Bill and Frank’s Guilt-Free Pleasures

Bananarama: ”Cruel Summer” (For Yvonne and the Summer of Jay)

Even in the midst of hot summer streets and the pavements that are burning of a cruel cruel summer, Bananarama is pretty much as cool as it gets.
Our Mixtape
Official Video
Top of the Pops Video
BBC documentary
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Glass Tiger: ”Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)”

Dave Kitchen returns to help us celebrate Glass Tiger's debut single. We discuss the songwriting process, the possible meanings of the song, the ephemeral contradiction of human love, and more! 
Links:
Our mixtape for this episode
The USA/International video
The Canadian video
Jim Vallance's memories with links to the demo!
Behind the Vinyl
Official Glass Tiger website
Bonus: A video of Glass Tiger giving a private concert for a 95-year-old fan!
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Billy Ocean: Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car (A quintessential GFP)

This episode has been a year in the making. When you have a song of this calibre, you need to come to the podcast with the right energy. So after scrapping last year's episode, we feel that we are finally ready to do this song justice. This is a quintessential guilt-free pleasure!
Links:
The iconic music video
Mixtape
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Toad The Wet Sprocket: ”Walk On the Ocean” (Frank Goes Full Fanboy)

We recorded this on the night before Frank was about to see his all-time favourite band for the first time. It was fitting, then, that we featured the group's "Walk On the Ocean."
Official video for the song.
Our special "Walk On The Ocean" Mixtape
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Hanson: ”MMMBop” (The Original Kid Rock)

We are bringing you a classic from the 90s. Hold on tight to what matters: in an mmmbop so much will be gone!
Links:
Original video
Old version
Scary Pockets version
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox version
Bluegrass version
Vitamin String Quartet version
Hanson sings Too Much Heaven
Mixtape on Spotify or Apple. 
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Gowan: ”Moonlight Desires” (Classic 80s Canadiana)

Dave Kitchen is back and has shared with us his ultimate 1980s Canadian Guilt-Free Pleasure: Gowan's "Moonlight Desires." We discuss the spellbinding music, the sublime  John Anderson bridge, and the iconic music video. 
**We apologize for not talking about how Gowan's music was a seminal part of Joey Jeremiah and Tessa Campanelli's relationship in "Degrassi: School's Out." I'm not sure if we will ever be able to forgive ourselves.
Helpful links:
Moonlight Desires video
The Behind the Vinyl episode
Our Spotify and Apple playlists
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Wilson Phillips: ”Hold On” (Strut Down That Boardwalk With Confidence!)

Finally we get the guilt-free pleasure that is "Hold On." We discuss the origins of the song, our own grade 7 experiences when encountering this song (and video) for the first time, and more. Grab your jeans and vests, it's time to hike through this song!  
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Here are some links that may interest you:
The video
Bridesmaids
Harold and Kumar
Chuck
Our Spotify and Apple playlists for every song we've featured over the past 50 episodes!

New Kids On The Block: ”Cover Girl” (Our 50th Episode!)

In order to properly celebrate this milestone episode, we knew we needed to go big. Who better than the top selling act of 1990 and 1991, with over 70 million records sold merchandise sales over $400 million in 1991 alone? Despite Cover Girl never reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, it is the #1 New Kids On The Block song for Bill and Frank. We deep dive into the history of NKOTB as well as closely examine why we love this song in particular. 
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Here are some links that may interest you:
The video
A Maurice Starr Interview
NKOTB on Arsenio Hall
The original Cover Girl
Our Spotify and Apple playlists for every song we've featured over the past 50 episodes!

Laura Branigan: ”Gloria” (The Gloria of all Glorias)

There are many songs called Gloria out there, but it is Laura Branigan's "Gloria" that is above them all. We discuss the history of the song, its impact on pop culture, and much, much more. 
Links:
The official video
The original version by Umberto Tozzi
Jonathan King version
Laura Branigan performing on CHiPs
Gloria Mixtape: Spotify and Apple
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Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn!

Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers: ”Islands In The Stream” (Analyzed with a Fine Tooth Comb)

Considering fireworks kept going off outside of The Winchester, we did a pretty good job of maintaining our focus and discussing this country-pop crossover mega hit. Get ready to sail away with Bill and Frank!
Original video
Bee Gees live version
Stereogum article
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