S3E16: MJ Region 5v12(Benatar/ZZ Top)

In today's clash of the titans, it’s bangs vs. beards, in a matchup that's absolutely rock royalty. In the blue corner, wearing leather and attitude, it's our 5-seed: Pat Benatar's powerhouse “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” that had everyone from aerobics instructors to arena crowds “firing away” with finger guns. And in the red corner, sporting cheap sunglasses and the most iconic beards in rock history, it's our gritty 12-seed, “Legs.” From ZZ Top's synth-heavy MTV makeover era, this Texas-boogie-meets-new-wave song launched a million kids into doing that ZZ Top ‘down the road’ gesture with their friends. One's pure rock rebellion, the other's got a heavy dose of sheepskin-covered swagger. Both dominated the airwaves, both defined the MTV generation, but which one captures the pure essence of what made the '80s so gloriously over-the-top?THIS will be the 80s-est thing you watch today: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the80sest.substack.com