Have you ever been on hold and all of a sudden you find yourself dancing to the sweet, sweet hold music? Or maybe a friend sends you a song saying, "Hey, I think you might like this!" And even though you don't think you will... you do? Well, welcome to the unexpected jams episode! We're going to dive into some weird places where the music is unexpected and yet still hits.

SONGS:

Tim Carleton: Opus No. 1 (1989)

Foxygen: Shuggie (2013)

RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:

SaxBoyBilly18 on Instagram

Thundercloud Subs jingle

This American Life: Stuck In The Middle (2014)

The Most Overused Piece of On-Hold Music in History?

Tim Carlton’s Spotify page

Bud Light (Ft. Miles and Keleigh Teller) | Super Bowl 2023 LVII (57) Commercial (YouTube)

‘Everyone knows the Centrelink song’: how we learned to love – and remix – hold music

TikTok creator Lyanna Kea dances to Centrelink's call waiting track

LaLaMilan on TikTok

r/synthrecipes: Tim Carleton’s Opus No. 1

r/obscuremedia: Tim Carleton and Darrick Deel- "Opus Number 1" (1989)

How to Dress Well: Precious Love

Puppet Regime: Trump in holding pattern -- and not mad at it

Pitchfork Review: Take the Kids off Broadway (2011/12)

Pitchfork Review: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic (2013)

Pitchfork Interview with Foxygen (2013)

Foxygen Full Set - Pitchfork Music Festival Paris (2014)

Foxygen Full Set - KEXP (2014)

A Breath of Foxygen (Interview)

Foxygen: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic (Video)

Foxygen: No Destruction

Foxygen: Avalon (2017)

Shuggie Otis: Bootie Cooler (1970)

The Rise and Fall of the ‘Hipster Music’ Era, 2000-2014: VICE’s Definitive Timeline

UNSOLICITED ADVICE:

Poets.org

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