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Song Vs. Song

by Todd Nathanson
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Chart positions today · New Zealand

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Ranking history · New Zealand

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#28#72#117#161#205Chart rankOct 16Oct 18Oct 20Oct 22
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Oct 20#129#129——
Oct 19#115#115——
Oct 18#81#84—#45
Oct 17#62#62#44—
Oct 16#38#39#25#38

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  • 173: "Hungry Heart" vs. "Uptown Girl"

    July 14, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

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  • 172: "Lovefool" vs. "Kiss Me"

    June 30, 2026 · 52 min

    Teen movies of the '90s needed a cute little twee song for teenagers to kiss to, but which was the most romantic of the two? Todd and Lina argue between "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer and "Lovefool" by the Cardigans! Song vs. Song…

  • 171: "Dreams" vs. "You're So Vain" (w/Andrew Unterberger!)

    June 17, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

    Two of the finest and most devastating kiss-off tracks of the '70s, the songs that basically created the Main Pop Girl era five decades ahead of time, but which of these is the most heartbreakingly brutal burns of the '70s, "Dreams" by…

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    May 26, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

    It's the pandemic and the dance floors are all closed but disco lives on! We invite Main Pod Girl's AJ Marks into the studio to help us debate which is the finest of the 2020 dance songs with the problematic optional guest rapper, Doja…

  • 169: "Shout" vs. "Relax" (w/Justin Lewis)!

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    It's the mid-'80s and two bands have figured out that what people want is British guys giving commands in two-note chanting choruses. Which is the best more-chorus-than-song song of the mid-'80s, "Shout" by Tears for Fears or "Relax" by…

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About the show

Hosted by Todd (in the Shadows) Nathanson and Alina Morgan, Song vs. Song pits two similar songs of an era against each other with controversial outcomes.