Fin

Contrary to my previous post, I'm sorry to say that there will not be any more 80s Obsesso shows from this point forward.

Thank you to all of our fans over this past year and a half. I had a blast!

-Ferris

1980s drinking songs!!

In honor of St. Patrick's Day this weekend, Ferris and Jake select their favorite alcohol related drinkin' songs from the 80s!

Click HERE to download as an MP3.

1. I Drink Alone - George Thorogood
2. Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well? - Buster Poindexter
3. Six Pack - Black Flag
4. Too Drunk To Fuck - Dead Kennedys
5. Demon Alcohol - Ozzy Osbourne
6. Red Red Wine -UB40
7. Alcohol - The Specials
8. Brass Monkey -Beastie Boys
9. Streams of Whiskey - The Pogues
10. Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon

Now go get your drink on yo!

80s Alternative and Collge Rock Download and Playlist!

Jake and Ferris recount their favorite songs and memories of 80s college rock. Download the show HERE!

Playlist:

1. The Fall - The Classical
2. Siousxie and the Banshees - Peekaboo
3. Big Black - Kitty Empire
4. Janes Addiction - Mountain Song
5. REM - Radio Free Europe
6. Violent Femmes - I Held Her In My Arms
7. Crazy 8s - Johnny Q
8. Sonic Youth - Bubblegum
9. The Pixies - Broken Face
10. Killing Joke - The Eighties

Best Rock Instrumentals Download and Playlist!

Jake and Ferris pick their favorite instrumental songs that were not used in soundtracks. All rock album tracks spliced with classic 80s commercials and commentary. Download HERE!

Playlist:

1. Rush - YYZ
2. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Quarter Drawing of the Dogs
3. The Police - Behind My Camel
4. U2 - Bass Trap
5. A Flock of Seagulls - D.N.A.
6. Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme
7. Frank Zappa - Jazz From Hell
8. Art of Noise - Peter Gunn
9. Duran Duran - Tiger Tiger
10. Yes - Cinema
11. The English Beat - March of the Swivelheads

Anti V-Day Break-up Songs!

As a follow up to the Valentine's Day show, Jake and Ferris explore the best songs about heartbreak, longing, and regret. Download the show HERE!


1.Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You
2. Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted
3. J. Geils Band - Love Stinks
4. Quiet Riot - Love's A Bitch
5. Phil Collins - Against All Odds
6. Fischer Z - So Long
7. ELO - The Fall
8. Guns 'n' Roses - I Used To Love Her
9. Weird Al - One More Minute
10. The Police - Every Breathe You
Take

Valentines Download and Playlist!

Jake and Ferris pick their favorite romantic, yearning, and loving songs for this valentines day. Replete with choice clips from classic valentine's tv episdodes. Download the show HERE!

1. LL Cool J - I Need Love
2. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (live)
3. Allison Moyet - Love Letters
4. Stacey Q - I Love You
5. Madness - It Must Be Love
6. Survivor - High On You
7. Hall and Oates - One on One
8. David Sylvian - Forbidden Colours
9. Breathe - Hands To Heaven
10. Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love

Top Producers Download and Playlist!

Jake and Ferris pick their top producers of the 80s this week and share examples of their immaculately produced craft. Download the show HERE!

playlist:


1. The Ramones - Do You Remember Rock
'n' Roll Radio? (Phil Spector)
2. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
John Leckie)
3. David Bowie - Modern Love (Nile
Rogers)
4. Bobby Brown - My Perogative
(Babyface and L.A. Reid)
5. The Cars - Touch and Go (Roy Thomas
Baker)
6. Boston - We're Ready (Tom Scholz)
7. Skinny Puppy - Who's Laughing Now?
(self-produced)
8. Joy Division - Isolation (Martin
Hannett)
9. OMD - Romance of the Telescope
(Rhett Davies)
10. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two
Tribes (Trevor Horn)
11. Madonna - Spotlight (Stephen Bray)
12. Talking Heads - Born Under Punches
(Brian Eno)

Best of the NW Download and Playlist!

Jake and Ferris pick their favorite bands of their pacific nw home. Along with local commercials, this episode is full of memories of growing up in Portland and Eugene, OR in the 80s. Download the show HERE!

playlist:

Black 'N 'Blue - Hold on the 18
Quarterflash - Find Another
Sequel - A Fool For You
Crazy 8s - Touchy Situation
Nirvana - Anorexorcist
Stiphnoyds - Afraid of the Russians
Pleasure - Glide
The Wipers - Romeo
Dan Reed Network - Ritual
Dead Moon - Parchment Farm
Sir Mix-A-Lot - Buttermilk Biscuits
Nu Schooz - Point of No Return

Cult Movie Songs Download and Playlist!

Join us this week and as explore our favorite wild and cheesy cult movies of the 80s and they songs that make up part of why their great. Including a trailer of every movie included, it's one of our best shows yet, download it HERE!

playlist:

1.BIM - Dandi and Pandi (The Apple)
2.Football Fight - Queen (Flash
Gordon)
3.Don't Walk Away - ELO (Xanadu)
4.Veteren of the Psychic Wars - Blue
Oyster (Heavy Metal)
5. Come Play With Me - Extreme (Bill
and Ted's Excellent Adventure)
6. Theme From The Adventures of
Bukaroo Bonzai - Michael Boddicker
7. Putting Out the Fire (Cat People) -
David Bowie
8. Repo Man - Iggy Pop
9. Me and My Rhythm Box - Slava
Tsukerman (Liquid Sky)
10. Beverly Hillbillies - "Weird Al"
Yankovic (UHF)
11. Pork Chop Express - John Carpenter (Big Trouble In Little China)

Remix Obsesso Download and Playlist

Jake and Ferris share their favorite remixes, megamixes, and alternate versions of the 80s!Download the show HERE!

Playlist:

1. Madonna - Like A Prayer (Alternate Remix)
2. ABC - How To Be A Zillionaire (Wall Street Mix)
3. Devo - Disco Dancer (12" Version)
4. Duran Duran - Burning The Ground (Megamix)
ministry
5. Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight ('88 Remix)
6. Alphaville - Forever Young (Demo Remix)
7. Clan of Xymox - A Day (Remix)
8. The Human League - Keep Feeling Fascination (Improv Mix)
9. The Clash - Mustapha clash
10. Tone Loc - Wild Thing (Yes Remix)

New podcast coming soon!

Check back later this week to download our latest podcast: some of the best remixes and alternate versions of classic 80s tracks, like these:

Best Bassists Download and Playlist!

This week Ferris and Jake explore their favorite bassists of the 80s. Download show HERE!

Playlist:

1. George Clinton - Atomic Dog
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Backwoods
3. Shriekback - Partyline
4. Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey
5. Van Halen - Ultra Bass (Live)
6. Primus - Jellikit
7. Pixies - I Bleed
8. Jaco Pastorius - Blackbird
9. REM - World Leader Pretend
10. Japan - Swing
11. Duran Duran - Rio

Tomorrow's show: amazing 80's bassists!!

Check back to the blog tomorrow to download this week's podcast focusing on our picks of the great 8os bassists including Mick Karn, Dave Allen, Les Claypool...

....and John Taylor:

SNL Obsesso Download and Playlist!

Join us as we reminisce on Saturday Night Live's 80s heyday, with live tracks, skits, and memories. Download HERE!

Playlist:

1. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
2. Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking
3. Fear - New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones
4. Captain Beefheart - Hot Head
5. The Honeydrippers - Santa Claus Is Back In Town
5. The Sugarcubes - Birthday
6. David Bowie and Klaus Nomi - The Man Who Sold The World
7. Suzanne Vega - Luka
8. Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
9. The Specials - Gangsters
10. Sparks - I Predict

80s SNL Performances Wednesday

Lots of classic and strange musical choices were made for SNL in the 80s. Check out what happened and John Belushi made a special call to get punk band Fear here. Never thought I'd see moshing and near rioting on SNL

and Sparks had this bewildering performance in 1982: