Welcome to the Boomtown: Recent Episodes

Welcome to the Boomtown

Benny Banzai and Dr. Dave bring you the best from the greatest decade ever for music. From A Flock of Seagulls to ZZ Top, we'll feature our favorite tracks, the Top 40 hits, and the deep cuts. Take a trip back to a time when skinny ties and leg warmers were the height of fashion, when MTV still played videos, and music meant something. It's all about the music.

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Welcome back to the 80s! Do you remember riding around with friends at night or driving down a deserted highway or back road with the windows down, listening to your favorite music? So do we. Episode 24 features some of our go to songs for driving at night. Hopefully, this brings back some memories and you'll be inspired to go for a drive later, listening to this episode. 

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to Team Boomtown: Alan (artwork), DJ Phil B (technical advice) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new episodes are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Mastodon, Hive, Tribel, Threads and YouTube.

Songs chosen by Benny Banzai and Dr. Dave. Track listing coming soon.

Listen, enjoy, follow, share, and thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD  

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Welcome back to the 80s! This introduction to Episode 23 will be short to provide a dramatic contrast to those 80s artists who clearly needed an editor when naming their songs.  

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to Team Boomtown: Alan (artwork), DJ Phil B (technical advice) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new episodes are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Mastodon, Hive, Tribel, and YouTube.

Songs chosen by both of us. Track listing coming soon.  

Listen, enjoy, follow, share, and thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD 

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Welcome back to the 80s! Benny Banzai here. In my opinion, the best time for college radio was in the 80s. From January 1984 to May 1988, I was on air at KWSC-FM at Wayne State College in Wayne, NE. We were Pixies, The Ramones, The Replacements, The Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, R.E.M. and so many great bands that weren't getting much play on commercial radio stations. This episode features these bands and more.

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to Team Boomtown: Alan (artwork), DJ Phil B (technical advice) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and now YouTube.

Songs chosen by both of us.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. Killing Joke – Eighties (Night Time 1984)

  2. BoDeans - Say About Love (Outside Looking In 1987)

  3. Flesh for Lulu - I Go Crazy (Long Live the New Flesh 1987)

  4. Husker Du - Sorry Somehow (Candy Apple Grey 1986)

  5. Echo and the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon (Ocean Rain 1984)

  6. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Happy When It Rains (Darklands 1987)

  7. REM - Can't Get Here There From Here (Fables of the Reconstruction 1985)

  8. Hoodoo Gurus - Come Anytime (Magnum Cum Louder 1989)

  9. The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait (Pleased to Meet Me 1987)

  10. Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians - Balloon Man (Globe of Frogs 1988)

  11. The Smithereens - Only a Memory (Green Thoughts 1988)

  12. Pixies - Wave of Mutilation (Doolittle 1989)

  13. Love and Rockets - So Alive (Love and Rockets 1989)

  14. Dead Milkmen - Bitchin' Camaro (Big Lizard in My Backyard 1985)

  15. Ramones - Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (End of the Century 1980)

  16. Happy Mondays - Wrote for Luck (Bummed 1988)

  17. The Stone Roses - Made of Stone (The Stone Roses 1989)

  18. The Sugarcubes – Motorcrash (Life’s Too Good 1988)

  19. Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun(Violent Femmes 1983)

  20. Siouxie and the Banshees - Cities in Dust (Tinderbox 1986, single release 1985)

  21. The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again (The Queen is Dead 1986)

  22. 10,000 Maniacs - Don't Talk (In My Tribe 1987)

  23. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (non-album single 1980)

Listen, enjoy, share, follow, and thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD

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Welcome back to the 80s! If you grew up in the 70s and 80s, you remember the School House Rock educational shorts that aired during ABC’s Saturday morning cartoons. Here’s some lyrics to the Multiplication Rock episode “Elementary, My Dear” that reveals the theme of Episode 17:  

Two times one is two, of course
And it must occur to you
You get an even number
Every time you multiply by two 

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to Team Boomtown: Alan (artwork), DJ Phil B (technical advice) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by both of us. Track listing coming soon.

Listen, enjoy, share, follow, and thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD 

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Welcome back to the 80s! You can’t talk about the 80s without discussing the Cold War between the US and Soviet Union. There was real fear that tensions between these two superpowers would lead to nuclear war. Episode 16 “Cold War Kids” features such artists as U2, Sting, Prince, and Men at Work who wrote songs that reflected these anxieties.

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to Team Boomtown: Alan (artwork), DJ Phil B (technical advice) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by Dr. Dave and Benny Banzai. Track listing coming soon.

Listen, enjoy, share, follow. And thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD

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Welcome back to the 80s! Mixtape (noun): a compilation of songs from different artists recorded onto a cassette tape or a CD by an individual. Episode 15 features some of Benny Banzai's favorite 80s songs of all time. These are the songs he can listen to over and over again and still be excited like he was hearing them for the first time. Featuring songs from Simple Minds, Slade, Kenny Loggins, Todd Rundgren, Bob Seger and more.

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to Team Boomtown: Alan (artwork), DJ Phil B (technical advice) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by Benny Banzai.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. Slade - Little Sheila (Rogues Gallery 1985)

  2. Billy Joel - Pressure (The Nylon Curtain 1982)

  3. Simple Minds - Love Song (Sons and Fascination 1981)

  4. Bryan Adams - This Time (Cuts Like a Knife 1983)

  5. 38 Special - Hold on Loosely (Wild-Eyed Southern Boys 1981)

  6. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again (Touch 1983, single release 1984)

  7. The Human League - Mirror Man (Extended Mix) (Fascination! 1982)

  8. Genesis - Misunderstanding (Duke 1980)

  9. David + David - Swallowed by the Cracks (Boomtown 1986)

  10. Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open the Door (Empty Glass 1980)

  11. John Lennon - Watching the Wheels (Double Fantasy 1980, single release 1981)

  12. Todd Rundgren - Something to Fall Back On (A Capella 1985)

  13. Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane (Go Insane 1984)

  14. Level 42 - Something About You (World Machine 1985)

  15. Talking Heads - And She Was (Little Creatures 1985)

  16. The Outfield - Voices of Babylon (Voices of Babylon 1989)

  17. Rick Astley - It Would Take a Strong Strong Man (Whenever You Need Somebody 1987, single release 1988)

  18. Kenny Loggins - Nobody's Fool (Theme from Caddyshack II) (Caddyshack II soundtrack 1988)

  19. Asia - Don't Cry (Alpha 1983)

  20. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Understanding (Teachers soundtrack 1984)

Listen, enjoy, share, follow. And thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD

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Welcome back to the 80s! In honor of Valentine’s Day this month I’ve selected some of my favorite Love Songs of the decade. Be sure to have some tissues handy. This episode is sure to bring a tear to your eye.

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to Team Boomtown: Alan (artwork), DJ Phil B (technical advice) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by Dr. Dave.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. Wham! - Careless Whisper (Make It Big 1984)

  2. The Honeydrippers - Sea of Love (The Honeydrippers: Volume I 1984)

  3. The Bangles – Eternal Flame (Everything 1988, single release 1989)

  4. Prince and the Revolution - The Beautiful Ones (Purple Rain soundrack 1984)

  5. Survivor - The Search is Over (Vital Signs 1984, single release 1985)

  6. Toto - I Won’t Hold You Back (IV 1982, single release 1983)

  7. Neil Diamond - Hello Again (The Jazz Singer soundtrack 1980, single release 1981)

  8. Boz Scaggs - Look What You’ve Done to Me (Urban Cowboy soundtrack 1980)

  9. Cheap Trick - Tonight It’s You (Standing on the Edge 1985)

  10. Boston - Can’tcha Say/Still in Love (Third Stage 1986, single release 1987)

  11. Journey - Why Can’t This Night Go on Forever (Raised on Radio 1986, single release 1987)

  12. Billy Vera and the Beaters - At This Moment (Billy Vera and the Beaters 1981)

  13. Roy Orbison and k.d. lang – Crying (Hiding Out soundtrack 1987)

  14. Gloria Estefan - Don’t Wanna Lose You (Cuts Both Ways 1989)

  15. Tommy Shaw - Lonely School (Girls with Guns 1984)

  16. Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives (White Nights soundtrack 1985)

  17. Giant - I’ll See You in My Dreams (Last of the Runaways 1989, single release 1990)

  18. Cutting Crew - I’ve Been in Love Before (Broadcast 1986, single release 1987)

  19. Breathe - Hands to Heaven (All That Jazz 1987, single release 1988)

  20. U2 - All I Want Is You (Rattle and Hum 1988, single release 1989)

Listen, enjoy, share, follow. And thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD

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G'Day and welcome back to the 80s! This special Boomtown episode celebrates our listeners in Australia who have been with us from the very beginning. You've heard of Aussie artists like AC/DC, INXS, and Rick Springfield, but there are many other musicians Down Under you may not be familiar with who made some fantastic 80s music.

A shout out to all our listeners, both old and new. As always, thanks to Team Boomtown: Alan (artwork), DJ Phil B (technical advice) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by both of us.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. Men at Work - Down Under (Business as Usual 1982, single release 1981)
  2. INXS - Original Sin (The Swing 1984, single release 1983)
  3. Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion (Kylie 1988)
  4. Icehouse - Electric Blue (Man of Colours 1987)
  5. Real Life - Send Me an Angel (Heartland 1983)
  6. Olivia Newton-John - Magic (Xanadu soundtrack 1980)
  7. Crowded House - Don't Dream it's Over (Crowded House 1986)
  8. Little River Band - Take It Easy on Me (Time Exposure 1981, single release 1982)
  9. Air Supply - Even the Nights are Better (Now and Forever 1982)
  10. The Choirboys - Run to Paradise (Big Bad Noise 1988, single release 1987)
  11. Big Pig - Breakaway (Bonk 1988)
  12. Rick Springfield - Love is Alright Tonight (Working Class Dog 1981)
  13. The Church - Under the Milky Way (Starfish 1988)
  14. AC/DC - Who Made Who (Who Made Who (Maximum Overdrive soundtrack) 1986)
  15. Cold Chisel - You Got Nothing I Want (Circus Animals 1982, single release 1981)
  16. Pseudo Echo - Funkytown (Dance Mix) (Love an Adventure 1985, single release 1986)
  17. Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls - Dumb Things (Under the Sun 1987, single release 1988)
  18. Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart (Diesel and Dust 1987, single release 1988)
  19. John Farnham - You're the Voice (Whispering Jack 1986)
  20. Bruce Rowland - End Titles (The Man From Snowy River soundtrack 1982)

So put another shrimp on the barbie, spread some Vegemite on a cracker, pour yourself a pint of Victoria Bitter and enjoy. And thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD

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Welcome back to the 80s. We love our listeners! When we started this podcast two years ago, we didn’t know what to expect. We were just hoping there were at least a few 80s music fans who would find our page and give us a chance. Since then we’ve discovered there are Welcome to the Boomtown fans in all 50 states (and Washington DC) and at least 52 countries. So, in appreciation of our listeners around the world we’ve turned this episode over to you. Thanks to everyone who sent us a request. We couldn’t include them all in this episode, so look for Part II in the future.

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to Team Boomtown: Alan (artwork), DJ Phil B (technical advice) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by our listeners.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love) (Break Out 1983, single release 1984)

  2. Culture Club - Church of the Poison Mind (Colour by Numbers 1983)

  3. The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat (Beauty and the Beat 1981)

  4. Scandal - Goodbye to You (Scandal 1982)

  5. Divine - Native Love (Step by Step) (Dance Mix) (My First Album 1982)

  6. Gloria Estefan - Get on Your Feet (Cuts Both Ways 1989)

  7. The Icicle Works - Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) (The Icicle Works 1984)

  8. Cyndi Lauper - She Bop (She's So Unusual 1983, single release 1984)

  9. Oran "Juice" Jones - The Rain (Juice 1986)

  10. Squeeze - Tempted (East Side Story 1981)

  11. The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town (The Dream Academy 1985)

  12. Hall & Oates - One on One (H20 1982, single release 1983)

  13. The Pretenders - Middle of the Road (Learning to Crawl 1984, single release 1983)

  14. The Clash - Clampdown (London Calling 1979, single release 1980)

  15. Lone Justice - Ways to Be Wicked (Lone Justice 1985)

  16. Rush - The Spirit of Radio (Permanent Waves 1980)

  17. Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly (A Momentary Lapse of Reason 1987)

  18. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (I.R.S. version) (Murmur 1983)

  19. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground (Mother's Milk 1989)

Listen, enjoy, share, follow. And thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

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Welcome back to the 80s! According to British music producer, musician and songwriter Paul Epworth, “Pop music has greater power to change people and to affect people because it's a universal language. You don't have to understand music to understand the power of a pop song.” We couldn’t agree more. In Episode 11 we celebrate the power of 80s pop with Grammy winners, one hit wonders, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and, of course, the King of Pop.

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to the people who helped us put this together: Alan (for all our artwork), DJ Phil B (for the technical stuff) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by both of us.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling (Dancing on the Ceiling 1986)

  2. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me (Somebody's Watching Me 1984)

  3. WHAM! - Freedom (Make It Big 1984, single release 1985)

  4. ABC - Poison Arrow (The Lexicon of Love 1982, single release 1983)

  5. Melissa Manchester - You Should Hear How She Talks About You (Hey Ricky 1982)

  6. Hall & Oates - Did It in a Minute (Private Eyes 1981, single release 1982)

  7. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (Tiffany 1987)

  8. Hipsway - The Honeythief (Hipsway 1986)

  9. Huey Lewis & the News - I Want a New Drug (Sports 1983, single release 1984)

  10. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters soundtrack 1984)

  11. Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You (The Woman in Red soundtrack 1984)

  12. Paul Young - Come Back and Stay (No Parlez 1983)

  13. Phil Collins - Take Me Home (No Jacket Required 1985, single release 1986)

  14. The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene (Animal Magic 1986)

  15. Glass Tiger - Someday (Glass Tiger 1986)

  16. Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Mosaic 1986)

  17. Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love (Sowing the Seeds of Love 1989)

  18. Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall (Reel Life 1988)

  19. Michael Jackson w/ rap by Vincent Price - Thriller (Thriller 1982, single release 1984)

Listen, enjoy, share, follow. And thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD

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Welcome back to the 80s! Where were you at 12:01 am on August 1, 1981? If you weren’t living in New Jersey you missed seeing The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first music video to launch the new cable channel, MTV. Over the next several years MTV would come to influence not only music, but also fashion, television, film, and advertising around the world. In Episode 10 we celebrate the 40th anniversary of MTV, playing some of the biggest music video hits of the 80s, and share some of our favorite video memories.

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to the people who helped us put this together: Alan (for all our artwork), DJ Phil B (for the technical stuff) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by both of us.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (Age of Plastic 1979)

  2. a-ha - Take on Me (Hunting High and Low 1985)

  3. Big Country - In a Big Country (The Crossing 1983)

  4. Duran Duran - Rio (Night Version) (Rio 1982)

  5. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (So 1986)

  6. The Cars - You Might Think (Heartbeat City 1984)

  7. David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (Crazy from the Heat 1985)

  8. Yes - Leave It (90125 1983, single release 1984)

  9. Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield (Live from Earth 1983)

  10. Billy Joel - Allentown (The Nylon Curtain 1982)

  11. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (Speaking in Tongues 1983)

  12. Godley & Creme - Cry (The History Mix Volume 1 1985)

  13. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - The Waiting (Hard Promises 1981)

  14. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (Hysteria 1987, single release 1988)

  15. ZZ Top - Legs (Eliminator 1983, single release 1984)

  16. Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love (Riptide 1985, single release 1986)

  17. Madonna - Like a Prayer (Like a Prayer 1989)

  18. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Thriller 1982, single release 1983)

  19. Prince - Little Red Corvette (1999 1982, single release 1983)

  20. David Bowie - Modern Love (Let's Dance 1983)

Listen, enjoy, share, follow. And thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD

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Welcome back to the 80s! Merriam-Webster defines mega as: vast; of the highest level or rank, excellence or importance; greatly surpassing others of its kind. When applied to 80s music, the word mega defines a variety of singers and groups. Episode 9 features artists who dominated the decade such as Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, The Police, and, of course, Michael Jackson.

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to the people who helped us put this together: Alan (for all our artwork), DJ Phil B (for the technical stuff) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by Dr. Dave & Benny Banzai. Track listing posted soon.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name (The Joshua Tree 1987)
  2. Journey – Only the Young (Vision Quest soundtrack 1985)
  3. Madonna – Holiday (Madonna 1983)
  4. David Bowie – Blue Jean (Tonight 1984)
  5. Prince – I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (Sign o’ the Times 1987)
  6. George Michael – Faith (Faith 1987)
  7. Stevie Wonder – Part-Time Lover (In Square Circle 1985)
  8. Phil Collins – Don’t Lose My Number (No Jacket Required 1985)
  9. Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf (Night Version) (Rio 1982)
  10. Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams (Voices 1980, single release 1981)
  11. Lionel Richie – All Night Long (All Night) (Can’t Slow Down 1983)
  12. Van Halen – Panama (1984 1984)
  13. Def Leppard – Love Bites (Hysteria 1987, single release 1988)
  14. Motley Crue – Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) (Dr. Feelgood 1989, single release 1990)
  15. Bruce Springsteen – Fire (Live)(Live/1975-85 1986, single release 1987)
  16. Foreigner – Say You Will (Inside Information 1987)
  17. The Police – Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (Ghost in the Machine 1981)
  18. Michael Jackson – Bad (Bad 1987)
  19. Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)(Whitney 1987)
  20. Guns N’ Roses – Paradise City (Appetite for Destruction 1987, single release 1989)

Listen, enjoy, share, follow. And thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD

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Welcome back to the 80s! Stevie Nicks once said, “Don’t be a lady. Be a legend.” Certainly the 80s had their fair share both, with women topping the Pop, Rock, Country, R&B, and Dance charts. This episode features songs from not only Stevie, but Olivia, Dolly, Sheena, Pat, Janet, Whitney, The Divine Miss M, and many others.

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to the people who helped us put this together: Alan (for all our artwork), DJ Phil B (for the technical stuff) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by Benny Banzai & Dr. Dave.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. Laura Branigan - Gloria (Branigan 1982)
  2. Olivia Newton John - Twist of Fate (Two of a Kind soundtrack 1983)
  3. The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter (Less Than Zero soundtrack 1987)
  4. The Go-Go's - Turn to You (Talk Show 1984)
  5. Sheena Easton - Morning Train (9 to 5) (Take My Time 1981)
  6. Kim Wilde - Kids in America (Kim Wilde 1981)
  7. Christine McVie - Got a Hold on Me (Christine McVie 1984)
  8. Debbie Gibson - Lost in Your Eyes (Electric Youth 1989)
  9. Bette Midler - Beast of Burden (No Frills 1983, single release 1984)
  10. Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts (Juice 1981)
  11. Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real (Another Place and Time 1989)
  12. Paula Abdul - Knocked Out (Forever Your Girl 1988)
  13. Janet Jackson - Escapade (Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 1989, single release 1990)
  14. Shannon - Let the Music Play (12" version) (Let the Music Play 1984, single release 1983)
  15. Stevie Nicks - Talk to Me (Rock a Little 1985)
  16. Kim Carnes - Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes) (Barking at Airplanes 1985)
  17. Pat Benatar - Shadows of the Night (Get Nervous 1982)
  18. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know (You Broke My Heart in 17 Places 1983)
  19. Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 (9 to 5 and Odd Jobs 1980)
  20. Whitney Houston - So Emotional (Whitney 1987)
  21. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero (Footloose soundtrack 1984)

Listen, enjoy, share, follow. And thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD

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Welcome back to the 80s! In case you were curious, Dr. Dave isn’t just a catchy 80s radio DJ name, he actually IS a university professor. Anyway, years ago he hosted an 80s music internet radio show at his school titled the “Forgotten 80s.” He’s revived that theme for this episode, selecting some of his favorite 80s songs from not only one hit wonders, but also popular artists and icons of the decade that were only sort of popular, with kind of memorable videos (or not), that may have faded from your memory. Hopefully you’ll hear one that will make you sit up and say, “No way! I totally forgot about that song!”

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to the people who helped us put this together: Alan (for all our artwork), DJ Phil B (for the technical stuff) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by Dr. Dave.

  1. Roger Hodgson - Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy) (In the Eye of the Storm 1984)
  2. Bryan Adams - Kids Wanna Rock (Reckless 1984)
  3. Cutting Crew - One for the Mockingbird (Broadcast 1986, single release 1987)
  4. Tommy Shaw - Girls with Guns (Girls with Guns 1984)
  5. Charlie Sexton - Beat’s So Lonely (Pictures for Pleasure 1985)
  6. Moving Pictures - What About Me? (Days of Innocence 1982)
  7. David Gilmour - Blue Light (About Face 1984)
  8. Tony Carey – A Fine, Fine Day (Some Tough City 1984)
  9. U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One (War 1983)
  10. A Flock of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (Listen 1983, single release 1982)
  11. Icehouse - Crazy (12” version) (Man of Colours 1987)
  12. The Alan Parsons Project - Don’t Answer Me (Ammonia Avenue 1983, single release 1984)
  13. Asia - The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (Alpha 1983)
  14. Donnie Iris and the Cruisers - Love is Like a Rock (King Cool 1981)
  15. Utopia - Crybaby (Oblivion 1984)
  16. Franke & the Knockouts - Sweetheart (Franke & the Knockouts 1981)
  17. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Runner (Somewhere in Afrika 1983, single release 1984)
  18. Talk Talk - It’s My Life (It’s My Life 1984)
  19. Frank and Moon Zappa - Valley Girl (Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch 1982)
  20. The Tubes - Talk to Ya Later (The Completion Backward Principle 1981)

Listen, enjoy, share, follow. And thanks for keeping 80s music alive!

BB & DD

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Welcome back to the 80s! We close 2020, and celebrate our first year of podcasts, with a Christmas-ish episode. We’ll play your favorite 80s music, but sprinkle in a few Christmas songs to help get you in the mood for the holiday season.

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to the people who helped us put this together: Alan (for all our artwork), DJ Phil B (for the technical stuff) and to David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by Benny Banzai & Dr. Dave.

  1. Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind (Extended Dance Version) (Introspective 1988, single release 1987)
  2. Mike + the Mechanics - All I Need Is a Miracle (Mike + the Mechanics 1985, single release 1986)
  3. Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (I Feel For You 1984)
  4. Young MC - Bust a Move (Stone Cold Rhymin' 1989)
  5. Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis (A Very Special Christmas 1987)
  6. Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road (National Lampoon's Vacation soundtrack 1983)
  7. The Kinks - Come Dancing (State of Confusion 1983, single release 1982)
  8. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (Streets of Fire soundtrack 1984)
  9. John Cougar Mellencamp - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (A Very Special Christmas 1987)
  10. Level 42 - Lessons in Love (Running in the Family 1987)
  11. The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand by Me) (London Calling 1979, single release 1980)
  12. Haircut One Hundred - Love Plus One (Pelican West 1982)
  13. Howard Jones - New Song (Human's Lib 1984, single release 1983)
  14. U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (A Very Special Christmas 1987)
  15. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (Speak & Spell 1981, single release 1982)
  16. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Brotherhood 1986)
  17. Wang Chung - Let's Go! (Mosaic 1986, single release 1987)
  18. Bob & Doug McKenzie - The Twelve Days of Christmas (The Great White North 1981)

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Have a Merry 80s Christmas and a Happy New Year!

BB & DD

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Welcome back to the 80s! It's time to turn the volume up to 11 and ROCK! Let's get back to basics with some killer guitar riffs, pulsating bass lines and thumping drums (OK, and maybe the occasional keyboard). Whether you're a black shirt, blue jeans wearing headbanger, shed a tear during power ballads or just like throwing up the Sign of the Horns, there's something here for you. Rock on!

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to the people who helped us put this together: Alan (for all our artwork), DJ Phil B (for the technical stuff) and to David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new podcasts are available. And starting with this episode we'll be on a regular release schedule of 80s goodness every other month. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by Dr. Dave & Benny Banzai.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (Long Version) (Love 1985)
  2. Joan Jett - Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) (Bad Reputation 1981, single release 1982)
  3. AC/DC - Back in Black (Back in Black 1980)
  4. Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly (Lita 1988)
  5. Bon Jovi - In and Out of Love (7800 Fahrenheit 1985)
  6. Ratt - Round and Round (Out of the Cellar 1984)
  7. Heart - What About Love (Heart 1985)
  8. Boston - Amanda (Third Stage 1986)
  9. Warrant - Heaven (Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich 1989)
  10. Cheap Trick - If You Want My Love (One on One 1982)
  11. Orion the Hunter - So You Ran (Orion the Hunter 1982)
  12. Billy Squier - In the Dark (Don't Say No 1981)
  13. Sammy Hagar - I'll Fall in Love Again (Standing Hampton 1982)
  14. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Jammin' Me (Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) 1987)
  15. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (Appetite for Destruction 1987, single release 1988)
  16. Loverboy - Working for the Weekend (Get Lucky 1981)
  17. Power Tool - Two Heads Are Better Than One (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure soundtrack 1989)
  18. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Like a Rock (Like a Rock 1986)

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Welcome back to the 80s! Or, more specifically, July 13, 1985. We're excited to bring you our 35th Anniversary tribute to one of the greatest music events of all time, Live Aid, the benefit concerts for African famine relief held at London's Wembley Stadium, and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.

In this episode we will be spotlighting the London show. Wherever possible, we used the live recordings from that day. In some cases though, the sound quality of some songs isn't the best, or there wasn't a recording to use. So, we used an album track instead. We also broke slightly from format and used tracks that aren't originally from the 80s, but were performed at Wembley that day.

A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. And thanks again to the people who helped put this together: Alan (for all our artwork), DJ Phil B (for the opening and closing) and to David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album where the title of our podcast comes from.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new episodes are available. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Songs chosen by both of us.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

All live tracks are from the album "Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985" (2004)

  1. Coldstream Guards - Royal Fanfare (Live at Live Aid)
  2. Status Quo - Rockin' All Over the World (Live at Live Aid, original release Rockin' All Over the World 1977)
  3. Dire Staits feat Sting - Money for Nothing (Live at Live Aid, original release Brothers in Arms 1985)
  4. Adam Ant - Vive Le Rock (Live at Live Aid, original release Vive Le Rock 1985)
  5. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good (Human Racing 1984)
  6. Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (Live at Live Aid, original release Lament 1984)
  7. Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down! (Live at Live Aid, original release Internationalists 1985)
  8. Bryan Ferry - Slave to Love (Live at Live Aid, original release Boys and Girls 1985)
  9. Queen - Hammer to Fall (Live at Live Aid, original release The Works 1984)
  10. Elton John - I'm Still Standing (Too Low for Zero 1983)
  11. Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away (The Secret of Association 1985)
  12. U2 - Bad (The Unforgettable Fire 1984)
  13. Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Live at Live Aid, original release Against All Odds soundtrack 1984)
  14. Sade - Your Love is King (Live at Live Aid, original release Diamond Life 1984)
  15. Howard Jones - Hide and Seek (Live at Live Aid, original release Human's Lib 1984)
  16. Spandau Ballet - True (True 1983)
  17. Paul McCartney - Let It Be (Live at Live Aid, original release Let It Be 1970)
    18 David Bowie - Heroes (Live at Live Aid, original release Heroes 1977)
  18. The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays (Live at Live Aid, original release The Fine Art of Surfacing 1979)
  19. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (stand alone single 1984)

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Welcome back to the 80s! Episode 3 is here and it's our first themed episode. From the US, Europe, and Australia, this time we're featuring those great new wave tracks of the 80s.

Thanks to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. And thanks again to the people who help up put this together: Alan (for all our artwork), DJ Phil B (for the opening and closing) and to David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album where the title of our podcast comes from.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new episodes are available. You can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Songs chosen by Benny Banzai & Dr. Dave.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away) (A Flock of Seagulls 1982)
  2. JoBoxers - Just Got Lucky (Like Gangbusters 1983)
  3. Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know? (stand-alone single 1983)
  4. The Vapors - Turning Japanese (New Clear Days 1980)
  5. The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels (Talk Show 1984)
  6. Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio (Call of the West 1983)
  7. Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy (The Last of the Mohicans 1982)
  8. The Cars - Since You're Gone (Shake It Up 1982)
  9. Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Everyday I Write the Book (Punch the Clock 1983)
  10. Men at Work - Overkill (Cargo 1983)
  11. The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer (Little Robbers 1983)
  12. Devo - Working in a Coal Mine (Heavy Metal soundtrack 1981)
  13. Modern English - I Melt with You (After the Snow 1982)
  14. The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You (Mirror Moves 1984)
  15. Romeo Void - Never Say Never (Benefactor 1982)
  16. Split Enz - I Got You (True Colours 1980)
  17. The Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep (In Heat 1983)
  18. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Songs from the Big Chair 1985)
  19. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (New York Mix) (Welcome to the Pleasuredome 1983)

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BB & DD

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Set the TARDIS controls, we're headed back to the 80s!

Here we are with Episode 2, we appreciate you joining us. Thanks to those of you who were with us for Episode 1 and welcome to our new listeners. And thanks again to the people who help up put this together: Alan (for all our artwork), DJ Phil B (for the opening and closing) and to David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album where the title of our podcast comes from.

Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new episodes are available. You can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Songs chosen by Dr. Dave & Benny Banzai.

Group or artist - song title (album and release date)

  1. Prince - Let's Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix) (Purple Rain 1984)
  2. The Call - Let the Day Begin (Let the Day Begin 1989)
  3. Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to Be Square (Fore! 1986)
  4. Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You? (Be Yourself Tonight 1985)
  5. The Cure - Just Like Heaven (Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me 1987)
  6. The Tubes - She's a Beauty (Outside Inside 1983)
  7. INXS - The One Thing (Shabooh Shoobah 1982)
  8. Tina Turner - One of the Living (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Soundtrack 1985)
  9. Laura Branigan - Self Control (Self Control 1984)
  10. Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah! (Back on the Streets 1980)
  11. Bryan Adams - One Night Love Affair (Reckless 1984, single release 1985)
  12. Rick Springfield - I've Done Everything For You (Working Class Dog 1981)
  13. Tin Machine - Under the God (Tin Machine 1989)
  14. Aerosmith - Let the Music Do the Talking (Done With Mirrors 1985)
  15. Billy Idol - White Wedding Parts I & II (Shotgun Mix) (Vital Idol 1987, original release Billy Idol 1982)
  16. 38 Special - If I'd Been the One (Tour de Force 1983)
  17. Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell (Live) (Delicate Sound of Thunder 1988, original release The Wall 1979, single release 1980)

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Dig out your skinny ties and leg warmers, the 80s are back and our first podcast is here.

Big thanks to four people for helping us get this together. To our friends Alan (for all our artwork) and DJ Phil B (for the opening and closing). You've made us look and sound a little more professional than when we started. And to David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album where the title of our podcast comes from.

Listen, like and share! Please tell all your friends about us and follow this page so you know when new episodes are available. From Abba to ZZ Top, join us as we crank up the boombox and remember a time when the music rocked!

Songs chosen by Benny Banzai & Dr. Dave

Group or artist - song title (album title and release date)

  1. Blondie - Call Me (single edit) (American Gigolo soundtrack 1980)
  2. Bananarama - Venus (True Confessions 1986)
  3. The B-52's - Roam (Cosmic Thing 1989, single release 1990)
  4. Madness - Our House (The Rise & Fall 1982)
  5. Rick Astley - Together Forever (Whenever You Need Somebody 1988)
  6. Los Lobos - Set Me Free (Rosa Lee) (By the Light of the Moon 1987)
  7. ABBA - Lay All Your Love on Me (Super Trooper 1980, single release 1981)
  8. Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life (True Stories 1986)
  9. The Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away (Everywhere at Once 1983)
  10. Berlin - The Metro (Pleasure Victim 1982, single release 1983)
  11. XTC - Mayor of Simpleton (Oranges & Lemons 1989)
  12. Yello - Oh Yeah (Stella 1985)
  13. Roxette - The Look (Look Sharp! 1988, single release 1989)
  14. The Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) (RocKhinroll 1981)
  15. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live) (Under a Blood Red Sky 1984, original release War 1983)
  16. The Police - Synchronicity II (Synchronicity 1983)
  17. Rainbow - Street of Dreams (Bent Out of Shape 1983)
  18. The Fixx - Secret Separation (Walkabout 1986)
  19. The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime (Eye of the Hurricane 1987)
  20. Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself (single edit) (Once Upon a Time 1985, single release 1986)
  21. Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home) (Error in the System 1983)

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