Part 1: “Girl we couldn’t get much higher.”Hosts Richard Gottehrer and Allison Zatarain explore the Danish singer Fallulah’s obsession with California and selection of “LIght My Fire” for Instant Love. You’ll hear her new recording sung woman to woman as well as the original track by The Doors. Fallulah shares her thinking behind adding tenderness to the song, and why women must “level the playing field.” Resident musicologist Richard Barone and Richard G. recount the moment The Doors were banned from TV, and how our culture has since evolved. Alison and Rebecca Morehiser chat about the racy cover art. Part 2: “Something in the way she moves.”Richard Gottehrer and Allison Zatarain talk about reimagining the iconic George Harrison hit “Something” for Instant Love. They play the new version by Hunter sung woman to woman as well as the original by The Beatles. Resident musicologist Richard Barone and Richard G. talk about how the Beatles band members originally didn’t “get” the track. Allison and Rebecca Morehiser get abstract and reveal how the song is “more than the sum of its parts.” 

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