Completely Conspicuous

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we travel back in time and analyze two big hits from the 1970s. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Divine Fits and The Raveonettes. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world headquarters - The return of song analysis - Learning more about Rupert Holmes - "Escape" tells a depressing tale in a lighthearted way - Seeking a new soulmate through the personal ads - Song ends with a wacky twist - Jay used to belt out Holmes' "Him" in the newsroom of the college paper - He sings the guitar solo to save money - Digging into the rest of the album - Rupert writes about anything like, say, his answering machine - Holmes did a lot of work in theater and TV - Wrote songs for "A Star is Born," the Streisand-Kristofferson movie - "Him" as performed by Barry White - Clearly inspired by Manilow - "Copacabana" was a huge disco hit - Everything was coke-fueled in the '70s and '80s - Manilow's go-to move was the sweeping ballad - Manilow's "Bermuda Triang