Episode 59 continues our tournament to determine the greatest rock song from the 1980s.
This episode contains the following first round matchups:
Joy Division "Love Will Tear Us Apart" vs. "Atmosphere" (matchup starts at 05:31)
Joy Division winner (3) vs. Lenny Kravitz "Let Love Rule" (35) (matchup starts at 19:37)
R.E.M. "So. Central Rain" vs. "Radio Free Europe" vs. "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" (matchup starts at 25:01)
Iron Maiden "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (14) vs. R.E.M. winner (19) (matchup starts at 37:54)
Sonic Youth "Teenage Riot" (6) vs. The Waterboys "Fisherman's Blues" (27) (matchup starts at 45:16)
Pixies "Debaser" (11) vs. Guns n' Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine" (22) (matchup starts at 57:57)
Episode recap starts at 01:12:56
Outro song starts at 1:15:09
Link to Spotify playlist for this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4iLCnP6EzkNsz2gowjr5ee?si=9cf8713525ba4e99