{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ff0586154e2a73589267809/6a4a2a0704fac73b246ae8f7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Great rock feuds of Manchester, TV comedy & the man who invented the pop song","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ff0586154e2a73589267809/1783245215175-f14201f5-d8e4-4489-9d7c-f651c7ab8a96.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week’s penalty shoot-out of news sorts the surefire hits from the over-the-bar misses. That final score again …&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>… what Morrissey’s only gone and done now&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>… when your logo’s worth than your songs&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>… Taylor Swift’s wedding and how Sly Stone got there first&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>… do musicians care about awards?</p><p><br></p><p>… Divine Comedy, Jonathan Richman, Fountains of Wayne, Zappa: why are ‘humorous’ records so divisive?</p><p><br></p><p>… happy 200th birthday Stephen Foster, the man who invented the pop song!</p><p><br></p><p>… and cover versions of his songs you’ll know - Hard Times Come Again No More (Dylan, Springsteen, Emmylou Harris), Beautiful Dreamer (the Beatles), My Old Kentucky Home (Randy Newman), Oh Susannah (James Taylor), Camptown Races and many more&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>… why comic actors are funnier on TV than in films&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>… the delicious melancholy of songs about going home&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>… when did musicians ‘go pro’? Did the Clash or the Faces consider themselves ‘professionals’?</p><p><br></p><p>… Oasis, New Order, the Hollies, Herman’s Hermits, Corrie, Man City/Man U, the Smiths: why is Manchester Feud Central?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>… plus Margot, Jerry &amp; the take-away curry, and birthday guest Guy Constant.</p>","author_name":"Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold"}