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The Perfect Song For… music practice

The Perfect Song For… music practice
Hosts Fred de Vries and Tim Cohen are joined by an actual drummer - and general music obsessive - Mark Rosin provide some options.

You want to be a drummer, or appreciate drumming, or you love the drums but you need to know what is the perfect song to reach your drumming goals, which may or may not including thumping things with vigour.

The contenders are A Guy called Gerald - Fabio; HelloGallo -NEU!; Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave your Lover; Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight; Beatles - Ticket to Ride; Led Zepplin - When the Levee Breaks; Surfaries - Wipe Out, The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again, Ja War - The Ruts.



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;  [email protected]

Contact the hosts of the podcast or email us your suggestions and alternatives at [email protected] 

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

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