In this episode: two songs Joe had no idea about the meaning of in the 80s! Seriously, you may think you know what four-seed “Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)” is about, but you’re almost certainly wrong. And if you knew that thirteen-seed “Toy Soldiers” is about cocaine abuse, then you were paying way more attention than us in 1989. Come listen to Mike + the Mechanics +Martika and then let us know what you think!

Joe’s Martika sighting in the Mr. T kids empowerment video: (I attempt to link directly to who we THINK is 13-year-old Martika:

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