Episode 58: Round 2 of the Song Game (ABBA's Still Niche)

The song game is back. On Episode 58 of For The Record, Rhoni and Joey blind-rank ten massive songs by pure party power (Don't Stop Believin' did not have to fight for number one). Plus a real conversation about cancel culture and Kanye's surprise stadium comeback, and the return of the "ABBA is niche" debate. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cancel culture and the artists it skipped 1:36 Closing in on 60 and designer bag bingo 2:26 The grill master bit 3:59 Kanye's surprise comeback concert 5:34 Morgan Wallen, Chris Brown, and the double standard 7:07 The undiagnosed-bipolar letter 8:39 Trident Music ad 10:15 The game returns: blind-ranking 10 party songs 11:46 Poker Face kicks it off 13:19 Blinding Lights and the TikTok effect 14:09 SexyBack and a Timbaland appreciation 15:40 Sweet Child O' Mine: danceable or just iconic? 18:01 Don't Stop Believin' locks number one 18:49 Vienna and the Billy Joel debate 20:21 "We Are the People" is niche (so is ABBA) 22:00 Smells Like Teen Spirit and I Gotta Feeling 24:13 Young Joey and the Ford Focus radio 25:44 Daft Punk's curveball and comeback 28:03 The one-second song game 28:49 The final Top 10 30:19 Podcasts you talk out loud to 31:50 Kool-Aid pitchers and the outro THE FINAL TOP 10 1. Don't Stop Believin', Journey 2. I Gotta Feeling, Black Eyed Peas 3. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana 4. SexyBack, Justin Timberlake 5. Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns N' Roses 6. One More Time, Daft Punk 7. Poker Face, Lady Gaga 8. Blinding Lights, The Weeknd 9. Vienna, Billy Joel 10. We Are the People, Empire of the Sun CONNECT Website: https://tridenteventgroup.ca Newsletter: https://newsletter.tridenteventgroup.ca YouTube:    / @tegfortherecord   Instagram:   / tridenteventgroup.ca   LinkedIn:   / tridenteventgroup   For The Record is a conversation between Rhoni Mohanraj and Joey Simms of Trident Event Group, covering pop culture, the event industry, and what really goes into pulling off a great event. #ForTheRecord #Podcast #EventProfs #SongRanking #PartyPlaylist