Origin Stories

In our first episode of Stereothematica, we talk about music origin stories. These were the first songs we were obsessed with. They shaped how we interact with music, and in a way, the world.

For the mushroom-coiffed Christine

that song was:

Fun fact: Terry Hall from the Specials and Fun Boy Three co-wrote “Our Lips Are Sealed” with Jane Wiedlin. Fun Boy Three had a darker version that came out in 1983.

And four-eyed Christina

had a thing for big-haired Bowie:

Christina is not the only “As the World Falls Down” fanatic, check out this handcrank music box on Etsy.

We hope you’ll share your music origin stories with us on Instagram and follow us on Spotify, where we’ll be updating our infinite playlist each week. And please subscribe and review where you get your podcast.

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