Dad Educates Daughter: Recent Episodes
Russell and Rebekah
A Podcast where a Dad educates his Daughter on 80s music now that she's old enough to appreciate the songs and videos that she used to associate as outdated, rubbish music when being subjected to it in the car on the way to school. Each week Rebekah will listen to some 80s musicians her Dad, Russell, recommends and will then discuss on the Podcast what she thought of the songs, videos and image of the musicians. Russell will share information on chart placing and overall success of the singer/band. We will find out if Rebekah thinks the music has stood the test of time as she gives her verdict as to whether it's a hit or a miss!
This week Rebekah gets to heard from a member of Fleetwood Mac who went their own way, a close friend of Simon Cowell's who liked a toy boy and the song that stopped Take On Me from being a number 1 in the UK.
This week Rebekah learns about the comedian come singer who hails from her own birth town while also this week, the singer who got noticed through one of Vince Clarke's bands and the daughter of one of the legends of 50 Jazz.
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This week Rebekah gets to hear about the music from the Queen of Latin pop, the original pin up girl, aka Blondie and a lady who used her sex appeal in a very raunchy video to help promote her single.
This week Rebekah learns about the Queen of Disco and the United Kingdom's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013.
This week Rebekah learns about the Country singer who wasn't so successful in the UK chart as well as the Scottish singer who starred on the original reality TV series, The Big Time and went on the be more successful in the USA.
This week Rebekah gets to hear about the female Jackson as well as the female half of the Eurythmics and a female who had a one hit wonder about a certain cartoon Mouse.
This week Rebekah gets to hear about the lead singer of The Supremes, who is seen as one of the 5 mighty pop divas of the 60s. Also this episode Rebekah learns about the lead actress from Grease who was also a very successful singer.
This week Rebekah hears about the American singer simply known as 'The Voice' and one of the iconic women from the 80s. Also as an added bonus Rebekah finds out about the cousin of the American singer who herself is one of the most successful female singers.
This week Rebekah got to hear about one of the most successful British singers who has a comeback thanks to an American TV series. Also hearing one of the best American singers from the 80s who was an influence for many women, including Katy Perry and Lady GaGa as well as being a pioneer for the LGBT due to her sister being a lesbian.
This week Rebekah learns about the Australian actress who turned to pop and became a big success. While an American, who was successful in the 60s makes a welcome comeback in the 80s.
This week Rebekah gets to hear from the Queen of Rock'n'Roll as well as an Irish singer who was at number 1 in the USA for 4 weeks
This week Rebekah hears about Britain's most charted female solo act of the 80s, along with an English fenale singer who represented the UK in Eurovision. Plus an American singer who is best remembered for a song about an American actress.
This week Rebekah starts her journey learning and listening about the Female Soloists from the 80s and where better to start than the Queen of Pop herself, plus a bit of a fizzy drink song, some Japanese and balloons
It's that time again, the tables turn and Russell listens to some male soloists who made it onto the scene in the 2010s. Find out who he compares them to and what he thinks as we listen to one of the UK's biggest Grime artists!
Join us, as we take a look back at series 4. Russell reveals the amount of artists, songs and the difference in hits and misses! Also, Rebekah prepares Russell for the bonus episode, letting him know who he'll be listening to. Tune in next week to find out his opinions of some 2010 male soloists
Last episode of series 4!
This week Rebekah listened to the soul singer known as the 'Velvet Voice', the partner of a fashion designer, the husband of a big 80s singer and a singer who had a hit with a single he'd originally released with his band.
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This week Rebekah hears about the solo career of a pioneer of LGBT within the music business, an English rocker who had 4 Top 10 hits in America and a 70s disco star who was still getting hits in the early 80s.
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This week Rebekah got to hear from a soloist who got some Hollywood A-Listers to perform in his video, a performer who was better known for being the frontman to a popular rock band and a Canadian who was a big star on both sides of the Atlantic
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This week Rebekah hears music from the master of cover music, a singer with an actor background, and someone who took on a character name and kept it as his own stage name. All this and a novelty song about a tennis star.
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This week Rebekah finds out about the music of the lead singer of the biggest band in 1984. Rebekah also hears the music of an Australian soap star turned pop star.
This week Rebekah finds out about the music of one of the most successful SynthPop soloists, along with two former lead vocalists, and a male model who made his name in a laundrette.
This week Rebekah got to hear the music from two of Britain's finest popstars, as well as an American who spread his wings to go solo.
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This week Rebekah gets to hear different types of music from Electro Pop to Soul and R&B to Latin, as well as the music from an 80s TV show.
This week Rebekah hears about another two front men better known from their bands than their solo careers, and someone who made their name thanks to an 80s movie involving a marshmallow man.
This week Rebekah gets to hear from some of the big soloists from across the pond, including The Boss and a singer better known for his acting. While also hearing some Englishmen, including one better know from his band days.
This week Rebekah listens to ^0s music, which were made popular in the 80s due to a certain brand of jeans who used their music in their advertising. She also gets to listen to one of, if not, the biggest male soloists from Scotland.
This week Rebekah hears about one of Britain's biggest and best known pianist, as well as hearing about two former front men who had differing success as soloists, and of the man who wrote and sung the football anthem Sweet Caroline.
This week Rebekah hears about the male soloists who were members of bands we've already discussed like Genesis, Ultravox, Thin Lizzy, and PHD and how they've fared since going solo.
This week Rebekah hears about the music of one of the 80s biggest names in pop, who even had 2 albums which doubled up as soundtracks. She also finds out about he King of Reggae.
This week Rebekah gets to hear the songs of probably the biggest male soloist to have performed during the 80s, while also hearing a couple of artists whose biggest songs were from either aa TV show or a movie.
This week Rebekah learned about one of the most talented musicians ever, due to their disability. Also, will and 80s music icon go on to be as successful when leaving their band for a solo career?
This week Rebekah learned about 4 soloists who were originally in bands and left for various reasons, with varying success, including one who is seen as one of the greatest guitarists. Plus a soloist who is a favvourite of King Charles!
This week Rebekah hears about the British male soloist who was big in the 70s and changed his music style to contine being sucessful into the 80s and an American who was known for his duet and also continued his sucess into the 80s as a soloist
This week Rebekah listens to an artist who has gained number ones in nearly all decades they have been active in. She also hears Australia's favourite male soloist and we hit films with songs from Flashdance and Top Gun. Did Russell influence her with the artists this week....?
We are back with a new series:This week Rebekah moves on from hearing about the band and groups of the 80s and moves onto learning about Males Soloists from the decade. We discuss music from the most successful male soloist as well as a soloist who Rebekah found out more about outside of the singing including them doing some body percussion!
We are back and we are here to discuss all things Rewind South, held in Henley! This was Rebekah's first time at the festival and seeing 80s artists live. Listen to see who she liked and what her overall thoughts of the 80s festival were.
This week we look back at the 3rd series and summarise how many songs Rebekah listened to and how many of the bands she liked as we come to the end of dicussing the bands of the 80s.Also find out who Dad will be listening to for our Bonus Episode where the tables are turned!
This week is the final week for Rebekah to be educated on bands of the 80s. Again, this week see's us discuss those bands who didn't make the UK Top 40
This week is another episode of bands that didn't quite make it commercially, however one member of one of the bands we discuss this week certainly went on to make a name for themselves in a very big way.
This week Rebekah learns how some bands are linked through association in previous bands, and also hears the first Stock, Aitken and Waterman project released.
This week Rebekah learn about 6 bands who didn't have hits in the UK, although for some, their music did become hits overseas.
This week Rebekah finds out about bands who made a small impact on the 80s. Like the band best known for their Christmas hit, the band who released 13 albums and scored a number 1 hit, a band who were part of the 'Blonde Movement' and a band who were successful with songs from the 50s.
This week Rebekah learns about two bands who were a project of the same man and a band who ended up being a soloist! Plus an Australian duo who were big in Sweden.
This week Rebekah heard from the bands who were less associated with the 80s, including a band who only recorded one album yet still many years later has a best of compilation...
This week Rebekah goes back to 1980 to find out about somebands we missed as they weren't well known for their 80s music or were more successful overseas
This week Rebekah hears the last of the 80s decade bands and gets an insight into the 90s Madchester music scene
This week Rebekah listens to the 90s, as we near the end of our bands of the 80, and tune to the music of bands who made their names in the 90s although as we find out they actually started their careers in the 80s
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This week Rebekah learned about a duo who were tragically killed in a car crash, a band who failed in their bid for Eurovision, a reggae group who got a lucky break with a cover song and a boy band who got famous thanks to winning a competition.
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This week Rebekah hears punk rock with a female lead singer, learns about a music project which ends with the founders burning £1m, while another group from England are so underrated in their home land, they are actually more successful in America. Plus Rebekah hears the music of the biggest supergroup ever formed!
This week Renekah get to hear the late 80s music that became big in the early 90s, as we enter the genre that was known as House music. Whilst mixing music gets more mainstream since being introduced by Beatmasters.
This week Rebekahlearned of one of the biggest scandals to emerge in the decade, and how a popstars career ended up uo starrking in TV drama instead!
This week Rebekah is educated on an 80s novelty song which made number 1, a band from Shrewsbury who has a number 1 and a Swiss synth-pop duo who were big in the movies.
This week Rebekah listens to a band who not only sponsored their local football team, while also just missing out on the record for the longest time at number 1. Rebekah also heard about a single which did better as a charity release 18 years later after its initial release!
This week Rebekah learns about a band called Jazz who don't play jazz, a band who are very open to helping out charities, plus a band who are known for having a front man who doesn't actually exist.
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This week Rebekah hears of the 80s boyband whose posters were on many girls walls. Another band discussed in this episode were probably one of the underrated bands of this era, while a duo wrote and sang one of the best love songs of this decade.
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This week Rebekah listens to some 80s hard rock, and find out how two rival bands, with their founders surnames in the band names, merged as one. Also how a power ballad became a rock bands signiture theme song.
This week Rebekah finds out about 80's alternative rock genres and a soul group from Liverpool; as well as a duo from Switzerland, and a band from Germany who would find a success, thanks to a well known 80s movie, very maverick
This week Rebekah learns abut the most unluckiest band of the 80s along with a band who made their breakthrough thanks to the artist Andy Warhol
This week Rebekah learns of the band which launched the career of Fat Bot Slim and the band that was formed by a member of Genesis
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This week Rebekah hears about the most successful American girl band, a pop duo from Germany, a group with just one hit, and that's a cover, and an underrated Scottish band
In the last episode of Series 2, which rounds off 1982-85, Rebekah gets to listen to Jimmy Somerville's second band, a British R&B band and a British rock band who changed direction from punk rock to gothic rock. Also stick with us to find out which of these bands musician went on to be a famous vicar!!
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This week Rebekah gets to give a little more respect to the music of Erasure as well as closing her eyes to the music of Go West and reaching for the stars with Simply Red... what a week she's had of 80s music!
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This weel Rebekah listens to two duo groups and a supergroup formed by two members of Duran Duran, and a song that became more famous due to footballing great, Diego Maradona
This week Rebekah learns about some more family groups, including Britain's equivalent to the Jackson's!
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This week Rebekah hears the early pioneers of sampling music and mixing with DJs and Rappers for early hip-hop as well as early house music pioneers and an all female group with one of the few female guitarists
This week Rebekah hears the voice of Gloria Estefan, a group that has had over 30 members and an all female group... now let's go and walk the dinosaur while spinning around like a record!
This week Rebekah gets to hear a classic pioneering gay anthem, another Terry Hall band and some great sophisti-pop music about hot dogs and jumping frogs...
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This week Rebekah is introduced to five more 80s bands and one she already knows of, but gets to listen to their other hits outside of that hit with the great video. This week Rebekah not only listens to the best group of the 80s but the best group ever according to Russell.
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This week Rebekah learns which Level 42 bassist MArk King started out as a drummer with and which band started off with their first single being a number one hit, but then removed their lead singer.
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This week Rebekah hears music from both Scottish and Welsh bands, plus a group who got signed to a recording contract before even doing a live gig.
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This week Rebekah hears two new music genres in Jangle Pop and New Jack Swing, plus she finds out who the husband of Whitney Houston is,
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This week Rebekah hears the other band associated to Paul Weller plus a Scottish band behind Sophisti-Pop and a Vince Clarke project that had one single before being disbanded.
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This week we discuss the band that grew in popularity thanks to a ban by a BBC Radio 1 DJ and how thier hit bounced up the charts. We also discuss the band who's name can come across very confusing.
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This week Rebekah hears a different kind of Rock with Arena Rock and plenty of 80s film soundtracks as well as finding out which group is well known for their beards yet the member named Beard doesn't have one.
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This week Rebekah is introduced to the best selling all female British group, the group seen as pioneering body popping in the UK abd one of the lesser known groups to come out of the City of Liverpool during the 80s.
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This week Rebkah gets to listen to the final group of the 80s so called 'big 4' but will they be her favourite this week or can the band who pulled out of Live Aid sway her? All will be revealed... Let us know your thoughts on our Twitter, @dadeducates
This week Rebekah is treated to the music of one of the so called 80s big 4 groups plus some synth pop bands and a group who claims Boy Geoge imitated his unusual look.
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This week Rebekah is introduced to 80s New Wave music via some of the decades soft pop rock bands and an all female rock band.
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As we are on the run-up to Christmas we discuss 20 Christmas songs from the 80s and rank them to decide our Christmas number 1 from the decade!
This week Rebekah listens to a mixture of genres which include Synth Pop, Electro Funk, Mod Revival and Punk plus there's a song now known on football terraces. Will she recognise the singer in two of this weeks bands? Why not discuss with is on Twitter @dadeducates
Dedicated to Frank Earl - Russell's Dad and Rebekah's Grandad
In today's episode Rebekah has more siblings and Disco music as she is introduced to a very young Michael Jackson!
This week sees the start of Series 2 as Rebekah is back listening to Rock from the late 70s and early 80s. Will she like it like Slade or dislike it like The Clash?
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Daughter turns the tables and gets Dad to listen to four modern era bands... will he be influenced by today's music or still be pining for the 80s?
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This week see's the final episode of the series! Join us as we round off the early 80s of 1980-81 with a mixture of sounds most associated with the 80s as it leaves Disco behind andmoves more towards electronic and pop. Plus a round up in number of series 1.
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I this penultimate episode Rebekah is introduced to the British Eurovision winners who started the pure Pop sound invasion on the British music scene; along with the duo who were behind some of the 80's best music videos.
This week Rebekah gets to hear the 80s version of Disco music called Funk and is introduced to the group's made up of siblings.
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This week Rebekah heard the sounds of one of the 70s most controversial bands plus one of the most successful groups of the 70s. Let us know your thoughts over on Twitter @dadeducates
This week Rebekah is introduced to Bono, The Edge and a group who's song inspired an 80s film.
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This week Rebekah had a mixture of genres to listen to with some soul and funk, disco, new wave, pop and dance. How will Rebekah react and will she be influenced by any of these songs? PLease interact with us on Twitter @dadeducates
This week Rebekah is introduced to Sophisti-Pop and gets to listen to a band which was a side project from TalkingHeads but very different sounding.
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This week Rebekah listen to a variety of music with Siouxsie and the Banshees taking her back to alternative rock, Bad Manners with Ska, while Bow Wow Wow gave her pop anf Landscape synthpop... how will these band's music influence compared to past music from these genre's?
This week Rebekah enjoys the more softer sound of rock as she hears one of the biggest stadium rock bands as well as listening to 4 lesser known bands but will their music influence Rebekah enough to give them a hit? Why not interact with is on Twitter @dadeducates
This week is the secon week of heavy metal as Rebekah gets her final taste of this genre. Will she like any of this weeks music?
This week it's heavy metal week as Rebekah gets her first taste of this genre. Will she actuualy like any of this type of music? We also get an update on Whitesnake after Rebekah has listened to the rest of their songs, will she now turn her miss into a hit?
In this episode we discuss the band's from early 80s rock as Rebekah is introduced to some power ballad and find out which group are unfairly treated.
Rebekah gets another nice week of Disco before a twist is sprang on her for next week's episode!
This week Rebekah had a mixture of songs with Reggae from UB40, Ska from the (English) Beat & The Selecter and some Syth Pop with Teardrop Explodes. Also which band were the first to not even warrant a favourite song?!!
Rebekah gets to learn a bit more about synth pop and how it was used in the 80s soundtracks, also hears about the composer known as the father of disco.
Today Rebekah finds out about punk music, plus a different side of rock through gothic music and a version of celtic folk music mixed with pop. Also yet again Russell learns he cannot predict what Rebekkah thinks of the bands!
This week we recap some hits and misses while finding out which ones Rebekah enjoyed most. Find out which one Rebekah and Dad disagree on,
Today Rebekah is introduced to the many different forms of rock music... which, if any, will she be enjoying?
This week Rebekah gave Russell some shockers and some homework, where he will need to open his mind to new music! Join us as we find out this weeks hits and misses.
This week we have a change in genre with another big group from the 80s. Join us as we find out who Rebekah thinks is a hit or a miss!
This week we find out what Rebekah thinks when Synth Pop meet New Romantics and she shocks her Dad with her hit and miss verdicts.
This week we discuss two of the 80s biggest bands as we find out if Rebekah like the New Romantics genre through Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran
This week we again disccuss SynthPop/Electronic artistes and find out which one's. if any, are a hit with daughter Rebekah.
This week we discuss synthpop/electronic based artists and find out which ones Rebekah likes as well if any of the groups are still a hit.
Introduction to a Dad educating his Daughter on the 80s music scene. Join us and find out how we came to starting the podcast and what we know about the 80s. Each week we will discuss various artists and see if they've stood the test of time.