EPISODE · Jan 8, 2025 · 34 MIN
Berlin vs Take My Breath Away
Brian and Murdock make a case for Terri Nunn - lead singer of Berlin - as forgotten feminist icon while examining the story behind the movie soundtrack single that made the band huge - and broke the band up. Support the show on PatreonSee the show on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on Facebook SHOW NOTES:https://vinyldistractions.com/berlin-pleasure-victim/https://www.thatericalper.com/2019/01/05/terri-nunn-who-would-later-become-lead-singer-of-new-wave-group-berlin-auditioning-for-princess-leia-in-star-wars-with-harrison-ford-in-1976/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KROQ_Weenie_Roasthttps://www.tampabay.com/terri-nunns-journey-to-berlin-almost-got-sidetracked-in-dallas/2322182/Child actor system dissertation: https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2453&context=utk_chanhonoprojhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_HeartbeatHollywood Heartbeat 1979 performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPhaCUZj-0https://www.lostturntable.com/2016/03/21/10-years-of-being-lost-berlins-information/Virginia and the Slims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDBaUgA0NzABeast of Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC4M5e6xAzshttps://themusepatrol.com/2014/02/09/80s-bands-time-forgot-spotlight-beast-of-beast/Berlin at US Festival 1983: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAo-q-4kW7EMotels demo of Take My Breath Away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8qRTSkbgghttps://www.yahoo.com/now/berlins-terri-nunn-on-how-she-got-her-ex-to-play-an-ahole-on-new-song-202751710.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_More_Wordshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Moroderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_WhitlockBerlin’s cover of Marilyn Manson’s Dope Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mesTjE4fKA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Brian and Murdock make a case for Terri Nunn - lead singer of Berlin - as forgotten feminist icon while examining the story behind the movie soundtrack single that made the band huge - and broke the band up. Support the show on PatreonSee the show on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on Facebook SHOW NOTES:https://vinyldistractions.com/berlin-pleasure-victim/https://www.thatericalper.com/2019/01/05/terri-nunn-who-would-later-become-lead-singer-of-new-wave-group-berlin-auditioning-for-princess-leia-in-star-wars-with-harrison-ford-in-1976/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KROQ_Weenie_Roasthttps://www.tampabay.com/terri-nunns-journey-to-berlin-almost-got-sidetracked-in-dallas/2322182/Child actor system dissertation: https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2453&context=utk_chanhonoprojhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_HeartbeatHollywood Heartbeat 1979 performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPhaCUZj-0https://www.lostturntable.com/2016/03/21/10-years-of-being-lost-berlins-information/Virginia and the Slims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDBaUgA0NzABeast of Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC4M5e6xAzshttps://themusepatrol.com/2014/02/09/80s-bands-time-forgot-spotlight-beast-of-beast/Berlin at US Festival 1983: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAo-q-4kW7EMotels demo of Take My Breath Away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8qRTSkbgghttps://www.yahoo.com/now/berlins-terri-nunn-on-how-she-got-her-ex-to-play-an-ahole-on-new-song-202751710.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_More_Wordshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Moroderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_WhitlockBerlin’s cover of Marilyn Manson’s Dope Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mesTjE4fKA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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