Candidate (demo)

“I feel like there’s an episode of Saved By The Bell like that.”

Gazelling on stage
“I make it a thing when I gazelle on stage to believe in myself”

It’s August, and you know what that means. “Candied Dates!” Mmm… (It’s the demo version of “Candidate” today, folks.)

Cactus

“A progression of increasing intimacy…”

cement floor
“Sitting here wishing on a cement floor”

“Cactus?” You hardly know us!

After All

“Oh by jingo!”

The Neverending Story is basically Crowley for six-year-olds. Speaking of not speaking of ’80s childrens’s movies, wasn’t Labyrinth great? We bring up Beatles once again, and the stylophone makes its first appearance. (Or at least Thomas thinks it does. Send corrections to podcast@fromatoziggy.com!)

Travis wagers Tori Amos’ cover sounds very good, but we still haven’t listened to it. Like any good bloggers, we report on things we have no direct knowledge of, then rely on the 24-hour news cycle to smooth things out. We also give our definitive review of The White Album. And Thomas mistakes an upper for a downer. (Oops!)

Thanks for listening to the second week of From A To Ziggy!

Afraid

“I wish I was a little bit taller…”

Do you believe in Beatles, or do you just believe in John? We discuss Bowie’s ironic twist on the comforts of delusion in the face of self-doubt. We stumble through the lyrics to Skee-Lo’s 1995 hit song “I Wish.” Thomas forgets the name of Psych-101 shibboleth Maslow. (Bad college graduate!) And just how hard is it to lock Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in a room together?

Gather your resolve, and confront (or at least ignore) your deepest existential fears. It’s From A To Ziggy!