The 80s-est

Episode 11: New ep, new region! In this episode of The 80s-est, Keith and Joe look ahead to the sixteen songs in the Bands region. Almost 100% certain to anger people whose favorite band isn’t represented. What’s the top seed? What are the exciting match-ups? How did we forget to include Air Supply?  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access t...

Roll up the sleeves of your suit jacket and leave some stubble on your face (or legs or wherever you are shaving) ‘cause Episode 10 of The 80s-est is taking its talents to South Beach for an all- Miami Vice show. The propulsive 15-seed theme song by Jan Hammer goes up against the moodiest work ever produced by someone who also had a top 40 hit with “groovy” in the title, 2-seed Phil Collins with “...

In Episode 9 of The 80s-est, two wordless songs go head to head. Well, one wordless song and one song with two words and some barely intelligible mumbling. Anyway, here’s 10-seed “Axel F” from Beverly Hills Cop and 7-seed “Oh Yeah” from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the80sest.subs...

Sure he’s got a license to kill, but does he have a license to wear parachute pants? In Episode 8, it’s Bond vs. Bond, as 14-seed Sheena Easton’s “For Your Eyes Only” takes on heavy favorite, 3-seed Duran Duran’s “A View to a Kill.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the80sest.substack.com

Episode 7 of The 80s-est is full of controversy and comedy/action, as it’s 6-seed Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” versus 11-seed Huey Lewis and the News with “The Power of Love” from Back to the Future . Two iconic movies. Two…songs from movies. Which is 80s-er? As mentioned in the pod: Joe, right, as Marty McFly in 1991. (Chris as Dr. Emmett Brown) This is a public episode. If you would like to d...

 For Episode 6, we go anthemic. It’s #4-seed “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” from St. Elmo’s Fire against #13-seed “Eye of the Tiger” from Rocky III . Which song gets your 80s blood pumping? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the80sest.substack.com

 In Episode 5, Keith and Joe lay out the plot of Flashdance in great detail as fifth-seeded “Maniac” by Michael Sembello is pitted against Irene Cara’s number twelve seed, “Flashdance…What a Feeling!” Which is more 80s: insanity or a song with extra punctuation in the title? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit th...

Surprise! Change of plans, after realizing how many episodes it will take to finish the bracket, we are going with 4 episodes each week: M-Th. If you can't keep up, don't worry, they're short episodes, you have all weekend to catch up! Episode 4 finds us with zero degrees of Kevin Bacon, as Kenny Loggins’ title track, 8-seed “Footloose” takes on peppy underdog 9-seed “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” by...

In Episode 3, the contest gets underway as top-seeded “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” from The Breakfast Club takes on long shot “Weird Science” from the film of the same name. Two John Hughes movie songs enter, one John Hughes movie song leaves. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the80sest.substack.com

In this second episode of The 80s-est, the guys lay out the 16 songs and their seedings in the first region: The Movie Region! Here’s the bracket: follow on Spotify: subscribe on Apple Podcasts: or jump in on Google(now YouTube) Podcasts: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the80sest.substack.com

In the pilot episode of The 80s-est, Keith and Joe lay out the premise behind the show: 64 songs will go head to head in four different regions, with listeners casting votes in each bracket, to determine which song most exemplifies the sound, the feel, the vibe of the decade that gave us Clara Peller, the Reagan Presidency and the saxophone player from The Lost Boys. Which song has the most synth,...