Prince. You know him. He’s purple, he’s androgynous, he’s a musical god.

Heart. You know them, too. Big in the 70s, ballads that rocked the 80s.

Who will advance? Who will go home? Well, I think we know, but that’s why we VOTE!

Also, if you haven’t seen this, and you like Prince, please watch. If you’re impatient, jump to 3:27 for Prince to absolutely melt your face off:

The Boss has landed! His batch of 64 songs has been pared down to just 16, and now it’s time to reveal the Bruce Springsteen Region, and all of its seeds and songs!

The graphical bracket below is a huge spoiler, so let’s not look at it before listening to the episode! I’ll put this picture of The Boss and The Big Man here to draw your attention away!

And just below that is the playlist for this region in case you want to listen at home!

The Material Girl and her band of 80s Legends have arrived!

This batch of 64 songs has been voted down to 16, and now it’s time to reveal the Madonna Region, and all of its seeds and songs!

The graphical bracket below is a huge spoiler, so let’s not look at it before listening to the episode! I’ll put this picture of Madge here to draw your attention away!

And just below that is the playlist for this region in case you want to listen along!

The Gloved One and his compatriots are here!

This batch of 64 songs has been voted down to 16, and now it’s time to reveal the Michael Jackson Region, and all of its seeds and songs!

The graphical bracket below is a huge spoiler, so let’s not look at it before listening to the episode! I’ll put this picture of the King of Pop here to draw your attention away!

And just below that is the playlist for this region in case you want to listen along!

The Purple One and his court have arrived!

All 64 songs have been voted on, and 16 songs have emerged! It’s time to reveal The Prince Region, and all its seeds and songs!

The graphic bracket below is a huge spoiler, so let’s not look at it before listening to the episode! I’ll put this picture of Prince here to distract you!

We are back, and we are doing this! For 10 months, you’ve heard, “[This act] is too big to be in the game.” And “Maybe one day we will do a Legends bracket.” Dear listener, that day has arrived, as we give you Season 3: Legends Only!

Tonight we reveal the 64 artists who have made it into the Legends Bracket.

And then, it’s up to you, to some extent, to choose which song represents each of these Legends, in the voting post that will immediately follow this one!

Thanks for joining us on this journey!

All winners will be revealed, along with a few surprises, in this Side B Finale!!!

(NO SPOILERS!!)

See you in Season 3!!

It’s a VERY special episode of The 80s-est, where we bring in our friend, and 80s college radio specialist, Deni Mayer, to talk about his 80s experience, some of his favorite artists, and songs. The wide-ranging discussion eventually leads to Joe and Keith naming their Final Four for each of Deni’s brackets.

So, re-apply your eyeliner, maybe go to a political protest (shouldn’t be hard to find one right now!) and see what you think of a slightly different kind of music than what we usually peddle. Hit Deni up in the comments with what you think about these lists—missing songs, great choices, all of it!

Well, this is IT. We are down to the FINAL. One of these two songs WILL be the winner of The 80s-est Side B! Will it be British synthpop band When in Rome’s 11-seed, “The Promise,” or will it be American synthpop group, Information Society with their 6-seed, “What’s On Your Mind?(Pure Energy)”? Vote now, and don’t forget to also vote in the 3rd place game!

This is IT! The past several Fridays have led us to the end of the road. And now it’s down to this: do you believe in the legend of Def Leppard and the decadent and bombastic “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” or do you believe in the prototypical hair band ultra-dramatic sound of White Lion, with high harmonies and guitars, as showcased in their big smash, “Wait”?

It’s time to spray that hair up one last time, and VOTE!