Episodes

  • #52: The MTV Story

    #52: The MTV Story
    Sep 7 2020
    Yappin' about all the songs that peaked in popularity on the American pop music charts in "This Week In The 80s" - Labor Day Weekend! "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles was the 1st video played on MTV, but... what was the 2nd??? Remembrances of when I toured my first radio station.. at age 6! My Dad's $h!tbox truck. The ZZ Top stiff that gets played more nowadays than ANY of their actual hits. Lame white yuppie soul! The song that ended Whitney Houston's incredible streak of seven consecutive #1 hits. The weakest of all the Hall & Oates hits. The real reason Keith Sweat sounded so WHINY. The 1st rap "feature" to hit the pop top 10. The project that c-blocked a Beastie Boys masterpiece. PLUS- I will finally tell my own "MTV Story" - the one I've been referring to since the series started... 12 months ago! Warning: It not for the faint of heart! By the end of this episode, I'll have talked about EVERY song to hit the American pop music charts in the 1980s. All 4,166 songs!!!! The 1st time this has even been done in podcast form. There's more to come... After I take a nap! Meantime... Go re-live the magic and re-listen to Episodes #1-#51. I dare ya! Thank you all for listening. This has been fun! #TWIT80s.

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    2 hrs and 54 mins
  • #51: You're just too darn loud

    #51: You're just too darn loud
    Aug 31 2020
    All the songs that peaked in popularity "This Week In The 80s"- the 4th week of August. The biggest 80s version of a song that was a hit in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. The Go-Go's get drunk and go water skiing. Let's rank the Beatles! Stevie Nicks gets... married??? Lionel Richie goes country. The worst Elvis Costello album ever? A song so good Prince wrote a letter to the artist to say how impressed he was. Lame soccer mom VH-1 music takes over 1988. And the #1 song from the greatest movie EVER MADE!!!! It's our 2nd to last episode. When it's all over, we'll have talked about EVERY song to ever hit the American pop music charts in the 1980s. Thanks for listening! #TWIT80s

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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • #50: Gunter Glieben Glauten Globen

    #50: Gunter Glieben Glauten Globen
    Aug 24 2020
    "This Week In The 80's", Episode #50. All NINETY FIVE songs that peaked in popularity the 3rd week of August, "This Week In The 80s". The "Genesis" of "In The Air Tonight". The Greatest American TV Theme Song Of The 1980s. My Grandparents get cruise control (and an FM radio!). The greatest Hall & Oates stiff of the 1980s! Van Halen gets their final top 40 hit with Dave Lee Roth. Andrew Ridgeley gets his final top 40 w/ George Michael. An overheard conversation inspires a #1 Madonna hit. The most forgettable song that Journey ever put into the top 20. John Spinks of The Outfield: Unsung Hero Of Mainstream Power Pop Songwriting! Richard Marx: Barry Manilow with a mullet. PLUS - And what DOES "Gunter Glieber Glauten Globen" mean anyway??? Only TWO more episodes to go... and we'll have talked about EVERY song to ever hit the American pop music charts in the 1980s- Over 2,000 songs! Thanks for listening. Tell a friend and spread the word! #TWIT80s

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    3 hrs and 11 mins
  • #49: Chartbusters!!!!

    #49: Chartbusters!!!!
    Aug 17 2020
    It's "This Week In The 80s", Episode #49- all the songs that peaked in popularity - the 2nd week of August! Is "Star Wars" the most overrated movie franchise of all-time. Yes. Yes it is! Why were Duran Duran jealous of....Kajagoogoo? The 2 biggest hits from both "Ghostbusters" movies. Elton John hawks designer jeans. My first rap record. Was Freddie Jackson... a racist??? Belinda Carlisle just says "YES". Why did Rod Stewart hate one of his biggest 80s hits? U2's love/hate relationship with America. George Michael gets BANNED from radio! Two early 60s dance hits get another shot in 1988. PLUS - was THIS the strangest song to hit #1, perhaps... EVER??? All that and more. Over 2 hours of incessant babbling about 80 pop music. The series is almost done. Share, subscribe and tell a friend. I'm getting my ass kicked in the podcast wars! Thanks for listening! #TWIT80s

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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • #48: Paging Dr. Noah Drake

    #48: Paging Dr. Noah Drake
    Aug 10 2020
    It's August...and we're talking about all the songs that peaked in popularity on the American pop music charts, "This Week In The 80s". Including two of John Lennon's favorite radio hits from the summer of 1980. Things start to happen for Rick Springfield. John Cougar goes with his gut. We'll take a quick diversion from the music and run down the top 5 movies of 1983. Mick Jagger's Michael Jackson obsession. Which was better "Breakin'" or "Beat Street?" The Duran Duran solo hit that rips off... the Bellamy Brothers??? A #1 song so lame even Glenn Frey (RIP) turned it down. Added bonus: My critically acclaimed Jeff Goldbum impression. It's uncanny! Only 4 more episodes left??? Is that right??? Whoa! Thanks for listening! #TWIT80s.

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    2 hrs and 24 mins
  • #47: The 16 year old prostitute who OD'd and got Don Henley arrested

    #47: The 16 year old prostitute who OD'd and got Don Henley arrested
    Jul 27 2020
    2 hours of non-stop chatter about all the songs that peaked in popularity on the American pop music charts the final week of July... "This Week In The 80s". We'll connect the dots from Michael Jackson to neil of "The Young Ones". The #1 American classic that almost got c-blocked thanks to Sylvester Stallone. The insane behind-the-scenes drama on the set of a Fleetwood Mac video. A Prince stiff gets re-released...and rightfully becomes a hit. Rod Stewart plays... Sun City?!? Not one, but two big landmarks for Whitney Houston. We'll check our mandatory Hall & Oates box with an obscure album track that becomes a big #1 hit remake. All of the artists that turned DOWN "Danger Zone" before Kenny Loggins. Barry Manilow goes clubbin' in the 80s. The song that kept "Pour Some Sugar On Me" from hitting #1. And... Oh yeah... and that time Don Henley got arrested all because of a 16 year old prostitute that OD'd at his house. All that and yes... MORE! Another fun-filled, trivia packed edition of "This Week In The 80s". Thank you for listening! #TWIT80s.
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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • #46: And you thought Stevie B. was a sh*tty singer!

    #46: And you thought Stevie B. was a sh*tty singer!
    Jul 20 2020
    "This Week In The 80s"- Episode #46. All the songs that peaked during the 3rd week of July. Do you remember "Who Shot Jr?" Cuz I sure don't! The singer who claims she was blacklisted... because of Bill Cosby! The top 20 Journey hit you won't get on their "Greatest" compilation. This pop-metal classic is as good as anything Def Leppard did! The WEIRDEST (musical) thing Michael Jackson ever did. PLUS- the 1984 top 10 hit that many radio played UNCENSORED! Ah, the good ol' days. Lots of Dorky Dad Rock (and some Dorky Dad Funk too!). PLUS - "Tainted Love" strikes America! "Wikki Wikki Wikki". It's "This Week In The 80's". Fillin' your rim to the brim with more 80s music trivia per episode than any other podcast in the history of podcasts EVER!*

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    *We don't really know if that's true.
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    2 hrs and 25 mins
  • #45: The Electro Soul Circle Jerk

    #45: The Electro Soul Circle Jerk
    Jul 13 2020
    It's "This Week In The 80s", Episode #45. Is this 1981 stiff the rarest 45 to hit the charts in ANY decade? We'll discuss the most played song in the history of radio! Elton John gets sloppy with Duran Duran. Duran Duran gets sloppy with a soundtrack. Cyndi Lauper gets pissy. Bob Seger beats a dead horse. Peter Gabriel comes back for seconds. And... We will celebrate the Summer of... Kenny G! PLUS - some truly great songs from Stevie Wonder, Berlin, Simply Red and the Bangles. All that and a good ol' fashioned R&B electro soul circle jerk!"Why you looka-so sad???" It's "This Week In The 80s". Thanks for listening! #TWIT80s

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    2 hrs and 24 mins