Life is a Song

 In this episode, Melissa explores the frequently asked question "What cover song do you think is better than the original?" She looks at some of the most critically respected and well-loved covers along with past guest choices and her personal choices.  Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nDLqgS42vbjpCsLYV6Mb1?si=eff29130ce2a4355&pt=90086b57ac59af9f522cb13a3dd607a6...

Shea King is an acclaimed professor, actor and director and this week's guest. Shea's list of songs include various Britney Spears hits, Brandi Carlile and Patti LaBelle. Key Moments: His open discussion of his bipolar disorder diagnosis and his connection with the song "I Miss the Mountains" from Next to Normal is beautiful, vulnerable and brave. Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlis...

This week's guest is Ruzica Norwood, a master of massage, improv comedy queen and theatre aficionado. Key Moments: Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2UDRetbOnLzLrOZ5tiRkFT?si=QiJEvbkQTV2fwZ8keDLLPQ&utm_source=copy-link&pi=w32MTNTiSEqx5&pt=be6f6a08cc1cfa8e6a2238f8b3a198d8 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

This week's guest is Chris Keesling, content creator, dad and good dancer. This “unpopular creator” feature him hilariously acting out his favorite songs by literally analyzing the lyrics video form. His list features The Killers, The Fugees, Rage Against the Machine while talking about classics like MySpace, Limewire and Kazaa. Key Moments: Teenage heartbreak can hit and the hormones make the tra...

This week's guest is Isaac Clark, comedian and content creator of Music With Friends. Isaac's list features The Avett Brothers, Kesha and Dire Straits. Learn more about Issac's choices and his work with Music With Friends in this episode. Key Moments: Diving into Isaac's work with Music With Friends and how he comes up with ideas for his content as well as listen to some of Melissa's favorites of...

 In this episode, Melissa breaks down a list from a YouTube video called “Top 20 Songs Everyone Should Hear at Least Once." She gives her thoughts on this list as well as the importance of these songs in the world and pop culture. Key Moments: The only song choice Melissa disagrees with is a Fleetwood Mac song. Which one? Listen and find out. Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlis...

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Eddy Perez is an actor, singer and dancer who has been known to drop random pop culture quotes in all his conversations. Eddy's list features Sabrina Carpenter, Lorde, Katrina and the Waves and more!  Key Moments: When discussing the song he knew all the words to, he tells how that song (Pin Pon es un muñeco) makes an appearance in the Spanish translation of the film Shrek. Spotify playlist:&...

This week’s guest Salim Nourallah is a songwriting fool, record producer, singer, bassist, gardener and Beatle freak. Salim’s list features Elvis Costello, The Church and, of course, The Beatles.  Key Moments: Salim and his brother’s move from El Paso to Denton was an overnight, late night drive, star gazing and music from The Church. Spotify playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/...

 If Life is a Song, this week’s guest Liz Berry believes that music is life, as a matter of fact, that’s her creed. She is the writer of the amazing music blog Black Lodge Music and her life features music from U2, Queen, The Flaming Lips and Texas musician Salim Nourallah. Key Moments: As a child, Liz was really into the Pole Position cartoon. She had a ritual of singing and dancing to the theme...

Adam Redmer is technical director for Baylor Theatre and stays busy with theatre and athletic events on campus. He's a fan of Fiona Apple, REM, The Pixies and more. Key Moments: Great moments in this episode involve children. Little Adam was known to dance to Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” and Adam’s children would ask for “the Apple song” which meant Fiona Apple. Spotify playlist:  https://...

Nicholas Ullenberg is an accountant onstage and off, as well as a proud Wisconsin native. Nicholas' list of songs includes everything from Frank Sinatra to Wham to Kiss and Nickleback.  Key Moments: One of Nicholas' parlor tricks began at an early age where he learned all the words to "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel in elementary school and can still rattle off the events at a drop of a h...

This week’s guest Justin Derington is the host of the Ahh for Real podcast right here on the Rogue Media Network, along with working as a coach and with Student Life at Vanguard College Prep here in Waco. Justin’s list features A LOT of great 90s Hip Hop artists along with honoring the King of Country, George Strait. Key Moments: Justin and Melissa’s musical opinions align especially concerning th...

Meredith Croyle is a real estate agent, women’s rights advocate and this week’s guest on Life is a Song! Meredith’s list features some of our host’s favorite songs including Uptown Girl by Billy Joel, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana and The Chair by George Strait. Key Moments: These Gen X ladies gush about the movie and soundtrack for the 1994 film “Reality Bites” and how absolutely perfect it...

Ashley Bean Thornton is this week’s guest and a candidate for Texas House District 56. This innovator and leader is known for her amazing laugh, love of a Whataburger breakfast and her signature red Converse. What songs shape her life? Tune in to find out. Key Moments: Her brief time living in Austin in the 1980s was when Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen were making their start in the music indust...

In this Liner Notes, we look into the guest question: What’s your go-to karaoke song or a song you like to sing aloud? Melissa gives her thoughts on this question as well as her answers in both categories. Key Moments: The songs Melissa likes to sing aloud are not chart-topping songs by well-known artists, but deeps cuts from the 1990s and 2000s. Spotify playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlis...

Patrick Wright is a professional opera singer and stage performer, as well as a talented writer of his own stage works. Don’t let his background fool you as besides his love of opera, he’s into musical theatre, Queen and System of a Down. Check out Patrick’s Life is a Song now! Key Moments: Patrick’s love of musical theatre began early as he asked to listen to “The Music Man” as a kid. A number of...

 This week's guest is Wesley Walker, a psychotherapist and host of the mental health and recovery based podcast “Facing the Mirror with Wesley and Gordon” here on Rogue Media Network. Wesley's life soundtrack features Rascal Flatts, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Tom T. Hall and Ariana Grande?!?! Yep. Listen to find out more of Wesley's Life is a Song. Key Moments: Wesley talks about the song "Ray...

 We're back! This week's guest is Holly Tucker, a talented country music singer and multi-instrumentalist. Holly will soon take the stage in Waco Civic Theatre's "9 to 5" filling the big...shoes of Dolly Parton in the role of Doralee Rhodes. Holly was a contestant on Season 4 of television series The Voice and is the very definition of someone who's life truly is a song. Listen to see what songs s...

Adam Singleton is an Emmy award winning newsman, host of the podcast Cross-Examined and a community theatre guru. Adam loves soundtracks, Weird Al, DJ Cummerbund and much more. Key Moments: The song that makes Adam cry made him pull over in his car to cry one day. Listen to find out what song and why it hits him so hard. Spotify playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6EnXbo4BAFdbStYgaMu6Ve?s...

Wendy Rea is a vinyl collector, mother, outspoken advocate for many marginalized communities and is this week’s guest. Wendy’s list features a lot of Gen X staples along with 70s classic and more. Key Moments: Wendy’s connection to the Depeche Mode “Enjoy the Silence” is very personal to her. Listen to the episode to find out why. Spotify playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/30rvrviHieScDJ...

Mary Beth Talleyis a teacher, theatre person, vocalist and published author. Her book, “Not Bad Just Different: Living Life as a mass shooting survivor” is out now. Her list features music from several soundtracks, The Beach Boys, Taylor Swift and Queen. Key Moments: Mary Beth and Melissa have a lot in common when it comes to watching "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" WAY too young and feeling...

Chris Gibson is this week's guest and this local minister, counselor and jill-of-all-trades is one of our most talkative guests with one of the longest Spotify playlists to date on Life is a Song! Listen to find out why the Jock James Album is one of the best albums ever made and Bruno Mars should go to therapy based on his song "Grenade." Key Moments: Chris talks about seeing Weird Al in concert...

Crystal Waldron is a librarian and free speech and equal rights advocate. She has a crush and love of Billy Idol, who appears on her list along with Jackson Browne, Tegan and Sara and Bruce Springsteen. Key Moments: These women in their 40s discuss how Miley Cyrus's "We Used to Be Young" hit them in their feels the first time they heard it. Spotify playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0wJx...

Terry Sauls is a vocalist and a college friend of Melissa and this week’s guest on Life is a Song. Terry’s list is influenced by choral numbers from his past along with Josh Groban, Disturbed and Tupac. Key Moments: Terry talks about his memories singing in college choir and how they shaped his life. Spotify playlist:  https://spotify.link/KK995ZgYxXb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...