Famous Lost Words

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• 1201 - Paul McCartney, Sass Jordan, Cool Beatles Facts & the greatest musician ever!

  October 9, 2026 · 55 min

  Christopher and Tom kick off season 12 trying to choose the greatest musician of all time.  Names like Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Prince and Robbie Williams (?!) come up, but Christopher has a choice that doesn’t include any of the…

• Season 12 is coming soon - plus we have BIG news!

  October 6, 2026 · 2 min

  Season 12 of Famous Lost Words is just days away.  We’re back with the likes of Elton John, Chicago, Rick James, Pearl Jam, and The Tragically Hip. We start things off with Christopher’s epic 1989 conversation with Paul McCartney, one of…

• Special - Neil Sedaka (1939-2026)

  March 4, 2026 · 32 min

  We lost one of the greats with the passing of Neil Sedaka. The songs, like “Calendar Girl”, “Love Will Keep Us Together”, “Oh! Carol” and “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” are so recognizable and the melodies so deceptively simple, it’s like…

• 1110 - The Cure, B-52s, Eurythmics, Depeche Mode and more from the '80s!

  February 6, 2026 · 51 min

  For the Season 11 finale, we present part two of our series on the ‘80s.  We continue in the alt-rock/indie/new wave vein from our last episode – where we featured the likes of U2, The Cult, Bryan Ferry, Fine Young Cannibals and more…

• 1109 - U2, The Cult, Fine Young Cannibals and Songs That Are Factually Incorrect!

  January 23, 2026 · 44 min

  We start by talking about “songs that are factually incorrect”, with artists like U2, Alanis, Journey, Fleetwood Mac, Toto, ABBA and Pitbull being taken to task.  Christopher and Tom have a ton of fun ranting about these “egregious”…

• 1108 - Carole King, America, Buddy Holly & Paul Anka! Plus, WHO did that song?

  January 9, 2026 · 47 min

  Have you ever heard a song and thought it was by a completely different artist?  Christopher thought that a Beatles song was actually Bob Dylan, Tom thought “Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress” was by CCR, and both thought that some of the…

• 1107 - John Mellencamp, Lady Gaga, Anne Murray and John Waite!

  December 26, 2025 · 44 min

  First up this week is an excellent 1982 chat with John Mellencamp, back when he was known as John Cougar – in conversation with Rick Ringer.  John can be a bit tough on interviewers, but he seems really comfortable with Rick and it makes…

• 1106 - Sheryl Crow, Rik Emmet of Triumph, Big Country and more!

  December 12, 2025 · 46 min

  The music industry has a history of not being fair to its artists.  Christopher and Tom begin this episode by talking about artists who did not get the credit they deserved.  Little known names like Martha Wash, Frank Sampedro and Rory…