Bill and Frank’s Guilt-Free Pleasures

Breathe: "Hands To Heaven" (and "Brian Boitano: Canvas of Ice")

Breathe’s “Hands to Heaven” has been the soundtrack to many moments in our lives, whether it be to a slow dance with one you love or to the final moments before a devastating break-up. To us, however, “Hands To Heaven” will be forever paired with Brian Boitano’s passionate skating routine to express his love for Katarina Witt during the climactic moments of the 1988 ABC special “Canvas Of Ice.” And speaking of heartbreak, Canadians cannot speak of Boitano without revisiting the moment we raised our hands to heaven during Brian Orser’s 1988 Olympic long program skating routine. We feel it all in this episode, so turn up the volume and hold us in the darkness.
Official video
Brian Boitano: Canvas of Ice
Mixtape
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Barry Manilow: "Copacabana (At the Copa)" (Have a banana)

What started out as a novelty song turned into one of the high points of Barry Manilow's career. We're here to celebrate the legacy that is "Copacabana (At the Copa)" by revisiting the history of the tune, analyzing the lyrics, and explaining the significance of bananas in the grieving process. Thank you for joining us!
Mixtape
Muppets and Liza Minelli Version
The Simpsons' "Island of Sirens"
Barry Manilow dancing on the stairs version
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.

Mark Morrison: "Return of the Mack" (Imposter Syndrome?)

It's "Return of the Mike" at Bill & Frank's Guilt-Free Pleasures as Mike V returns to discuss the ultimate R&B/Hip-Hop crossover hit of the 90s. We discuss Mark Morrison's fascinating past as well as what makes this song truly incredible. As a bonus - you will be treated to Frank's vaudevillian version of Mark Morrison's voice!
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Mixtape
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.

Spandau Ballet: "True"

It's quite true that just hearing those guitar plucks on Spandau Ballet's enduring hit will set you adrift on memory bliss. Don't fight it; instead, join us as we celebrate this song and discuss its history as well as its incredible power. You will get to hear Frank do his best Al Green and Tony Hadley impressions while Bill reads from The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock and Lolita. And there is so much more! However, you will not hear us actually talk about the meaning of Spandau Ballet If you really want to know, it's here. (We just couldn't go there.)
Music Video
Mixtape
The Wedding Singer part where Buscemi Sings
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
 

The Beach Boys: "Kokomo" (Life's Too Short for a Bad Cocktail)

Love it or hate it, "Kokomo" is a historic hit. With a 22-year-gap in number one hits, The Beach Boys were suddenly back on the scene. Despite Mike Love's notorious heel-turn at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, the band were able to muster enough goodwill to add one final great song to their catalogue, helped by its prominence in the stinker movie Cocktail but also in the episode "Beach Boys Bingo" on the television series Full House. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Official Video
Full House
Mixtape
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
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Moving Pictures: "What About Me?" (The Cry of the Proletariat)

Before The Way It Is, Another Day In Paradise, or any of those mid-eighties charity singles, there was Moving Pictures' "What About Me?" We discuss the background of the song and it's remarkable two chart runs. And, unlike the people in the song, we actually see the little people "who make the big people big." So listen to us as we listen to those little people whisper, "What about me?"
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mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, 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.

Pebbles: "Girlfriend" (We won't treat you so bad)

We may not be visionaries at the same level as Pebbles, but we can see why this tune has maintained its power for over 30 years. We discuss the history of the song (and how it was snatched away from Vanessa Williams), explore the intricacies of the lyrics, and wrestle with the problem of doing too much research on an artist. 
Thank you for joining us!
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You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, 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.
 
 

The Proclaimers: "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"

As far as we're concerned, The Proclaimers are more punk than any of the pop punk outfits that we grew up hearing on the radio. It took us a while to realize this, and we seek to remove our guilt for not appreciating this band enough when we were in our youth. It's not too late to enjoy what the twins have to offer, so we hope you will join us in celebrating "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)!"
official video
Letterman appearance
mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, 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.
 

Will To Power: "Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley (Free Baby)"

In this week's episode we get back to the basics of what are podcast is all about by exploring one of the few medleys to ever top the Billboard Hot 100. Will To Power's combined version of the Peter Frampton and Lynyrd Skynyrd classics was certainly divisive amongst fans of the originals, but this sound is what we are all about. (At least it is for Bill - we're unsure where Frank stands on this!)
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Our mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, 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.
 
 

The Guess Who: "These Eyes" (For Frank Pearson Sr)

For the first time in our show's history, we are doing a song from the 60's. Who better to have this incredible distinction then arguably the most successful Canadian rock band of all time: "The Guess Who?"
More show notes will be forthcoming!