict with an American band who had already squatted on the name. Styled and Marketed as a boyband for their year 2000 debut album ‘No One Does it Better’ soulDecision were absolutely not one when it came to their sound, or their overall musical ethos. This is the story of their massive hit 'Faded' with newly unearthed audio from the band themselves. Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio