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Who Ordered the Pie? | Classic Rock Music History & Cocktails

Christopher Machado

Who Ordered the Pie? is a classic rock music history podcast that explores the hidden stories behind legendary songs and the artists who shaped rock history.Each episode dives deep into rock history, Billboard chart performance, and behind-the-song storytelling, exploring the real-life moments that shaped legendary tracks and classic rock culture.Part narrative storytelling, part music documentary, and part barstool conversation, the show blends classic rock history with craft cocktail culture in a

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16:58

Episode 49: A Life in Records | 1 Year of Who Ordered...

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2026/10/02

Send us Fan Mail 1 year. A lot of music. And a wife whose suggestion to start a podcast turned out to be an excellent delegation strategy. For this anniversary episode of “Who Ordered the Pie?” I’m sharing how a lifelong love of liner notes and music trivia became a show about the stories behind the songs. Go behind the microphone to hear how I handpick songs I believe deserve an audience, find the connections that turn them into episodes, and sneak little jokes into the music. There’s also m...

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21:50

Episode 48: Right Song, Wrong Timing | The Power Pop...

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2026/09/25

Send us Fan Mail Before Cheap Trick, The Cars, The Knack and the power pop bands that followed, a handful of artists were already combining loud guitars, huge hooks and ’60s-inspired harmonies into something that would help define the genre. In this installment of “Right Song, Wrong Timing,” Christopher goes back to the power pop pioneers who had the songs and the sound, but ran into bad timing, record label problems, changing musical trends and some truly bizarre twists of fate. This episode...

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25:14

Episode 47: Right Song, Wrong Timing | Around the...

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2026/09/18

Send us Fan Mail 5 songs. 5 countries. Very different stories on opposite sides of the world. In this edition of “Right Song, Wrong Timing,” Christopher follows Split Enz, Moving Pictures, Jon Astley, Peter Schilling, and Golden Earring through family connections, missed opportunities, and unexpected second chances. From the Finn brothers’ story behind “I Got You” to the overlooked voices in “What About Me,” the uneasy romance of “Jane’s Getting Serious,” and the strange worlds of “Major Tom ...

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28:29

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

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2026/09/11

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 Pie?," Christopher heads north for another installment of "Right Song, Wrong Timing" and follows 5 Canadian bands as they try to turn success in Canada into hits south of the border. The Kings actually charted higher in the U.S. than in Canada with "This Beat Goes On / Switchin' to Glide," a Bob Ezrin-produced FM rock classic tha...

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20:32

Episode 45: Sunshine Pop | The Happiest Hits of the...

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2026/09/04

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 them. This time, Christopher digs into Edison Lighthouse, The Cyrkle, The Association, and The Grass Roots, and discovers just how much was happening behind some of the happiest-sounding records on AM radio. How do you score a massive number 1 hit when your band doesn’t actually exist? Why did John Lennon end up naming an America...

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14:51

Episode 44: Sunshine Pop | The Happiest Hits of the...

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2026/08/29

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 with 4 songs that helped define the happiest side of AM radio in the late '60s and early '70s. The Foundations turn romantic misery into the irresistible "Build Me Up Buttercup." The Hollies bring their unmistakable 3-part harmonies to "Carrie Anne," along with one of the most unexpected instruments ever dropped into a British pop hi...

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17:27

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

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2026/08/21

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 the Pie?,” we explore three bands whose defining moments arrived in three consecutive years: Triumph with “Magic Power” in 1981, Taxxi with “I’m Leaving” in 1982, and Zebra with “Who’s Behind the Door?” in 1983. Discover how Rik Emmett’s childhood transistor radio inspired one of Triumph’s greatest songs, why the British trio ...

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32:38

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

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2026/08/14

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 revisit five 1980s bands that had the songs, the talent, the image, and the MTV exposure to become household names, but somehow never reached the level everyone expected. We dig into the stories behind Big Country’s “In a Big Country,” Haircut One Hundred’s “Love Plus One,” Scandal’s “The Warrior,” The Motels’ “Only the Lonely,” a...

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

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2026/08/07

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 to take a deep dive into one of the biggest songs of the 1980s. What do a stained glass class, a mystery woman, and one of rock's most iconic songs have in common? In this episode of "Who Ordered the Pie?", Christopher uncovers the incredible true story behind "Jessie's Girl." Discover how a chance encounter with another man's girlfrie...

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27:23

Episode 40: Right Song, Wrong Timing | The Guitar...

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2026/07/31

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, we're revisiting five incredible guitarists who had the talent, the songs, the look, and the momentum to become some of the biggest rock stars of the 1980s. From Charlie Sexton and Lita Ford to Andy Taylor, Robin George, and Aldo Nova, we'll explore the moments when everything seemed to be falling into place, and the unexpected...

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21:35

Episode 39: Right Song, Wrong Timing | FM Rock That...

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2026/07/17

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 bands that had everything it took to become arena legends. Big guitars. Huge choruses. Arena-ready production. Songs people still crank in the car. So why didn't they become the next Journey, Foreigner, or REO Speedwagon? Join me as we investigate the stories behind Shooting Star, Saga, Red Rider, The Outfield, and Donnie Iris. We'll u...

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19:01

Episode 38: Right Song, Wrong Timing | Power Pop's...

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2026/07/10

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 to investigate artists who had the right song, the right sound, and every reason to become major stars, but somehow never reached the level of success they seemed destined for. This episode features The Smithereens' "Blood and Roses," Marshall Crenshaw's "Someday, Someway," Michael Penn's "No Myth," The Plimsouls' "A Million Mi...

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Episode 37 - My Fourth of July Soundtrack | The...

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2026/07/01

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 America's Independence Day celebrations. Discover the surprising history behind Chicago's "Saturday in the Park," Kim Wilde's "Kids in America," Robert Earl Keen's "The Fourth of July," Robert Vaughn & The Dead River Angels' "4th of July," Bruce Springsteen's "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)," Pete Droge's "4th of July," ...

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Episode 36: Warning Label | How a Sticker Became a...

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2026/06/26

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's "Darling Nikki," the PMRC, and the infamous Filthy Fifteen. Now the story moves from record stores to Washington, D.C. In 1985, three unlikely allies found themselves defending artistic freedom before the United States Senate: Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Frank Zappa, and John Denver. What followed became one of the most fas...

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Episode 35: Parental Discretion Advised | From...

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2026/06/19

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, appearing on albums by Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, and countless others. But where did it come from? In Part One of this special two-part series, we go back to 1985 and the song that started it all: Prince's "Darling Nikki." How did one track from Purple Rain inspire the creation of the PMRC? What wa...

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Episode 34: Between the Lines | How Rock and Pop...

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2026/06/12

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 rock and pop music. Back when radio stations, television networks, and censors had the power to decide what audiences could hear, songwriters became masters of suggestion, double entendre, and metaphor. From The Rolling Stones battling The Ed Sullivan Show over "Let's Spend the Night Together" to Eric Carmen disguising desire behin...

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

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2026/06/05

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 vocal hooks in rock history. From Bachman-Turner Overdrive's accidental chart-topper "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" to Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets," David Bowie's "Changes," The Who's "My Generation," Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer," and George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone," we'll uncover how a few repeated syllables became unforget...

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

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2026/05/08

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? In this first episode of the Second Listen series, we go back and revisit four iconic songs that carry more weight than they let on. Songs that sound light on the surface, but reveal something deeper when you sit with them a little longer. We’re talking about power disguised as pop, heartbreak hidden in melody, and mean...

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Episode 31: The Dreamy 90s Sound | Songs You Knew,...

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2026/05/01

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 it dream pop? Shoegaze? Atmospheric alternative? However it was labeled, these songs blended lush guitars, emotional vocals, moody soundscapes, and unforgettable melodies that defined a generation. This episode explores the hidden connection between some of the most iconic 1990s and early 2000s songs, including The Cranberries ...

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Episode 30: The Joke That Worked | The Turtles,...

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2026/04/24

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 No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. But it wasn’t written as a serious follow-up. It was a parody. Frustrated with constant pressure from their label to recreate Happy Together, a No. 1 hit they didn’t even write, lead singer Howard Kaylan set out to expose the formula behind a pop hit. Instead… he proved it worked. In this ...

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