We had so much fun covering the songs that reached No. 2 on the charts in 1976 but no higher that we’ve returned to honor the same songs from 1977. It’s our “Close But No Cigar” series! Tunes this week  come from The Floaters, Crystal Gayle, Peter Frampton and more.

All the songs featured in this episode are on this handy Spotify playlist!

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“Rerun? What’s a rerun?” This week’s show features our 2014 interview with Loverboy’s Mike Reno. But we added brand-new seggies and more to the show. It’s a great chat with the legendary frontman, who will be returning to the 2020 voyage of The 80s Cruise along with the rest of Loverboy.

Today’s episode of Stuck in the ’80s is sponsored by a brand-new partner. It’s Blue Chew. BlueChew brings you the first chewable with the same FDA-approved active ingredients as Viagra and Cialis so you know they work. Visit BlueChew.com and get your first shipment FREE when use our special promo code STUCK. You just pay $5 shipping.

As always, we’d like to thank our partners at The 80s Cruise. Now is the perfect time to book the vacation of a lifetime – spending a week with 3,000 other crazy ’80s fans on The 80s Cruise. Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas leaves Miami on March 8, 2020 for 7 glorious caribbean days, with stops in San Juan, St. Thomas, Punta Cana and Labadee. But the real fun comes from performances by the B-52s, Bret Michaels, Berlin, Loverboy, Dire Straits Legacy, Grandmaster Flash, Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet, Tony Lewis of The Outfield, Patty Smyth and Scandal, Lita Ford, Midnight Star, The Jets, The Motels, Big Country, Katrina from Katrina and the Wave, Annabella from Bow Wow Wow and everyone’s favorite tribute band Jessie’s Girl. Each night on the ship is amazing theme night and all your drinks – including all premium alcohol beverages are included! And if you book with the promo code STUCK, you get $200 cabin credit. Find out more at www.the80scruise.com.

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What was it with movie dads in the ’80s? Their intentions were good but their methods of showing love were … well, often quite bad. In this week’s podcast, Brad, Jen and Steve decide which movie dads were bad or good. Lots of laughs but a fair amount of tears as well.

Movies include: Parenthood, Dune, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller, Purple Rain and many more.

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This week, we set the podcast time machine back to 1976! Why? To discover all the amazing tunes that topped out at NUMBER 2 on the charts! It’s a weird and nostalgic show, but aren’t they all?

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Remember when summer movies were all the rage? Yep, during the late ’70s and ’80s. That’s why this week, we pit the summer movies of 1979 vs. the summer movies of 1989 for the title of, well, there’s no title at stake. But we did have a heck of a lot of fun.

Today’s episode of Stuck in the ’80s is sponsored by a brand new partner. It’s BlueChew. BlueChew brings you the first chewable with the same FDA-approved active ingredients as Viagra and Cialis so you know they work. You can take them anytime, day or night–even on a full stomach–and since they’re chewable, they work up to twice as fast as a pill. Right now, we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Visit BlueChew.com and get your first shipment FREE when use our special promo code STUCK. You just pay $5 shipping. BlueChew is the better, cheaper, faster choice and we thank them for sponsoring the podcast!

As always, we’d like to thank our partners at The 80s Cruise. Now is the perfect time to book the vacation of a lifetime – spending a week with 3,000 other crazy ’80s fans! Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas leaves Miami on March 8, 2020 for 7 glorious days in the Caribbean, with stops in San Juan, St. Thomas, Punta Cana and Labadee. But the real fun comes from performances by the B-52s, Bret Michaels, Berlin, Loverboy, Grandmaster Flash, Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet, Tony Lewis of The Outfield, Patty Smyth and Scandal, Lita Ford, Midnight Star, The Jets, The Motels, Big Country, Katrina from Katrina and the Waves, Annabella from Bow Wow Wow and everyone’s favorite tribute band Jessie’s Girl. Each evening on the ship is an amazing theme night and all your drinks – including all premium alcohol beverages – are included. And get $200 cabin credit when you book with the promo code STUCK! Find out more at www.the80scruise.com.

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We love hearing new music from our ’80s heroes. In this episode, we highlight new singles from Howard Jones, Berlin and Tiffany. And we have a very odd conversation about body powder and candles.

Today’s episode of Stuck in the ’80s is sponsored by a brand-new partner. It’s Blue Chew. BlueChew brings you the first chewable with the same FDA-approved active ingredients as Viagra and Cialis so you know they work. You can take them anytime, day or night–even on a full stomach–and since they’re chewable, they work up to twice as fast as a pill. Right now, we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Visit BlueChew.com and get your first shipment FREE when use our special promo code STUCK. You just pay $5 shipping. BlueChew is the better, cheaper, faster choice – and we thank them for sponsoring the podcast!

As always, we’d like to thank our partners at The 80s Cruise. Now is the perfect time to book the vacation of a lifetime – spending a week with 3,000 other crazy ’80s fans on The 80s Cruise. Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas leaves Miami on March 8, 2020 for 7 glorious caribbean days, with stops in San Juan, St. Thomas, Punta Cana and Labadee. But the real fun comes from performances by the B-52s, Bret Michaels, Berlin, Loverboy, Grandmaster Flash, Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet, Tony Lewis of The Outfield, Patty Smyth and Scandal, Lita Ford, Midnight Star, The Jets, The Motels, Big Country, Katrina from Katrina and the Wave, Annabella from Bow Wow Wow and everyone’s favorite tribute band Jessie’s Girl. Each night on the ship is amazing theme night and all your drinks – including all premium alcohol beverages are included! And if you book with the promo code STUCK, you get $200 cabin credit. Find out more at www.the80scruise.com.

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