What's the proper form to use when you report your bank robbery loot? How many years will the Dead Kennedys spend in the federal pen? and what's the best way to stick it to your record company? Find out in this episode as we make a federal case about it.   Grenade-Bruno Mars-Buy it! Stealing People's Mail-Dead Kennedys-Buy it! Johnny Cash - Chicken in Black - Buy it!   About IRS Pub #17

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Case File #14: Federal Offenses

Is there a Bermuda Triangle in the Great Lakes? How does one 'shove' a 'job', anyway? Which wine pairs best with longpig? Your lyrical litigators review workplace safety standards and best practices. Show notes/Songs reviewed: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald-Gordon Lightfoot-Buy It Take this Job and Shove It-Johnny Paycheck-Buy It Timothy-The Buoys-Buy It Additional reading: Edmund Fitzgerald wiki page Regina Vs Dudley & Stephens wikipedia page

Case File 13: Occupational Hazards

Human Trafficking! Shoe-hustling con artists! Unreliable eyewitness testimony and Elder neglect! We interrogate these holiday classics in our last episode of 2017. Smell you later.  Show notes/Songs reviewed: 12 Days of Christmas (Traditional)-Roger McGuinn- Creative Commons Christmas Shoes - NewSong - Buy it I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd - Buy it Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy - Buy it

Case File #12: Christmas Chriminals

We scratch the surface of 1960's SoCal surf rock and discover the hellscape hidden within. Lawless gangs of youths terrorizing the streets in their hot-rods with reckless abandon! In this episode, we travel back to a more innocent, and yet more guilty time. Show notes/Songs discussed: Jan & Dean - Surf City - Buy it! Jan & Dean - Dead Man's Curve - Buy it! Jan & Dean - Little Old Lady from Pasadena - Buy it!   Cheapskate's pick for best surf rock song:  Lenny and the Squigtones: King of the Cars (YouTube)

Case File 11: Jan & Dean's Dystopian Wasteland

Community Scandals! Public Intoxication! Adultery! Contract Killing! Sunlight is the best disinfectant, so we shine a light on these depraved song criminals. Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley PTA - Buy It! Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Buy It! AC/DC - Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap) - Buy It! Cheapskate's Book Recommendation: A Burglar's Guide to the City

Case File 10: Reprehensible Behavior

What sort of insurance should you carry for operating an S&M Dungeon in your castle? How do you childproof a home where dark rituals are regularly held? Which bar has the best Pina Colada in London OH? All this and more will be examined as we catch some song criminals DEAD TO FRIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1   Songs Reviewed: Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon - Buy it! Superstition - Stevie Wonder - Buy it! Monster Mash - Bobby Pickett - Buy it!

Case File 09: HALLOWEEEEEEEEEEN

Where's the best place to ride atop a driverless car? Is Freddy Mercury a charismatic murder cult leader? How much Hennessy can one purchase for $1000? These answers and more await in this biscuit-grabbing episode! Songs reviewed/Show Notes: J-Diggs - Ghost Ride It (feat. Mistah Fab & Dem Hoodstarz) - Buy it! Queen - Tie Your Mother Down - Buy It! Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance - Buy It!   California Penal Code protected occupations (read the code here): peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, mobile intensive care paramedic, lifeguard, process server, traffic officer, code enforcement officer, animal control officer, or search and rescue member engaged in the performance of his or her duties, or a physician or nurse engaged in rendering emergency medical care outside a hospital, clinic, or other health care facility, and the person committing the offense knows or reasonably should know that the victim is a peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, mobile intensive care paramedic, lifeguard, process server, traffic officer, code enforcement officer, animal control officer, or search and rescue member engaged in the performance of his or her duties, or a physician or nurse engaged in rendering emergency medical care

Case File 08: Reckless Behavior

Can 13 year olds operate a casino? Is Pat Benatar an immortal vigilante? Can you cash a check made out to 'The Space Cowboy'? We investigate these matters in this revealing episode.   Show notes/Songs featured: Steve Miller Band-The Joker-Buy it! Pat Benatar-Hit Me With Your Best Shot-Buy it! Bob Seger-Ramblin' Gamblin' Man-Buy it!  

Case File #07-Joking, Smoking, Midnight Toking

Do railroad engineers undergo mandatory drug testing? Does Little Steven Van Zandt wingman Bruce Springsteen at the local watering hole? And just how much trouble can you get into because you got high? Turns out, a lot. This and more as we continue our quest for justice in this week's episode. Songs Featured/Show notes: Grateful Dead - Casey Jones - Buy It! Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days - Buy It! Afroman- Because I got High -Buy It!

Case File #06: Under the Influence

Does being attacked by a teacher result in you getting an automatic 'A'? Where's the best place to practice your 'night moves'? And if you're in school, where's the best place to get your nicotine fix? All will be revealed in this episode.   Songs Featured/Show notes: Brownsville Station - Smokin in the Boys Room - Buy It! Bob Seger - Night Moves - Buy It! Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me with Science - Buy It!

Case File 05: More Misdemeanors

Were the founding fathers the original party right fighters? What beer pairs best with scotch and bourbon? Which day of the year is it ok to turn up the radio? Questions are answered in this episode. Songs featured/Show notes: Beastie Boys - Fight for your Right (to Party) - Buy it! Autograph - Turn Up The Radio - Buy it! George Thorogood & The Destroyers- One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - Buy it!

Case File 04: Housing Law

Does the Fresh Prince suffer from face blindness? How many hotel hospitality points has Ann Wilson from Heart racked up? and can Johnny Cash file for a name change in Tennessee? We plumb the depths in search of the truth in this episode. Songs featured/show notes:  Johnny Cash-A Boy Named Sue - Buy it! Heart- All I Wanna Do (Is Make Love To You) - Buy it! DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand - Buy it!  

Case File 03: Family Law

Can Johnny Cash get license plates for his stolen car? Has Sammy Hagar kept up with his scheduled oil changes? Are the Beach Boys witness to grand theft auto? All will be answered in this episode. Send song suggestions and hate mail to songcrimes@gmail.com Show notes/songs featured: Beach Boys-Fun Fun Fun Buy it! Sammy Hagar-I Can't Drive 55 Buy it! Johnny Cash-One Piece at a Time Buy it! Michigan Sec. of State website on how to license your assembled vehicle

Case File 02: Traffic Court

Is Carrie Underwood your common-law wife? IS SAYING you're breaking the law the same as actually breaking the law? And just how 'bad' is Bad Bad Leroy Brown? All will be revealed in this landmark debut episode. Send song suggestions and hate mail to songcrimes@gmail.com Show notes/songs featured:  Jim Croce- Bad Bad Leroy Brown Buy it! Judas Priest-Breaking the Law Buy it! Carrie Underwood-Before He Cheats Buy it!

Case File 01: Misdemeanors

Combining their shared love of pop music and pedantry, hosts Jimmyfranks and Cheapskate explore the statements and confessions made by songwriters in popular music, and pass judgment on those who choose to operate outside of the law. Send song suggestions and hate mail to songcrimes@gmail.com New episodes every Monday-ish ------------ Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use

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