Podcasts by The Radio Star Murders
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blink-182–All the Small Things from 2019-08-28T09:30:39
Our journey through 1999 continues with pop punk sensation blink-182 and their smash hit, “All the Small Things“. It’s two minutes of romantic pop-punk sensibilities filled wit...
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Eminem–My Name Is from 2019-07-31T14:36:44
Our coverage of 1999 continues with the song that The Ringer ranked 22nd on its list of the biggest singles from 1999: Eminem’s “My Name Is”. It was our introduction to the Sli...
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Santana Ft. Rob Thomas–Smooth from 2019-07-24T11:00:39
In today’s episode, Wes and Clay discuss Santana and Rob Thomas’ 1999 smash hit, “Smooth”! It’s one of the most successful songs of all-time, it brought Santana bac...
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Britney Spears–…Baby One More Time from 2019-07-10T09:30:55
Is a desperate plea to keep a lover from slipping away? Or is it the cry of a woman who needs some domestic violence to make herself feel alive? Whatever the case may be, it’s a catchy lit...
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Smash Mouth–All Star from 2019-06-26T09:30:10
SUM BUDDY once told me… To kick off their celebration of the musical styling of 1999, Wes and Clay do a deep dive into “All Star” which entered the public consciousness and has...
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Ray Parker Jr–Ghostbusters from 2019-05-15T14:48:42
I ain’t ‘fraid of no ghosts! It’s the mantra of the 80s, and it’s the brain child of Ray Parker Jr. The theme song to Ghostbusters is arguably as important as the film (w...
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Celine Dion–My Heart Will Go On from 2019-05-08T10:00:52
Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” was a massive hit that helped to propel James Cameron’s Titanic to the top of the box office charts. A simple love song that mimics Wh...
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AC/DC–Big Gun from 2019-05-01T10:00:41
As we continue with our movie-themed music video coverage, we’re moving into the mid 90s and the height of Arnold Schwarzenegger! “Big Gun” is an AC/DC song that was written fo...
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Coolio–Gangsta’s Paradise from 2019-04-17T12:00:08
West Coast hip-hop had a strong showing in the mid ’90s, and one of the most iconic songs to come from the era was “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio. It was the theme song f...
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Cyndi Lauper–The Goonies‘r’Good Enough from 2019-04-03T12:00:56
Cyndi Lauper is an iconic pop star of the ’80s who penned a number of huge hits, including “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and “Time After Time”. Unfortunately, she als...
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Blues Traveler–Run-Around from 2019-03-27T12:00:47
Blues Traveler made a big splash in the mid-90s with their bluesy, folk-rock harmonica driven sound (and larger than life front man, John Popper). They had a string of hits that started with ...
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Tears for Fears–Shout from 2019-03-20T12:00:12
One of the finest albums of the 1980s (in the opinion of Wes), Songs from the Big Chair spawned a number of hits, including the iconic “Shout“. Tears for Fears is an almost perfect a...
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Queensryche–Queen of the Reich from 2019-03-13T12:00:19
If you’ve got a pretty generic band with a pretty generic song, the only solution might be to spend $35 and shoot yourself one helluva music video. Queensryche is a modestly influential me...
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The Prodigy–Smack My Bitch Up from 2019-03-06T13:00:01
Change my pitch up, smack my bitch up. That’s the entirety of lyrics for this song, so you know that the video is going to have to do some heavy lifting. The Prodigy are the 90s electronic...
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Meat Loaf–I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) from 2019-02-27T13:00:03
This week, Wes and Clay discuss the musical stylings of the inimitable Meat Loaf! Meat Loaf became famous due to his Bat Out of Hell trilogy, and his biggest hit during that stretch of albums wa...
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Imagine Dragons–Thunder from 2019-02-20T13:00:51
In the premiere episode of The Radio Star Murders, Wes and Clay go for something to get the kids interested: the bombastic overconfidence of “Thunder” by Imagine Dragons. Imagine Dra...
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The Radio Star Murders–Introduction from 2019-02-18T18:46:33
In the 1980s, a crime wave rocked the music world. A new kind of technology enabled the systematic murder of hundreds of musicians, artist’s whose only crime was having a face for radio. In this...
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