Hey! Remember the 80's?

Episode 77: You know you want to know which song won the R&B Song of the Summer: 80's Edition, and the time has come! // Then it's finally time for Ranking the Hits: Rick Springfield! Friend of the podcast Valerie predicted "Jessie's Girl" would be our number one choice, was she right? Or will it be "Born in the USA" ... oh wait, that's a song by Bruce Springsteen! Our bad. // Know Your Karis: Not too many 80's artists named Kari (Our apologies to Tony Carey), so here's a look at those 80's hits with the name Kari in the title (even if it's spelled the "wrong" way)

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Episode 76: It's time for one of Joe's favorite segments: Coming Around Again! Spoiler alert: Eddie and the Cruisers was not a real band!! "On the Dark Side" was a huge hit in the 80's, but not the first time it was released! You can thank HBO and VHS for the resurgence. And you'll never guess who was behind the success of "No One is to Blame" (but okay you may have known that the tireless Phil Collins had something to do with it). // Just a Bit Outside: Two LEGENDS had some early-80s flops on the chart, so it's time to give these tunes their due! A flame-haired powerhouse and a suave James Bond-type found themselves on the bottom half of the Hot 100, but don't worry, Grammy Awards and Pepsi ads await!!

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Episode 75: We lost an episode due to a power outage and poor planning, but that's not going to stop HRT80s!! We did "Know Your Pauls" way back in episode 2, and we are bringing it back, this time as "Know Your Joes"!! You know the songs, but did you know the Joe that was providing the vocals? If not, blame Sergio Mendes! // Quiz Time! One Hit Wonders that begin with the letter J. Can Joe get a passing grade?? Tune in to find out!

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Episode 74: Dance Fever! Time to take a closer look at the Billboard Dance Charts, and Joe and Kari are your dancing queens! What songs were DJs spinning at clubs across the country in the 80’s? If you guessed Madonna (all tracks), you’re not wrong! But there were some other gems topping the dance charts: Thompson Twins, Michael Jackson, and Kari’s fave — Buffalo Stance by Neneh Cherry. // Who’s Holding Phil Now? It may be an impossible task, but Joe and Kari are out to discover just how many different acts Phil Collins assisted in the studio during the 80’s. Yo man what do you expect, the guy’s a gigolo, man? Y’know wut I mean? Uhh.

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Episode 73: The moment Joe and Kari have been waiting for has finally arrived! The Go-Go's Documentary aired on Showtime, and your hosts drop a little review in the tidbits. Did the doc live up to the hype?? // Ranking the Hits: Tina Turner -- Do you think you know which of Tina's Top 40 hits make the top of the list? Show some respect and find out which song is The Best!! Two People voted on their faves and you Better Be Good to Joe and Kari, even if they didn't pick your faves!! // Songs that Time Forgot: A Beatles Cover Band and some symphonic pioneers are the choices in this episode. 

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Episode 72: For the first time in HRT80's history, Joe and Kari welcome a special guest! Who can it be now? Well, it is none other than "Friend of the Podcast" Michael! He is here to help your hosts run down the winners of the R&B Song of the Summer 80's Edition. And since he here, we may as well check out his Top 5 Songs of the 80's. But that's not all, no trip to the HRT80's studios is complete without a pop quiz! 

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Episode 71: Are you ready for more 80's S.O.S/R&B (that's Song of the Summer R&B Edition for those in the know!) We've got songs for your Friday night party, your romantic Summer evening with your boo, bustin' some ghosts, and everything in between!! 1988 and 1989 are up for debate! // Coming Around Again -- sometimes a song just needs to chart twice! And sometimes we don't know why!! Moving Pictures and the Police plead their cases to the Billboard gods. 

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Episode 70: No poll results and no tidbits at the top of the show? Must be a full moon! Rolling on through the R&B Songs of the Summer, we have not one song but TWO by Janet (That's Miss Jackson to you nasty boys, and don't forget her middle name is Privacy....and she also somehow states that Control is her last name...maybe there's a hyphen in there??) // Just a Bit Outside takes a closer look at a song that Rod Stewart was freakin' obsessed with, and then there's even MORE Rod Stewart in // Trash or Treasure??

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Episode 69 : We are BACK to continue the R&B Song of the Summer debate!! A lot of great contenders this episode, and one sexy slow jam that is perhaps best suited for an audience of 2 (or 3 or 4, we don't know your life, and we won't judge!). // Surprise! Another pop quiz for Joe! The hunt for One Hit Wonders continues down the alphabet. Will Joe get a passing grade? Tune in and find out!

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Episode 68: Joe and Kari are back to discuss the number one hits on the R&B chart during the summers of 1982 and 1983. We've got the Queen of Soul and the Queen of Disco in the mix, among others. Which songs will make the cut? // That's Not a Number One...THIS Is a Number One: Time to travel down under in honor of our loyal listener Claire to discuss some songs that hit the Australian charts in the eighties, including the Greatest Song in New Zealand's history? Tune in!

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