Episode 40.5 – Compilations Special – I’m Just Going to Choose Crying

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We break once again from the countdown to explore two special albums, this time compilations. We’ll get into the top ten next episode.

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Episode 40.5 – I’m Just Going to Choose Crying

40.5 – Compilations Special – I'm Just Going to Choose Crying – Fifty by Two

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums.We break once again from the countdown to explore two special albums, this time compilations. We'll get into the top ten next episode.Content Warnings: some explicit language.Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https://50by2.net/2025/03/14/episode-40-5-compilations-special-im-just-going-to-choose-crying/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript coming soon.

Content warnings: some minor explicit language.

See below for show notes, and further listening and watching recommendations. Note that this will contain spoilers, and we’d recommend reading on after listening to the episode.

Recommendations

Which Smiths Song Are You? quiz, which we took during the episode.

Albums Discussed in this Episode

1. Glen’s choice: The Smiths – Hatful of Hollow (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).
2. James’ choice: The Beautiful South – Solid Bronze: Great Hits (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).

Music Clips Used

The Smiths – Hatful of Hollow:

• What Difference Does it Make? (08:57).
• Hand in Glove (18:24).
• William, it Was Really Nothing (24:09).
• Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now (27:39).
• Handsome Devil (29:19).
• Still Ill (30:50).
• How Soon Is Now? (35:06).
• This Charming Man (41:51).
• Reel Around the Fountain (51:12).

The Beautiful South – Solid Bronze: Great Hits:

• A Little Time (56:09).
• Don’t Marry Her (01:02:08).
• Song for Whoever (01:05:52).
• Everybody’s Talking (01:10:43).
• Old Red Eyes Is Back (01:13:57).
• Pretenders to the Throne (01:17:15).
• You Keep it all In (01:20:40).
• Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud) (01:24:17).

Other sources:

• At the Drive-In – This Night Has Opened my Eyes (The Smiths cover) (45:09).
• Muse – Please, Please, Please, Let me Get What I Want (The Smiths cover) (47:23).

Our current theme is an original piece – Get Ready for the Next Episode – arranged and made by Glen, with James on vocals.