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A Podcast where a Dad educates his Daughter on 80s music now that she's old enough to appreciate the songs and videos that she used to associate as outdated, rubbish music when being subjected to it in the car on the way to school. Each week Rebekah will listen to some 80s musicians her Dad, Russell, recommends and will then discuss on the Podcast what she thought of the songs, videos and image of the musicians. Russell will share information on chart placing and overall success of the singer/band. We will find out if Rebekah thinks the music has stood the test of time as she gives her verdict as to whether it's a hit or a miss!

Russell and Rebekah

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    S3 Bonus Episode - Bastille, Years and Years, The Chainsmokers and Rudimental

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 94:30


    This week sees roles reversed for our bonus episode as Dad listens to some bands from 2010. Can he be swayed to likening music out of the 80s?

    S3:E24 - Summary of Series 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 42:58


    This week we look back at the 3rd series and summarise how many songs Rebekah listened to and how many of the bands she liked as we come to the end of dicussing the bands of the 80s.Also find out who Dad will be listening to for our Bonus Episode where the tables are turned!

    S3:E23 - Bolshoi, Information Society, The Church, Pixies, When In Rome and Love And Rockets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 72:18


    This week is the final week for Rebekah to be educated on bands of the 80s. Again, this week see's us discuss those bands who didn't make the UK Top 40

    S3:E22 - Vicious Pink, Blue Nile, Chameleons, Husker Du, Breakfast Club and Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 79:49


    This week is another episode of bands that didn't quite make it commercially, however one member of one of the bands we discuss this week certainly went on to make a name for themselves in a very big way.

    S3:E21 - The Mood, Fashion, Naked Eyes, Freur, Agents Aren't Aeroplanes and Wall of Voodoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 78:02


    This week Rebekah learns how some bands are linked through association in previous bands, and also hears the first Stock, Aitken and Waterman project released.

    S3:E20 - Devo, Cheap Trick, Our Duaghter's Wedding, B-Movie, The Go-Go's and Fixx

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 107:19


    This week Rebekah learn about 6 bands who didn't have hits in the UK, although for some, their music did become hits overseas.

    S3:E19 - The Pogues, Cock Robin, The Hooters, Midnight Oil, Waterfront, Darling Buds and Jive And The Mastermixers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 100:58


    This week Rebekah finds out about bands who made a small impact on the 80s. Like the band best known for their Christmas hit, the band who released 13 albums and scored a number 1 hit, a band who were part of the 'Blonde Movement' and a band who were successful with songs from the 50s.

    S3:E18 - Enigma UK, Mirage, Flash and the Pan, Roman Holliday, S.O.S Band, Belouis Some and Hipsway

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 88:13


    This week Rebekah learns about two bands who were a project of the same man and a band who ended up being a soloist! Plus an Australian duo who were big in Sweden.

    S3:E17 - Change, Stiff Little Fingers, Sky, Pink Floyd, Mobiles and Pigbag

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 65:37


    This week Rebekah heard from the bands who were less associated with the 80s, including a band who only recorded one album yet still many years later has a best of compilation...

    S3:E16 - Rolling Stones, Gibson Brothers, Air Supply, Rush and Sad Cafe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 55:52


    This week Rebekah goes back to 1980 to find out about somebands we missed as they weren't well known for their 80s music or were more successful overseas

    S3:E15 - Texas, Stone Roses, Roxette, James, Technotronic, 808 State and Happy Mondays

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 138:47


    This week Rebekah hears the last of the 80s decade bands and gets an insight into the 90s Madchester music scene

    S3:E14 - Beautiful South, R.E.M, Lightning Seeds, Soul 2 Soul, Big Fun and De La Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 97:35


    This week Rebekah listens to the 90s, as we near the end of our bands of the 80, and tune to the music of bands who made their names in the 90s although as we find out they actually started their careers in the 80sJoin in the poll to find the best of the rest on Twitter @dadeducates

    S3:E13 - Brother Beyond, Aswad, London Boys, Londonbeat, Bomb The Bass, The Adventures and Boy Meets Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 105:50


    This week Rebekah learned about a duo who were tragically killed in a car crash, a band who failed in their bid for Eurovision, a reggae group who got a lucky break with a cover song and a boy band who got famous thanks to winning a competition.Follow us on Twitter @DadEducates and join in our poll to find the Best Band of the Rest!

    S3:E12 - Transvision Vamp. Primitives, Timelords/KLF, Breathe, Travelling Wilburys and Yazz And The Plastic Population

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 95:05


    This week Rebekah hears punk rock with a female lead singer, learns about a music project which ends with the founders burning £1m, while another group from England are so underrated in their home land, they are actually more successful in America. Plus Rebekah hears the music of the biggest supergroup ever formed!

    S3:E10 - Cookie Crew, Coldcut, M/A/R/R/S, Inner City, S-Express, D-Mob and Salt N Pepa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 99:04


    This week Renekah get to hear the late 80s music that became big in the early 90s, as we enter the genre that was known as House music. Whilst mixing music gets more mainstream since being introduced by Beatmasters.

    S3:E11 - Deacon Blue, Milli Vanilli, The Pasedenas, Fairground Attraction, Hothouse Flowers and Eigth Wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 128:53


    This week Rebekahlearned of one of the biggest scandals to emerge in the decade, and how a popstars career ended up uo starrking in TV drama instead!

    S3:E9 - T'Pau, All About Eve, Hue and Cry, Sisters of Mercy, The Firm and Yello

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 94:42


    This week Rebekah is educated on an 80s novelty song which made number 1, a band from Shrewsbury who has a number 1 and a Swiss synth-pop duo who were big in the movies.

    S3:E8 - Wet Wet Wet, Living In A Box, Beastie Boys, The Proclaimers, Los Lobos and The Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 104:29


    This week Rebekah listens to a band who not only sponsored their local football team, while also just missing out on the record for the longest time at number 1. Rebekah also heard about a single which did better as a charity release 18 years later after its initial release!

    S3:E7 - The Christians, Johnny Hates Jazz, INXS, Danny Wilson, Black and Crowded House

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 102:19


    This week Rebekah learns about a band called Jazz who don't play jazz, a band who are very open to helping out charities, plus a band who are known for having a front man who doesn't actually exist.Contact us on Twitter @dadeducates

    S3:E6 - Bros, Clime Fisher, Then Jerico, Voice of the Beehive, Mental As Anything and Wax

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 103:45


    This week Rebekah hears of the 80s boyband whose posters were on many girls walls. Another band discussed in this episode were probably one of the underrated bands of this era, while a duo wrote and sang one of the best love songs of this decade.Why not give us a follow on Twitter @dadeducates and let us know what you think

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    S3:E5 - Europe, Aerosmith, Guns 'N' Roses, Heart, Def Leppard and Poison

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 157:01


    This week Rebekah listens to some 80s hard rock, and find out how two rival bands, with their founders surnames in the band names, merged as one. Also how a power ballad became a rock bands signiture theme song.

    S3:E4 - Jesus and the Mary Chain, The Mission, Real Thing, Cutting Crew, Double and Berlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 91:38


    This week Rebekah finds out about 80's alternative rock genres and a soul group from Liverpool; as well as a duo from Switzerland, and a band from Germany who would find a success, thanks to a well known 80s movie, very maverick

    S3:E3 - Blow Monkeys, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Big Audio Dynamite, Furniture, It Bites and Nu Shooz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 95:06


    This week Rebekah learns abut the most unluckiest band of the 80s along with a band who made their breakthrough thanks to the artist Andy Warhol

    S3:E2 - Housemartins, Swing Out Sister, Mike and the Mechanics, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Sly Fox and B-52s

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 103:50


    This week Rebekah learns of the band which launched the career of Fat Bot Slim and the band that was formed by a member of Genesis

    S3:E1 - Bangles, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Doctor and the Medics, The The, Modern Talking and Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 122:31


    Welcome back for a new series!This week Rebekah hears about the most successful American girl band, a pop duo from Germany, a group with just one hit, and that's a cover, and an underrated Scottish band

    S2 Bonus Episode - Little Mix, Fifth Harmony, Girls Aloud and The Saturdays

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 94:35


    In this bonus episode the tables are turned as daughter Rebekah, gives Dad the groups to listen to and for this bonus episode it's girl power as he has to listen to songs from 4 of the 2010s popular girl groups

    S2:E21 - The Communards, The Damned, Loose Ends, Waterboys, Mr Mister and Animotion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 64:51


    In the last episode of Series 2, which rounds off 1982-85, Rebekah gets to listen to Jimmy Somerville's second band, a British R&B band and a British rock band who changed direction from punk rock to gothic rock. Also stick with us to find out which of these bands musician went on to be a famous vicar!!Let us know your thought over on Twitter @dadeducates

    S2:E20 - Erasure, Simply Red, Go West, Katrina And The Waves, Atlantic Starr and The Dream Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 103:00


    This week Rebekah gets to give a little more respect to the music of Erasure as well as closing her eyes to the music of Go West and reaching for the stars with Simply Red... what a week she's had of 80s music!Let us know what you think on Twitter @dadeducates

    S2:E19 - Pet Shop Boys, The Cult, Red Box, Power Station, Big Sound Authority and Opus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 78:55


    This weel Rebekah listens to two duo groups and a supergroup formed by two members of Duran Duran, and a song that became more famous due to footballing great, Diego Maradona

    S2:E18 - Five Star, Fine Young Cannibals, Mai Tai, Starship, DeBarge and Cocteau Twins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 74:36


    This week Rebekah learns about some more family groups, including Britain's equivalent to the Jackson's!Please let us know what you think on Twitter - @dadeducates

    S2:E17 - Art of Noise, Break MAchine, Ollie & Jerry, Fuzzbox, Run DMC and Beatmasters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 78:08


    This week Rebekah hears the early pioneers of sampling music and mixing with DJs and Rappers for early hip-hop as well as early house music pioneers and an all female group with one of the few female guitarists

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    S2:E16 - Dead Or Alive, Cameo, Miami Sound Machine, Amazulu, Was (Not Was) and Baltimora

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 72:06


    This week Rebekah hears the voice of Gloria Estefan, a group that has had over 30 members and an all female group... now let's go and walk the dinosaur while spinning around like a record!

    S2:EP15 - Bronski Beat, King, Scritti Politti, Prefab Sprout, The Bluebells and Colourfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 78:53


    This week Rebekah gets to hear a classic pioneering gay anthem, another Terry Hall band and some great sophisti-pop music about hot dogs and jumping frogs...We are on Twitter (@dadeducates) let us know what you think and what your opinions are of these 80s band

    S2:E14 - A-Ha, Huey Lewis And The News, Everything But The Girl, Propaganda, Alphaville and Wang Chung

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 112:06


    This week Rebekah is introduced to five more 80s bands and one she already knows of, but gets to listen to their other hits outside of that hit with the great video. This week Rebekah not only listens to the best group of the 80s but the best group ever according to Russell.As always let us know your thoughts on Twitter @dadeducates

    S2:E13 - Marillion, Kajagoogoo, Fiction Factory, Re-Flex and Trans-X

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 89:11


    This week Rebekah learns which Level 42 bassist MArk King started out as a drummer with and which band started off with their first single being a number one hit, but then removed their lead singer.As always let us know your thoughts on Twitter @dadeducates

    S2:E12 - Big Country, The Alarm, Jo Boxers, The Lotus Eaters, Orange Juice and Strawberry Switchblade

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 87:37


    This week Rebekah hears music from both Scottish and Welsh bands, plus a group who got signed to a recording contract before even doing a live gig.Follow us on Twitter @dadeducates and we are also on Instagram

    S2:E11 - The Smiths, Men at Work, Icehouse, Men Without Hats, Asia and New Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 91:07


    This week Rebekah hears two new music genres in Jangle Pop and New Jack Swing, plus she finds out who the husband of Whitney Houston is,Let us know your thougts on Twitter @dadeducates

    S2:EP10 - The Style Council, Aztec Camera, The Assembly, The Icicle Works and Yes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 76:09


    This week Rebekah hears the other band associated to Paul Weller plus a Scottish band behind Sophisti-Pop and a Vince Clarke project that had one single before being disbanded.As always let us know your opinions on Twitter @dadeducates

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    S2:E9 - Thompson Twins, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Talk Talk, H2O and Rock Steady Crew

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 90:48


    This week we discuss the band that grew in popularity thanks to a ban by a BBC Radio 1 DJ and how thier hit bounced up the charts. We also discuss the band who's name can come across very confusing.As always you can find us on Twitter and share your thoughts @dadeducates and we are also now on Instagram @dadeducatesdaughter

    S2:E8 - Survivor, Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, Van Halen, Bon Jovi and Far Corporation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 73:56


    This week Rebekah hears a different kind of Rock with Arena Rock and plenty of 80s film soundtracks as well as finding out which group is well known for their beards yet the member named Beard doesn't have one.Please let us know your thoughts via Twitter @dadeducates

    S2:E7 - Shalamar, Bananarama, China Crisis, The Associates, KC and the Sunshine Band and The Weather Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 82:06


    This week Rebekah is introduced to the best selling all female British group, the group seen as pioneering body popping in the UK abd one of the lesser known groups to come out of the City of Liverpool during the 80s.As always interact with us on Twitter, Rebekah will be sharing her favourite song this week. Share your own opinions with us @dadeducates

    S2:E6 - Tears For Fears, Wham!, The Mighty WAH, Trio, Classic Nouveaux and Ph.D

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 82:52


    This week Rebkah gets to listen to the final group of the 80s so called 'big 4' but will they be her favourite this week or can the band who pulled out of Live Aid sway her? All will be revealed... Let us know your thoughts on our Twitter, @dadeducates

    S2:E5 - Culture Club, Blancmange, Musical Youth, Yazoo, A Flock of Seagulls and Haysi Fantayzee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 78:40


    This week Rebekah is treated to the music of one of the so called 80s big 4 groups plus some synth pop bands and a group who claims Boy Geoge imitated his unusual look.Please let us know what you think via Twitter @dadeducates

    S2:E4 - Simple Minds, Fleetwood Mac, The Belle Stars, The J.Geils Band, The Cars and Derek and The Dominoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 76:12


    This week Rebekah is introduced to 80s New Wave music via some of the decades soft pop rock bands and an all female rock band.Please let us know what you think by tagging us on Twitter @dadeducates

    Christmas Special - Our Christmas Top 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 46:49


    As we are on the run-up to Christmas we discuss 20 Christmas songs from the 80s and rank them to decide our Christmas number 1 from the decade!

    S2:E3 - Crown Heights Affair, The Lambrettas, The Gap Band, The Tourists and Eurythmics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021


    This week Rebekah listens to a mixture of genres which include Synth Pop, Electro Funk, Mod Revival and Punk plus there's a song now known on football terraces. Will she recognise the singer in two of this weeks bands? Why not discuss with is on Twitter @dadeducates

    S2:E2 - The Nolans, Earth Wind and Fire, The Jacksons, Detroit Spinners, Champaign and Dr. Hook

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 72:10


    *Dedicated to Frank Earl - Russell's Dad and Rebekah's Grandad*In today's episode Rebekah has more siblings and Disco music as she is introduced to a very young Michael Jackson!

    S2:E1 - Thin Lizzy, Rainbow, Skids, The Blockheads, Darts and Matchbox

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 59:57


    This week sees the start of Series 2 as Rebekah is back listening to Rock from the late 70s and early 80s. Will she like it like Slade or dislike it like The Clash? Remember to follow on Twitter for latest updates on episodes - @dadeducates

    S1 Bonus Episode - The Wanted, One Direction, BTS and The Vamps

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 96:58


    Daughter turns the tables and gets Dad to listen to four modern era bands... will he be influenced by today's music or still be pining for the 80s?Let us know your thoughts over on Twitter - @dadeducates

    S1:E25 - ABC, Modern Romance, Heaven 17, Haircut 100, Four Tops and The Passions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 114:09


    This week see's the final episode of the series! Join us as we round off the early 80s of 1980-81 with a mixture of sounds most associated with the 80s as it leaves Disco behind andmoves more towards electronic and pop. Plus a round up in number of series 1.Look out on Twitter (@dadeducates) for a reveal about the bonus episode where the roles will be reversed!

    S1:E24 - Chicago, Bucks Fizz, Altered Images, Dollar, Godley and Creme and Beggar and Co.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 79:45


    I this penultimate episode Rebekah is introduced to the British Eurovision winners who started the pure Pop sound invasion on the British music scene; along with the duo who were behind some of the 80's best music videos.

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