Lulu, when Prince did a bad thing and how the Beatles changed the shape of the human head

This week the two-man kayak of curiosity tackles the following rock and roll rapids …

… when was the last time there was a truly universal hit?  

… why Waylon Jennings walked out of We Are The World.

... the story of Everybody’s Talkin’ and Midnight Cowboy.

… why the Beatles’ 1964 American invasion was the biggest surprise party in the world and how the Maysles Brothers’ doc became the template for A Hard Day’s Night.

… the secret haikus of Wes Anderson.

… the best moments in Jaws.

... why Tracy Chapman stole the Grammys. 

… how USA For Africa v Band Aid showed a fundamental difference in the British and American character.

… the inscrutable world of Spotify royalty payments.

… when Lulu, Dusty and Sandie Shaw were re-booted.  

… Mojo Nixon RIP, a “corner on two wheels on fire” kinda guy.

… Springsteen and Steve Van Zandt’s hair.

… “Let me die a young man's death” - Adrian Henri.

… plus birthday guest Keith Adsley suggests cover versions in movie soundtracks that are better than the originals – eg Fiona Apple’s Across the Universe, the Gypsy Kings’ Hotel California and the Soggy Bottom Boys’ Man of Constant Sorrow.

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