'80S Episodes
Feb. 8, 2023
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" w Darryl Jones of The Rolling Stones
Season 11 kicks off with a bang and a big ol' tongue! Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones joins Rob and JP for some conversations about auditioning for the Stones some 30 years ago, playing for Sting, and flexing on Miles Da…
Nov. 16, 2022
Jack and Diane (John Cougar Mellencamp) w Dave Barnes - Episode 1015
An American classic song deserves and American classic guest, so we had to bring in the big guns--Uncle Dave Barnes returns to the third man chair to help us break down the John Cougar Mellencamp stalwart, "Jack and Diane." …
Oct. 5, 2022
Billy Sheehan (Talas, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, etc.) - 5 Year Anniversary Show
The greatest hard rock bassist of ALL TIME joins the show to celebrate five years of The Great Song Podcast! Billy Sheehan's cred is unquantifiable, and his work with David Lee Roth, Steve Vai, Mr. Big and SO many others pro…
Aug. 24, 2022
Opposites Attract (Paula Abdul ft MC Skat Kat) w OneGunn
Just who is MC Skat Kat, and what's he hiding? Well it's a complicated answer, but part of it involves a lot of awesome Prince stories, a lesson in helpful premature confidence, and some rotoscoping animation. Paula Abdul's …
Aug. 17, 2022
(I Just) Died in Your Arms [w Nick Van Eede of Cutting Crew]
'80s August and Season 10 slam forward with another #1 hit! "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" (Tonight?) is one of the '80s most enduring rock hits, and Cutting Crew frontman and writer Nick Van Eede is with us to discuss the leg…
Aug. 10, 2022
Need You Tonight (w Andrew Farriss of INXS) - Season 10 Premiere
We're kicking off Season 10 with '80s August, and with one of the HUGEST bands of that decade, and really, of all time. One of Australia's greatest exports, INXS, delivered one of the ultimate '80s albums with Kick, and Andr…
![Send Me an Angel [from The Wizard] w David Sterry of Real Life - Episode 907](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/539a20b049e8416f88a9bbb895ef54c5.png "Send Me an Angel [from The Wizard] w David Sterry of Real Life - Episode 907")
March 16, 2022
Send Me an Angel [from The Wizard] w David Sterry of Real Life - Episode 907
Movie Month's third tasting comes from the 1989 classic/disappointment/dud The Wizard, starring Fred Savage, Beau Bridges, Christian Slater and more. The movie may have flopped as well as the Nintendo Power Glove it promoted…
March 9, 2022
God Gave Rock and Roll to You (KISS) w Russ Ballard
From Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey comes our next Movie Month entry, the grand, uplifting power ballad, "God Gave Rock and Roll to You"...2? We'll answer all the questions and cover the significant versions leading up to this…
March 2, 2022
Eye of the Tiger (w Dave Bickler of Survivor) - Episode 905
Movie Month returns with one of the all-time iconic soundtrack songs. From Rocky III (and pretty much every Rocky movie thereafter) comes Survivor's signature hit, "Eye of the Tiger." Original Survivor lead vocalist Dave Bic…
Dec. 22, 2021
Styx (w Lawrence Gowan of Styx) - Episode 820
It's epic season finale time, and it doesn't get more epic than the Grand Rock of Styx! Lawrence Gowan, Tommy Shaw, James J.Y. Young and the rest of the crew are ready to rock, and JP's ultimate band is great fodder for a wa…
Dec. 8, 2021
Karma Chameleon (Culture Club) - Rivalry Week 2 - Episode 818
Rivalry Week continues, as we now go toe-to-toe over another iconic '80s track, Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon," which Rob loves and JP hates. We'll fight over harmonicas, guitar tuning and more as we dig into the signature…
Dec. 1, 2021
Home Sweet Home (Motley Crüe) - Rivalry Week 1, Episode 817
The gloves are off, and we go head-to-head in the first installment of Rivalry Week for Season 8! This week it's Vince Neil, Tommy Lee and the boys of Motley Crüe, with one of the iconic proto-power ballads, "Home Sweet Home…
Nov. 3, 2021
Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer) w/Dave Barnes - Episode 813
Might as well face it, this episode is going to be awesome. Uncle Dave Barnes joins us fresh off his new comedy album release "It's Hard Being an Idiot," to cover one of the most rocking songs of the 1980s. We'll talk about:…
Oct. 20, 2021
Magic (The Cars) w/Joey Abbott - Episode 811
Longtime friend and guest co-host Joey Abbott joins the boys to continue Magic Month with one of the greatest hits from one of the greatest American bands, The Cars! Ric Ocasek and company deliver all kinds of goodness in th…
Sept. 15, 2021
She's a Beauty (w Fee Waybill of The Tubes)
A theatrical rock band collaborating with David Foster and Steve Lukather--what more could you want from the '80s? Good luck getting this one out of your heads. San Fransisco/Bay Area legends The Tubes deliver an all-time ea…