This episode of Runka Punka Go Go we discuss Drake and his position(s) on the charts, with a focus on his tune, “Burning Bridges.” The way he came in with a blast on May 15 with the release of three albums all at once, and then fell down the charts in three weeks, makes us wonder; how real is his popularity? Then we burn that bridge and head over to movie soundtracks, past and present, with a weird tune from The Mike Curb Congregation, also called “Burning Bridges.” From there we move “forward” to the mid-80s with films like Dirty Dancing and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Then we make great strides forward!… to the present, and discuss the just-released film Disclosure Day with a soundtrack by the estimable John Williams. The music for this movie doesn’t reach the “John Williams” standard set by his universally acclaimed Star Wars theme, but hey, he’s 94-years-old. Note: Similar to video games, the cinema is a place–there are fewer and fewer of these–where audiences are engaged with music outside the personalized algorithms that otherwise confine our experience and taste. It’s a subject we intend to revisit.

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RPGG Ep. 12 – Gaslit Bridges Burning

Kevin Michael Grace on Rumble: TheKMGShow

Drake on YouTube, posted May 15, 2026: Burning Bridges

Genius.com: Drake – Burning Bridges Lyrics

AP, Jun 30, 2025: Slander or ‘trash-talking’? Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud has a day in court

Genius.com: Mike Curb Congregation – Burning Bridges Lyrics

Mike Curb Congregation on YouTube, posted on Sep 16, 2020: Burning Bridges (Live)

Wikipedia: Mike Curb

Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes on YouTube, posted Dec 13, 2022: The Time of My Life (footage from Dirty Dancing)

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off on YouTube, posted Jun 9, 2025: Mr. Rooney VS. Jeanie Scene

On YouTube, Jan 1, 2022: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Mr Rooney Ending Scene, Oh Yeah – Yello

YouTube: Disclosure Day Soundtrack playlist

Jonathan Pageau on YouTube, posted Jun 11, 2026: Disclosure Day: The Last Boomer Propaganda Movie

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Daniel O’Connor on YouTube, posted Jun 12, 2026: “Disclosure Day” & Spielberg’s 50-Year-Grooming Exposed

The Soronprfbs (feat. Michael Fassbender) on YouTube, posted Aug 19, 2025: I Love You All (Radio Mix) from the movie Frank