The Great Song Podcast

'80S Episodes

April 19, 2019

Easy (The Commodores) - Episode 316

It's Easter week, and with a wink and a nod to that most holy day we celebrate one of the great lines in pop history: "I'm easy like Sunday morning." Roll your windows down and feel the breeze as you cruise through Tuskeegee…
April 12, 2019

Money for Nothing (Dire Straits) - Episode 315

An instant classic episode about one of the biggest, most enduring rock hits of the 1980's. Remember that weird old homophobe who used to hang out at Sears? Well Mark Knopfler does, and he wrote a song about him! In this epi…
April 5, 2019

Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper) - Episode 314

The Unusual One herself, standout pop legend Cyndi Lauper is the topic this week, and we will celebrate her beautiful weirdness with a song that is unclassifiable except to say that it’s stinking awesome. In this episode: - …
March 29, 2019

Centerfield (John Fogerty) - Episode 313

Baseball season is here, and we feel like celebrating! We're ready to put on the cleats and the eye-black, hit the turf and, well, probably pop up to the shortstop, but still. Baseball is back! Get the season started right w…
March 8, 2019

Higher Love (Steve Winwood) - Episode 310

BRAAAAAANG me some 80's square-tie-wearing pop! One of the most talented guys in pop music, Steve Winwood's been making hits since he was 15! He's played with the biggest names in the industry, and fashioned a Hall of Fame c…
March 1, 2019

Old Time Rock And Roll (Bob Seger) w/Jim "Moose" Brown Interview - Episode 309

AKA "Hard Truths About the Music Industry." You don't get more classic rock than this. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (well, actually...let's talk about that) deliver this anthemic fist-pumper for anti-disco, blue-coll…
Feb. 15, 2019

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston - Episode 307

The height of 80's fun pop (and maybe the single most catchy tune we've covered yet) comes to us in the form of Whitney Houston's smash hit. Rob and JP continue the show's Black History Month celebration with one of the all-…
Jan. 25, 2019

Enter Sandman (Metallica) - Episode 304

Awww, yea-heh!! Get your rock fist in the air and bang that head with us as we dive into Metallica's signature song (at least if you're posers like us!). In this episode: - We definitely say some stuff that Metallica die-har…
Jan. 18, 2019

You Make My Dreams (Hall and Oates) - Episode 303

Bop along and get ready for the feel-good earworm of 1981, Hall and Oates' "You Make My Dreams." In this episode: - A Philadelphia gang fight - What is blue-eyed soul, and is it racist? - a cover version that’s so bad we nee…
Jan. 11, 2019

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You (Bryan Adams) - Episode 302

There's no love like your love! Grab some arrows and impress your favorite maiden with Bryan Adams' 1991 classic ballad. Also in this episode, we learn a LOT we didn't know about Shania Twain and we accuse Bryan Adams of pus…
Jan. 4, 2019

Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson) - Episode 301

Sha-mone! Grab your crotch and turn up your winter coat, it's time to give one of the all-time greats his due. That's right, Michael Jackson is our Season 3 opener, and we can't wait to deep-dive into his inspirational class…
Nov. 2, 2018

Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) - Season 2 Finale, Episode 225

Oh yeah! We went big for the Season 2 Finale and tackled one of the most epic rock tunes of all time! Here's everything you want to know about Queen's signature classic, plus tons of our world famous sidebars™. Thanks for li…
Oct. 27, 2018

The Devil Went Down to Georgia (Charlie Daniels) - Episode 224

It's the week of Halloween, and in tribute we're talking about our favorite song about the devil! Rob and JP talk Satan, fiddles, and a weird amount of baseball for a song about...well, Satan. As always, leave us a review to…
Oct. 19, 2018

Tiny Dancer (Elton John) - Episode 223

Hug a buddy and sway along! We've got Sir Elton's classic crowd-pleaser in an episode chock full of goodness as we ramp toward the end of season 2. Also in this episode: splitting sandwiches, the shirt your wife hates, and o…
Oct. 12, 2018

When the Night Comes (Joe Cocker) w Phil Grande - Episode 222

Our very special 1-year anniversary show includes one of our all-time favorite Joe Cocker jams, and an interview with Joe's lead guitarist-slash-our-new-bff Phil Grande (in what turned out to be his final interview). Want MO…