80 of the 80s podcast

With their heads held high, and their scarlet lies, CK-1 and DJ Serious came down from the open skies. They brought you here, but can they take you back again? 0:03: ELO vs. YMO vs. OMD 0:08: ELO Song Countdown #s 4-2 0:35: Commercial Break 0:37: #1s 0:47: That Weird Anime w/ the Playboy Bunny 0:53: Even More ELO & Beyond! 1:03: Albums…Why? 1:09: (AK-47 joins us) Contribute to our All-American, All-'80s Playlist 1:14: Listener Mail Featured Links: -80sography Podcast -Diacon IV Opening Animation -Original Episode Art by RBT -Add to our All-American Playlist -Captain Countdown Podcast- Our Email: 80ofthe80s@gmail.com Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

What's so intriguing about Dick? Sure, it's bursting with color and cartoon villains, but is it really for kids? Perhaps there's a quiet layer of mid-life emptiness lurking under the primary lights, snazzy costumes, Madonna's torch songs—along with her brazen banter and boobage. The Notorious J.A.M. and CK-1 dig past the dozens of celebrity cameos and the massive marketing machine—and ask the big question: Can this yellow-coated hero ever step out from under the long, dark shadow of Batman? Original Episode Art by RBT Our Email: 80ofthe80s@gmail.com Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

The Notorious J.A.M. rejoins CK-1 for a dive into the cinematic surreality that failed to make Madonna the world's biggest movie star: The ultra-low-budget, revenge fever dream A Certain Sacrifice and the helium-voiced, screwball chaos of Who's That Girl? Brace yourself for love slaves, satanic rituals, diabolical driving, cougars on the loose, and a whole lot of 'what were they thinking?' :01 A Certain Sacrifice :21 Commercial Break :22 Who's That Girl? Featured Links: -A Certain Sacrifice (the movie on YouTube) -Who's That Girl? (the movie on YouTube) -Original Episode Art by RBT Our Email: 80ofthe80s@gmail.com Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

Eye to eye, we need no words at all… except we're gonna need a LOT of words (plus one secret word) for Madonna's greatest '80s tunes and a couple of controversies. Your crazy co-host, Ms. AK-47, is back to recount an unhealthy Breakfast Club obsession and her favorite songs (and least favorite fads) of 2025. :00: This Intro Sucks :07: Countdown: Madonna '80s Songs 10-5 :22: Commercial Break :24: Countdown: Madonna '80s Songs 4-1 :41: More Madonna Misc :45: Break for Breakfast Club :49: 2025 Anyone? :56: Like An Outro CLIPLIST: Madonna – Crazy for You / Lionel Richie – Truly / Madonna Mitsubishi Commercial / Peter Schilling – Major Tom / Madonna – Keep It Together / Debbie Gibson – Anything Is Possible / Madonna – Think of Me / Madonna – Open Your Heart / Gardner Cole – Triangles / Madonna – Dear Jessie / Madonna – Ain't No Big Deal / Madonna – Borderline / Stephanie Mills – Never Knew Love Like This Before / Johnson Boating / DonorSee / The Breakfast Club / Crazy Eddie Blowout Sale / Weird Al – Like A Surgeon / Madonna – Like A Virgin / Sheik Condoms / Chic – Le Freak / Schick Razors / Duncan Sheik – Barely Breathing / Michael Jackson – Billie Jean / Madonna – Live To Tell / Madonna – Into The Groove / Madonna – Papa Don't Preach / Madonna – La Isla Bonita / Madonna – Who's That Girl / Madonna – True Blue / Emmy and the Emmys – Drowning / Breakfast Club – Right On Track / Laugh To Keep From Crying / Clio & Kay – Keep On Dancing / Clio – Faces / Dream Theater – Pull Me Under / Modern English – Hands Across The Sea / Bigod 20 – Like A Prayer Featured Links: -Original Episode Art by RBT -DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform -Fantasy Radio: Italo Disco Station Our Email: 80ofthe80s@gmail.com Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

The not-so-mad DJ is back to talk 'bout Japan: the band and the country – as the winds then shift to Akiko Yano and YMO. And, I hope you like clips, because this is our clippiest to date. A voice screams from heaven. 0:00: Mayo Intro 0:08: Band of the Rising Sun 0:25: Obligatory Song Countdown 5-4 0:34: Commercial Break 0:36: Countdown 3-1 1:15: Excuse-filled Outro CLIPLIST: Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes / Japan – Cantonese Boy / Japan – Adolescent SAX / Japan – The Experience of Swimming / Japan – Sons of Pioneers / Japan – Methods of Dance / Masami Tsuchiya – Secret Party / David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Bamboo Music / David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Forbidden Colors / Japan – The Art of Parties / Japan – Swing / Japan – Life In Tokyo / Japan – The Other Side of Life / (Misc. Commercials) / Japan – Ghosts / Japan – Quiet Life / Japan – European Son / Simon & Garfunkel – The Only Living Boy In New York / Japan – Visions of China / Men Without Hats – Living In China / Japan – Taking Islands in Africa / Japan – Methods of Dance / Japan – Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes / David Sylvian – Pulling Punches / Rain Tree Crow – Rain Tree Crow / The Dolphin Brothers – Pushing The River / Mick Karn – Sensitive / Gary Numan – Slowcar To China / Akiko Yano – Sleep On My Baby / Akiko Yano – Goodnight / Akiko Yano – David / Yellow Magic Orchestra – Be A Superman / Thomas Dolby – Radio Silence / Yellow Magic Orchestra – Rydeen / Yukihiro Takahashi – Something In The Air / Yukihiro Takahashi – Flashback / ABC – Tears Are Not Enough / ABC – Valentine's Day / Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes Our Email: 80ofthe80s@gmail.com Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

HALLOWEEN MAYHEM in our latest BONUS MOVIE-CAST! DJ CK-1 and the Notorious J.A.M. unearth three of the kookiest horror flicks of the era: Ghoulies II, Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College, and HauntedWeen. Brace for pint-sized terrors, frat-house shenanigans, and unsettling spook-house anarchy. You’ll scream until you like it. :01: Ghoulies II :18: Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go To College :23: Commercial break :25: (a little more of that) Ghoulies Go To College :28: HauntedWeen Featured Links: -The Ultimate ‘80s Halloween Song YouTube Playlist: bit.ly/spooky80s (or Spotify version) -W.A.S.P. - Scream Until You Like It (music video) We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com

Embrace that Robotcalypse, Modren Man :00: Intro of Confusion :02: Toddler Recall :08: Kilroy Was Queer :24: Commercial Break :27: Roboto Songo :33: The Joy of Styx :43: Outro of Cringe Featured Links: - Gobotron 2000's '80 Robot Playlist (YouTube) - Gobotron 2000's '80 Robot Playlist (Spotify) - Kilroy Was Here: The Film - Dennis DeYoung: Behind The Vinyl Interview - Permanent Record Podcast: Kilroy Was Here Review - DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com

Cruising smoothly before surfacing like a submarine sandwich with tasty layers of Kraftwerk and glockenspiel: Did this song inspire the entire sophisti-pop movement or a just a corny chick flick? Is it about freedom, fantasy, or the afterlife? What’s a TVO? Is it different for girls? Can you get what you want if you don’t know what you want? Also, we chat about the new Beetlejuice movie and a Duran Duran concert. :00: Intro the Light :03: Step 1: The Sound :11: Reviewing All Night and Day :20: Step 2: The Gist :30: Commercial Break :32: 3 Honorable Mentions :35: Another Night and Day :40: Step 3: The FPM :42: Bugged About Beetlejuice :47: It Was Live: Duran Duran Featured Links: - DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform - Joe Jackson Interview [Reelin' In The Years Archive] We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com

Dial into the triumph and the tragedy (the wieners and the bluts) of a man of many names: Hans, Mr. Intercool, The Pride of Austria, The Master of Os – totally worthy of a boppy 8-song countdown. Wien in not, so in not, hah! :00: Artificial Intro :01: Bio-o-o-o :10: Tribute & Parody :15: Song Countdown #8-5 :25: Commercial Break :26: Song Countdown #4-2 :37: The Worst :41: #1 (w/less flute)   Featured Links: - DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform - The Simpsons Dr. Zaius - Muppet Babies: Rolfgang Amadogus - Steuermann Video - Jeanny Video - Permanent Record Podcast about Falco 3 album We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com

Our most controversial episode ever! Just covering the man alone could span into another 80 episodes. So, let's (mostly) focus on the song and video. Then we recount our exciting Total Tubular concert experience! :01: Worst Podcast Intro Ever :08: Sequencing :13: Monologue :20: Theme :22: Synths & Sounds :29: Vocals :32: Commercial Break :35: Video :42: Disclaimer :45: Totally Turbular "Festival" Review 1:01: Longest Outro Ever 1:07: "Electric Nostalgia" (Theme to 80 of the 80s)   They will possess you.   Featured Links: -Hot Street -Vincent Price Monologue -Price on Alice Cooper's Nightmare -Starlight -Synths -Frog -Original Multitracks w/Chris Liepe -DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform -"Electric Nostalgia" (Theme to 80 of the '80s) -AK-47's Theme -The Ultimate ‘80s Halloween Song YouTube Playlist: bit.ly/spooky80s (or Spotify version) You feel the cold hand. We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com

For four decades, the world’s hotly debated. Now, like a back-and-forth game of cricket, we’ll settle the score: The best Men At Work album: Will it be Business As Usual or Cargo (or is there a dark horse)? Smell the desperation... :01: Lingo intro :04: Cargo vs. Business As Usual (Side A) :20: Commercial break I :22: Cargo vs. Business As Usual (Side B) :37: But, what about Two Hearts? :40: Commercial break II :42: A tiny Naked Wang concert review Featured Link: Permanent Record Podcast: Business As Usual review We post a new episode on the first day of each quarter (at 8:00 AM EST). #26 will be on October 1st / #25 on January 1, 2025 / #24 April 1st, etc. We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com

What’s the most iconic 80sish album from the most iconic 80sish band? I think you know, but when it comes to their best song… hear us out. It's us who makes the noise. :00: Pun-e intro :02: Duran and then Duran :04: Waffles & other honorable mentions :09: Album countdown 5 to 2 :24: Commercial break :27: Of course #1 is… :33: Now we’re talking for free (It’s new religion) :40: Even more albums / Sympathy for those guitarists :47: Out of chime Featured Links: Arcadia's "The Flame" music video Annie Zaleski's Rio 33 1/3 book Classic Albums Rio documentary 80sography Podcast Hey, we’re now posting on the first day of each quarter (at 8:00 AM EST). Like, #27 will be on July 1st / #26 on October 1 / #25: January 1, 2025, etc. We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com

We're not quite ready for #28. Let's warm up with an extraterrestrial dance. Was it influenced by swing, electro-funk, the aerobics craze, Thomas Dolby, Tom Tom Club, Ultravox, The Buggles, M, UFOs, or all of the heaven above? I'll bring a child to Outer Space. :01: Get the Feel :19 Take a break :20 Get yo Fixx Featured Links: 80sography Podcast Radio OwlsNest with Martin Page We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com

It's Halloween! Let’s get into the spooky spirit with another fun and elusive BONUS MOVIE CAST. DJ CK1 is back with the Notorious JAM to review two too often overlooked masterpieces of 1980s cinema: Chopping Mall and Hack-O-Lantern. Until we get down to that song #28… :01: Chopping Mall review :20 Commercial break :22 Hack-O-Lantern review Featured Link: The Ultimate ‘80s Halloween Song YouTube Playlist: bit.ly/spooky80s (or Spotify version) We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com

:01: Hot Rod Temperton's Hot Countdown :16: Commercial Break :18: Battle of the Bounce (Doobie vs. Yellow Magic) :32: Commercial Break II :34: Honorable Mention: Metallica's One :47: You Choose The Next Honorable Mention: Q-Feel or Heathcliff Featured Links: -Songs with the Yellow Magic Bounce Playlist (YouTube) -Yacht Rock Series (YouTube) -Beyond Yacht Rock Podcast (Spotify) -Yacht or Nyacht? We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com

Featuring, Guest Judge: DJ Jack Falcon, in an episode so epic, we had to split it in two! It’ll take a game show battle for the ages to finally determine: Is Michael McDonald worthy of bestowment into the 1980s Halls of History? Beware Mr. McD, many opponents – including your arch nemesis, Kenny Loggins – await. :01: Michael McDonald vs. The World :36: Commercial Break :38: Michael McDonald vs. The World BONUS ROUNDS :54: Commercial Break :56: So, what do we think about Depeche Mode's Memento Mori? 1:00: More new albums from Alison Goldfrapp, Enforcer, and Pearl & The Oysters 1:07: Part 2's Coming Soon Featured Link: DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform

Waiting, anticipating, celebrating & braking! :01: Remember the 30s? :02: It's a cluster... song :20: Totally Turbular & other albums :29: Commercial Break :31: Nephew Calculator :33: You are now a "Pop Kid." :34: Underrated Honorable Mention: Naked Eyes "When The Lights Go Out" :43: Yeah, we can talk about INXS too. :47: You Choose The Next Honorable Mention: Jody Watley or Metallica. :51: Commercial Break II :52: Bitchin bout Rock n Roll Hall of Fame :56: Bitchin bout Stranger Things Featured Link: Permanent Record Podcast

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh :02: Crazy 8s Countdown I: H&O Best :21: Commercial Break I :23: Callin' Oates :25: Crazy 8s Countdown II: The Halls of Space :38: Cliche Bear :40: Jingle Bell Talk :43: Yet, even more H&O (Travelin' Pig) :51: Commercial Break II :54: Underrated Honorable Mention: Spoons "Nova Heart" 1:01: You Choose The Next Honorable Mention (Naked Eyes or INXS) at bit.ly/nakedvote  1:04: Soft Cell's "Nostalgia Machine" 1:06: #1 Outro Featured Links: DonorSee: Charitable Giving Platform Permanent Record Podcast

DON'T FOOL OUT! If it's all about the synth-riffs, where do they come from? :02: Unsolved Mysteries of Italio-Disco :11: 8 Laszlos for the Universe! :22: Commercial Break :24: You Choose the Underrated Honorable Mention. :28: Tears For Fears The Tipping Point album review :45: Commercial Break :46: Single Battle: Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys vs. New Kids On The Block :52: Ronnie Martin From the Womb... album (or is it an ep?) review :55: Amendumb

REVEALED! DJ CK-1 is a Genesis fanboy, and he can't get no satisfaction. Enjoy this doward spiral of extra elusive premimum content that, by the end, may have you wanting to end it all. :00: In the beginning... :04: The Musical Box :07: Genesis Concert Review :23: Commercial Break :25: Even More Concerts for '22? :29: But but what about the '90s? :33: Death By Loud :38: Gobopocalypse