Season 1 · Episode 40 · Feb 12, 2020 · 36 min
Common
“The Light”
vs. Bobby Caldwell "Open Your Eyes"
Originally titled “We Have Bobby in Common”
From the Riffs archive First aired Feb 12, 2020. The show was music-first back then — it has grown into a conversation about everything else since.
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Bobby Caldwell is a longtime crooner and someone that can rightfully say he’s big in Japan. Bobby’s classic track, “What You Won’t Do for Love,” is his most recognizable hit, but in this episode Joe and Toby show how Common sampled another Caldwell track, “Open Your Eyes,” for his iconic song “The Light”.
Like this one? Joe and Toby speak at events — the same conversation, on a stage.