Lets face it, most of us can't get away with walking very far barefoot. The first shoes emerged in the ice age in 40000bc and were made of bark. By 2023, the footwear industry is estimated to be worth around USD 403.18 billion.
It's hard to avoid footwear when it comes to songs. Red shoes are a particularly popular topic for example, as are celebrations of sneaker brands.
We're talking Shoes and Boots on today's episode.             
Check out the playlist for the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2vWuIrsvPF6AfyxnUrJBpR?si=d94e8d2096de4e48
Track 1: Shared track: RUN DMC, "My Adidas", Live on Soul Soul
https://youtu.be/16eA6uJ9hsA?si=NhkwvrWFdxa-4Se_   
Track 2:  Dave, NOFX, "Jeff wears Birkenstocks",
https://youtu.be/vJ63Bcf7y6U?si=LqXtgZAYvxfpm1sy
Track 3:  Mark ,''These old shoes'',  Fats Domino, Audio   
https://youtu.be/rhJLfdCWrMI?si=78yBK1bD__3_pJY9
Track 4:  Dave, NOFX, "Jeff wears Birkenstocks",
https://youtu.be/Mctmz0_GQ5o?si=bsYeEox0za-BJ2oW
Track 5: Mark, The Durutti Column, "The day is over", and Red shoes", live BBC2, 1988
https://youtu.be/mGwjEjRk1Es?si=loQGGkTzrOh7PV0U
Extra's:
Short documentary, "How Football and Grime Music Inspired the UK's Sneaker Culture", - Sole Origins
https://youtu.be/wrkXw6ZHg-8?si=ZpaSn9ygIj5NSNdD
Short documentary, "How the Berlin Wall Gave Birth to Germany's Sneaker Culture - Sole Origins
https://youtu.be/P2-CLzD7_AA?si=t2k-TMi-UmS867PQ
Jeff Rosenstock, rates everyday things using the Pitchfork scale (Video)
https://youtu.be/7Rkmsk0KkAY?si=zKQp0FTD5ZUqpn4z
Jeff Abarta, Immortalized in a Song by the Punk Band NOFX- Video
https://youtu.be/Nw7zI5B0Ago?si=S2QCBnmOxk2tzhBd
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood, "These boots are made for walking", Official video
https://youtu.be/GM1kzbAgo_E?si=PoxJySTyeyctVhgc
Stormzy, "Big For Your Boots", official video 
https://youtu.be/dFOErVWlsxg?si=MlRg_jJ1VjR3KFER
Paul Simon, "Diamonds on the soles of her shoes" Live, 1987
https://youtu.be/Fmf9ZJ_Yn0A?si=iEzfanQfyqdMgyY8
Sly Withers, "Nike Shoe", Video
https://youtu.be/KRhB2ShRpFw?si=tmWDmXzXPxa7CjhZ

Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by:
David Lee Owen

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