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Neil Peart
Rush in concert at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, America – 25 Jul 2015
For Neil. … Everyone will remember Neil Peart, Rush’s legendary drummer, in his or her way. This is my way. Just a few examples of his thoughts and music.
We’re finally back in the 1980s here at Stuck in the ’80s with our Close But No Cigar show about songs from ’80 that peaked at No. 2 on the charts. This week’s show includes songs by Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, The Spinners, Leo Sayer and more.
No, that’s not the title to a missing Hardy Boys mystery – when Stuck in the ’80s was named a finalist for this year’s People’s Choice Podcast Awards, Spearsy and Brad in LA had to cut together a video acceptance speech that would have been shown at the online ceremony had we won. SPOILER ALERT: We did not win.
Thus the video languished on Brad in LA’s hard drive, and hasn’t been seen by more than a handful of people. We had fun putting it together, though, so we thought we’d share it here. Thanks to all who cast ballots for us in the first round of voting, you’re the reason we got as far as we did! Now, get yourself a refreshing beverage and enjoy this 2 minute clip of silliness:
It’s our last show of the decade! Our annual Stocking Stuffer show returns to feature a collection of our outtakes from a full year of podcasts. Plus, we look back at 2019, name our favorite shows and look forward to another decade of Stuck in the ’80s.
Our listeners picked all the songs for this week’s episode – Sounds of the Holidays Before the ’80s. We have five songs recorded between 1975 and 1980 to honor, including tunes by The Kinks, Greg Lake, Squeeze and more.
Plus, there are weird stories about medical calamities and singalong songs that will likely get you grounded by a parent. Plus, full seggies.
Our infatuation with the late ’70s continues for at least one more show as we honor the albums released in December 1979. Actually, we just focus on “London Calling” by The Clash and “Christopher Cross” by … well, you get it.
Also, the return of “I Want My Mystery TV Theme Song” and Steve tells a weird story about supermarkets and safety pins.