Spring is in the air! That special time of year when a young man’s fancy turns to vocal tracks! And for this episode, we’ll celebrate with a bunch of great vocal tracks from the 32-bit era.

Special thanks for this episode goes out to my darling daughter, who made some great suggestions for the format. 

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Track Listing:

00:00 - Show Tagline

00:25 - Lunar: The Silver Star (Sega CD) - Fighting Through The Darkness (composer: Noriyuki Iwadare)

02:08 - Intro Talk Segment

06:09 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation) - I Am The Wind (composers: Rika Muranaka, Tony Haynes, Jeff Lorber, Carl Anderson, and vocalist Cynthia Harrell)

10:42 - Talk Segment 2

12:22 - Sonic R (Saturn) - Super Sonic Racing (composer: Richard Jacques)

14:08 - Sonic R (Saturn) - Can You Feel The Sunshine (composer: Richard Jacques)

15:15 - Sonic R (Saturn) - Living in the City (composer: Richard Jacques)

16:55 - Talk Segment 3

18:12 - Final Fantasy VIII (PlayStation) - Eyes On Me (composers: Nobuo Uematsu and Kako Someya)

20:14 - Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation) - Melodies of Life (composers: Nobuo Uematsu and Hiroyuki Ito)

22:46 - Talk Segment 4

24:26 - Big Mouth Catch! The Greatest Champion (Saturn) - Striking Lure! Into the Heart! (composer: unknown)

27:05 - Birdie Lord Golf: Augusta Masters Championship 1998 (PlayStation) - 9 Iron Drive Into Infinity Forever! (composers: Jubei Kibagami, Kaneda Tetsuo)

29:01 - Outro Talk Segment

31:13 - Special Mystery Outro Track