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This week on 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, we head straight into the fog with The Hills by The Weeknd.

A song that sounds like fame, paranoia, sex, and self-loathing all yelling over each other through blown speakers. It’s moody. It’s aggressive. It’s been blasted in cars at dangerous volumes since 2015.

Joining us is Joe Orchard from the Get The Shot podcast by Tamron, bringing strong opinions, zero fear, and the correct amount of chaos.

We dig into the lyrics, the nihilistic flexing, the distorted production choices, and whether The Hills is a masterpiece of dark pop or just Abel yelling his problems at us very loudly. There’s talk of ego, excess, emotional damage, and of course a serious discussion about whether any of us could beat The Weeknd in a fight.

Turn it up. Regret it later.

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This week on 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, we put Cool Kids by Echosmith on trial.

A song that was absolutely unavoidable in the 2010s. Radio loved it. Ads loved it. Everyone else slowly lost their mind.

We break down the lyrics, the suspiciously manufactured vibe, the “are they saying cool kids or cookies?” theory, and whether this track was built purely to live forever in commercials. There’s also a deep dive into band lore, questionable industry decisions, and a surprisingly aggressive conclusion to Could You Beat Them In a Fight?

Is Cool Kids harmless indie pop? A focus-grouped radio weapon? Or just another song that overstayed its welcome?

Press play and decide for yourself.

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This week on 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, we take on “Heroes” — a song that somehow manages to be genuinely beautiful, historically important, and still capable of making us argue for way too long.

We dig into David Bowie in his Berlin era, the real story behind the kiss by the Wall, why this song sounds enormous even when it’s barely moving, and how Heroes became shorthand for triumph, hope, and stadium-sized emotion, whether it earned it or not.

Along the way, we talk Cold War romance, production tricks that shouldn’t work but absolutely do, Bowie mythology versus reality, and whether repeated cultural overuse can turn even a great song into something… complicated.

It’s respectful. It’s argumentative. And yes, someone still has to ask the question: could you beat David Bowie in a fight?

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