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Johnny Colt brings Politely Disruptive Radio back to its roots by tossing the script and letting the show take its own course. The show opens with an impromptu segment called “Same Name, Different Song.” After a heartbreaking story involving Cheap Trick’s “..at Budokan,” the show turns to “Songs with Meaning.”

Politely Disruptive - Songs with Meaning

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Part 1 - Same Name, Different Song

Part 1: Same Name, Different Song

Song in Question: Surrender

Cheap Trick:

“Surrender” is a single by Cheap Trick released in June 1978 from the album Heaven Tonight. It was a hit single in Japan and its success in Japan paved the way for Cheap Trick’s famous concerts in Tokyo in April 1978 that were recorded for the group’s most popular album Cheap Trick at Budokan

This song has featured in many movies and TV shows. However, its most popular use was actually not Cheap Trick at all. The theme songs for “That 70′s Show” is instead “In the Streets” by Big Star, which refences the famous “We’re all alright..” chant originally from Surrender.

Elvis Presley:

Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman arranged a version of this 1902 Neapolitan ballad by Giambattista and Ernesto de Curtis entitled “Torna a Surriento” (“Come Back to Sorrento”). It became a UK and US #1 hit for Elvis Presley in 1961 and has also been recorded by many other artists. This was one of the 25 songs Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman wrote for Presley. Some of the notable artists who have also recorded this song include Meat Loaf, Luciano Pavarotti and Dean Martin

U2:

Surrender appears on U2′s third album, War. Released in 1983, War is considered by many critics as U2′s first overtly political album. While Surrender wasn’t released a single from War, tracks like “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “New Year’s Day” appeared on the album and were tremendous successes for the band. The album became U2′s first #1 album, knocking Michael Jackson’s Thriller from the #1 spot. The band released the EP Under a Blood Red Sky from performances recorded during the War tour in 1983.

Ashlee Simpson:

Ashlee Simpson’s debut on The Voice of the Arts. Simpson’s version of Surrender appears on her first album Autobiography. Why Michael or Johnny had that song readily available is anyone’s guess.

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