Episodes

Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
The home stretch? The last mile? Or an extended absence? Only time will tell. We've had way too much fun for a couple of simple APEZ, and we've got to step away. This is Chapter 4 of APEisode 52 (playlist here), and we're gonna call it a day for a bit.
Officially we are on hiatus. But as we always do, we ramble on, so there's still hope. Thanks for riding along with us for this past year. Keep an eye on the website, we'll be dropping playlists, and posting whatever updates there may be.
Please, be GOOD APEZ. The world is a crazy place, and our best hopez is to JUST BE NICE TO EACH OTHER! Party on, APEZ!

Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
CONTINUE THE MOJO WITH OUR FIRST EVER AUDIO CHALLENGES! It's a bit of rapid fire middle finger to the universe. We do You Should Know This Song with tiny little song clips. (Playlist here)Then the ongoing mix of challenges: STARTING LINEZ, TWIZT AND SHOUT, PRIME CUTZ, BEAN ENCHILADAZ, AZK AND YE SHALL DECIEVE, YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW, and LOTS of UNC SUB.
It's the 3rd chapter of the 52nd APEisode. YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! Come on, get on board!

Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
It's our ONE YEAR anniversary, and we are still talking and pushing the APEisode uphill. Chapter 2 Playlist is here!
With the new year we are celebrating our 52nd APEisode, and we're not done. It's a MIXED UPZ MIXED APEZ format. We are into Chapter 2 of this APEisode. All kinds of challenges with all kinds of artists, and our usual rants. Continue with us on this odyssey of the MIXED APEZ kind.
FIGHT THE POWER! AND DON'T FORGET TO DONATE TO WIKIPEDIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
We made it to a year's worth of APEisodes. How about that SHI... stuff? We have lost our minds (Still? Again? Whatever!) and we are celebrating our 52nd APEisode by going even farther off the rails than usual.
We've got some news, and we've got a load of folks to thank as well. And that includes ALL YOU APES out there!!!!!There's the thanks, then the inevitable Nestkeeping. And finally, we start the challenges.
The APEisode is so long we had to break it up into 4 chapters. Each with their own playlist (Chapter #1 playlist here). WE LOVE doing this, and we hope YOU do too.
It's MIXED UPZ MIXED APEZ kind of thang, so the challenges are random, and of course, so's the chatter. There's a lot to cover here, so let's get started with the 1st chapter of APEisode 52!
AND DONATE TO WIKIPEDIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
We're saying so long to 2024 in APEisode51 (playlist here). And as my stepmom used to say, don't let the door hit ya in the backside on yer way out! We roll into (and out of) the APEisode with music from Wayne of APEZ and his project Architects of Umbra, with the tune Burning Sands. With no Nestkeeping, we start right into a RANT about Kid Charlemagne, and roll directly into another about MFSB, the Philadelphia creation made up of the areas best session players and the force behind a bunch of hits. All that before we get started on our regular inZanity. We get down to challenges with a segment of Ask and Ye Shall Deceive. Bowie is Afraid of Americans, Ryan Hamilton is avoiding his EXes, and Steve Earl's mother is PO'd about the Devil's Right Hand. And that's not even half the stuff we cover in the segment. We move on with a round of TwiZt & Shout. We've got lyrics from The Waitresses, Bill Hailey, Marvin Gaye, STP, and all the alternate universe Christmas tunes Reid could find. He can't help but be an APEZ!As usual there's lots of factoids and info on the music and the artists. And, we're both just as goofy as we've been all year. So let's go, jump on the sleigh as it leaves 2024 behind and let's get APEisode 51 on the road!

Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Welcome, and come help us celebrate APEisode #50 (grab the playlist here) of THE Lyric Challenge Podcast, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG! It's the holiday season, and while we don't need a reason to go crazy, hittin' 50 is as good an excuse as any!
After the usual ZANITY (I just made up a word there), of the intro and our traditional NESTkeeping, we jump into a PRIME CUTZ segment. There are clues and references to Otis Redding, Trooper, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes just to start off. We continue with The Tubes, Deep Purple, 10CC, and a bunch more. AND,,,, REID of APEZ comes out with an EPIC RANT on Steve Lukather and the loss of true Studio Musicians. Honestly, it's well thought out AND thought provoking. Imagine that from an APEZ!
After a quick tribute to the Champagne of BOTTLED beer, we jump right into a Quick HitZ segment. Artists include Riff Raff (the alien, not the rapper!) BOC, the Clash, John Prine and still more. We're all over the place here!
We're letting it ALL hang out for APEisode #50. Jump on in, the beer is COLD and we're gettin' OLD. Let's GO!

Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Happy Holidays and welcome to APEisode 49 of YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG. Better known as THE #1 BEST LYRIC CHALLENGE PODCAST FROM MIXEDAPEZ ON THE ENTIRE INTERNET! Get that FOMO going and make sure you get in on this action! Grab the rocking playlist HERE!
It's the giving season, so give your mind a break from the shopping and holiday scurrying and stress, grab a nog (careful there...) and let us give you APEZ rock & roll gifts of verbosity on Spencer Davis Group, Traffic live albums, The "Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, Beatles" story and the girl who possibly triggered the Beatles and British invasion of America.
Sssslllooowwwllly unwrap our 'ear presents' to find YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW challenge gifts on Bob Marley, Chuck Berry, The Who, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Aerosmith, Dave Bartholomew, Robin Trower, BLT, Ramones, and a salute to Uncle Bob and Aunt Melba and My Ding A Ling.
Then tear into the PRIME CUTZ gift of challenges on Omar and the Howlers, Steely Dan, Steve Winwood, Grand Funk, The Band, Russ Ballard, Ritchie Valens, Dire Straits, Steve Miller, and a ribbon about Wanda Jackson and her influence on Adele.
Get your blanket and warm mug. Get yourself into that chair by the picturesque cozy fire. Get your headphones and tune out the holidays with MixedAPEZ APEisode #49 of YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG!

Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
It's a MixedAPEZ, MuggledAPEZ, ShookAPEZ world. And It's not easy being APEZ you know. We get aches and pains just like everyone else! We have technical difficulties too. It's not our fault GOSH! Yep,a little adventure this time around with some audio issues for the last few minutes. But we make it look good.
We go over and over, Police, Squeeze, Waylon & Willie, Cheap Trick, VanHalen, The Kinks, Mack Rice, Wilson Pickett, Yes, The Everly Bros, Smithereens, Tears For Fears, Don McLain, Commander Cody, Graham Parker, and what a PLAYLIST it's gonna be (find it here). Come on! APEisode 48 is here and it's time to listen to YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG!

WE ARE MIXEDAPEZ
presenting
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SONG!
Rock lyrics. Everybody knows 'em. Or do they?
We've been trading lyric challenges for over 20 years. We've had so much fun, we decided to share. We have a few different kinds of challenges, but mostly we just want to talk about the music, the bands, the shows, random factoids, and whatever else (Rock related) comes up.
We're here to share our thoughts and commentary on the music we know and love. But we also want to hear from YOU.
ARE YOU MIXEDAPEZ?
We think there are plenty of us out there.
Listen to the podcast and join us in the jungle! There's plenty of weird to go around.