412. Wedding Songs

412. Wedding Songs

Author: Tim Plaehn June 29, 2025 Duration: 1:24:59
What's the song that gets everyone out on the dance floor? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Tim Plaehn, 50 Years of Music w/ 50 Year Old White Guys offers a uniquely personal journey through the last half-century of popular sound. Instead of a dry historical lecture, each episode feels like pulling up a chair with three friends who have lived through every chart-topper and one-hit-wonder. They dig into a single year at a time, weaving together the music that defined it with their own memories and the broader cultural moments happening back in the day. You’ll hear passionate debates, unexpected nostalgia, and a lot of laughter as they argue their way toward crowning one definitive track for each year of their lives. This isn't about cold, critical analysis; it's about the visceral connection between life experience and the songs that scored it. The podcast builds a rich, year-by-year tapestry that is as much about growing up and societal change as it is about melodies and lyrics. For anyone who believes music is a time machine, this series provides a warm, funny, and deeply authentic guide.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

50 Years of Music w/ 50 Year Old White Guys
Podcast Episodes
329. Gas Up--Detroit, MI [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:07
Our journey brings us to a deep dive into Bob Seger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
328. Detroit [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:05
--The Detroit Arrival Song (Alice Cooper) --The Detroit Torture Basement! --Detroit's Favorite Son (Eminem) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Bob Seger) Learn more about your ad choic…
327. Minneapolis Part II [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:11
--The Minneapolis Arrival Song (The Gear Daddies) --The Minneapolis Torture Basement! --Minneapolis's Favorite Son (Prince) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Prince, The Replacements and Husker Du, and The Hold Steady)…
326. Minneapolis, Part I [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:03
--The Minneapolis Arrival Song (The Gear Daddies) --The Minneapolis Torture Basement! --Minneapolis's Favorite Son (Prince) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Prince, The Replacements and Husker Du, and The Hold Steady)…
324. St. Louis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:32:05
--The St. Louis Arrival Song (Chingy) --The St. Louis Torture Basement! --St. Louis's Favorite Daughter (Tina Turner) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, and Stagger Lee) Learn more about your ad…
323. Gas Up--Gainesville, FL [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:14
A gas detour brings us into a deep dive on Tom Petty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
322. Texas, Part I [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:19:18
--The Texas Arrival Song (ZZ Top) --The Houston Torture Basement! --Texas's Favorite Daughter (Beyonce) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Geto Boys, and Archie Bell & the Drells) Learn more about…
321. New Orleans [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:35
--The New Orleans Arrival Song (Steve Earle) --The New Orleans Torture Basement! --New Orleans's Favorite Son (Louis Armstrong) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Mahalia Jackson, The Meters, and Little Richard) Learn mo…
319. Memphis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:32
--The Memphis Arrival Song (The Hold Steady) --The Memphis Torture Basement! --Memphis's Favorite Son (Elvis Presley) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Booker T. and The M.G.'s, Otis Redding, and Otis Redding) Learn mor…
318. Nashville [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:06
--The Nashville Arrival Song (The Old 97's) --The Nashville Torture Basement! --Nashville's Favorite Daughter (Taylor Swift) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Duane Allman, Steve Earle, and John Hiatt) Learn more about…