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Exploring the 'sugar rush' phenomenon in music

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There is a lot of disagreement about whether a “sugar rush” exists, but these studies have  obviously been conducted by scientists who don't have young children.

Nevertheless, there is agreement that anything this good must be bad for you. And it’s clear that sugar consumption is a factor in obesity, diabetes and dentists’s BMWs ...One of our favorite sweet songs has to be Julie Andrews cleverly manipulating her young charges from Mary Poppins:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djQdI1t9_Ag

Nancy Sinatra changed into some white thigh-high boots for this mildly hallucinogenic late 60’s hit. (Is this a drug reference?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjsh2j7W6Bo

There is at least as much sugar in a serving of Kellogg's Honey Smacks (50% by weight) as there is in a glazed doughnut from Dunkin' Donuts. Yum.

Some public radio listeners may find this next video objectionable. It is, after all, Def Leppard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ4xwmZ6zi4

Every week on “Record bin Roulette,” KPLU’s John Kessler and John Maynard put an insightful and fun spin on a century's worth of discarded vinyl. The feature is published here and airs on KPLU 88.5 every Thursday during Morning Edition, All Things Considered and on Weekend Saturday Edition.

John has worked as a professional bassist for 20 years, including a 15 year stint as Musical Director of the Mountain Stage radio program. John has been at KNKX since 1999 where he hosts “All Blues”, is producer of the BirdNote radio program, and co-hosts “Record Bin Roulette”. John is also the recording engineer for KNKX “In-Studio Performances”. Not surprisingly, John's main musical interests are jazz and blues, and he is still performing around Seattle.
John Maynard started working in radio in the seventies as a DJ at Seattle’s KJR AM which at the time was the dominant AM station in the Seattle market. After a brief stint as a restaurateur and night club owner, Maynard returned to radio with Robin Erickson, creating the hugely popular “Robin and Maynard Show.” In the more than 20 years under that marquee, Maynard flew with the Blue Angels, piloted the Goodyear Blimp, sang with Donny Osmond and hung out in a Universal Studios bar with Kojak (Telly Savalas).