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Winner of Best American Band in our scientific social media poll and requested by a listener, it's time for Metallica. Armed with a playlist curated by one of the biggest Metallica fans on the planet, we break down 10 classic songs spanning multiple decades. It's a team effort to give this great band its proper due.

Since the color black is so synonymous with Metallica (t-shirts, dark themes, the Black Album...), we base our draft around darkness. We draft our favorite songs with the word "black" in the title. Strap in and ride the lightning with us in this killer episode.

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This one is for the fans! If you support our Buy Me a Coffee, you can  be a part of the show. And that is why we're talking about Run DMC! The supporter chose not to be on the show, so we enlisted Run DMC expert and superfan Def Dave to add to the fun (you may remember him from our Dukes of Hazzard episode). We talk about the band and its influence and break down Raising Hell track by track.

For our draft, we branch out to all the great rap and hip hop gaining steam in the 80s. We draft our favorite songs from the decade and even have a little help from yet another listener! 

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Gary Graff is back! This time we are talking his newest book 501 Essential Albums of the 80s: a decade that was filled with an incredible variety of music and new superstars. We have a spirited discussion running the gamut from Alabama to ZZ Top. After you finish enjoying this one, go back and listen to our interview with Gary on the 90s from earlier this year if you missed it.

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We're closing out 1981 with one of the first movies we all saw and loved: The Cannonball Run starring Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jackie Chan, and so many more. We all remember loving the bloopers in the end credits, but what about the rest of the movie? How does it hold up? What fun facts did we learn that we can share? There are many!

In addition to all that, we honor Burt Reynolds and his fabulous mustache by drafting our favorite famous mustaches over the years. Listen to how creative we can get! 

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On the heels of SNL, Bill Murray was making his place in pop culture with a movie career. One of the first big ones was Stripes alongside Harold Ramis, John Candy, John Larroquette, Sean Young and many more. In this episode we'll give you the background on the movie, including its place in time as a military movie. 

Stripes is also one of the first major hits centered on an SNL cast member or alum. There have been many since. We take that huge vault of options and draft our personal favorites to close out the show. Light up Francis and listen now!

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80s Country holds such a special place in our hearts, we need to break it down in two separate episodes. While the previous one focused on 1981 only, this time we're drafting songs from all over the decade. We're each drafting 10 of the best country songs from 1980-1989, and even more will be mentioned along the way!

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As all three PCY hosts grew up on farms in the 80s, country music was a major part of our upbringing. Not only that, country music was crossing over and becoming a major player on pop radio too. This was never more evident than in 1981 when songs and artists were blurring the line between pop and country every week. Listen as we take you on a nostalgic tour back in time with 17 of the biggest hits of the year.

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1981 was a great year, but we were only 5 years old. We have some memories, but to help supplement them we've invited Jim from Children of the 80s to return to the show! The movies were a little thin for us this time but the TV and music drafts are competitive and full of amazing options. 

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We all have those bands we love that maybe fly under the radar or stay local. For many of us from Minnesota, Gear Daddies is one of those bands. They flashed in the late 80s and early 90s, captivated audiences and were gone just as fast (though they still reunite and play today from time to time). We've enlisted fellow Minnesota podcast The 70s vs. the 80s to help us remember the band and play a Name that Tune style trivia game. You're going to learn a lot if you listen to this one.

Not focusing solely on Gear Daddies, we also draft favorite songs from Minnesota artists/songs that reference Minnesota. To cover more ground, we've removed Prince and Bob Dylan from consideration. Check out the fun now, then check out The 70s vs. the 80s podcast when you're done!

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We've got 2 great reasons for you to listen to this one:

1. We are joined in this draft with Jason and Dee from the Surely You Can't Be Serious Podcast. These guys have a fantastic show, and they know their stuff as well as anyone out there. You'll definitely want to check them out when you're done listening to this one.

2. We are drafting the best sequels of the 80s and 90s. And you know there are plenty of classics to choose from. You've got Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Aliens, Terminator, Batman, Superman, James Bond, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Rocky, and so much more!

So tune in now and see if your favorites made the list!

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