Miss Me? - Listen Bitch! Clappers & Anthems

Episode Date: July 13, 2026

Miquita Oliver and Jordan Stephens answer your questions about those songs that make a summer.Find us on Instagram and TikTok @missme.4evaExplore the Miss Me? Library of culture recommendations & more at patreon.com/missmeProducer: Natalie JamiesonTechnical Producer: Danny Pape Assistant Producer: Caillin McDaid Video Editor: Danny PapeProduction Coordinator: Tom JacksonExecutive Producers: Ellie Clifford & Dino SofosMiss Me? is a Persephonica show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And then you went to Bonkers by Dizzy Rascal. It might as not be the national anthem. I remember when that came out and it was just like, bonkers, I was like, oh God, this tune again. Yeah, I only brought a whole generation to life for a summer. What I find fascinating about music is there are sounds that are evocative of weather. Like, there just is. Like, you can hear a song and think like that is the kind of thing I'd listen to in a rainy afternoon.

Yeah. Looking out the window way, summer's just begun. Oh my God, I actually love it. Honestly, sorry, I just can't with Pierre Andrea. I've seen enough. You heard of done to make me stay. You hurt yourself to make me stay. This is crazy.

Ding, the ding, the ding, the ding, the ding, ding, ding. Oh, please. Park live. All right, listen, welcome to listen, bitch. This is, I didn't, I'm not, it's not said bitch like that before. But here we are. This is a special episode, right? Because now we're on our own, we're out in the world.

We're independent, yeah, like commercial and all that. We can do what we won. me and Keats, we're going to do a speedy listen bitch, right? So you guys have heard some listen bitches before, but this one, we're just going to go super saying through the listen bitch. And we hope you love it because, you know, this could be, you know, it's not going to be every listen bitch. No, this is based on us both being late for meetings.

Okay, I wasn't going to say it, but that is what it is. So listen, guys, lock in, here's the first fucking question, I guess. What is it? Oh, wait, wait, wait, what's the theme? Summer bangers. Yeah, I think you might need to take a bit more time because you can't even remember the theme. I can.

It's summer anthems. No, please. Come on. We're not calling it. I put summer anthems. Well, I said summer clappers. Oh, but fuck. What, you think that's better?

Clappers. What the fuck is summer clap? That sounds like a group of promiscuous men. It sounds like STDs for the summer. Literally. Who's got the clap? Let's have our first question. Great.

Hi, my question about summer anthems is what do you feel makes a summer anthem? Do you prefer something loud that you would hear at a festival where everyone's going crazy like bonkers by Dizzy Rascal or would it be something more chilled like could you be loved by Bob Marley? For me it's the more chilled vibes where I can just put them on the background, sit with an ice cold drink and relax. I didn't like the dismissive sounds you're making with the anthems. Clappers is worse than anthems, McKeate. I promise you that. Yes.

I didn't want to say summer tunes. It's like, I'll shut up. I can't even remember I was picking this. I can't even remember I was picking this fucking topic. I don't even know what that would be as a theme anyway. And then, and then you went to Bonkers by Dizzy Arr School. It might as not be the national anthem. I remember when that came out and it was just like, bonkers.

I was like, oh god, this fucking tune again. I only brought a whole generation to life for a summer. Listen, I'm a huge fan of Boy in the Corner. That's a great album. I just don't like Bonkers later, which is a later. to release with Calvin Harris, was it? No, no, it was Armand Van Hellen, but yeah. Oh, yeah, God, that's why I hate it.

I cannot stand those Armand Van Heldon. Can I just say also, I feel like people like that took over too many summers, for me. There were a few too many Armand Van Helden summers. Bangers, pure banners, wait for the drop, let's go. I was more of, like, I really like when there is one song that defines the summer. And I feel like that doesn't happen all the time. And when it does happen, it's very special. But do you want her to be upbeat or slow?

I don't mind. I don't mind. I just like, like, I remember when even it was like, it was this like Tiny Temperanza Larsson song, which was like dog shit. But it was just... That's what girls like. I know what boys like.

But I was just like, this is so London summer. You're hilarious. The fact that you've gone from disin bonkers by this year arseal to big enough girls like by tiny temper is just, that's very, Mekita. That's terrible. That's very on brand for you. Okay.

There was, in the old days, me and Lily loved the summer where OI was out. Oye, who's that running for me? What, 2003? Yeah, man, more fire crew. Don't watch that. That was a great summer. That is crazy that you're like, oh yeah, actually, when I was fucking... 20.

You're 20? Well, I was like 19 when OI came out. No. I guess so, yeah. Yeah, of course, babes. Where's that boy leave for me? Oi, who's that boyle for me? Oi, who's that boyle for me in?

More fire cream, man. This is represented with like Lily having the car, Perjo 2 or 6 and us like having freedom and driving around Labrott Grove and that tune beat. So it's like where you were. I also, there's quite a few like streets. We've become heroes or blinded by the lights. Is that a summer song?

They both feel very wintery. I feel like blinded by the lights. Maybe I just saw him playing. Lights are blind in my eyes. I mean that's the dark for a start. It's like you're in the dark. No, no, no. But it's a summer out at parties tune.

Okay, maybe, maybe. Maybe I hear that. You tell me, me, what makes a summer, a summer song for you, my love? So there's a couple came to mind. One is this song called Deep End by Benji Flo. That came out like maybe eight years ago or something. And it's this, dum-bidum-bum-bum-bun-bun-ba.

You might see me in a deep end. Oh, yeah, yeah. I'll be there on the night goes out. Like, I remember that coming on the West actually at later. And everyone was just going nuts. That was sick. And also, I personally am, I am partial to a club banger. So there was that son and tat song with Will heard that the sun don't shine, the sun don't

shine without you. You just love house music, don't you? And that was like, for whatever reason I got me, but that was like melancholic joy. That wasn't even like pure summer joy. That was like, maybe I'm sad. Yeah, but I'm sad about something. Well, I think it's really, that's why it's nice that the lady's question was like, is it a kind of big banging tune or is it something kind of more laid back?

I think the pressure to be joyful throughout summer is too much, too much for our little hearts and brains because guess what? Shit goes down in summer as well. Yeah, I mean, I love the sun, man. I'm a summer boy for sure. Like, I just, I love it. I can do either. I can do upbeat.

But like, if I'm, if I'm at, what's the song I'm hitting at the moment? Yeah, what's our summer tune this year? Sweet life I play, Frank Ocean, come on. Oh, that's fun. The best song wasn't a single, but she wouldn't turn your radio down. Joan.

I also think, sweet beverly here. No, right now. Oh, oh, this is a really important time for me to talk about Ken Dresser. Ken Dresser is like from my area. She's like NW. I can't believe how big she is now. It's insane. They were playing her in Brazil.

I'm so happy she's this big. She is one of the most good-looking people I've ever seen in my life. She can dress. Boy, can she fucking seem. But also, she can produce and write. Like, her albums are. And I found her by mistake, you do know that one of Kendresser's songs is the basis for the Miss Me theme tune.

Oh. Yeah. I didn't know that. Yeah, someone sent me Be Mine. And we found a producer and I was like, make it like this. Make it like this. Just make this. now. And she just played at the roof of the standard when Ticey was DJing.

And it just felt like one of those like, oh, it is summer. Can dressers on a roof singing my shoes. That makes sense. That kind of housey, uplift and howsy, Kach andada maybe can even be a little bit summery. Disclosure owned a couple of summers. Yeah, Disclosure used to own summer. Where the hell are disclosure? They're fucking chilling, bro. They're like, they're just out there making, like, one of them's probably building a fucking,

island or something, I don't know. They're building some of house. Yes, I got it. For me as well, Tom Mish just dropped an album. He's quite summery. He's got a cute, like, light guitars. Really like, what's that other guy called? It's a bit, I think it's a bit nav to like him, but Jordan Rekai.

Why's that nav? I don't know. I'm asking. No, he's got a great voice. Okay, great. I really like Jordan and Rikai. But let's have another question because we might've got all of our answers out on one bloody question, babe.

Oh, go on. Hello, everyone at Miss Me Podcast. Big fan of your work, obviously. My summer anthem is I've. love it by I Connor Pop. Oh, thank you. I love the song because it takes me out of myself, if that makes sense. Like, I've never crashed my car into a bridge and watched it burn or through anyone's

shit down the stairs because I'm too anxious of a person for that. But when this song came on at a rave, yelling those lyrics always felt so cathartic. Fuck, yeah. It made me feel as if I physically stood. Lipped into the summer, almost like a dream sequence of sorts. Facts. So my question is, do you guys have a song that does this to you? Or do you not need that at all?

Just seeing the sun being out is enough for you. I'm happy that you get your kicks from that tune, because I can't stand that tune. Is this not big in Germany? Have you seen that? You don't even know what I'm talking about. Is this song not big in, oh, mate, Charlie does a gig Charlie does a gig and plays that

and then the crowd don't react and she's like I thought this song was big in Germany Is it in real life or in the film? No in real life Oh no way Is this song not big in Germany? I love that I thought the song was big here

She's such a truth teller, go on It's a great song I don't care I love it my worst I crash my car into a bridge Watched it burn Oh like the image is strong And I get it like

So the person's having access To a fuck you feeling I wouldn't necessarily put it down as like a summary song. To be honest, like, again, for some reason, whenever we're talking about summary songs, like, I do actually, I'm quite like basic in my, like, I would just stick on a Roy air as sunshine.

Like, straight away and I'm just like... Maybe you're not basic, maybe you're classic. Just so I can experience in real time. Like, it's very clear what's happening. It's sunshine. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Everybody loves sunshine. Or like, use me up, Bill Withers.

Oh, what a fucking fan. Yeah, so you go Bill, you go Roy. I was just thinking... I was just thinking... I guess, Stevie Wonder in the sun. That's what I was just going to say. Oh my God, that was what I was just going to say. Which one though? Which one?

Well, exactly. I did Inovisions full the other day and I was like, what a fucking album. And then I did songs in The Key of Life and it's like, song in The Key of Life for me is just like, it's just untouchable. It's untouchable. But also it is for me a visceral, visceral, almost tangible feeling of my childhood. I can't even explain it how much I'm just like in my house. I can smell it, I can see it, I can remember everything about being six, seven, eight, nine.

My mum did not stop with Stevie Wonder albums. And I suppose what we're doing, Jordan, my love, I suppose what we're doing in summer is the sun makes you feel and it makes you feel like you can feel. In winter you're just like, keep me safe, keep me warm. And I think we listen to music to try and feel like even more things while the sun is there beating down on us. What I find fascinating about music is their. are sounds that are evocative of weather.

Like, there just is. Like, you can hear a song and think like, that is the kind of thing I'd listen to on a rainy afternoon. There's almost like a pathetic fallacy, right? Where it's like we'd almost relate the rain to tears or whatever. But like, can I just say,

I've just remembered this. This is a huge one for me. There's a song, again, very straightforward, but Big Pig. She's got a song called, I think it's called Sunny. I said, it was when a summer comes on a shame when they move for you.

And I listen to it. in that first lockdown where it was sunny. Oh, I love it so much. It is called Sunny. There's chords, they're like chords. They're like chords, it's kind of got that balleric energy like 07, kind of like, I'm at the pool and I beefa kind of vibes, but like more structured.

That just made me think of Cia. And I think I was thinking of, that's so weird. Yeah, zero seven. Exactly. We're really intertwined today. I was thinking of saying Cia and then you said 07. And I think what people don't know is because I'm not. In the waiting line, summer banger. I'm not a huge fan of when Cia became a sort of modern pop star.

Those songs are not for me at all. but her previous work with 07 but also little man. There's a bang-a-dun-dun-dun-da-dum, little man. Garage has got a summary energy. It's almost unavoidable to be summary with garage. Just put fucking garage on. This isn't a summer-related thing, but in terms of like using a song to enter into some bizarre form of escapism, mine hilariously.

And I hold my hands up to this being fucking ridiculous. fucking ridiculous and then there it is. I feel like this, if I feel down, all I do is put on Cardi B, bodak yellow, and I am living my best fucking fuck everyone life. Oh,

I quite like a song that makes me. If you wanted to, these expensive, these is ramped by them, these are bloody shit. I don't even agree. I don't even agree with that energy with that like, with that like blatant,

but like fuck me. Does it feel good to just be like, Like, are you talking to, bro? Yeah, yeah, yeah, suddenly. I'm like, actually, little bitch. Yeah, man, fuck you. You can't fuck with me if you wanted to. Get fuck with me if you wanted to.

Yeah, I'm not a huge Cardi B fan, but you can't deny the energy in that tune of just like, you can feel it, bro. Untouchable non-fuckery. It's that bitch to have my money, Rihanna. Like, my God, suddenly I'm a businessman. Suddenly I'm a bitch coming back for revenge. Bitch better have my money.

Suddenly, someone owes me some pee. Pay me what, you are. me, pay me. I'm ringing people going, where the fuck's my cash? Anyway, right, next question. That's so true. Hey. Hey. We are probably. We're sisters.

Oh my God, it's a double. So she's trying to copy me. But anyway, we were going to say that that song reminds us of growing up in the 90s with our mom picking us up from school. They don't know what song. Yeah, I got to sing it. Oh, yeah, mum, mama. Oh, I thought this song. That song.

Oh yeah. What is that fucking song? Anyway, I hope that's good enough. I don't know. You say it. Anyway, so we want to know what your favorite 90s song was growing up. Do we need to give a number?

Hey, Mama. Yeah, she's not going to give up the day. Her name's Ashley. She's from Eastwood and I'm not telling you my name. I think, Hey, Mama. Bandaw with Anah, Hey, Man, Boy. Is that a song about it? Is it that song?

Oh, the Dream Academy, Life in a Northern Town. Are you telling me? me that that song they were singing was from Dream Academy. A one hit wonder. Oh, right. So they had this one song. I don't recognize that song. Oh, right.

Okay. I have no idea what they're talking about. I'm so sorry, girls. We both thought it was. My favorite 90s summer song is, are you ready? Yeah. I'm going to say this without shame. Peter Andre, Mysterious girl.

I'm sorry, but as a nine-year-old, Looking out the window way Summer's just begun Oh my God I actually love it I forgot how much I love it Oh Oh oh oh

Mysterious girl I want to get close to you And he does Excuse me The Bogle How dare he How dare he Honestly sorry

I just can't With Peter Andrea I've seen enough Not anymore I've seen enough Especially with a fucking Rasta film recently. What the fuck is that then?

I did hear about that abomination. But when I was a child and that came out, I was like, ooh, I want to be out in the sunshine and meet boys. Yeah, I get that and you want to be under a waterfall? Yeah, ma'am. Who doesn't? Who fucking doesn't? Mysterious girl, move your body close to mine. Also, it's a good pop song. You do, you do have to say mysterious girl is a good pop song. What's my 90s, probably part life, blur? Oh, please. Is that a summer? Yeah, I think it was like a summer.

Oh, then. Yeah, it is. That's proper summer. That's getting a fucking, that's kicking a ball about in the park. What happens is, Park Live! We don't know when these songs possibly came out, but what happens is then they become huge over the summer

because they're being played at festivals. Like, Blur would have been at every festival playing Park Life in the year that that came out. Ding, the ding, the ding, ding, ding, ding. Okay, next question. Last question. Final question of the speedest listen bitch of all time. Hiya, my name's Jackie. I'm from the Northwest originally but I live down south now in my beautiful family.

And firstly, I just want to say thank you so much for the podcast and I'm bringing it back to YouTube. I missed it when you were gone. So I'm really pleased that I can watch it again. I've watched every episode. So I love it. Thank you. So really, I think my summer anthem is X Factor by Lauren Hell, which sounds like a random choice of voice. Which one by Lauren Hill? X Factor. It just brings instant calm to me whenever I listen to it and it takes me back to a specific summer full of happiness and just an overall great tune i love to listen to. That's do-wop. That's everything so yeah.

So my question really to you both is is there a specific song that you guys love that takes you back to a specific summer or nostalgic time in your life hopefully a happy time but one that you listen to and it takes you right back. Thank you bye. Thank you sweetie. I'd like to be Lauren Hill specific Jordan should we both do a Lauren Hill song particularly. That reminds us of summer? Yeah, it just makes us feel. Why did you pick this theme, actually?

Let's get, what was the stimulus? Oh, I wanted to just talk about music. And I also wanted to play some songs and have fun, but then our producer reminded me we don't have the right license. That's really funny. Okay. So, yeah, it's been a bit of a disaster. Unfortunately, it's just been a bad karaoke episode.

Okay, wait. What Lauren Hill song was it? She said X Factor, which is a great, I've been thinking about the lyrics to X-Facts as so much in terms of my love life. It could all be so simple, but you'd rather make it hard. Oh, and when I try to walk away, you... You are done to make me stay. You hurt yourself to make me stay.

This is crazy. This is life for me, life for me. Yeah, we really can't play any music as you can see. Can I just say it? Can I use this as a moment to say, right, because I didn't even say. spoke to speak about this in Rio. I don't think I did. In Rio, yeah, to be clear, Lauren Hill performed on the beach, right? And she performed with Wyclef, John. Yeah. And she did lost ones, which is a Wyclef Jean-Diss. And she did it to Weirclef.

Well, you might win some, but you just lost one. Oh, of course. It's a white-cliff, no, it's funny how money changes situations. Miscommunication needs to complication. My emancipation ain't in your inquisian. Yeah, God, she's a lyricist. He was hyping the song and I just want people to understand how fucking cool that is for him to stand there get dissed to his face by Lauren and then do the ad lips on the disc they're so sick that's a that's a real redemption song shit yeah it's dope actually the Mali's were on stage of her too oh yeah course because she is a Mali so shout out Lauren Hill each and every time absolutely oh my god I wanted to talk about Lauren Hill they did a B E T tribute yeah I saw oh my god and Thames comes on like

oh la la la la i was like let's fucking go thames's got serious for her no but it was good you know why it was good it was good to see lauren not only celebrating i'm so fucking sick of this like tired narrative that she's sort of like this ungiving performer i think she's someone that's gone through absolute helen bag not to mention bankruptcy which i understand and has still that has not changed what she gave us and continues to give us i think she is one of the most beautiful brilliant performers we've ever had. And to see her celebrating, her enjoying it, she was up on her feet. Like, oh, yeah, sing my tunes to me.

That was a really beautiful thing. I'd love to actually watch the whole thing. We were trying to find the whole thing me and Seb the other day. But if you can see the Lauren Hill BET special, I'll be looking for it on YouTube, and I suggest you do the same. Of course, after you watch our Miss Me episodes on YouTube, there you go. Wow. A little bit of self-promotion.

Oh my God, guys. Clip that up. There you go. encourage people to watch our videos on YouTube. Check us out on YouTube. So this is actually, this episode is so short, it can actually be quite good for our algorithm on YouTube. I want to say, thank you, everyone, for listening.

The plan was to play music. It's not gone well. You can tell from McKitt's face, he's fucking fuming about it. We'll put out, we'll make a summer playlist or something. Yeah, that's actually a really good idea. That's actually a really good idea. I'll miss me live playlist went off. Let's do that, Jordan, with all these songs that we've all discussed.

The theme for next week's listen, bitch, We're just going to keep it a bit more simple. Keep it clean, keep it calm, keep it under control. The theme for next week is foreplay. Is it actually? Yeah, let's talk about it. We did. I was still wanting to go through all the senses.

Oh, maybe we should do cunnlingus. Should we do cunnelingus instead of foreplay? Oh no, that's our point. Not all for play is oral sex. So we can do foreplay and then we can still do cunolingus. So everything's good. Happy summer to everyone. Okay, listen.

And also, guys, pay Sean's live. Get on the fucking page. Oh my God, yes, live. Simon Amstall, you're not. Do it because that helps us and it helps you. So, you know, enjoy life. Okay, bye, Keith, I love you.

Love you too. Bye! Thanks for listening to Miss Me. This is a Persefonica show.