Bill and Frank’s Guilt-Free Pleasures
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There’s no shame in the music you love. Join us as we celebrate the open-hearted songs of the past 50 years (with a focus on the songs that made us who we are from the 80s and 90s).
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Asia: "Heat of the Moment"
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Neil Sedaka:"Laughter In The Rain" (The Drop Dead Note)
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Bonnie Raitt: "Something To Talk About" (Flowers for Shirley Eikhard)
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Bonnie Tyler: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (The apotheosis of Jim Steinman)
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Starship: "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (Bill & Frank Go To The Movies: Mannequin)
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Peter Cetera: "Glory of Love" (Bill & Frank Go To The Movies - The Karate Kid Part 2 / Rocky IV)
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Joe "Bean" Esposito: "You're The Best" (Bill & Frank Go To The Movies: The Karate Rock Universe - The Karate Kid / Rocky III)
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Jon Bon Jovi: "Blaze of Glory" (Bill & Frank & Kate Go To The Movies: Young Guns II)
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Ryan Gosling: "I'm Just Ken" (Bill & Frank Go To The Movies: Barbie)
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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The Cars: "Drive" (with Derek Veenhof)
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Deee-Lite: "Groove Is In The Heart" (Succotash Wishes)
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Sixpence None The Richer: "Kiss Me" (Smoochy Witches)
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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George Harrison: "Got My Mind Set On You"
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Kool & The Gang: "Cherish" (Seagulls and Mermaids stay in the moment)
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Haddaway: "What Is Love" (We finally enter the world of dance music)
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Sade: ”Smooth Operator” (not the telephone kind)
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Everytime You Go Away (Frank is in pieces)
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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Sugar Ray: ”Fly” (with KAHLIN Holmes)
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Bill and Frank’s Christmas Mixtape (and ”Our Favourite Christmas Movie”)
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Boney M: ”Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord” (Christmas episode!)
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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ABC: ”When Smokey Sings” (We don’t hear violence)
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Deep Blue Something: ”Breakfast At Tiffany’s” (A disagreement episode)
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Def Leppard: ”Photograph” (with Chris Newkirk and Alex Yost of The Julies)
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Guns N’ Roses: ”November Rain”
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Janet Jackson: ”Escapade” (Minneapolis... Let’s Go!
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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England Dan and John Ford Coley: ”I’d Really Love To See You Tonight” (They’re not talking about the linen)
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Rockwell: ”Somebody’s Watching Me” (Financial Malfeasance and Not Enjoying Tea)
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes: ”(I’ve Had )The Time of My Life” (with Mike Balsom - Confessions of a Wedding DJ)
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Johnny Rivers: ”Swayin’ to the Music (Slow Dancing)”
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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John Farnham: ”You’re The Voice” (Australia’s Unofficial National Anthem)
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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The Moody Blues: ”Your Wildest Dreams” (Proceed with caution!)
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Cheap Trick: ”The Flame” (Pure Torcher)
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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The Cardigans: ”Lovefool” (Blueberries at the Movies)
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Sheena Easton: ”Morning Train (Nine to Five / 9 to 5)”
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Dolly Parton: ”9 to 5” (A song for us folks)
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Player: ”Baby Come Back” (Yacht Rock meets Ridge Forrester)
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Nelson: ”(Can’t Live Without Your) Love And Affection”
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Rick Astley: ”Cry For Help” (Regulate yourself!)
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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DeBarge: ”Rhythm Of The Night” (Peak Mullet)
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Stevie B: ”Because I Love You (The Postman Song)”
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Chicago: ”You’re The Inspiration” (The ultimate first wedding dance)
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Fine Young Cannibals: ”She Drives Me Crazy”
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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John Parr: ”St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” [The Rick Hansen Theme Song]
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Cyndi Lauper: ”Time After Time” (Porcelain Dogs and Time Machines)
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Swing Out Sister: ”Breakout” (Sophisti-pop!)
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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John Waite: ”Missing You” (Listen to your friends)
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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38 Special: ”Second Chance” (Rationalizing and Minimizing in the Pouring Rain)
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Mr. Big: ”To Be With You” (Our 100th episode!)
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Vanessa Carlton: ”A Thousand Miles” (A ubiquitous pop song)
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May 28, 2023 |
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Night Ranger: ”Sister Christian” (MOTORING!)
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May 21, 2023 |
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Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch: ”Good Vibrations” (Good as Sunkist)
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May 14, 2023 |
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Dan Hartman: ”I Can Dream About You” (Put up a statue in his honour!)
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May 07, 2023 |
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Eric Carmen: ”Make Me Lose Control” (An Impenetrable Haircut)
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Chris de Burgh: ”The Lady in Red” (For Oma)
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Timmy T: ”One More Try” (A freestyle success story)
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Mr. Mister: ”Kyrie” (Carry A Laser)
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Milli Vanilli: ”Girl You Know It’s True” (They got a raw deal)
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Kenny Loggins: ”Footloose” (The culmination of our 1984 Oscar episodes)
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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James Taylor: ”Your Smiling Face” (Bass Forward, Opossum Positive)
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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10cc: ”I’m Not In Love” (I didn’t want to watch Star Wars anyway!)
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Air Supply: ”Making Love Out of Nothing At All” (Jim Steinman is exhausting)
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Scorpions: ”Wind of Change” (Apollo did not die in vain)
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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Bryan Adams: ”Heaven” (From dance clubs to country roads to church camps)
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Mariah Carey: ”Vision of Love” (The Magna Carta of Melisma)
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Dionne Warwick & Friends: ”That’s What Friends Are For”
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Foreigner: ”I Want To Know What Love Is” (Gospel Choir for Hire)
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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Hootie & The Blowfish: ”Hold My Hand” (A Redemption Episode)
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Gino Vannelli: ”Wild Horses” (It’s Gino Time at GFP!)
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Rod Stewart: ”Downtown Train” (with Rich Terfry)
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Fleetwood Mac: ”Everywhere” (A Bullet-Proof Pop Song)
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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”Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town”: Jackson 5 vs. Springsteen (Another impossible decision)
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Band Aid: ”Do They Know It’s Christmas?” (Open-Hearted Earnestness)
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Phil Collins: ”Against All Odds” (A Breakupable Face)
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Third Eye Blind: ”Semi-Charmed Life” (Pleasure or Pain?)
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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Roxette: ”Must Have Been Love” (Depressmas)
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Matthew Wilder: ”Break My Stride” (A success story)
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Jewel: ”You Were Meant For Me” (Frank feels all of the feels)
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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Celine Dion: ”It’s All Coming Back To Me Now” (Song of the Millenium)
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Ray Parker Jr: ”Ghostbusters” (Bustin’ makes us feel good)
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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The Michael Bolton Paradox: ”Said I Loved You...But I Lied”
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Juice Newton: ”Queen of Hearts” (Clickety Clack)
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Wet Wet Wet: “Love Is All Around” (C’mon and let it show)
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Bobby Brown: ”Every Little Step” (Sans Sophomore Slump)
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Roch Voisine: ”I’ll Always Be There” (The Ultimate Canadian Man)
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Spin Doctors: ”Two Princes” (Just Go Ahead Now)
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Al B. Sure! ”Nite And Day” (It Makes Intimate Sense)
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Harry Styles: ”As It Was” (Late Night Sushi at Harry’s House)
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Deniece Williams: ”Let’s Hear It For The Boy” (Frank’s Theme)
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine: ”Bad Boy” (Prudhommes Landing Music)
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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Corey Hart: ”Sunglasses At Night“ (Abandoned Factory Music)
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Bananarama: ”Cruel Summer” (For Yvonne and the Summer of Jay)
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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Glass Tiger: ”Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)”
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Billy Ocean: Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car (A quintessential GFP)
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Toad The Wet Sprocket: ”Walk On the Ocean” (Frank Goes Full Fanboy)
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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Hanson: ”MMMBop” (The Original Kid Rock)
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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Gowan: ”Moonlight Desires” (Classic 80s Canadiana)
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Wilson Phillips: ”Hold On” (Strut Down That Boardwalk With Confidence!)
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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New Kids On The Block: ”Cover Girl” (Our 50th Episode!)
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Laura Branigan: ”Gloria” (The Gloria of all Glorias)
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers: ”Islands In The Stream” (Analyzed with a Fine Tooth Comb)
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May 29, 2022 |
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Berlin: ”Take My Breath Away” (Love Theme from Top Gun) - [Synth Forward, Tongue Forward]
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May 22, 2022 |
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The Heights: ”How Do You Talk To An Angel” (ProTip: Use Cue Cards)
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May 15, 2022 |
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Leo Sayer: ”You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” (A Roller Rink Song)
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May 08, 2022 |
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The Jeff Healey Band: ”Angel Eyes” (Don’t Look A Gift Universe In The Mouth)
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May 01, 2022 |
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Van Halen: ”Why Can’t This Be Love” (We love Van Hagar)
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Out Of Office Message 2 (with apologies to George Costanza)
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Out Of Office Message (Frank won’t make Bill become a Marty Jannetty)
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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The B-52’s:”Roam” (Mark Twain and Wine Moms)
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Atlantic Starr: ”Always” (This Out-hallmarks Hallmark)
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Chris Isaak: ”Wicked Game” (Nobody loves no one)
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Marc Cohn: ”Walking in Memphis” (We got a prayer in Memphis)
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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Stevie Wonder: ”I Just Called To Say I Love You” (You’re wrong, Jack Black!)
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Charles & Eddie: ”Would I Lie To You?” (No Good Dirty Doctor!)
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Bad English: ”When I See You Smile” (Frank’s First Dance)
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Heart: ”These Dreams” (Werewolves in the Mist)
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Take That: ”Back For Good” (Lipstick marks on coffee cups)
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Starship: ”We Built This City” (Best of the Worst or Worst of the Best?)
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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Philip Bailey & Phil Collins: ”Easy Lover” (A Banger of Bangers)
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Enya: ”Orinoco Flow” (Spa Rock featuring The Ross Dependencies)
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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Go West: ”King of Wishful Thinking” (Sometime you’ve got to fool yourself)
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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”She’s Like The Wind” Revisited: Interview with Co-Writer Stacy Widelitz
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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Amy Grant: ”Baby Baby” (It’s actually about a baby!)
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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Paul McCartney: ”Wonderful Christmastime” (Christmas joy covers a multitude of synths)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Wham! : ”Last Christmas” (George Michael should have just gone skiing)
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Jennifer Paige: ”Crush” (Dedicated to those crushing and those being crushed)
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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Patrick Swayze: ”She‘s Like The Wind” (This one‘s for you, Marianne!)
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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Rickroll with it, baby (Rick Astley Appreciation Day)
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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Seal: ”Kiss From A Rose” (A cinematic spectacular!)
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Andy Kim: ”Rock Me Gently” (This is not a lullaby)
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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Carly Rae Jepsen: ”Call Me Maybe” (The patron saint of waiting for a boy to call)
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Meat Loaf: ”I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won‘t Do That)”
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Hiatus (but not for long!)
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Lionel Richie: ”Stuck On You” (This is so good!)
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, and Alphaville: ”Forever Young” (Triple Threat Match)
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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Gregory Abbott: ”Shake You Down” (The steely intensity of a Siberian Husky from a Jack London novel)
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Color Me Badd: ”All 4 Love” (Waves of Nostalgia / Riptide of Regret)
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince: ”Summertime” (Dislike this at your peril)
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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Shanice: ”I Love Your Smile” (Who doesn‘t love kittens?)
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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Boy Meets Girl’s ”Waiting For A Star To Fall” (True Love Waits For A Star To Fall)
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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Bryan Adams: ”(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” (Kevin Costner Depreciation Day)
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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Richard Marx: ”Endless Summer Nights” (A ‘Hallmark After Dark‘ Winter Song)
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Boyz II Men: ”Motownphilly” (Back Again)
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Peter Cetera and Amy Grant: ”The Next Time I Fall” (The Grant-Cetera Paradox)
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville: Duelling Duets (An Impossible Decision)
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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The Michael Bolton Solution
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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”Never Surrender” (Corey Hart Appreciation Day)
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Jon Secada’s ”Just Another Day” (A Supermarket Song)
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Jul 13, 2021 |