The 80s-est
The 80s-est
S1E22: Singers Region 8v9
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S1E22: Singers Region 8v9

Featuring Joe Wack & Keith Marsteller
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For Episode 22’s face-off, we’ve got a one-hit wonder versus an 80s hit machine. It’s Baltimora with 8-seeded “Tarzan Boy” versus The Pointer Sisters with number 9 seed, “Automatic.” Will the Sisters automatically win? Not if the Lord of the Jungle has anything to say. Which he probably doesn’t, as he was famously portrayed as being limited in the speechifying department.

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Please also, as promised, enjoy this link to Joe’s article on “Tarzan Boy”:

Velveeta Jukebox: "Tarzan Boy" on Hairshirt

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The 80s-est
The 80s-est
Two lifelong Gen-X friends from a tiny Ohio community set out on a quest to find the totally 80s-est song ever recorded! Joe Wack and Keith Marsteller discuss 80s music, pop culture, celebrities, movies, music videos, and products through the lens of their rural upbringing. After arranging the songs into a bracket of 64, they then rely on audience votes to advance songs through the tournament, all in the service of finding "The 80s-est" song in all the land!
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