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Episode 46: Right Song, Wrong Timing | Canada Comes South

Send us Fan Mail Why were some of the biggest Canadian rock bands of the 1980s huge at home, yet barely known in the United States? In Episode 46 of "Who Ordered the Pi

Episode 45: Sunshine Pop | The Happiest Hits of the '60s and '70s, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Sunshine Pop is back for Part 2, with 4 more ridiculously catchy records from the late ’60s and early ’70s, and some of the strangest stories behind the

Episode 44: Sunshine Pop | The Happiest Hits of the '60s and '70s, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Some songs challenge you. Others just make you feel good. In Episode 44, we're diving into the bright, ridiculously catchy world of Sunshine Pop w

Episode 43: Three of a Kind | FM Rock’s Other Great Trios

Send us Fan Mail Rush, The Police, and ZZ Top became rock institutions. But what about the other great power trios of early ’80s FM radio? In Episode 43 of “Who Ordered

Episode 42: Right Song, Wrong Timing | MTV’s Almost Superstars

Send us Fan Mail In the early days of MTV, one unforgettable music video could make a band look like the next superstar. In this episode of Who Ordered the Pie?, we revi

Episode 41: Jessie's Girl | From Stained Glass to No. 1

Send us Fan Mail This week marks the 45th anniversary of Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the perfect time

Episode 40: Right Song, Wrong Timing | The Guitar Stars Who Almost Took Over the '80s

Send us Fan Mail Some guitarists become legends. Others seem destined for superstardom... until something gets in the way. In this episode of Right Song, Wrong Timing,

Episode 39: Right Song, Wrong Timing | FM Rock That Almost Conquered the World

Send us Fan Mail Turn up the radio and roll the windows down. This week on Who Ordered the Pie?, we're reopening five more musical case files featuring FM rock ban

Episode 38: Right Song, Wrong Timing | Power Pop's Greatest "What Ifs"

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard a song and wondered, "How was that band not huge?" In this brand new recurring series, Christopher reopens five musical case files

Episode 37 - My Fourth of July Soundtrack | The Stories Behind the Songs

Send us Fan Mail Every Fourth of July has a soundtrack. In Episode 37 of Who Ordered the Pie, Christopher explores the stories behind the songs that have become part of

Episode 36: Warning Label | How a Sticker Became a Badge of Honor

Send us Fan Mail This is Part 2 of our two-part series on the Parental Advisory label and the controversy that changed music forever. In Episode 35, we explored Prince&

Episode 35: Parental Discretion Advised | From Darling Nikki to the Filthy Fifteen

Send us Fan Mail A simple black-and-white sticker changed music history. The Parental Advisory label became one of the most recognizable symbols in rock and pop culture

Episode 34: Between the Lines | How Rock and Pop Learned to Wink

Send us Fan Mail Some songs say it outright. Others make you work for it. In this episode of Who Ordered the Pie?, Christopher explores the lost art of innuendo in roc

Episode 33: Stutter Rock | When the Hook Trips Over Itself

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Who Ordered the Pie? In Episode 33, Stutter Rock | When the Hook Trips Over Itself, we're exploring some of the most memorable voca

Episode 32: Second Listen | The 80s Songs You Thought You Knew

Send us Fan Mail We’ve all heard them. Songs from the 80s that feel simple.  Catchy.  Easy to sing along with. But what if we didn’t really hear them the first time?

Episode 31: The Dreamy 90s Sound | Songs You Knew, Genre You Didn’t

Send us Fan Mail Episode 31 of Who Ordered the Pie? dives into the dreamy 90s sound that millions of listeners knew by ear, even if they never knew the genre name. Was i

Episode 30: The Joke That Worked | The Turtles, “Elenore,” and the Hit They Didn’t Mean

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a band gets tired of being told to repeat their biggest hit… and decides to prove a point? In 1968, Elenore by The Turtles climbed to

Episode 29: When Disco Died | Reinvent or Fade Away

Send us Fan Mail What happened after disco died? Not faded. Rejected. In the early 1980s, the backlash against disco forced some of the biggest artists in the world to

Episode 28: When Rock Went Disco | The Beat They Couldn’t Ignore

Send us Fan Mail What happens when rock meets disco? In the late 1970s, it wasn’t just a trend. It was a moment where even the biggest rock bands had to decide. Ignore

Episode 27: I’m in the Band | From First Chord to Final Cost

Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to be in a band? Not the image. Not the mythology... The reality. In this episode of Who Ordered the Pie?, we step inside th