80 of the 80s Music Podcast

DJ CK1

We're going back in time! This is the counting-down. This is the over-analysis. These are the best songs from the best artists from the best decade in pop music history: The 1980s! This is the 80 of the '80s Music Podcast - with your semi-confrontational hosts: ("Ex-DJ") CK-1 and ("Rapid Fire Lady") AK-47.

  1. May 1

    #20: Electric Light Orchestra - Twilight

    With their heads held high, and their scarlet lies, CK-1 and DJ Serious came down from the open skies. They brought you here, but can they take you back again? 0:03: ELO vs. YMO vs. OMD 0:08: ELO Song Countdown #s 4-2 0:35: Commercial Break 0:37: #1s 0:47: That Weird Anime w/ the Playboy Bunny 0:53: Even More ELO & Beyond! 1:03: Albums…Why? 1:09: (AK-47 joins us) Contribute to our All-American, All-'80s Playlist 1:14: Listener Mail Featured Links: -80sography Podcast -Diacon IV Opening Animation -Original Episode Art by RBT -Add to our All-American Playlist -Captain Countdown Podcast CLIP LIST: ELO – Prologue / ELO – Twilight / ELO – Don't Bring Me Down / ELO – Down Home Town / ELO – Telephone Line / Peter Schilling – Major Tom / ELO – One Summer Dream / Olivia Newton John – Xanadu / ELO – Xanadu / Olivia Newton John – Suddenly / Rush – Xanadu / Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Welcome to the Pleasure Dome / ELO – All Over The World / ELO – I'm Alive / ELO – Turn To Stone / ELO – Shine A Little Love / Divine Comedy – Something For The Weekend / ELO – Last Train To London / Stevie Wonder – Superstition / Heatwave – Boogie Nights / ELO – Evil Woman / ELO – Here Is The News / ELO – Mr. Blue Sky / Tom Petty – Hello, CD Listeners / Sparky's Magic Piano / ELO – Yours Truly, 2095 / The Buggles – I Love You Miss Robot / The Buggles – Living In The Plastic Age / Harry Hosono – Galaga / ELO – Mr. Blue Sky (2012) / ELO Part II – Honest Man / ELO Part II – Don't Wanna / Jeff Lynne's ELO – One Step At A Time / George Harrison – I Got My Mind Set On You / Weird Al Yankovich – This Song Is Just Six Words Long / George Harrison – When We Was Fab / Traveling Wilburys – Handle With Care / Squeeze - Good Riddance / Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes / ELO – Calling America / Ghost – Square Hammer  / Rocky Burnett – Tired of Toeing the Line Our Email: 80ofthe80s@gmail.com Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

    1h 22m
  2. Feb 1

    #21: Madonna - Crazy For You

    Eye to eye, we need no words at all… except we're gonna need a lot of words (plus one secret word) for Madonna's greatest '80s tunes and a couple of controversies. Your crazy co-host, Ms. AK-47, is back to recount an unhealthy Breakfast Club obsession and her favorite songs (and least favorite fads) of 2025. :00: This Intro Sucks :07: Countdown: Madonna '80s Songs 10-5 :22: Commercial Break :24: Countdown: Madonna '80s Songs 4-1 :41: More Madonna Misc :45: Break for Breakfast Club :49: 2025 Anyone? :56: Like An Outro Featured Links: -Original Episode Art by RBT -DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform -Fantasy Radio: Italo Disco Station Our Email: 80ofthe80s@gmail.com Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com CLIPLIST: Madonna – Crazy for You / Lionel Richie – Truly / Madonna Mitsubishi Commercial / Peter Schilling – Major Tom / Madonna – Keep It Together / Debbie Gibson – Anything Is Possible / Madonna – Think of Me / Madonna – Open Your Heart / Gardner Cole – Triangles / Madonna – Dear Jessie / Madonna – Ain't No Big Deal / Madonna – Borderline / Stephanie Mills – Never Knew Love Like This Before / Johnson Boating / DonorSee / The Breakfast Club / Crazy Eddie Blowout Sale /  Weird Al – Like A Surgeon / Madonna – Like A Virgin / Sheik Condoms / Chic – Le Freak /  Schick Razors / Duncan Sheik – Barely Breathing / Michael Jackson – Billie Jean / Madonna – Live To Tell / Madonna – Into The Groove / Madonna – Papa Don't Preach / Madonna – La Isla Bonita / Madonna – Who's That Girl / Madonna – True Blue / Emmy and the Emmys – Drowning  / Breakfast Club – Right On Track / Laugh To Keep From Crying / Clio & Kay – Keep On Dancing / Clio – Faces / Dream Theater – Pull Me Under / Modern English – Hands Across The Sea / Bigod 20 – Like A Prayer

    59 min
  3. 11/15/2025

    #22: Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes (w/special guest: DJ Serious)

    The not-so-mad DJ is back to talk 'bout Japan: the band and the country – as the winds then shift to Akiko Yano and YMO. CK-1 keeps bringing up Duran Duran, for some reasons, and I hope you like clips, because this is our clippiest to date. A voice screams from heaven. 0:00: Mayo Intro 0:08: Band of the Rising Sun 0:25: Obligatory Song Countdown 5-4 0:34: Commercial Break 0:36: Countdown 3-1 1:15: New "Romantic" Outro CLIPLIST: Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes / Japan – Cantonese Boy / Japan – Adolescent SAX / Japan – The Experience of Swimming / Japan – Sons of Pioneers / Japan – Methods of Dance / Masami Tsuchiya – Secret Party / David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Bamboo Music / David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Forbidden Colors / Japan – The Art of Parties / Japan – Swing / Japan – Life In Tokyo / Japan – The Other Side of Life / (Misc. Commercials) / Japan – Ghosts / Japan – Quiet Life / Japan – European Son / Simon & Garfunkel – The Only Living Boy In New York / Japan – Visions of China / Men Without Hats – Living In China / Japan – Taking Islands in Africa / Japan – Methods of Dance / Japan – Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes / David Sylvian – Pulling Punches / Rain Tree Crow – Rain Tree Crow / The Dolphin Brothers – Pushing The River / Mick Karn – Sensitive / Gary Numan – Slowcar To China / Akiko Yano – Sleep On My Baby / Akiko Yano – Goodnight / Akiko Yano – David / Yellow Magic Orchestra – Be A Superman / Thomas Dolby – Radio Silence / Yellow Magic Orchestra – Rydeen / Yukihiro Takahashi – Something In The Air / Yukihiro Takahashi – Flashback / ABC – Tears Are Not Enough / ABC – Valentine's Day / Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes Our Email: 80ofthe80s@gmail.com Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

    1h 19m
4
out of 5
20 Ratings

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We're going back in time! This is the counting-down. This is the over-analysis. These are the best songs from the best artists from the best decade in pop music history: The 1980s! This is the 80 of the '80s Music Podcast - with your semi-confrontational hosts: ("Ex-DJ") CK-1 and ("Rapid Fire Lady") AK-47.