web01.fireside.fm Mon, 11 May 2026 13:25:23 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) History in Music - Episodes Tagged with “Shangri La” https://historyinmusic.fireside.fm/tags/shangri-la Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:30:00 -0600 It's simple, we find songs that have historical context within the lyrics and then dissect those lyrics on the show. Whether it's a song about a ship that sank in the Great Lakes or an ancient folk song about Mongolian sky gods, we will explore it's historical context. But more importantly, we will dig into what the songwriter was trying to communicate and why. en-us episodic We pay tribute to the musical immortalizers Coldbow Productions It's simple, we find songs that have historical context within the lyrics and then dissect those lyrics on the show. Whether it's a song about a ship that sank in the Great Lakes or an ancient folk song about Mongolian sky gods, we will explore it's historical context. But more importantly, we will dig into what the songwriter was trying to communicate and why. no music, history, lyrics, historical music, bard, rock n roll, immortalize Coldbow Productions scottwg1988@gmail.com Episode 23: Shangri-La (Scott, Sean, & Hot Buttered Popcorn) https://historyinmusic.fireside.fm/23 f1195cfc-3d16-47a3-b3c4-ae45f653d637 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:30:00 -0600 Coldbow Productions full 1 Coldbow Productions What if it's all fake anon? The Kinks ask this very question in their 1969 hit (and the song we discuss on today's episode) Shangri-La. Hot Buttered Popcorn joins us, listen in! 1:30:28 no <p>Movie theater snack purveyor and 60's BritRock enjoyer Hot Buttered Popcorn (of Twitter fame) joins us for Episode 23; discussing The Kinks' 1969 song Shangri-La. The song, relevant today more than ever, was a sleeper when it was released 50 years ago. The Kinks sarcastically poke fun at normie mentality and the inflexibility of middle-classism and beg the question, what if it's all fake? Resonant with the ennui middle class men in the west wrestle with every day, the song also alludes to this being the cause of the Decline and Fall of the British Empire. Is it over? Has the West fallen? Is there a way to break from this stymied existence? Listen in and find out (spoiler alert: there is).</p> <p>Link to the song: <a href="https://youtu.be/6ZSVsRTMp1I" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/6ZSVsRTMp1I</a></p> <p>Follow Hot Buttered Popcorn on Twitter: @popcornhot</p> <p>Check out the fraternal organization we discuss in the episode: <a href="https://exitgroup.us/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://exitgroup.us/</a></p> <p>Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter:</p> <p>Scott: @dotgiff<br> Sean: @hashtag_hey_bro</p> <p>If you've got a song you'd like to talk about on the show, send us a DM on twitter or an email to: <a href="mailto:historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com</a></p> The Kinks, Shangri-La, middle class, 1969, history, England, Britain, British Invasion, Beatles, rock Movie theater snack purveyor and 60's BritRock enjoyer Hot Buttered Popcorn (of Twitter fame) joins us for Episode 23; discussing The Kinks' 1969 song Shangri-La. The song, relevant today more than ever, was a sleeper when it was released 50 years ago. The Kinks sarcastically poke fun at normie mentality and the inflexibility of middle-classism and beg the question, what if it's all fake? Resonant with the ennui middle class men in the west wrestle with every day, the song also alludes to this being the cause of the Decline and Fall of the British Empire. Is it over? Has the West fallen? Is there a way to break from this stymied existence? Listen in and find out (spoiler alert: there is).

Link to the song: https://youtu.be/6ZSVsRTMp1I

Follow Hot Buttered Popcorn on Twitter: @popcornhot

Check out the fraternal organization we discuss in the episode: https://exitgroup.us/

Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter:

Scott: @dotgiff
Sean: @hashtag_hey_bro

If you've got a song you'd like to talk about on the show, send us a DM on twitter or an email to: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Movie theater snack purveyor and 60's BritRock enjoyer Hot Buttered Popcorn (of Twitter fame) joins us for Episode 23; discussing The Kinks' 1969 song Shangri-La. The song, relevant today more than ever, was a sleeper when it was released 50 years ago. The Kinks sarcastically poke fun at normie mentality and the inflexibility of middle-classism and beg the question, what if it's all fake? Resonant with the ennui middle class men in the west wrestle with every day, the song also alludes to this being the cause of the Decline and Fall of the British Empire. Is it over? Has the West fallen? Is there a way to break from this stymied existence? Listen in and find out (spoiler alert: there is).

Link to the song: https://youtu.be/6ZSVsRTMp1I

Follow Hot Buttered Popcorn on Twitter: @popcornhot

Check out the fraternal organization we discuss in the episode: https://exitgroup.us/

Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter:

Scott: @dotgiff
Sean: @hashtag_hey_bro

If you've got a song you'd like to talk about on the show, send us a DM on twitter or an email to: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

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