Paging Rick Dees: The Number One Songs of Our Youth
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Paging Rick Dees: The Number One Songs of Our Youth
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This week the guys travel back to March 1984 and ride the highs of Diamond Dave's final record with Van Halen.Jared teaches us how to correctly prepare for a tornado, Curt gives us the rundown of Duke's starting five in the mid-1980s, and Rietv
Its our favorite time of year and we all have our favorite holiday songs...Of course there are a few we absolutely hate too . We breakdown what Rolling Stone claims to be the 10 best Christmas songs according to t
Did you know "Red Red Wine" was a Neil Diamond song? Welp, neither did UB40 when they recorded it in 1983. Come find out what UB40 stands for and how their lead singer bought the band's first set of instruments.Jared gives you some tidbits on h
Did you know "Red Red Wine" was a Neil Diamond song? Welp, neither did UB40 when they recorded it in 1983. Come find out what UB40 stands for and how their lead singer bought the band's first set of instruments.Jared gives you some tidbits on h
This week the fellas head to the early 90s to take a deep dive into the record-breaking mega hit, "Everything I Do" by Bryan Adams. This songs absolutely destroys faces across the globe and stays #1 in the UK for 18 weeks! 18 WEEKS!The guys hit
This week the guys travel to August 7, 1986 to tackle Peter Cetera's power ballad for Karate Kid II, "Glory of Love." We will learn about why Cetera looks like a ventriloquist when he sings, his love for pleated high waisted pants, and what son
This week the idiots head back to July 31, 1981 to breakdown Rick Springfield's cult classic "Jesse's Girl."We learn about Curt's Scarlet Fever diagnosis and Jared shows off his "Hackman" skills. Did you know Springfield was Australian? Me neit
This week the guys tackle a monster hit, that people simply refuse to understand what it means. The show breaks down the crazy successful career of the shortlived run of The Police and the money making power of "Every Breath You Take."This bas
This week the gents discuss the lyrical genius of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back." With lyrics involving sports (Flo-Jo), pop culture icons (Fonda), #1 selling cars (Honda), and a cooking lesson (red beans & rice), how could this song not be ic
This week the guys tackle a tribute song to late Eazy E. One of the most recognizable groups in recent memory, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony score a monster hit with "Tha Crossroads" back in June 1996 while utilizing cutting edge CGI for their dark but
The midway point of 1982 was very similar in the United States as it is today. Inflation was through the roof, interest rates were creeping to frustrating highs, and recession was staring down the American economy. In short, the USA was a littl
This week, Curtis proves his adoration and expertise in Men's Gymnastic, Jared finally gets a top 10 countdown correct, and Rietveld revisits his frosted tipped hair inspired by all the dudes from the late 90s. The guys breakdown the collosal h
The teen idols of Hanson are our subject for this week's deep dive. The bubblegum pop smash "MmmBop" has a deeper background than you may think. We hit on how the Hanson bros are connected to the Beastie Boys and our boy Adam Schlesinger, while
This week we take a deep dive into one of the most talented artists of the 1980s, George Micheal and his band Wham! Wham! gets sued, George Michael gets censored, and Andrew Ridgely teached us the beauty of the backflip as we take a trip down m
This week we explore Rick Dees becoming the US Ambassador to China while compact discs are the new hot thing in the USA. Jared gives us his best Hackman impersonation, while Curt tells about the his Senior Prom Songs that include hits from Rich
What do you get when 46 Grammy award winning artists, hall of famers, musicians, mountains of cocaine, and Dan Aykroyd together? A mammoth 7-plus minute song that will raise $75 million for Ethiopia or as the Americans say - Africa. We break d
Do you love bro-tanks and bird tattoos? Maybe you enjoy debates on the worst songs of the 1990s? Perhaps you dig movies with nudity like Jared, while also wondering if there is a QB curse at the University of Kentucky...then this is your episod
What husky boy legendary singer inspired this Bangles hit of 1989? Do you know the history of the Adult Contemporary Chart? Did Jared lie about "not" going to a wet t-shirt contest? Susanna Hoff or Belinda Carlisle? These are are some of the q
House divided! One calls this one of the most important songs in American history, while one of us says this song stinks! Come find out about the history of the movie "Porky's" to the first NCAA Women's Basketball Championship to how Joan Jett
The Pledge of Allegiance - CheckCurt breaking down acting classes at a tech school - CheckJared talking about all the "new dinosaurs" in Jurassic Park - CheckA doozy of an episode with a hypnotic Swedish jam that you will hum the rest of the we
This week we tell you about Rick Dees' out-of-the-blue spoof platinum hit "Disco Duck." Jared tells us lies about the top 40 hits of 1986 and his Haley's Comet sighting, while Curt connects Mr. Mister's "Kyrie" to the NBA's most infamous anti-v
Before he was a character on "Sex in the City" this artist was writing number 1 hits during the end of the hair band era. Who do you ask? You will have to take a listen to this week's episode as we breakdown this #1 hit song and go down memory
We breakdown one of the most iconic video/song combination in music video history. Do you know where Tom & Jerry, yeah that Tom & Jerry started? What about who choreographed the Duran Duran's "Notorious" video or designed the crazy, amazing "C
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