Sep 16, 2026 · 35 min · 11 segments
What do Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Ghostbusters, The Terminator, Miami Vice, and some of the biggest moments in sports have in common? They all helped make 1984 an unforgettable year. Join us as we…
Guys, let's start there.
Let's talk music.
1984.
God, I mean.
Well, the obvious.
Yeah.
One of their best albums was called? 1984.
1984.
What was the hit of that
album? Well, there were
several.
Panama.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, that's when we realized, wait a minute, Eddie Van Halen, this amazing guitarist, is also a pretty good keyboardist.
Oh my
God.
1984, we just looped that thing.
So all the bands had great videos.
David Lee Roth would... you know with jump he would do his he was do his karate kicks and whatever else and splits yeah yeah yeah now so
far you may be thinking okay great i got it van halen 1984 but oh we're just getting started we are what else was happening in the music i mean
you know i i just remember one story because i didn't have mtv back then uh but we had night tracks
Guys, let's start there.
Let's talk music.
1984.
God, I mean.
Well, the obvious.
Yeah.
One of their best albums was called? 1984.
1984.
What was the hit of that
album? Well, there were
several.
Panama.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, that's when we realized, wait a minute, Eddie Van Halen, this amazing guitarist, is also a pretty good keyboardist.
Oh my
God.
1984, we just looped that thing.
So all the bands had great videos.
David Lee Roth would... you know with jump he would do his he was do his karate kicks and whatever else and splits yeah yeah yeah now so
far you may be thinking okay great i got it van halen 1984 but oh we're just getting started we are what else was happening in the music i mean
you know i i just remember one story because i didn't have mtv back then uh but we had night tracks
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