A band named after a cat writes a song inspired by a television commercial and it becomes one of the most ubiquitous and iconic singles of all time, including over 1000 recorded cover versions, and BJ plays his ten favorites:
JOHNNY RIVERS
SHORTY LONG
ALTON ELLIS
R.B. GREAVES
THE DELLS
JERRY WILLIAMS
SYLVESTER
BOOKER T. JONES
GLENN HUGHES
SCHENKER PATTISON SUMMIT
BJ is joined once again by Lee McCormack from the Tramps Like Us podcast for a discussion about the history of Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty and then each counts down his top ten favorite Creedence/Fogerty songs.
Order Lee's single "Train to Heartbreak" HERE
The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies) is a parody award show honoring the "worst of cinematic under-achievements." On this episode BJ plays the winners for Worst Original Song for each year of the eighties, and also one of the four runners up for each year.
VILLAGE PEOPLE - CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC
ARMANDO COMPEAN - THE MAN WITH BOGART'S FACE
BRENDA LEE - ONLY WHEN I LAUGH
DAVID FRISHBERG - BABY TALK
MICHAEL FRANKS - COMIN' HOME TO YOU (IS LIKE COMIN' HOME TO MILK AND COOKIES)
KRISTY McNICHOL - PUMPIN' AND BLOWIN'
GUIDO AND MAURIZIO DE ANGELIS - YOR'S WORLD
OREN WATERS - THE WAY YOU DO IT
CHILLY D - SMOOTH TALKER
SYLVESTER STALLONE - DRINKINSTEIN
DWIGHT DAVID - THE LAST DRAGON
FRANK STALLONE - PEACE IN OUR TIME
GEORGE HARRISON - SHANGHAI SURPRISE
PRINCE - LOVE OR MONEY
JIMMY SCARLETT & THE DIMENSIONS - YOU CAN BE A GARBAGE PAIL KID
GEORGE MICHAEL - I WANT YOUR SEX
VIGIL - THERAPIST
JACK FRESH - FULL FORCE
RAMONES - PET SEMATARY
BRUCE DICKINSON - BRING YOUR DAUGHTER...TO THE SLAUGHTER
Songs sung by actors.
ALYSSA MILANO - STRAIGHT TO THE TOP
ALYSSA MILANO - I HAD A DREAM
SCOTT BAIO - FINGERPRINTS
JAMI GERTZ - TEARS IN THE NIGHT
REBECCA DEMORNAY - OH JIMMY
EDDIE MURPHY - C-O-N CONFUSED
TOM HANKS AND DAN AYKROYD - CITY OF CRIME
JOE PESCI - WISE GUY
LENNY & THE SQUIGTONES - NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
RUSS LE ROQ - NEVER LET YOU SLIDE
ANDREW DICE CLAY - I AIN'T GOT YOU
JERRY LEWIS - I'M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
GARY OLDMAN - MY WAY
P.J. SOLES - ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL
WYLDE RATTZ - T.V. EYE
BRIE LARSON - DONE WITH YOU
PETE YORN & SCARLETT JOHANSSON - TOMORROW
JUSTINE BATEMAN - TALK TO ME
JOHN TRAVOLTA - RAZZAMATAZZ
DAVID NAUGHTON - MAKIN' IT
STEVEN SEAGAL - DON'T YOU CRY
DENNIS QUAID - CLOSER TO YOU
CLINT EASTWOOD - I'LL LOVE YOU MORE
BURT REYNOLDS - THERE'S A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN GOD AND MAN
PHOEBE CATES AND BILL WRAY - JUST ONE TOUCH
ANNIE MCENROE - DREAM OPERATOR
SUSAN SARANDON - TOUCH-A TOUCH-A TOUCH ME
RICK MORANIS - SUDDENLY SEYMOUR
GENE WILDER - CRAZY
RODNEY DANGERFIELD - FUNICULI, FUNICULA
ROBIN WILLIAMS - BLOW ME DOWN
MICHAEL J. FOX - YOU GOT NO PLACE TO GO
TOM CRUISE - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
