Ever think there might be an invisible thread holding things together that you cannot see, but perhaps... you can feel? This week's theme centers on the question, "Are these songs related somehow?" And the resounding answer: "No."

SONGS

Pino D'angio: Ma quale Idea (1980)

Brian Eno: Baby’s on Fire (1973)

EXTRAS

Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It

Sister Sledge: He’s the Greatest Dancer

The Bar-Kays: Sang and Dance

How Italo disco is taking over Berlin (again)

Ma Quale Idea - bassline by Stefano Cerri- OR IS IT?

bnkr44, Pino D'Angiò - MA CHE IDEA

Roxy Music: Re-make/Re-model (1972)

Roxy Music: Do the Strand (1973)

Roxy Music: Love is the Drug (1975)

Baby’s on Fire Review by Joe Hoeffner

Guardian Interview with Brian Eno

Fripp & Eno: No Pussyfooting (1972)

King Crimson: The Court of the Crimson King (1969)

Brian Eno on AI, Art and What Makes Us Human (2025)

Brian Eno: Music for Airports (1978)

12 Musical Works You Didn’t Know Eno Produced

Eno Meets David Byrne

David Byrne: T-Shirt (2025)

Oblique Strategies

And of course, Eno's "Baby's On Fire" has no relation to Die Antwoord's, a track we discussed in our Scary Songs episode.

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