In this episode of Beat Motel, Andrew and Dr. Sam attempt to discuss "Great Songs with Questionable Lyrics" but mostly end up talking about accidental calls to the emergency services and the thermal advantages of having an itchy jumper for a face.

We dive into the grottier side of grindcore with Edinburgh's CHOU, wonder why Wolf Alice has a drummer singing in a thicket, and Dr. Sam tries to justify why he once owned a Limp Bizkit record. Also featuring: Slade being sued for sounding like a brickyard, Jimmy Page "borrowing" songs again, and why you should never store your Lego boxes in a greenhouse. It's less of a music podcast and more of a documented descent into madness.

Dr Sam's Riff

• CHOU - Vulnerable Blether

Andrew's Riff

• Wolf Alice - White Horses

1. Slade - Let's Call It Quits

2. Limp Bizkit - Counterfeit

3. Public Enemy - Sophisticated Bitch

4. Cannibal Corpse - I Cum Blood

1. Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm gonna leave you

2. Steve Miller Band - The Joker

3. Sonic Youth - Kool Thing

4. Suede - Stay Together

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In what can only be described as a new low for the Beat Motel, Andrew and Dr. Sam dive headfirst into a theme so thin you can practically see through it: Water. What starts with Jackie Chan karate-chopping peanut packets somehow devolves into a harrowing discussion about men who refuse to wipe their backsides because it's "too gay," and the pungent aroma of a father's "beefy" morning ritual.

Musically, we're forced to endure everything from Janet Jackson's "Moist" (a song that makes everyone's knees feel funny for the wrong reasons) to a Deep Purple video featuring a pilgrim on a Mad Max vehicle. We also touch on why Jimmy Carr is the Nigel Farage of comedy, the baffling rise of J-Pop sensation Ado, and why Weezer's Rivers Cuomo looks like he's constantly checking his watch for an exit strategy. It's damp, it's irreverent, and it's probably best listened to while weeping into a Victoria sponge.

### Riffs of the week

#### Dr Sam's Riff
- Ado - Kura Kura
#### Andrew's Riff
- Zatokrev, Bolzer, Schammasch - Red Storm

### Dr Sam's track choices
1. TLC - Waterfalls
2. Aerosmith - Cryin'
3. Janet Jackson - Moist
4. Joan Armatrading - Water with Wine

### Andrew's track choices
1. The Stone Roses - Waterfall
2. Nirvana - Territorial Pissings
3. Deep Purple - Smoke on the water
4. Weezer - Africa

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Here's that Deep Purple video:
https://youtu.be/Q2FzZSBD5LE?si=7lmp39n-ZpcOQPnn

We've got Drew Ailes (aka David Lunch, aka Egg Norton) from Minneapolis punk outfit Citric Dummies. We spend a suspicious amount of time talking about the horrors of SEO and marketing because, apparently, being a punk doesn't pay for the artisanal bread anymore. Drew explains how his background in "mucking about with systems" on the internet led to a career in corporate consulting, and why having a drummer who is actually a musical genius is the only reason the band hasn't folded in on itself.

Expect tangents on the "blokey-bloke" culture of Oasis, the mystery of what on earth Arby's is, and why John Peel is the patron saint of record nerds. We also touch on the lighthearted topic of the political chaos in Minneapolis and ICE agents eating at the very Mexican restaurants they're supposed to be patrolling. You know, the usual cheery stuff.