Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 2: 1975-1990

The Record Of The Year Showdown enters the second "bracket" section with winners from 1975-1990, which means a lot of flashbacks to our America's Damp 40 season; theories about Billy Joel and Rufus Wainwright; Eagles/color-blindness test metaphors; underappreciated dad-bod pop stars; how a cult implicated Steve Winwood; and the necessity of special categories to contain nuclear waste like "We Are The World." It all culminates in a FIVE-way tie amongst cheeses standing alone -- AND outtakes! We've got wind, we've got wings, YOU'VE got an all-new episode of MASTAS. Our intro is Laura Barger and Jack Baldelli, and our outro is Aimee Mann and your hosts losing their damn minds. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES Not sure what's going on? ROTYS Episode 1 America's Damp 40, Episode 04 (ONJ) Episode 158: Joni Mitchell, "Help Me" "This Masquerade" on The Lost Songs Project America's Damp 40, Episode 05 (William Joel) Episode 51: Billy Joel, "Sleeping With The Television On" America's Damp 40, Episode 02 (SDB's "Baker Street" whoop is at 5:13) America's Damp 40, Episode 08 (Barbra) Episode 106: Turnerdome! "'We Are The World': A Minute-by-Minute Breakdown" at Rolling Stone Episode 242: Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car" Episode 10: John Parr, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.