Discuss: Songs for the Apocalypse

Doug: Since most of us were in high school and/or college in the 1980s, I'm sure we can have discourse on favorite popular songs that spoke of the fear (real or imagined, spun from propaganda or personal agendas) that was precipitated from the presidency of Ronald Reagan. "Ronnie's got a new gun", indeed -- that "tired old man that we elected King", sang Don Henley. I got my BA at the same school Reagan got his -- I was front/center to his presidency. So here's to "The Wild, Wild West" by the Escape Club, "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and "Land of Confusion" by Genesis. What are some memorable songs from that era? And hey -- we sure don't want to open up a political can o' worms, because that's not what we do here. But some of those sorts of tunes did make you want to tap your feet, huh?

It Takes Two - Favorite Duets

Doug: Since today is Valentine's Day, we're going to bring the love through song.  And not just any genre of songs -- nope, today's discussion will center around the collaborations of two voices coming together to make a memorable song.  Of course, just like love doesn't always work out for some couples, neither is success guaranteed to recording artists merging their talents in a recording studio!  We'll talk about the songs you loved, as well as some you may even have loathed -- as long as there were two stars spinning under the needle, it's fair game.

Doug:  Stevie Nicks was all over the duet map in the 1970s-'80s, wasn't she?  From Kenny Loggins to Tom Petty to Don Henley, our Fleetwood Mac siren sang with all sorts of pop and rock icons.  I was reminded of this a few weeks ago when two songs in row came across my shuffled playlist and both featured her distinctive vocals.  So of course I thought to myself -- I'll bet our music-loving BAB playmates would have something to say about all the duets they've loved before (evokes Julio and Willie, right?).

Doug:  Today you can discuss any duets in your catalog -- the Motown song by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston gives today's post its title, and of course Gaye had a string of hits with Tammi Terrell.  And for fun, how about those oddball pairings (Julio and Willie, as previously mentioned), such as the one below: