E79 From Smokey and the Bandit to Someone Saved My Life Tonight: Love Will Tear Us Apart

Jim and Jimmy explore iconic cultural moments from the 70s through 90s, connecting the dots between classic films, personal memories, and music history touchpoints.• Smokey and the Bandit and its filming locations throughout Georgia• Memorial Day memories spanning from 1977 to 1990• Joy Division's tragic story and how Ian Curtis's suicide led to New Order's formation• The existence of "Callin' Oates," an emergency Hall & Oates hotline• Deep dive into Elton John's "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" album and its autobiographical themes• The significance of They Might Be Giants' "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" and The Clash's "Train in Vain""Music in My Shoes" where music and memories intertwine.Learn Something New orRemember Something OldPlease like and follow the Music in my Shoes Facebook and Instagram pages and share the podcast with your friends on social media. Contact us at [email protected] us a one-way message. We can’t answer you back directly, but it could be part of a future Music In My Shoes Mailbag!!!