Alternative 80s

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Episode #174.1 - Ready Listener One

So we accidentally uploaded the incorrect podcast file last night, giving you a double dose of our last podcast. Things are better today, so here we go again, with the latest update. If you're curious why the author chose some of these songs to be in his book, you can read that here.


Track Listing (as created by Ready Player One author , Ernest Cline)

01 – Oingo Boingo – Dead Man’s Party
02 – Billy Idol – Dancin’ With Myself
03 – Family Ties – Opening Theme
04 – Schoolhouse Rock – Verb
05 – Duran Duran – Wild Boys
06 – John Williams – Star Wars Soundtrack – The Throne Room End Title
07 – Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
08 – Howard Jones – Like To Get To Know You Well
09 – Basil Poledouris – Conan The Barbarian – Anvil Of Crom
10 – Ladyhawke Soundtrack – Main Title
11 – Richard Strauss – Also Sprach Zarathustra
12 – The Beepers – Video Fever
13 – Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
14 – New Order – Blue Monday 88 Remix
15 – Duran Duran – Union Of The Snake
16 – Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
17 – Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
18 – LA Style – James Brown Is Dead
19 – Blondie – Atomic
20 – Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
21 – The Plimsouls – A Million Miles Away
22 – Change – John Waite
23 – Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes
24 – They Might Be Giants -Don’t Let’s Start
25 – Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me
26 – Bryan Adams – Kids Wanna Rock
27 – Buckner & Garcia – Pacman Fever
28 – Rush – The Temples of Syrinx
29 – AC/DC – Dirty Deeds Done Cheap
30 – Schoolhouse Rock – Three is a Magic Number
31 – Rush – Subdivisions
32 – Monty Python and the Holy Grail – End Music