This week on Beat Motel, Andrew relives his childhood by rolling down Ed Sheeran’s hill into a pile of dog muck, and Dr. Sam reveals he’s spent more time chasing cheese than dignity. Somewhere along the way, they accidentally remember this is supposed to be a music podcast.
The theme? Cats. That’s it. Not subtle. Not deep. Just cats. From SpongeBob’s snail-pet Gary to the purring sleaze of Queen’s “Cool Cat,” we dig into feline-inspired tunes like they’re buried in a litter tray.
Expect:
A semi-academic breakdown of The Cure’s “Lovecats”
A loving rant about Citric Dummies reviving Dr. Sam’s faith in punk
The Stray Cats (who aren’t British, but fooled us all)
Psychobilly hair, ska that doesn’t suck, and why Jules Holland might secretly be a dog person
A jazz track from 1931 that the BBC had to rename because it was “too rude” (spoiler: it wasn’t about a cat, but we’re pretending it was)
Andrew’s website gets cyber-attacked mid-show (presumably by a Japanese feline overlord), and we waste far too much time translating song titles through every Nordic and Baltic language available. We also discover the only way to pick a cat from a rehoming café is to let it slap you in the face.
It’s a mess. It’s musical. It’s got Matt Berry rubbing a snail on his face. It’s Beat Motel at its most confusingly brilliant.
### Riffs of the week
#### Dr Sam's Riff
- Citric Dummies - I Am Your Napkin
#### Andrew's Riff
- vildhjarta - + byta ut alla stjärnor på himlen mot plustecken +
### Dr Sam's track choices
1. Spongebob - Gary's Song
2. Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
3. Queen - Cool Cat
4. Presidents of the United States of America - Kitty
### Andrew's track choices
1. The Cure - Love cats
2. Squeeze - Cool for cats
3. The Slackers - El Gato
4. Harry Roy & His Bat Club Boys - My girl's pussy
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