History in Five Songs Episode 343: Biggest Left Turns

In Episode 343 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin explores the most surprising and often baffling musical “biggest left turns,” spotlighting bands that radically and unexpectedly reinvented their sound—from punk to prog, metal to synth-pop, and rock to funk—often defying logic, trends, and their own pasts.

1. The Saints – “See You in Paradise”
2. Alice Cooper – “Leather Boots”
3. The Meat Puppets – “Paradise”
4. The Tubes – “Tip of My Tongue”
5. Rush – “Lock and Key”

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