What makes an 80s song? Is it over-production and copious amounts of synth? Is it a 49-piece band and a sound that propelled Latin music to new pop heights? The answer is up to the listener. But to help you consider that, we have 6-seed What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy) from Information Society and 11-seed Conga! from the venerable Miami Sound Machine. [WARNING: This episode contains badly-spoken Spanish.]
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S2E16: Bands6v11(Miami Sound/Society)
Featuring Joe Wack & Keith Marsteller
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!
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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