Buried Treasures, RIP Dolly Parton
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share a fresh batch of songs that deserve more attention- what they call "buried treasures." They also pay tribute to Dolly Parton.
Dolly Parton
Jim and Greg pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton by highlighting some less common Dolly songs that showcase her intelligence, big heart and musical genius. Greg also tells a story about Dolly calling him up on the phone.
Buried Treasures
Jim and Greg share a new batch of songs that are flying underneath their audience’s radar. This batch of buried treasures includes a Japanese pop star performing math rock in a mask, a long-lost live recording of peers of REM and a song from a musical about Davy Crockett.
Jim:
- Ado, "Vivarium"
- Hemlocke Springs, "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Ankles"
- Kelly Hogan, "The Song of the Great Licking"
- Absolute Grey, "More Walnuts"
- The Jaws of Brooklyn, "Lie to Me"
Greg:
- Prisoner, "La femme qui s’était faite toute seule" ("The Self-Made Woman")
- Nia Archives, "Danger"
- St. Divine, "Spit"
- The Odyssey Cult, "The Yeti’s Eyes"
- Portraits of Tracy, "Caught in a Jam"
Featured Songs:
- Portraits of Tracy, "Caught In A Jam," Q: From Where Do Our Primal Instincts Originate? A: MTV!, self-released, 2026
- The Beatles, "With a Little Help from My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- Dolly Parton, "Jolene," Jolene, RCA Victor, 1974
- Dolly Parton, "9 to 5," 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs, RCA Victor, 1980
- Dolly Parton, "Down from Dover," The Fairest of Them All, RCA Victor, 1970
- Dolly Parton, "Cash on the Barrelhead," The Grass Is Blue, Sugar Hill and Blue Eye, 1999
- Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter, "Aba Daba Honeymoon," Aba Daba Honeymoon (Single), MGM, 1950
- Ado, "Vivarium," Vivarium (Single), Capitol, 2026
- Prisoner, "La femme qui s'était faite toute seule," Prisoner, Wicked Cool, 2026
- Hemlocke Springs, "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Ankles," The Apple Tree Under The Sea, Good Luck Have Fun, 2025
- Nia Archives, "Danger," Emotional Junglist, Hijinxx, 2026
- Kelly Hogan, "The Song of the Great Licking," Congressman Davy: A Musical, Plenty Tuff, 2026
- St. Divine, "Spit," The Devil You Know, Reel to Reel, 2026
- Park Hills Circle, "The Way Up," All of a Sudden, Pravda, 2026
- Absolute Grey, "More Walnuts," live at CBGB's 1985, Real Gone , 2026
- The Odyssey Cult, "The Yeti's Eyes," Vol. 3, Silver Current, 2026
- The Jaws of Brooklyn, "Lie to Me," Unstoppable, Weekend Furlough, 2026
- David Porter, "Soul Man," The Classics, Made in Memphis, 2019
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