Play It Back
Everyone has at least one favorite song, but which ones have changed your life? Host John Asante talks with musicians, creators, and music lovers about their most cherished music memories -- and how discovering the perfect tune at the right time can make a world of difference.
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- Update frequency
- every 28 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2018
13 | The Who - Cut My Hair
As a Black kid growing up in a tumultuous home environment in 1970s Hollywood, singer-songwriter The Reverend Shawn Amos faced an identity complex. But when a friend introduced him to The Who's 1973 …
00:25:25 |
Mon 15 Oct 2018
Coming Soon | Season 2!
Play It Back is *finally* back in action -- Season 2 drops this October! Check out this trailer for a taste of what's coming up. Get ready for a bunch of new stories about powerful songs from groups …
00:02:42 |
Mon 01 Oct 2018
12 | Count Frank - Yellow Bird
Music producer Benjamin de Menil's earliest music memory was hearing “Yellow Bird” played by a steel drum band in Jamaica. The experience was a formative one, kindling a raging love affair with Carib…
00:25:46 |
Thu 25 May 2017
11 | Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart)
In grade school, the moment storyteller Marc Abbott fell in love with a particular Culture Club song, he just had to put it on a mixtape to impress a lucky girl. He was willing to go great lengths to…
00:24:53 |
Thu 27 Apr 2017
10 | Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind
Musician, chanteuse, book lover, and performer extraordinaire Susan Hwang helps us celebrate our one year anniversary by sharing personal stories about her dad, Ray Charles, and the American dream.
H…
00:38:10 |
Thu 23 Mar 2017
9 | Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is?
At the age of 5, writer Jamie Brickhouse became obsessed with Peggy Lee and her song about escapism by means of “breaking out the booze and having a ball.” The song served as Jamie’s guide to several…
00:25:45 |
Thu 23 Feb 2017
8 | Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors
Native Kentuckian storyteller, choreographer, and live performer Mark Lamb counts the ways that he’s flown on the tails of Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors.” In his warm ‘n’ buttery voice, Mark wa…
00:26:36 |
Thu 26 Jan 2017
7 | Holiday Special
In this extra special episode of Play It Back, co-hosts John Asante and Jia H. Jung revel in the holiday spirit by rapping about their favorite (and most loathed) songs of the season. Add your choice…
00:27:20 |
Sun 25 Dec 2016
6 | Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky
When London-based actor Laura Killeen worked at a florist as a teenager, she was introduced to a spacey, operatic pop tune from ELO that would serve as comfort and motivation when she needed it most.
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00:23:00 |
Mon 05 Dec 2016
5 | Tori Amos - Yes, Anastasia
NBC Documentary producer and host of "The Soundtrack Series" podcast creator Dana Rossi reflects upon how a terrible recent tragedy brought her back to a song that she first heard in 1994 and found a…
00:26:06 |
Wed 19 Oct 2016
4 | Lil B - Wonton Soup
When independent radio producer Todd Whitney first discovered Lil B, he couldn't quite pin the quirky Bay Area rapper down. Were his songs serious, or was it all an act? On this episode of Play It Ba…
00:27:05 |
Thu 22 Sep 2016
3 | Prince - I Would Die 4 U
Storyteller Jia H. Jung takes time to mourn the departure and celebrate the life of one of the most immortal music makers of all time. She recalls her first encounter with The Purple One at age 5 in …
00:20:16 |
Wed 17 Aug 2016
2 | Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
Writer, filmmaker, and former financial trader Adam Linn shares how a whole different shade of Tina Turner guided him like a guardian angel in a rollicking (literal) blind drive over San Francisco’s …
00:19:05 |
Fri 25 Mar 2016
1 | Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It
For the very first episode of Play it Back, we talk with writer Katie Shepherd about the power of Tina Turner's monster hit from 1984 -- and how it strengthened the relationship with her mother as sh…
00:17:51 |
Fri 11 Mar 2016
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