TapeHeads: 80's Music and Beyond

Little River Band wrote many of the best-known songs of the 70's and 80's, yet comparatively few people know anything about the band, or even who they are. Many people (including Todd) confused them with other bands from the time. Blaine leads us through the strange, confusing, and litigious story of the Little River Band.

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Our Little River Band - Who?? playlist, on Spotify

The Little River Band, on Spotify

From their inception impersonating 60's girl groups in punk clubs to being Guinness World Record holders, Bananarama provide an extremely interesting story for us to explore. We think you'll agree.

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Our Cruel Summer playlist, on Spotify

Bananarama, "Cruel Summer" official video, on YouTube

Bananarama, on Spotify

Surprisingly, there was no official way of counting album sales until 1991. 1991? 1991! The company that was created was called SoundScan, and Blaine leads us through the discussion in this extremely interesting episode.

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SoundScan

This is the follow-up to Cover Songs More Famous Than the Originals, Part 1, in which we continue the excellent discussion.

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Our "Covers More Famous Than The Originals, Vol.2"playlist, on Spotify

Billy Squier had a very impressive number of hit songs in the late 70's and early 80's. His 1984 video for "Rock Me Tonight," however, raised the eyebrows of many fans due to its femininity and strange production.

Blaine leads us through it all.

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Billy Squier, "Rock Me Tonite," on YouTube

The Atomic Cafe is an award-winning 1982 documentary made up entirely of interviews, stock footage, military training films and newsreel footage from the age of the atom bomb. We had watched it many years ago, and had a god time discussing it. We also share what it was like growing up in the nearest large town to the Hanford nuclear site, where plutonium was created for the first bomb, as well as many others.

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"The Atomic Cafe", at IMDB

Our The Atomic Cafe playlist, on Spotify

You may have heard the famous cover songs from the 80's, but have you heard the less-famous original versions? And did you even know there were original versions? Find out some of them here.

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Our Cover Songs More Famous Than The Originals playlist, on Spotify

This is a song we both loved but knew nothing about the band. To our detriment, as it turns out, because their story is quite interesting. Italy is not a country that is well-represented in the pop world, but we're giving their due today.

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Our Tarzan Boy playlist, on Spotify

Baltimora, "Tarzan Boy" official video, on YouTube

In this episode, Blaine puts Todd to the test with a high-stakes countdown of the biggest Diamond-certified albums of all time. As Blaine navigates the list of record-breaking industry titans, Todd must channel his deep musical knowledge to guess the iconic albums that defined music history. It’s a fun, fast-paced challenge that pits their shared passion for the 80s and beyond against the sheer commercial power of these legendary, multi-million-selling records.

1984 is Todd's favorite musical and pop-culture milestone year, so we decided to have some fun and discuss the music videos that helped make the year so memorable.

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Our Biggest Videos of 1984 playlist, on Spotify