Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs

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Mark Blankenship and Sarah D. Bunting are journalists, friends, and music fans who love talking about pop music of all stripes.
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Billy Joel's "The Stranger," Ranked (with Dan Rogge!)
Monday, 29 September, 2025

Dan Rogge is back (-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack) to help us discuss and rank William's 1979 breakthrough release, "The Stranger" -- complete with derogatory Lost In Translation references, mediocre parental reviews of jukebox musicals, coherent statements on alienation, Mrs. Dash sponcon, the sound of the Fortunoff elevator, and why Mark needed a looseleaf notebook at the gym. Grab some stale boardwalk popcorn, Virginia, because it's on! Intro and outro by Laura Barger and Jack Baldelli. Visit us on Patreon for more! SHOW NOTES Billy Joel's "Glass Houses," Ranked (with Dan Rogge!) Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 2: 1975-1990 America's Damp 40, Episode 05: 25 For Fighting Extra Hot Great 571: Bringing Honesty To Billy Joel: And So It Goes "Every Billy Joel Song, Ranked" at Vulture The Middle Aged Dad Band covers "Vienna" Weird Al vs. Everybody Episode 1: "Amish Paradise" Episode 109: Def Leppard, "Pour Some Sugar On Me" "Only The Good Die Young (Alternate Version)" Nathan Rabin explains the failure/fiasco spectrum Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.