‘Chasing Cars,’ Christina Aguilera and a Vicious Rumour About Kasabian (30 Jul - 5 Aug 2006)

We’re the pop music history podcast reliving the biggest songs from every week in the 2000s. This week 20 years ago on the 2006 pop charts, one of the biggest songs of the decade quietly appeared in the middle of the chart. Little did we know that Chasing Cars would just lay here and just forget the world for week upon week.In this episode of your favourite 00s nostaglia podcast, we tell the story of the making of that track, and how its lyrics were nearly very different (and much worse), as well as telling the story of Paris Hilton’s pop career, Christina Aguilera’s “pathetic” diss track against her former producer, why Madonna’s Get Together has such a rubbish video and learn whose songs Kasabian hilariously described as “ventriloquist’s music.”Featuring the following tracks:Armand Van Helden - MyMyMyThe Automatic - MonsterBob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards - World Hold On (Children of the Sky)Busta Rhymes - I Love My ChickChristina Aguilera - Ain’t No Other ManChris Brown feat. Lil’ Wayne - Gimme That RemixFeeder - Save UsThe Feeling - Fill My Little WorldGnarls Barkley - Smiley FacesInfernal - From Paris to BerlinJames Morrison - You Give Me SomethingJustice vs Simian - We Are Your FriendsKasabian - EmpireThe Kooks - NaiveThe Kooks - She Moves in Her Own WayLily Allen - SmileLostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)Madonna - Get TogetherMcFly - Don’t Stop Me Now/Please PleaseMuse - Supermassive Black HoleNelly Furtado - ManeaterNe-Yo - Sexy LoveParis Hilton - Stars Are BlindPaolo Nutini - Last RequestPet Shop Boys - MinimalPink - Who KnewPussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg - ButtonsRay LaMontagne - TroubleRazorlight - In the MorningRed Hot Chili Peppers - Tell Me BabyRihanna - UnfaithfulRogue Traders - Voodoo ChildSandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)Sean Paul - Never Gonna Be the SameSergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que NadaShakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t LieShapeshifters and Chic - SensitivitySnow Patrol - Chasing CarsSupermode - Tell Me WhyThe Zutons - ValerieFor more 2000s pop music history fun, check out my YouTube videos, subscribe to our Patreon and Substack, follow The 2000s Chart Show over at The App Formerly known as Twitter, TikTok and Instagram, and email us at the2000schartshow@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com