Episodes
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It's our annual Holiday greeting mini-episode! We thought we would change things up and bring in our good friend Dave Kitchen for our theme of "Depressmas" - songs that bring in the sadness of the season. It's short and (bitter)sweet! Merry Christmas, everyone. You have a home here at Bill & Frank's Guilt-Free Pleasures!
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I Believe in Father Christmas music video
The Cat Carol music video
Carry Me Home music video
Here's a special treat. Tim Baker of Hey Rosetta! sings Carry Me Home with Choir! Choir! Choir!
Also, we didn't get to tell the fascinating backstory of The Cat Carol. Here it is.
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Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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Christmas has come early for Frank as we are finally doing his favourite holiday tune! We discuss the enduring popularity of this juggernaut, the competing stories behind it's beginning, the unrelenting anger of Mariah fans on Twitter, and the click of reindeer.
Helpful Links:
Official Video
Other Official Video (Black and White Version)
Official Video with Unreleased Footage
Recent Official Video (Make My Wish Come True)
Justin Bieber Duet Video
Mixtape
Mariah Carey Atlantic Article: A Historic Dialectic
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Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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Missing episodes?
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Jeffrey Osborne needs to be talked about more. An incredible voice with incredible tunes. And "On The Wings Of Love" is our absolute favourite.
Links:
Mixtape
Top of the Pops video
Questlove Interview
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can email us at [email protected], too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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We are starting from the start in this weekâs episode. And we may not know what that means, but we do know that it is a fundamental fact that everyone is working for the weekend. We take you through a brief history of Loverboy and dig deep as we examine their most enduring hit. Câmon baby letâs go!
Links:
official video
mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can email us at [email protected], too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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As Frank says, there's a "danceable menacing feel" to the Cameo's "Word Up" It demands that you get down. No psychological romance here from sucker DJs!
Music Video
Top of the Pops
Mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can email us at [email protected], too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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This took everything we had in the guilt-free pleasure tank, but it was worth it. Here is our episode on Canada's charity single for the Ethiopian famine, inspired by a phone call from Quincy Jones who was inspired by Bob Geldof who was inspired by a Canadian news piece. Everything came full circle.
Official Video
Slightly Longer Video with better picture
The Documentary
Our Mixtape
Quebec's Charity Single
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can email us at [email protected], too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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We've waited long enough. We're bringing our podcast to the shore and throwing away the oars to declare our love for REO Speedwagon! We discuss the history behind "Can't Fight This Feeling" and link it to our Brandy Hallmark movie. Leave your candle in the window for us!
Official Video
Original Video
Mixtape
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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Frank finally gets the chance to talk (and talk) about New Jack Swing. And we finally get to the bottom of just what Johnny Gill's "Rub You The Right Way" is all about.
Original video
Johnny Gills legendary Arsenio Hall performance
Our mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can email us at [email protected], too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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The spookiest episode of the year arrives with a song John Oates says is about the dangers of New York City. We're not so sure about that, but whether it's a dracula or a city or a person you ought not to date, this song will strike fear into your heart! We walk you through a brief history of Darryl Hall and John Oates, from ducking a shootout in Philadelphia as teenagers to the unfortunate end of their partnership over publishing rights. We also analyse the song and plum the depths of its darkness. Finally, we propose a Hallmark movie that challenges our ability to hold a narrative together. Thank you for joining us!
Official Video
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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We make some magic for you in this week's episode. Kitch returns for #17 and Frank desperately battles to not only keep his position on the show, but also to argue for the existence of good witches. And we have lots to say and celebrate about America (the band, not the country) and their 1982 hit song.
Official Video
Our Mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can email us at [email protected], too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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Do you remember this song? We not only remember it, but at least one of us spent night upon night for a good stretch of his life calling out "Save me!" and thinking about what he lost. We hope you enjoy our trip through "Mary's Prayer" and we hope you gain a new appreciation for Danny Wilson.
Music Video
Mixtape
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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You may not remember many phone numbers from your youth, but I guarantee if you have ever heard this song, you have not forgotten Jenny's number. We take a tour through the writing of the song and dispel popular myths surrounding the track. We analyse the lyrics and attempt to answer the unanswerable questions surrounding the song's events. Frank also details how he prepared for his own phone calls to potential love interests despite his entire family sitting at the dinner table beside him. Thank you for joining us!
Official Video
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can email us at [email protected], too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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Brandy deserves a better life than the one in which she finds herself. We are here to call that sailor man to account for playing loose and fast with her heart, and to propose both a Hallmark musical movie mixtape to right the wrongs we find in this heart-wrenching and beautiful song. Thank you for joining us!
Official Animated Video
Performance Video
Acapella Version
The Log Drivers Waltz
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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And from out of left field, hereâs our episode on Tacoâs âPuttinâ On The Ritz.â It is both a fascinating and terrifying cover of Irving Berlinâs famous track, and we are here to guide you through it!
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can email us at [email protected], too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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"Invisible Touch" comes at a time when Genesis was at their commercial peak. Not only did this become their only Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit, but it also found itself on the charts with songs by almost all other present and former members of the band. The song certainly has its haters, but you will not hear hatred from us: we love "Invisible Touch," although Bill must find a way to deal with the invisible touch that Phil Collins has had on him for his the past forty years.
Invisible Touch music video
Mixtape
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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If you get a chance to watch Lisa Stansfield sing at Apollo (you can see that here), you can see why her singing can win everyone over, especially on the hit single "All Around The World." In this episode, Frank gives us his best Barry White impression and Bill recounts the story of how Stansfield ended up slapping Prince.
Thank you for joining us!
Mixtape
Official Video
Apollo
Barry White duet
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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King Harvest's biggest hit was written as a response to a violent world - one that had nearly killed songwriter Sherman Kelly on a beach in St. Croix. We dive into the story behind the song, examine what makes this track so special (a toilet brush, for example), and then Bill takes Frank for a trip through the many versions of the song released over the past forty years. Oh - and Frank discusses werewolves (a lot!).
Midnight Special Performance
Mixtape
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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Like so many of the sitcoms we grew up watching, we have finally made our Very Special Episode. Dave Kitchen joins us for the 16th time and brings us âToy Soldiersâ by Martika. Step by step and heart to heart, we bring you everything weâve got as we plum the depths of (goth?) dance pop and drug addiction.
Official Video
Mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can email us at [email protected], too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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"Ride Like The Wind" is both yachty and naughty: a smooth song about an outlaw who has escaped hanging for the murder of ten men. In our (limited) knowledge of the so-called genre, we believe this is the only yacht rock song that dares to deal with this subject matter. Truth be told, the song is so enjoyable that it is hard to imagine that it is about anything else but a good time - and what a good time it is to listen to Christopher Cross and Michael Macdonald on backing vocals. We discuss the surprising history of the song, give our in-depth analysis of the lyrics, reflect on the incredible (and hidden) guitar solo, and finally give an alternative vision for a proper music video for the tune.
Mixtape
The Onion: "Christopher Cross finally reaches the Mexican border"
Official Music Video
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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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Listen folks: sometimes a peach is just a peach. In today's episode we dive into the history of this anthem to a tender fruit. We didn't realize we would be diving into the world of ninjas, LSD, and two string basses. Thank you for joining us!
Peaches official video
Mixtape
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can email us at [email protected], too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen!
Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.
Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.
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