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A podcast about music and how it makes us feel by Nicola Greenbrook and Rosie Kendrick
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20/07/2023

Hey, Nicola again here.

For Season 3, Episode 2 our Top Five theme is School 🏫.

Rosie and I sat down with our brand new pencil cases, stared into space while flicking our pens on the desk and watching the clock … and then found that a ton of songs on this theme came tumbling out!

One of my top five tracks is Lessons by from her 2019 album Lessons in Love. It has a soothing acoustic guitar riff and showcases her beautiful voice.

What’s your favourite song about school? We’ve done our homework, and all our Top Five tracks and notable mentions are on the episode playlist on Spotify.

Have we missed any? Scribble your answer below. ✏️

Love, Nicola x

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20/07/2023

Hi, Nicola here 👋

For Season 3, Episode 2 I asked Rosie to listen to Steve Lacy’s Gemini Rights.

At the time, every morning I’d pass a HUGE red poster about the album, with all the top magazines giving it 4-5 stars ⭐️, so I took it as a sign I needed to listen to it.

Steve is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who
gained recognition as the guitarist of the Internet. He’s collaborated with Frank Ocean and Tyler, the Creator and co-wrote songs for Solange Knowles,Chloe and Kendrick Lamar.

Gemini Rights is his second full-length and you can find out what Rosie and I thought of it by tuning in to the episode 😊

23/06/2023

Our theme this episode is heat and if there's one song that makes me feel like summer has arrived it's...DRUMS PLEASE...

Jazzy Jeff &the Fresh Prince - Summertime.

Not just the Kool and the Gang sample or memories of the video, it's the whole laid back feel and those lyrics... Oh those lyrics! Apparently Will Smith wrote them in an airport whilst waiting for a delayed flight.

There are so many brilliant lines, every time I think it might be one, I decide it's a different one that's my favourite!

It's over 30 years old and is from their 4th studio album - I didn't know they'd released so many tbh, but what I really don't remember is the album art, did we have a different one in the UK? I'm sure I would have remembered this beaut.

This will be on the radio well hear it blasting through open car windows and it will feature at BBQs all over the summer - it's the way that people respond to summer madness 😜

Stay cool, friends, love Rosie ###

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26/04/2023

Hello, friends! 👋

It's been a little while, but it's a warmer than ever welcome to Season 2, Episode 20 from your hosts, Nicola and Rosie.

It's fantastic to have you with us!

For Music Club this week we listened to legendary soul singer Bobby Womack's The Poet II (featuring the Godmother of Soul, Patti LaBelle) and treated ourselves to Volume 1 of American rapper and producer Guru's experimental series, Jazzmatazz.

After rummaging around the back of the sofa and finally finding the remote, we compiled a Top Five of tracks about Television.

With a choice of artists that includes Blur, Gil Scott-Heron and IDLES you definitely will not want to switch off 📺

It's very likely our music memories and interests match yours. So please, pull up a chair or pop in your headphones and join in the chat with us.

Listen, like, subscribe, tell your mates, sing the bit of the song where you don't know the words or dance like everyone is actually watching - we'd really appreciate your support.

All the songs we talk about can be found on the Spotify playlist in the episode description 🎶

Contact us with your thoughts about any of the music we feature - we're always up for suggestions for future Music Club albums or Top Five.

Lots of love,

Nicola and Rosie xx

25/11/2022

One of our hosts, , was recently asked to be a guest on the podcast , hosted by .

“They pick 'em, then talk about 'em!”

Matt sits down with a guest to chat about an album of their choice; be it an all-time favourite or one they just can't stop listening to.

The outcome? Guaranteed positive talk about the music people love.

What a great idea!

You may be surprised to know that Nicola picked a Foo Fighters album (😂) - The Colour and The Shape, their second album from 1997.

It was a great discussion with Matt; and also quite reflective as she shared how songs from this album have become linked to key milestones in her life (first date, marriage ceremony, honeymoon, pregnancy to name a few!), as well as her experience of joining thousands of grieving fans at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in September.

Matt also very kindly shouted out to Pause and Play it Forward and that he enjoys listening to it 😊

Spotify link below, or you can search for Pick A Disc wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Matt has curated a brilliant Pick a Disc Hall of Fame playlist, comprised of tracks nominated by his podcast guests from their chosen album.

Everlong, Nicola’s favourite Foos track, will be forever immortalised on this playlist

Pick a Disc is a proud part of the We Made This podcast network - and is well worth a listen.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2KzEDBEhbydu11696k0bdx?si=ef461ab82a104c24

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12/08/2022

Episode 17 is all about Wet Leg, Orlando Weeks and songs with finger snaps.

What's your favourite finger clicking song?

Lots of love,

Nicola and Rosie ###x

17/06/2022

I love this album, it's called Gifted and is by Koffee.

It's from this year, by a girl as old as the century but sounding like she has lived many more times round the sun than that.

Give it a listen if you haven't already! While you're at it give episode 14 a listen, we talk about this album and something from a genius...

Lots of love, Rosie ###x

05/05/2022

Actually, it's by John Denver but the version I first fell in love with was the Peter Paul and Mary version. Boring fact: seems like most people feel the same as it wasn't a hit til Peter Paul and Mary recorded it.

My Nanny Bett and Grandad Wally had an album by Peter Paul and Mary and I borrowed it from them and LOVED it. This song was on it, as well as Puff the Magic Dragon which I can no longer listen to since sobbing uncontrollably at the lyrics when I was pregnant with my younger daughter and my elder daughter had to comfort me. She was 2.

John Denver says Leaving on a Jet Plane is a lonely song about leaving someone you love, but it never felt like that to me. It feels to me like they are looking forward to returning to the things they love.

And for me that's one of the things I look forward to at the end of being away. Don't get me wrong, I love the adventure of being away but the silver linings of the going home cloud are things like the taste of water from the tap at home, my favourite mug/tea/chair, seeing friends. I try not to think of the inevitable washing mountain 😂

Leaving on a Jet Plane was the first song I thought of for this episode's Top 5, it's up there with my all time favourites - I hope you like it too.

All the songs can be found on our Spotify playlist, link in bio.

Anyway, taxi's waiting, blowing his horn! Rosie ######xx

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25/04/2022

Episode 11 has taken off!

Our top 5 was all about aeroplanes and flying and the 2 albums in Music Club are Asha's Awakening by Raveena and Far Caspian's Ways to Get Out.

The captain has taken the seatbelt sign off and the cabin crew will be around shortly with some inflight refreshments, so sit back, relax and enjoy your time with us today.

Lots of love, Nicola and Rosie ###x

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22/04/2022

Hello, it’s Nicola 👋

For Season 2, Episode 10 our Top Five theme was Age. I loved this one 😊

Candi Staton’s “I’d Rather Be an Old Man’s Sweetheart (Than a Young Man’s Fool) from 1969 was definitely in my selection.

This soul and funk track, just like Candi, is pure class.

Over 50 years later, it still sounds fresh - it never ages.

That’s what you call timeless music ❤️💜

Can you think of any tracks about age that we should add to the playlist?

Love, Nicola xx

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22/03/2022

Our top 5 theme for episode 8 of season 2 was cooking, and this song was my oven to 200 degrees hot choice.

Released in 1992 it was when the UK was still gripped by Australian amour, Neighbours was regularly getting millions of listeners (although not the 19 million at its peak in 1990) and Kylie and Jason were household names. The Australian soaps are even blamed for bringing the rising inflection to England 🙄

But Crowded House were different, from New Zealand and Australia for a start and their music was just so good. They just seemed to be musicians, not stars, and I loved them.

I was in Melbourne when they did their Sydney Opera House farewell gig in 1996 and couldn't quite make it, but I watched it on TV, loving it.

This was really a rather dubious insertion into my top 5 as the only relevant lyrics are 'things ain't cooking in my kitchen' but I'll take that as I'll take any excuse to put them into a PAPIF episode!

Lots of love, Rosie ###x

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22/03/2022

We've been listening to these beauts for episode 9 of season 2:

🎧 AJ Tracey - Flu Game
🎧 Bjork - Debut
🎧 Songs featuring capital cities

If you've got any comments, suggestions or thoughts, let us know!

Lots of love, Nicola and Rosie ###x

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18/03/2022

It was my absolute delight to ask Nicola to listen to this album from Moonchild on a favourite label of mine

Starfruit is one of those albums I'll be listening to for years, I feel like it's been with me a long time, not just the time I've been playing it.

As often happens when an album is being released, the fantastic promo team at Tru Thoughts sent me a few singles from it first and I couldn't stop playing them. I was smitten at first listen.

This album fills me with hope and light, makes me want to stretch my limbs like a cat and lie languorously in the sunshine or drink a glass of cool lemonade in the shade.

Nicola said she needed more time to listen and I understand that, sometimes music creeps up on you and sometimes it's an instant hit.

Give this one a go, though, and I hope you like it, and find out what we thought of it in episode 8 of season 2.

Lots of love Rosie ###xx

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04/03/2022

Hey PAPIF pals ⏸️▶️⏩ how're you doing?

Rosie here 👋 and this album was my Music Club choice for this week. It's Three Dimensions Deep by Amber Mark.

I've listened to this album A LOT. actually constantly might be a more accurate description. It got under my skin so much that I wake up singing one of the songs (What it is FYI 😊)

really likes it too - I think it helps that on the musical spectrum, this type of music really hits the spot for both of us, but I honestly think that even if you don't like soulful melodies and beautiful vocals (err firstly you need to have a word with yourself, but...) you'll find something really special about this album.

Take a listen to episode 7 of season 2 and find out a bit more about the album if you're not ready to dive straight in.

Love, Rosie ###x

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02/03/2022

Episode 7 of Season 2 has launched and may we say it's worth a big listen.

2 fantastic albums, one from this year and one from 2018, plus a top 5 that was a joy to compile.

🎧 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs
🎧 Amber Marks - Three Dimensions Deep
🎧 Top 5 songs with baby in the lyrics

✨ OUT NOW! ✨

We hope you like it and don't forget to tell your mates!

And wherever you are and whatever you do, always remember to Pause and Play it Forward ⏸️▶️⏩

Lots of love, Nicola and Rosie ###x

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28/02/2022

Hello 👋 this is Rosie and (season 2) episode 6's Top 5 theme has got to be one of my favourite yet.

Let me tell you how it happened.... I was watching the video to 'They Don't Know' by Tracey Ullman and look who has a cameo! Only Sir Paul! Now, I need a regular dose of this song, but haven't seen the video for AGES.

When I was a kid I had this brilliant video on a compilation I'd recorded from Top of the Pops on our betamax and having Paul McCartney feature didn't seem like a big deal (the most familiar song to me by him at that time was probably the Frog Chorus - also on said betamax compilation) he was as just a pal in her video. But this has surely got to be the best cameo in a music video of all time?

So Nicola and I set about searching for the best cameos we could find for our Top 5 this episode.

What are your favourites? Listen to find out our final top 5.

Love, Rosie ###x

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28/02/2022

For episode 7 we've been listening to:

🎧 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs
🎧 Amber Marks - Three Dimensions Deep
🎧 Songs with 'baby' in them

What do you think of these albums and what are your favourite songs with baby in them (warning: this is a music rabbit hole, there are loads!)

New episode out soon!

Love, Nicola and Rosie ###x

PS before having children I thought babies basically slept all the time, just like this pic. Oh how I learnt. Rxx

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20/02/2022

It feels like this weekend has been full of days like this. These lyrics are from Holly Humberstone's song Scarlett, which you can hear on one of our Music Club albums for this week. When I was listening these lyrics stood out to me but I didn't realise quite how relevant they were about to be 🌬️

I hope you weren't too affected by the weather and didn't have to change your plans too much.

Lots of love,

Rosie ###

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18/02/2022

Just in time for the weekend!

Hear all about
🎧 Wet Wet Wet - Popped In Souled Out
🎧 Holly Humberstone - The Walls Are Way Too Thin
🎧 Brilliant cameos in music videos

What are your thoughts on these albums? Do you have any favourite cameos in music videos?

Let us know!

Lots of love,

Nicola and Rosie ###x

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16/02/2022

This is what we are listening to in preparation for season 2, episode 6:

🎧 Holly Humberstone - The Walls are Way Too Thin
🎧 Wet Wet Wet - Popped in, Souled Out
🎧 Songs that feature a cameo from a famous person (I know the image we have used is pretty confusing, but honestly, we were a bit stumped!)

Got any suggestions for our theme or thoughts on the 2 albums? Let us know!

Lots of love,

Nicola and Rosie ###x

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09/02/2022

If I were you I would go and put this album on now, then put it on repeat for about 2 days.

You're welcome.

Find out what Nicola and I thought of Caprisongs by FKA Twigs in S2 E5.

Love to you all and thanks so much for listening 💝🎧💝

Rosie ###x

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02/02/2022

Episode 5 listening material:

🎧 FKA Twigs - Caprisongs
🎧 Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell
🎧 Good songs for keep fit

What do you think of these?

Got any suggestions?

Lots of love, Nicola and Rosie ###x

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01/02/2022

Hello! Rosie here 👋 feeling all nostalgic.

The theme for our top 5 in episode 4 was 'House' and we came up with loads of songs, but both Nicola and I had this one, so it went straight in to our combined Top 5 for the episode.

I started by saying it's not my favourite song in the world, but when Nicola said about these lyrics and how it reminded her of growing up, I had a massive moment of fondly remembering how busy our house was when I was a teenager.

There was always someone on the phone, plans being made, people staying over, popping in, going out, coming in before going out... I'm surprised my parents didn't get really fed up with all the extra people we invited over!

These lyrics reminded me of such a happy time, and it does Nicola too. The power of music; one line transports us back in time.

And that's one of the things that made us want to create PAPIF - to be transported to happy times.

Here's to creating some more happy memories for our future selves! I hope your week is going well, that the sun will shine now February has landed, and remember to Pause and Play it Forward 😊

Love, Rosie ###x

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29/01/2022

Our top 5 for episode 4 of season 2 was all about houses and this was the first one that came to mind.

Oh, how I love Aretha Franklin, and to have this AND I Say a Little Prayer on the flip side 😍

This song and all the ones we mention for this episode are on our playlist (we compile a new one for each episode with all the tracks on both albums in Music Club, plus any Ransome mentions as well!)

You're welcome.

So get listening and remember to always Pause and Play it Forward 😊

Lots of love, Rosie ###x

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29/01/2022

This album is called Fragments and it's by a long-time favourite of mine, Bonobo.

I first discovered him about 20 years ago and it does like he's loved by many others too- the live dates seem to be seeking like hot cakes.

You can hear loads of influences in this album, and to be honest I've loved it. It's great to have on in the background but I've also enjoyed a bit more intensive listening too.

I hope you like it - the review in NME said they thought the album was great now but it will really come into its own in the summer, and I agree; I think it is set to be a summer favourite for 2022.

Lots of love, Rosie ###x

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27/01/2022

Our lovingly curated Top 5 and albums reviews in Music Club are ready for your ears!

🎧 En Vogue - Funky Divas
🎧 Bonobo - Fragments
🎧 Top 5 songs about houses

If you have any thoughts, feelings or memories about these, let us know.

Listen, give us a great review, tell your mates - and remember to always Pause and Play it Forward 😊

Lots of love, Nicola and Rosie ###x

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24/01/2022

This week we've been compiling a Top 5 songs about houses.

Plus for music club:
🎧 En Vogue - Funky Divas
🎧 Bonobo - Fragments

Have you got any suggestions for the Top 5 or an opinion on our music club albums, or do you remember singing at the top of your voice to My Lovin?

👂 Episode 4 out this week 👂

Lots of love, Nicola and Rosie ###x

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21/01/2022

In the latest episode we talk about The Weeknd and quickly remembered all the memes that he's been featured in.

This one's my favourite. I know Nicola has other favourites, but I think of this whenever I think the weekend can't come soon enough.

But it's here, friends! The long awaited weekend has arrived. One week closer to the first payday after Christmas (phew) and the evenings ARE GETTING LIGHTER, at least they should be. I hope you have a good one planned - I do:
Saturday 🎉
Sunday 🎂

Stay warm, stay well and remember to pause and play it forward 😄😘

Lots of love, Rosie ###x

19/01/2022

Hello Rosie here 👋 and for our Top 5 in episode 3 this week we compiled a list of 5 songs about being late.

Anyone who knows me knows I am never on time (even though I got rhythm - thanks Massive Attack for those lyrics... Anyway...) I hate being late, but just can't help it.

And the first song I thought of is from my favourite album ever (Tapestry) by Carole King - it's too late.

What a song!

But my introduction to this song was not this version but the Quartz and Dina Caroll one from 1991, and NO JOKE, Dina Caroll's music has been stalking me this week: 3 different people have mentioned her to me AND I was in the garden centre yesterday and her songs were playing on repeat (it was a good sing and stroll around the perennials!)

Both the songs are on our Spotify playlist for this episode and you can listen to our podcast wherever you usually listen 😊

Love, Rosie ###x

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19/01/2022

You all ready for this?
Episode 3 of season 2 is OUT NOW!

🎧 The Weeknd - Dawn FM and Owl City - Ocean Eyes are our Music Club albums
🎧 Top 5 songs about being late

Thanks for listening, sharing, liking and recommending, we really appreciate it.

Lots of love, Nicola and Rosie ###x

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Hey, Nicola here! @rosietoespics and I record Pause and Play it Forward alongside our 'main' jobs, running businesses, being Mums and all the other stuff that lovely life can chuck at you... and WE LOVE IT. Sometimes though, the sleep deprivation and multiple to-do lists can make you drop a ball. Case in point: Episode 22's Top Five theme was "TV Themes (that existed already, and were used for the show) but my tired brain heard it as "Songs in TV Shows that were used to great effect". So I went off on a random but happy research assignment and came back with five great songs... but only 1 was a theme. Argh! On the other hand, Rosie's tracks were excellent, naturally, and she came up with some corkers! One of my 'totally nothing to do with the theme' songs was Got To Be Real by Cheryl Lynn (the zoo-hoo version of course!). It's used to great effect in Season 4, Episode 2 of Sex And The City (The Real Me) where Carrie Falls on the Runway and then back in her apartment. To find out what other tracks I came up with - totally missing the brief - and to laugh at me, tune in to Episode 21 out now! I redeemed myself though, hopefully, and this is my "proper" Top Five: 1 Cold Little Heart - Michael Kiwanuka 2 Who Are You - The Who 3 With A Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker 4 Lazlo Bane - Superman 5 Bad Things - Jace Everett Can you guess the TV shows? Tune in to Episode 21 - out now! All of the Top Five tracks we chat about in the episode (real TV themes, random songs from TV Shows I came up with) are in Episode 21's Spotify playlist. Love, Nicola xx

Episode 17’s spooky Spotify playlist features 🎃Our Top Five songs from spooky films 🎃 The runners up 🎃 All our Halloween notable mentions 🎃 Our Music Club choices for this week (@badbadnotgood and Hairspray OST). The perfect soundtrack for all your Halloween celebrations 👻 You’ll find the link in the episode description - wherever you get your podcasts. Love from, Nicola and Rosie ### ⏸ Link in Bio ▶️⏩

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