Friday’s Best Pop Song Ever
A short podcast that takes a long look at some of the best pop songs you’ve never heard.
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Episodes
Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
Todd digs into "Do Ya", a song made famous by ELO, but originated by Jeff Lynne's previous band, The Move
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
The question on the table is not whether Honeybus, a band largely unknown outside the UK, were any good (they were), but whether they could have been as big as the Beatles.
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Todd examines the tragically brief career of Portland power pop revivalists The Exploding Hearts, whose "Modern Kicks" is a four minute, distortion soaked slice of punk pop bliss.
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
South Africa's first all woman band produces an international monster hit -- and Todd is here to unpack it.
Thursday Jan 31, 2019
Thursday Jan 31, 2019
Todd explores the complicated release history of this dance punk tune turned 80s radio mainstay.
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
Todd shines a light on Dara Puspita, an all-woman band from Indonesia who lived out the plot of countless 80s rock videos by playing their rock in defiance of an authoritarian regime bent on silencing them.
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Todd investigates Nita Rossi's cult hit and takes a detour to examine how the music of Burt Bacharach and John Barry shaped the adult pop sound of the late 60s.
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
Thursday Sep 27, 2018
Thursday Sep 27, 2018
Todd pulls the strings to see what's behind French poppet France Gall's Eurovision winning song and her working relationship with the "dirty old man of French Pop", Serge Gainsbourg.
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
Glam pop band Sweet spent several years under the thumb of powerful British songwriters Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. With "Fox on the Run", they finally came into their own.
About Todd Stadtman
Todd Alan Stadtman (August 21, 1961 – January 9, 2021) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, author, blogger, and podcaster.
In addition to his own "Friday’s Best Pop Song Ever" podcast, Stadtman also co-hosted several movie podcasts, including Taiwan Noir, Infernal Brains, and Monster Island Resort. Stadtman's musical works combine an affinity for classic pop songcraft, with a wide range of post-punk, electronic and alternative music influences. His literary work encompassed a wide array of genres, including lucha libre, foreign horror, and Bollywood films, with Stadtman publishing a celebrated guidebook to that genre. His foray into fiction included a trilogy of novels, the "SF Punk Trio", which paid homage to his punk rock days in 1980s San Francisco.
Learn more about Todd's creative works at Toddstadtman.com.