Papa was a rodeo

Song: Papa was a rodeo

Band/Artist: The Magnetic Fields

Album: 69 Love Songs

Duration: 05:01

Year: 1999

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Papa was a rodeo featured on the following episodes

SF0204 The Bicentenary Poll Ep3 #70-56

21 January 2026
Ian Forth

The third episode in the Top 100 rundown of listeners’ favourite tracks

Discussing music by:: The Human League; The Dead Kennedys; Standard Fare; Courtney Barnett; Mazzy Star; The Blue Nile; The The; The Libertines; Gil Scott Heron; Steely Dan; Can; Nice Biscuit; Buffalo Tom; Radiohead; The Magnetic Fields

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SF 0004: Short Story Songs

27 August 2017
Ian Forth

For our fourth episode we celebrate short stories in songs. The set starts with ‘Up the Junction’ by Squeeze and ends with ‘Frank’s Wild Years’ by Tom Waits, with an intriguingly varied literary journey in between.

Discussing music by:: Squeeze; The Jam; Arab Strap; Belle and Sebastian; The Dismemberment Plan; The Streets; The Decemberists; Bright Eyes; Fiery Furnaces; The Magnetic Fields; The Mountain Goats; Sun Kil Moon; Harry Chapin; Tom Waits

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