More Than You Bargained For: The Story of Fall Out Boy's 'Sugar We're Goin' Down'
Ah the many faces of pop punk… Here on Encore we’ve explored a wide range of songs that fall under the genre’s umbrella; from the sounds of Green Day’s Rock-Opera-Political thriller American Idiot to SUM 41’s metal-worshipping, Jackass-inspired Fat Lip, to Avril Lavigne’s quirky and jealousy ridden hand-clapping Girlfriend - Pop Punk is a big ol’ tree with a whole lotta branches. In 2005, mainstream pop punk tied its wagon a lot closer to the traditional sounds of Rock N Roll, with heavy guitars and stadium-like bravado that kept the Rock-radio airwaves happy. Emo; the emotional side of pop-punk was usually relegated to the sounds of the underground. The ‘scene’ was filled with bands across North America that were a little pop, a little punk, a little goth, and honestly, a little twee. If you were a band having deep, overdramatic feelings about life, love, and fitting in, and treated music as if it was your own personal confessional for all of the above - that was fine - you’d probably find yourself a fanbase - but you certainly weren’t going to find yourself a hit. Coalescing with the rise of internet culture at the time - emo and screamo bands were massively popular on myspace - with filesharing doing a lot of the word of mouth heavy-lifting both virtually and in real life. In a time where everyone was making CD mixtapes - you could easily sneak a (legally or otherwise obtained) mp3 of your favourite emo band on a custom-curated disc - and it started to influence culture at large. While a ton of emo bands eventually broke through, perhaps the very first of their kind was Fall Out Boy - and while they started off like many other subculture sweethearts of the era - in just a few short years - they would become one of the hottest bands in the world. This is the Story of Fall Out Boy's Sugar We're Goin' Down Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio
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A Titanic Hit: The Story of Céline Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On'
Céline Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' is Arguably the most iconic ballad of the past 30 years. Despite everything Céline Dion has accomplished in her incredible career, which spans 45 years, if you can believe it, 'My Heart Will Go On' is without a doubt the song that everybody knows by her - and if you can believe it - it was recorded in one take. This is the story of Céline Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' with newly unearthed audio from Céline Dion herself. Written by Cam Lindsay for iHeartRadio.
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Brighter Than The Sun: The Story of fun.'s 'We Are Young'
Success in the music industry is a funny thing isn’t it? Whether you’re a Legendary Icon of the industry, or a One Hit Wonder, Pop Music truly feeds on a ‘what have you done for me lately’ model, where you’re almost always only as popular as your last hit. When you hit a certain level of success as an artist and it’s time to follow that successful project up - even if you’ve blown every realistic expectation of success out of the water - you’re still gonna try something right? Not necessarily. Which brings us to the curious case of fun. This is the story of fun.'s 'We Are Young'. Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio
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It's Been... The Story of Barenaked Ladies' 'One Week'
It’s beeeeennnn… one week since the last episode of Encore, and now here we are with another one. Our 79th episode in total - yes we counted. Now, in music, novelty acts don’t tend to last very long. In fact, the average best before date of a novelty act lasts only about as long as a box of Kraft Dinner, sometimes less. Back when Barenaked Ladies first emerged from the depths of Scarborough, they were widely considered a novelty act, largely because they mixed such a heavy dose of comedy into their genre-bending music. Unlike so many official or unofficial novelty acts, Barenaked Ladies have resonated with millions and millions of music lovers for more than 35 years now. What started out as a bunch of guys singing jokey songs about becoming millionaires and being back in grade 9, developed into one of Canada’s most beloved and successful musical acts in that time span. They’ve had #1 hits all over the world, one of the best-selling independent releases in Canadian history, and made Prince’s favourite album of 1998… maybe. This is the story of Barenaked Ladies' One Week - with newly unearthed audio from BNL! Written by Cam Lindsay for iHeartRadio.
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Her Everything: The Story of Ariana Grande's 'One Last Time'
There are few artists that truly define ‘pop’ music and popstardom like one Ariana Grande; One of the most streamed artists of all time. She is, after all the first female artist to have no less than 20 songs hit a billion streams a pop. Needless to say, this streaming success is not the only metric that defines Ariana Grande’s success - she’s sold an estimated 90 million+ records worldwide, and has been celebrated with: 2 Grammy Awards, A Brit Award, 2 Billboard Music Awards 3 American Music Awards, 13 MTV VMAs (including three this year) &7 iHeartRadio Music Awards - although technically one was for her dog Toulouse - but we’ll give it to her. Obviously - Ari isn’t just a pop star either; her work on the big screen adaptation of the stage musical Wicked solidified her as a true Hollywood powerhouse, and of course - she’s historically no stranger to the Broadway Stage, or the world of Television. So it’s safe to say… she’s kind of a big deal. With all these hits it was hard to pick just one! But this week we look at one of Ariana Grande's most important songs: One Last Time. Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio.
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