What makes an 80s song? Is it over-production and copious amounts of synth? Is it a 49-piece band and a sound that propelled Latin music to new pop heights? The answer is up to the listener. But to help you consider that, we have 6-seed What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy) from Information Society and 11-seed Conga! from the venerable Miami Sound Machine. [WARNING: This episode contains badly-spoken Spanish.]

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