Season 1 · Episode 15 · Feb 27, 2019 · 36 min
Ariana Grande
“The Way”
vs. Brenda Russell "A Little Bit of Love"
Originally titled “The Way to a Little Bit of Love”
From the Riffs archive First aired Feb 27, 2019. The show was music-first back then — it has grown into a conversation about everything else since.
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Joe and Toby connect the music dots between Ariana Grande’s 2013 hit “The Way” and a fellow ballad singer from 1979. What we geek out over in this episode: The impressive power ballads of Brenda Russell, Nickelodeon’s Victorious, “What’s Up” by 4 Non Blondes (1992), Troglodytes (Cavemen), Rush 2112: Overture, Big Pun “Still Not a Player” featuring Joe (1998), and Ariana Grande dating debacles via TMZ style gossip.
Like this one? Joe and Toby speak at events — the same conversation, on a stage.