#535 - The Ting Tings on Why They Never Felt the Success of “That’s Not My Name” + How an iPod Commercial Changed Their Life + The Importance of Failure + Bobby Responds to YouTube Comments and Critiques

05 Sep 2025 • 46 min • EN
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On this episode of the BobbyCast, Bobby talks with English pop duo The Ting Tings. You may remember their big hits "That's Not My Name" and "Shut Up and Let Me Go" from 2008. The duo talked about these songs and how they were discovered in the US when they played at SXSW in front of a small crowd, but in that crowd was Steve Jobs and he picked their song "Shut Up and Let Me Go" to play on the Apple iPod commercial. They also talked about the importance of failure in their career and how they learned from it. In the second half of this episode, Bobby reads and responds to YouTube comments and critiques left on his channels.  Follow on Instagram: @TheBobbyCast Follow on TikTok: @TheBobbyCast Watch this Episode on Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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