Fall Out Boy
“Centuries”
vs. Suzanne Vega "Tom's Diner"
Originally titled “The Fall Out at Tom's Diner”
From the Riffs archive First aired Sep 11, 2019. The show was music-first back then — it has grown into a conversation about everything else since.
Let’s explore Fall Out Boy’s 2015 hit “Centuries” and the 1990’s indie-folk sample that influenced it’s fist-pumping pop-punk sound. What we geek out over in this episode: “Seinfeld” Theme Song, “Saved by the Bell - The College Years”, the Mother of the MP3, Fast Folk Musical Magazine, Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” (1967), DNA (band), Soul II Soul “Keep on Movin” (1989), “Tom’s Diner” 2015 remix by Giorgio Moroder ft Britney Spears, Live at Daryl’s House, and the
Like this one? Joe and Toby speak at events — the same conversation, on a stage.