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The Perfect Song For… changing your mind

Hosts Fred de Vries and Tim Cohen find the perfect song that changes your mind about music.
The Perfect Song For… changing your mind

Did you every hate a band, or a singer, or a musician ... and then somebody played you one song that changed your mind. All of a sudden, the band you though was average becomes unexpectedly great, or at least moderately listenable. Or you didn't know the band at all, and one song raised them to championship status.

Here are six songs that might change your mind, or make up your mind .. and we choose the perfect song that, we think, will make all the difference.



The Perfect Song For… is a lighthearted weekly podcast in which journalists, writers and music aficionados Fred de Vries and Tim Cohen banter about a bunch of songs which are perfect for … something. And we have (famous and less famous) guests.

At the end of each show we choose one song which is the perfect song for the theme we picked. Along the way, we agree and disagree, and discuss the structure, character, history and quirks of the songs as far as we know them. DM

You can listen and subscribe to ThePerfectSongFor … podcast about the perfect song on Apple podcastsSpotify and iono. Full versions of the songs are in Spotify and Apple playlists;  perfectsongfor@gmail.com

Contact the hosts of the podcast or email us your suggestions and alternatives at perfectsongfor@gmail.com 

You can also follow the hosts on X: @perfectsongfor Insta: #perfectsongfor 

Comments (1)

Pieter Badenhorst Jul 30, 2024, 04:19 PM

For what it's worth, I think Billy Joel's Piano Man is the most amazing ironic song ever.