Secret identities, secret albums and gay love songs? Brian walks through a long, sprawling story involving Cher, rap icons, a morally bankrupt tech bro, and a Beatle.

 

SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Bonnie Jo Mason – Ringo, I Love You; Black Rose – Julie; Cher – Believe

https://goldenpages.jpehs.co.uk/2018/12/20/music-patronage-in-italy-from-15th-to-the-18th-century/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Shaolin

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cher-wu-tang-clan-collaborate-for-two-songs-on-secret-album-186862/

https://www.thefader.com/2018/03/07/wu-tang-clan-and-cher-collaborated-on-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher

Ringo, I Love You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIQ8coQX9mg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo,_I_Love_You

https://www.biography.com/news/sonny-cher-relationship

Black Rose on Midnight Special - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNahJvMdowk

Black Rose – full album - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRBNiRqNRAk&list=PLsBBcR0vqPKmuDudYvCoSkWfXxcQrMvZ0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Rose_(Black_Rose_album)