About this episode

The episode features a discussion of notable songs from April 1988, highlighting a mystery song as the standout.

Our regular picks are all solid songs, don't get us wrong. But we'd be lying if we said the mystery song wasn't the star of the show this time around. You are definitely going to want to check this one out!

People in this episode

Host: 35000 Watts

Topics covered

• music
• 1988
• song analysis
• mystery song
• band discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Church, The Damned, Midnight Oil

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