#218 Hold Me Tight & #217 You Like Me Too Much w/ Mike Patton (Vista Blue, The Robinsons, The Radiant Radish radio show)

Heads up, Faith No More fans: this ain’t your guy, and yes he’s heard all the jokes. Power-pop songwriter and dj/music curator Mike Patton joins us as we continue counting down our ranking of all the Beatle songs. At #218, Hold Me Tight is, as Macca describes it, ” an attempt at writing a single that didn’t quite work out.” Sure is snappy though! Mike tells Jonathan why he’s way off base with it at #218. 

Following that is George’s “You Like Me Too Much,” a song that, once listened to with modern day thoughts and sensibilities, maybe isn’t one of George’s finest moments. Jonathan put it at #217, Julia puts it in the dumpster. Note: this portion of the episode does contain discussion of abuse. If you’d like to skip that part, following the “intermission,” jump ahead about 23 minutes to continue the show. 

We also discuss Mike’s music with the bands Vista Blue, Ralphie’s Red Riders, his indie label and power-pop radio show. The dude does it all!

Non-Beatles songs in this episode include The Treasures “Hold Me Tight,” Vista Blue “Three Chord City” and “I Think Cathy Is Crazy (About You)”.

Check out Mike’s music at https://wearevistablue.bandcamp.com/music.

His power-pop radio show “The Radiant Radish” can be heard Saturdays at 9:00pm on Radio Free Nashville (103.7 FM) or online here! The archives of his show are available to stream and are a treasure trove of great pop songs, highly recommended for good times in your ear holes!

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