{"podcast":{"title":"I'm In Love With That Song Podcast","slug":"i-m-in-love-with-that-song-podcast-969498","podcast_index_feed_id":969498,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/lovethatsong","website_url":"https://www.lovethatsongpodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f0e49d6c-2677-11ea-bd49-8379b15ac425/image/2021_Podcast_Logo-med.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Brad Page","episode_count":209,"summary":"The \"I'm In Love With That Song\" Podcast - Music Commentary, Song Analysis & Rock History. Welcome to the “I’m In Love With That Song” Podcast. Each episode, we’ll take one of my favorite songs and dive deep into it, listening to all the nuances that make it a great song. You may be unfamiliar with some of these songs, while others you’ve probably heard a hundred times, but I bet if we listen closely, we can discover something new. Of course, there’s no definitive answer to what makes a great song—beauty is in the ear of the beholder—these are just my personal favorites, but I hope you love these songs, too. We're proud to be a part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T02:32:13.350734+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-m-in-love-with-that-song-podcast-969498"},"episode":{"title":"Cheap Trick - \"Dream Police\"","slug":"cheap-trick-dream-police","published_at":"2026-05-01T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-m-in-love-with-that-song-podcast-969498/cheap-trick-dream-police","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-m-in-love-with-that-song-podcast-969498","url":"https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/cheap-trick-dream-police/","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/PAN1503560975.mp3?updated=1772514628","summary":"What happens when a record label shelves a band’s most ambitious studio work to capitalize on a surprise live hit? On this episode, we explore this unique moment in rock history and analyze \"Dream Police\" by Cheap Trick -- the title track of the album that sat on a shelf for nine months while Cheap Trick at Budokan conquered the world. We’ll step through the song’s complex architecture, revealing how Rick Nielsen combined lyrics of paranoia with a hard-rocking guitar riff and a heavily orchestrated, at times \"horror-movie\" vibe. The episode goes beyond the surface, isolating the tricky guitar melodies, the pre-chorus drama, and the disorienting shift in time signatures. You will gain a new appreciation for the technical prowess of Robin Zander’s vocals, Tom Petersson’s 12-string bass, and Bun E. Carlos’s Moon-esque drumming. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or a newcomer to the \"hardest working band in show business,\" this episode illustrates why \"Dream Police\" remains an inescapable classic and a testament to the band’s survival and creativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"What happens when a record label shelves a band’s most ambitious studio work to capitalize on a surprise live hit? On this episode, we explore this unique…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1571,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-m-in-love-with-that-song-podcast-969498/episodes/cheap-trick-dream-police/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-m-in-love-with-that-song-podcast-969498/cheap-trick-dream-police.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}