"Sex & Candy" by Marcy Playground
Marcy Playground’s “Sex & Candy” was a bonafide hit in 1997, spending an impressive 15 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Songs chart. Unfortunately, they were unable to come anywhere near the s...
24 Touko 202341min
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen (f/Erik J Brown)
Calling the Queen of Bubblegum Pop a one hit wonder just feels wrong. To Carly Rae’s cult following, it feels like she has released hit after hit over the years. A quick internet search of her Billboa...
17 Touko 202344min
"Tuff Enuff" by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Would YOU walk ten miles on your hands and knees? Would YOU wrestle with a lion and a grizzly bear? No? Well, maybe you’re just not TUFF ENUFF for those types of activities. This week, we dive into th...
10 Touko 202340min
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles (f/Chris Dalla Riva)
At midnight on August 1st of 1981, MTV hit the airwaves. After an astronaut planted an MTV flag on the moon, viewers were immediately greeted by the opening notes of The Buggles’ prophetic anthem “Vid...
3 Touko 202351min
"I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis (f/Brendan Walter)
Filmmaker, director, and Valencia guitarist Brendan Walter was one of thirty-two students sued by the RIAA for downloading music while he was attending Drexel University, and we have to wonder if one ...
26 Huhti 202352min
"It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls
Last week, we talked about kissing the rain. This week, The Weather Girls are letting us know that the rain is actually MEN! Our Patreon members voted that we should discuss this early 80s gay anthem,...
19 Huhti 202332min
"Kiss The Rain" by Billie Myers (f/Kyle Kuchta)
If not for a problematic movie trailer, this week’s guest would have entirely forgotten the existence of a massive 1997 single from Billie Myers. This hit exploded onto the radio — perhaps from being ...
12 Huhti 202347min
"More Than Words" by Extreme (f/Allie Goertz)
In 1991, Extreme released “More Than Words”, an acoustic love ballad unlike any of the band’s previous output. Although A&M Records didn’t want to release the song as a single, the band’s insistence p...
6 Huhti 202353min
