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Greatest Lists

Eric Vardeman and Jason Gross

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Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 108

A Music + Talk podcast featuring lists of the greatest songs of all time. Each season, hosts Eric and Jason pick a category and then count down their picks, one song at a time.

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18/04/2026
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17/02/2025
#96
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16/02/2025
#51

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Season 2b The Final Episode

Season 2 · Episode 49

Monday, November 13, 2023 • Duration 46:51

Our final show where we countdown the last three positions in our countdown of the top 25 guitar solos of the 80’s. Eric is joined by a special guest host, Mickey Yarber, from The Retro Network.

#3 “Beat It” from Michael Jackson (and Eddie Van Halen):

⁠https://songwhip.com/michael-jackson/beat-it⁠

#2 “Cult of Personality” from Living Colour:

⁠https://songwhip.com/living-colour/cult-of-personality⁠

#1’s “Sweet Child O Mine” and “Paradise City” from Guns N Roses:

⁠https://songwhip.com/guns-n-roses/sweet-child-o-mine⁠

⁠https://songwhip.com/guns-n-roses/paradise-city⁠

We also have some honorable mention songs for this season!

The first is “It Would Take A Strong Strong Man” from Rick Astley":

⁠https://songwhip.com/rick-astley/it-would-take-a-strong-strong-man⁠

The second is “Home Sweet Home” from Motley Crue:

⁠https://songwhip.com/motley-crue/home-sweet-home⁠

The final honorable mention song is “Purple Rain” from Prince:

⁠https://songwhip.com/prince/purple-rain⁠

Follow us on Twitter, @GreatestLists, and give us your feedback on this episode's song choice! You can also stream episodes from your browser at our website → ⁠https://www.greatestlistspodcast.com/⁠

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Season 2b #4 "Hot For Teacher" from Van Halen

Season 2 · Episode 48

Friday, November 3, 2023 • Duration 23:03

This week's #4 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Hot For Teacher" from Van Halen. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:

⁠https://songwhip.com/van-halen/hot-for-teacher⁠

This week's first bonus bonus song is "Drop Dead Legs":

⁠https://songwhip.com/van-halen/drop-dead-legs⁠

This week's second bonus bonus song is "I'll Wait":

⁠https://songwhip.com/van-halen/ill-wait⁠

This week's third bonus bonus song is "House of Pain":

⁠https://songwhip.com/van-halen/house-of-pain⁠

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S2b #11 "Play With Me" from Extreme

Season 2 · Episode 40

Friday, October 6, 2023 • Duration 14:06

This week's #11 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Eric. He chose "Play With Me" from Extreme. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:

⁠https://songwhip.com/extreme/play-with-me⁠

This week's first bonus bonus song is "Mutha (Don't Wanna Go To School Today)":

⁠https://songwhip.com/extreme/mutha-dont-wanna-go-to-school-today⁠

This week's second bonus bonus song is "Kid Ego":

⁠https://songwhip.com/extreme/kid-ego⁠

This week's third bonus bonus song is "Rise":

⁠https://songwhip.com/extreme/rise2023⁠

Follow us on X (Twitter), @GreatestLists, and give us your feedback on this episode's song choice! You can also stream episodes from your browser at our website → https://www.greatestlistspodcast.com/⁠

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S1 #44 "Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship

Season 1 · Episode 7

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 • Duration 15:14

This week's #44 pick in the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs comes from Jason. He chose "Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship from the movie Mannequin. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history, commercial success, and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:

https://songwhip.com/starship/nothings-gonna-stop-us-now

And this week's bonus song, "Do You Dream About Me" by Alisha:
https://songwhip.com/alisha/do-you-dream-about-me-from-the-film-mannequin

Follow the hosts on Twitter, Eric (@Eric_Vardeman) and Jason (@RD80s), and give them your feedback on this episode's song choice!

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S1 #45 "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen

Season 1 · Episode 6

Friday, April 29, 2022 • Duration 12:05

This week's #45 pick in the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs comes from Eric. He chose "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen from the movie Dirty Dancing. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history, commercial success, and the hosts' review.

To find "Hungry Eyes" on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/ericcarmen/hungry-eyes

And this week's bonus song, "Sweetheart" from Franke and The Knockouts:
https://songwhip.com/franke-and-the-knockouts/sweetheart

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S1 #46 "St. Elmos Fire (Man In Motion)" by John Parr

Season 1 · Episode 5

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 • Duration 17:12

This week's #46 pick in the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs comes from Jason. He chose "St. Elmos Fire (Man In Motion)" by John Parr from the movie St. Elmos Fire. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history, commercial success, and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:

https://songwhip.com/john-parr/st-elmos-fire-man-in-motion

And this week's bonus song, "Naughty Naughty" from John Parr:
https://songwhip.com/john-parr/naughty-naughty2011

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S1 #47 "Take It Easy" by Andy Taylor

Season 1 · Episode 4

Friday, April 22, 2022 • Duration 09:55

This week's #47 pick in the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs comes from Eric. He chose "Take It Easy" by Andy Taylor from the movie American Anthem. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history, commercial success, and the hosts' review. Sadly, this song isn't available for streaming on Spotify or on hardly any other platform.

The one place it can be found streaming is on iheart.com:
https://www.iheart.com/artist/andy-taylor-372720/songs/take-it-easy-1164676

The real jewel, however, is the video for the song. Give it a watch:
https://youtu.be/PypkbiMD1Ew

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S1 #48 "Tender Love" by Force M.D.'s

Season 1 · Episode 3

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 • Duration 08:33

This week's #48 pick in the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs comes from Jason. He chose "Tender Love" by Force M.D.'s. Listen to get the scoop on this episode's song history, commercial success, and the hosts' review. To find "Tender Love" on your favorite music service, use the link below:

https://https://songwhip.com/force-mds/tender-love

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S1 #49 "Heavy Metal" by Sammy Hagar

Season 1 · Episode 2

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 • Duration 11:40

This week's #49 pick in the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs comes from Eric. He chose "Heavy Metal" by Sammy Hagar mainly for his personal nostalgia from those years (1982-1983) surrounding the music and movies he was experiencing then.

Listen to get the scoop on this episode's song history, commercial success, and the hosts' review. To find "Heavy Metal" by Sammy Hagar on your favorite music service, use the link below:

https://songwhip.com/sammy-hagar/heavymetal

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S1 #50 "The Touch" by Stan Bush

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 • Duration 14:59

Greatest Lists with Eric and Jason begins their first season with the #50 pick in the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs. Jason chose "The Touch" by Stan Bush mainly for his personal nostalgia of Transformers: The Movie and how much he's witnessed the songs live on among his peers.

Listen to get the scoop on this episode's song history, commercial success, and the hosts' review. To find "The Touch" by Stan Bush in your favorite listening app, click this Songwhip link https://songwhip.com/stan-bush/the-touch

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