Bill and Frank’s Guilt-Free Pleasures

Timmy T: ”One More Try” (A freestyle success story)

Timmy T was just a man with a moog, an 808 machine, and a broken heart. He poured out his emotion into a song, and without a major label to back him, he was able to score a Billboard #1 in March of 1991 with "One More Try." This is the story of a victorious underdog and we are here to celebrate it!
Links:
Our awesome mixtape
The official music video
A Timmy T documentary 
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, and our website. You can email us at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com, too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.

Mr. Mister: ”Kyrie” (Carry A Laser)

Whether you see this as a prayer, a science fiction tale, or just a rousing joyful song, there's no denying the power of Mr. Mister's "Kyrie." Have your laser charged as we take you down the road we must travel in discussing this incredible hit song from 1986!
**This song came as a special request from Bill's sister, Marianne. We were lucky enough to get an interview with her (at the 35:00 mark).**
Helpful Links:
Music Video
Our Kyrie Mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, and our website. You can email us at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com, too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.

Milli Vanilli: ”Girl You Know It’s True” (They got a raw deal)

Sure - Rob and Fab may not have sung the song. But it's still awesome - you know it's true!
Music Video
The Connecticut lip syncing incident
Rob and Fab music video
The Numarx interview
Fab now
The "Real" Milli Vanilli
Grammy Acceptance Speech
Our mixtape for this song!
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, and our website. You can email us at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com, too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
 

Kenny Loggins: ”Footloose” (The culmination of our 1984 Oscar episodes)

We finally made it to the final entry of our 1984 Oscar series. It's a near impossible decision but we're (mostly) in favour of this staple song from all of the wedding dances we've attended. We'll take you through the history behind this song as well as its namesake movie. From face kicks to Kevin Bacon bribing DJs, we cover it all!
Links:
Footloose final fight and dance scene
Footloose dance off your anger scene
Hot Rod angry dance
Our awesome mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, and our website. You can email us at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com, too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
 

James Taylor: ”Your Smiling Face” (Bass Forward, Opossum Positive)

James Taylor's "rocker" from 1977 puts a smile on our face and we hope it puts one on yours!
Links: 
Mixtape
Your Grouchy Face
Setlist from the concert we went to
Wedding Singers
Boys Choir
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, and our website. You can email us at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com, too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.

10cc: ”I’m Not In Love” (I didn’t want to watch Star Wars anyway!)

Dave Kitchen returns for the 10th time to do 10cc! He finds himself caught in between Bill and Frank's competing readings of the song and whether or not the term "moped" should ever be used in this show. "I'm Not In Love" is one of the most lush and haunting productions ever made. We hope you can luxuriate in the sounds of this song like we do.
Our incredible mixtape can be found here.
Here's the best video for this song.
Also: the making of the song documentary
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, and our website. You can email us at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com, too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.

Air Supply: ”Making Love Out of Nothing At All” (Jim Steinman is exhausting)

Despite the toll that it takes on ourselves, we are diving back into the Jim Steinman pool of songs. We've been looking forward to doing an episode on Air Supply since we began our show. We're glad that day is finally here!
Also, sorry about the initial upload. If this is only a minute long, please delete and reload. We fixed it!
The original best video.
The other video.
Our mixtape.
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, and our website. You can email us at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com, too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
 

Scorpions: ”Wind of Change” (Apollo did not die in vain)

Bill and Frank step out of their comfort zone to discuss a song not about romantic love, but instead about political change and hope. We cover everything from whistles to Apollo Creed's untimely demise. Follow us down the Moskva as we talk about the power of music and our hope that we can still experience a wind of change in our times. 
Special thanks to Vic for requesting this song!
Mixtape
Music Video
2022 Live Version
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, and our website. You can email us at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com, too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
 

Bryan Adams: ”Heaven” (From dance clubs to country roads to church camps)

In order to properly discuss Bryan Adams first US #1 hit, we decided to bring back our good friend Kate Angle. Besides being an actual member of the official Bryan Adams Fan Club for the past thirty years, Kate famously played tambourine with Bryan Adams (and Linda Evangelista) when the Canadian rocker came to our city. We discuss the film that inspired the song, whether "nice" is ever an apt descriptor, and why Frank is drawn to bizarre 1950s language whenever he thinks about this song. 
Mixtape
The DUI video
The TV screen video
Re-Recorded Version
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, and our website. You can email us at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com, too.
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
 

Mariah Carey: ”Vision of Love” (The Magna Carta of Melisma)

May this episode do justice to the powerhouse that is Mariah Carey, and may it serve as Bill's penance for being so wrong about her over the past few episodes...
 
More show notes will be forthcoming...
 
Mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, and our website. You can email us at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com, too.
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.