S E121: Timeless Songs, Short Attention Spans and Musicians Behaving Badly at Airports :: Ep 121 Try That in a Small Town Podcast

Try That in a Small Town Podcast · Aug 17, 2026 · 1h 24m

Will any of today’s hit songs still be sung 50 years from now?

Kurt, Tully, KLo, and Neil look back at the music that shaped them—from Hank Williams Jr., Van Halen, and Def Leppard to John Denver, Glen Campbell, Elvis, Bryan Adams, and Paul Rodgers—and debate whether modern songs are given enough time to become true classics.

They also reveal how Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan’s alternating stadium show works, explain why songwriters don’t really “sell” individual songs, and discuss how streaming and shrinking attention spans have changed the way listeners experience music.

Then things…