Songs of Our Lives

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s John Thayer! John’s been on an incredible run as of late, from his solo record, “Winds Gate,” to the collaboration with Ben Seratan, and now, a new album with his partner, Lea Thomas as Miyaxx. We get into all of that before sinking into King Tubby, Bobby McFerrin, Alice Coltrane, Jeff Buckley, Cyndi Lauper, Raffi, Karen Dalton, and plenty more!
Listen to all of John’s picks HERE
“Hold Your Ego Out Like A Sun”
“Sunbeam of No Illusion”
“Winds Gate”
John’s Website
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Raffi “Apples & Bananas”
Cyndi Lauper “Time After Time”
Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry Be Happy”
Aphex Twin “Avril 14th”
Alice Coltrane “Journey In Satchidananda”
Phil Collins “Sussudio”
Jeff Buckley “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over”
Karen Dalton “Something On Your Mind”
Rage Against the Machine “Killing in the Name”
Pharoah Sanders “The Creator Has a Master Plan”
King Tubby’s Meet the Rockers Uptown “Keep on Dubbing”
Dead Prez “Hip Hop”
Ben E. King “Stand By Me”

This week on Songs of Our Lives, Sarah Davachi returns! I am thrilled to have Sarah back on the show, especially in celebration of her stellar (and monolithic!) new 3LP, “The Will of Tongues.” It’s one of 2026’s most incredible releases. After we talk about it, we get into Bauhaus, Harmonium, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, T. Rex, Zappa + Beefheart, Dexy’s Midnight Runners + plenty more!
Listen to all of Sarah’s picks HERE
“The Will of Tongues”
Sarah’s website
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Harmonium “Vert”
Dexy’s Midnight Runners “Come On Eileen”
Alice Cooper “Hello Hooray”
Zappa & Beefheart “Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy”
Roy Harper “Hors d’Ouevres”
NEU! “Lieber Honig”
T. Rex “Cosmic Dancer”
Leonard Cohen “One of Us Cannot Be Wrong”
Kevin Ayers “Song for Insane Times”
Pointed Sticks “What Do You Want Me To Do”
David Bowie “Ashes to Ashes”
Bauhaus “Mask”
Ian & Sylvia “Four Strong Winds”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Mayssa Jallad! The Beirut-based artist is one of my absolute favorites. Not only do I love how she writes songs, but I come away from her work feeling as though I’ve learned something new. She’s incredible. We talk about her latest song, “Taamir (Bahriyyeh),” and then get into Jacques Brel, The Bunny Tylers, Fairuz, The Magnetic Fields, Radiohead, Postcards, Jamiroquai, Melhem Barakat + more!
Listen to all of Mayssa’s picks HERE
“Taamir (Bahriyyeh)”
“Ad-Douar” (w/ Fadi Tabbal)
“Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels”
Mayssa’s Website
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Michael Jackson “Black or White”
Jacques Brel “La chanson des vieux amants”
The Great Departed “Don’t Mix”
Melhem Barakat “Taa Nensa”
Radiohead “No Surprises”
Jingle Bell Rock
The Magnetic Fields “Book of Love”
Ziad Rahbani “Bala Wala Chi”
Lana Del Rey “A&W”
The Bunny Tylers “It Seems It All Disappears”
Postcards “Little Lies”
Bad Bunny “DtMF”
Marwan Moussa “Batal 3alam”
Jamiroquai “Canned Heat”
Fairuz “Zahrat Al Madaen”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Josh Mason! Josh and I go way, way back (his album, “Timecode Beach,” originally released on Digitalis remains one of my favorite things I helped put into the world), and over the years (decades!?), he has continued making music that simultaneously challenges and moves me. His newest, “Kicking a Dark Horse,” is one of the most impressive things he’s done yet. So we talk about that plus a ton of songs from the likes of Reversal of Man, Hendrix, Hot Water Music, Flim & the BBs, Go Sailor, Winger, Yume Bitsu + plenty more!
Listen to all of Josh’s picks HERE
“Kicking A Dark Horse”
“Timecode Beach”
Josh’s Website
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Bluesky
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Song List
Flim & the BB’s “Tricycle”
Anonymous 4 “[Th] e milde lomb isprad o rode”
Yume Bitsu “Good Vibes 2002/Wabi Sabi”
Frank Sinatra “My Way”
Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois “Mag11 P82”
Winger “Battle Stations”
Go Sailor “Ray of Sunshine” (MTX “I Just Wanna Do It With You”)
Neil Young “Dead Man Theme”
Reversal of Man “Transfer Zounds”
Jimi Hendrix “The Star Spangled Banner”
Hot Water Music “Southeast First”
Woody Herman & His Swingin’ Herd “Woodchopper’s Ball”
Aloha “Protest Song”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dominique Matelson! I have been a big admirer of her work for years (did a great interview with her on Foxy Digitalis a few years back!), so it was a treat to talk with her about her new record, “The Difficult Way.” After getting into that, we get into it with Bonnie Tyler, Kath Bloom, Shelley Hirsch, Laurie Anderson, Franco Battiato, Carol Kleyn + loads more!
Listen to all of Dominique’s picks HERE
“The Difficult Way”
Dominique on IG
Foxy Digitalis Interview
Across the Horizon Podcast
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Carly Simon “Coming Around Again”
Mary Margaret O’Hara “Dark Dear Heart”
Franco Battiato “Il sentimento nuevo”
Shelley Hirsch “Blue”
Book of Love “You Make Me Feel So Good”
Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
Mary Schneider “Mocking Bird Yodel”
Laura Nyro “Desiree”
Liz Phair “Love Song”
Laurie Anderson “Babydoll”
Carol Kleyn “Sailor in the Sun”
Hugo Largo “Fancy”
Kath Bloom “What If I Found Out”
Dead Moon “As Teardrops Break”
Mary Margaret O’Hara “Body’s In Trouble”