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Behind the Vinyl Podcast

Stingray Podcast Network

Behind the Vinyl: The Podcast. Where musicians sit down to share the stories about their songs. Listen as they drop the needle and reminisce about anything and everything that comes to mind as it plays.

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13:05

Myles Goodwyn (April Wine), Raine Maida (Our Lady...

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2021/04/07

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: The always charismatic Alex Lifeson of Rush shares some insight on the song “Limelight” and how an extremely cold winter helped the band record one of their biggest hits. Myles Goodwyn of April Wine gives us an amazing math lesson about their song “Roller”. Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace had a challenging time when it came to recording their song “Clumsy” but finding their vulnerability seemed to make it all

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14:36

Glass Tiger, Barney Bentall, Howard Jones

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2021/03/31

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Howard Jones had an encounter with a fan about the song “Things Can Only Get Better” that left him with a memory and moment, he’ll never forget. Sam Reid and Alan Frew of Glass Tiger shed some light on the Glass Tiger song “Thin Red Line” and how they used movie clips to elevate the song. Barney Bentall talks about using his musical influences when it came to record his song “She’s My

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13:43

Taylor Dayne, Gord Deppe of the Spoons, Midge Ure

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2021/03/24

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Producer, singer and songwriter Midge Ure tells us the story of how “Do They Know It’s Christmas” came to be along with the challenges of recording it with so many stars. Taylor Dayne shares her story of very humble beginnings and the support from her family to help her dream come true. Gord Deppe of the Spoons had a revelation about recording of “Arias & Symphonies” and the huge names he met while the song

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15:36

Gowan, Pukka Orchestra, Steve Earle

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2021/03/17

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Steve Earle destroys every pre-conceived notion we had about the bagpipes intro of his song “Copperhead Road”. Gowan takes a few minutes to explain his song “Strange Animal” and how a certain Beatle popped by the recording studio to give a thumbs up for the cowbells in the song. Neil Chapman and Tony Duggan-Smith of Pukka Orchestra share some insight to their song “Listen To The Radio” and how it was the

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19:06

Andy Kim, Lee Aaron, Tom Cochrane

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2021/03/10

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Tom Cochrane goes into detail about his song “Lunatic Fringe” and why the song and album had to be totally re-recorded after 9 months of hard work. Andy Kim tells us how long it took to write his song “Sugar Sugar” and his cassette player made every song a hit song. Metal Queen, Lee Aaron shares insight on how she wrote the song “Whatcha Do To My Body” to change the norm of thinking when it comes to women in

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12:49

Blue Peter, Moe Berg (The Pursuit Of Happiness),...

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2021/03/03

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Ed Robertson and Tyler Stewart of the Barenaked Ladies do a deep dive into their song “If I Had A $1,000,000” and reveal how many original versions actually exist! Paul Humphry and Chris Wardman of Blue Peter explain how they managed to save a pile of cash to record their song “Radio Silence” by being strategic. Moe Berg of The Pursuit Of Happiness sheds some light on the recording of “She’s So Young”

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11:12

The Northern Pikes, Michael Sadler (Saga), Lou Gramm

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2021/02/24

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Lou Gramm, former Foreigner frontman talks about his solo hit “Midnight Blue” and how lyrical inspiration came from wise words a family member used to say. Bryan Potvin and Don Schmid of The Northern Pikes sat down to shed some light on their song “She Ain’t Pretty” and how simplicity worked on a lot of levels. Saga’s Michael Sadler, reveals the amazing way the engineers captured a part of his vocals for the

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19:01

Rich Dodson (The Stampeders), Honeymoon Suite, Darryl...

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2021/02/17

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Darryl McDaniels of Run D.M.C. is a master storyteller! Darryl not only sheds light on the making of their biggest hit “Walk This Way” he wraps it up with an amazing lesson we can all benefit from. Rich Dodson of The Stampeders explains how the plucky sound of their song “Sweet City Woman” was borrowed. Guitarist Derry Grehan and singer Johnnie Dee of Honeymoon Suite explain the dangers of shooting music videos at

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13:13

Maestro Fresh-Wes , Darby Mills (Headpins), Kim Mitchell

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2021/02/10

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Kim Mitchell gets to the bottom of his song “Go For Soda” and how it really has nothing to do with drinking, but rather... relationships. A rap history lesson from Canadian hip-hop legend Maestro Fresh-Wes about how “Let Your Backbone Slide” was influenced by rocker Billy Squire. Darby Mills, formally of the Headpins shares one of her favourite memories about meeting a “demon” while going into detail about

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18:01

Tom Cochrane, Jean-Marc Pisapia (The Box), Bob Geldof

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2021/02/03

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Singer, songwriter, political activist and author goes into great detail about how the song “I Don’t Like Mondays” came to be and how it still resonates today. Tom Cochrane talks about how the changes in his life at the time were instrumental for the lyrics and vibe of his hit song “Boy Inside The Man”. Jean-Marc Pisapia of The Box reflects on how being labelled a politically oriented band by the press for their

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17:17

Terry Draper of Klaatu, Ian Thomas and Dennis DeYoung...

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Terry Draper of Klaatu explains the creative process behind their hit “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft” along with a big thank you to The Carpenters for covering their song and the confusion of them being The Beatles. Ian Thomas stops by to discuss his song “Hold On”, how it helped pave his driveway (thanks to Santana) and peforming the song on SCTV. We wrap up the episode with Dennis DeYoung, formally of Styx

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14:27

Lorraine Segato of Parachute Club, Moe Burg of The...

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Lorraine Segato of Parachute Club sheds some light on their song “Rise Up” and how it became an anthem for many people and what the song means to them. Moe Burg from The Pursuit of Happiness excitedly tells the story of how their song “I’m An Adult Now” was released as a video before it was on the record. Finishing up the episode is Gary Numan with an amazing story about how his song “Cars” was

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13:51

David Wilcox, Colin James and George Thorogood

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: David Wilcox shares his thoughts on one of his biggest songs “Riverboat Fantasy” and how a homemade raft was inspiration for the song. Colin James turns total fan boy about his memories of working with producer Tom Dowd for the song “Voodoo Thing”. Ending the episode, George Thorogood explains the meaning of “Bad” and how he finally managed to incorporate it into a hit song called “Bad to the

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11:51

Ra McGuire of Trooper, 54-40 and Howard Jones

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Ra McGuire of Trooper reveals how the producer of the album wanted to change the lyrics from “Raise a Little Hell” to something less, devilish. Neil Osborne and Brad Merritt of 54-40 explains how they blended 2 songs to make their hit “I Go Blind”. Finishing up the episode, Howard Jones has so much to say about his biggest hit “No One Is To Blame” but the coolest thing (we think) is how he came up with the

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13:27

Glass Tiger, Indigo Girls and Rik Emmett of Triumph

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Alan Frew and Sam Reid of Glass Tiger shed some light on the perils of shooting the video for “I Will Be There” when you include snow, a mountain edge and a helicopter. Emily Sailers from the Indigo Girls explains how bare bones it really was to write, record and shoot the video for “Closer To Fine”. Closing out this episode we have Rik Emmett of Triumph explaining how a childhood transistor radio was his catalyst for

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12:23

Modern English, Lawrence Gowan and Randy Bachman from...

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Robbie Grey of Modern English explains how he wrote a hit song in less than 2 minutes! Gowan shares his experiences first venture in co-writing was not only successful but educational for their song “All The Lovers In The World”. We wrap up the episode with an amazing story from Randy Bachman of BTO/The Guess Who where he talks about how a pizza delivery guy landed the gig of piano player for the song “Takin’ Care of

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12:04

Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo, Kim Mitchell and Paul Young

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo gives us the scoop on their song “Bad Timing” and how the song was a perfect choice for their acoustic album recorded at Greg Keeler’s cottage. Kim Mitchell explains how a wacky buddy helped their song “Let Go The Line” become a better song and why the Toronto Symphony Orchestra just “got up and left” during the recording session. Wrapping up the episode is Paul Young sharing

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17:21

Andy Kim, Steven Page formally of Barenaked Ladies...

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Andy Kim explains how “Rock Me Gently” came to be a huge hit thanks to someone tuning a guitar before they started to record the song. Steven Page formerly of Barenaked Ladies chimes in on how “Be My Yoko Ono” received an official vote of approval from Yoko Ono herself! Speaking of Yoko, we finish the episode with Fred Schneider of The B-52’s explaining how Yoko became an important part of their song “Rock

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14:49

Men Without Hats, Kon Kan and Dennis DeYoung of Styx

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats explains how their song “Safety Dance” became a hit thanks to dance clubs and a certain dance called “Pogoing”. Barry Harris and Kevin Wynne of Kon Kan share their memories about the song “I Beg Your Pardon” and the many challenges involved with making a hit song. We close the episode with a very charismatic Dennis DeYoung of Styx reminiscing about “Babe” and

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16:25

Flock of Seagulls, Platinum Blonde and Spandau Ballet

Behind the Vinyl Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Dropping the needle in this episode of Behind The Vinyl: Mike Score from Flock Of Seagulls talks about how long it took before their song “Wishing” took over a year to make it to their record. Mark Holmes of Platinum Blonde reluctantly sheds some light on what their song “Situation Critical” is really about. Tony Hadley and Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet find humor in the fact that they haven’t cued a record in decades and talk about that “moment” they first

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