Celebrity Playlist

He taught himself harmonica as a kid in New Jersey. He bartended in Hell's Kitchen under a name he invented for himself. He loved the blues his whole life. And in 1987 - at the peak of his Moonlighting fame, he walked into a Motown studio and made 'The Return of Bruno' and album that went Gold. This is that story.

Before The Office. Before Extras. Before the Golden Globes. Ricky Gervais was a pop star in the Philippines - and he didn't know it for years. This is one of the strangest true stories in music history and he was the last person to find out he was in it.

We listen and review David Hasselhoff's 2021 album, "Party Your Hasselhoff". The description for this album on Amazon is so perfect we think it's useless to try and describe this album any different here so enjoy..."Who would have thought that a small, invisible virus could last the whole world, bring much suffering, grief and economic loss to every country? No concerts, all clubs closed \- the party was suddenly over last year. Now, thanks to the vaccines, the situation seems to be returning to normal a little, and hopes are growing. The world is ready to let the pig out \- the new album by David Hasselhoff comes just at the right time: “Party Your Hasselhoff” is the more than appropriate title."

It's no secret that Brooke Shields is extremely talented. She has been delighting audiences on the big and small screens for the better part of the last half century. That's great and all, but can she sing? John and Qualin find out the answer when they watch her performance of Dolly Parton's "You're the Only One" - and try to uncover if her beauty gives her an unfair singing advantage. To Discover more music by celebs follow Celebrity Playlist:https://www.instagram.com/celebplaylist/https://www.tiktok.com/@celebplaylist?

In 1992 the AIDS epidemic had reached its peak, so when Magic Johnson and Arsenio Hall set out to make a VHS tape to stop it, they enlisted the help of the hardest rapper in the game...Jaleel White aka Steve Urkel.In this episode John and Qualin take a dangerous dive into Jaleel's abstinence rap "Contents Under Pressure" which was featured on the VHS release "Time Out". Follow Celebrity Playlist:https://www.instagram.com/celebplaylist/https://www.tiktok.com/@celebplaylist?https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtCcfcDwZw7B83d2TAr2lgg

The Real Housewives franchise has spawned many side businesses and ventures over the years, as well as an ungodly amount of original music from the casts. Are they all bad though? How bad could they be? John and Qualin are guided down this dangerous road by a special guest to help them find out.

John & Qualin take a look at Hugh Grant's performance of "Pop! Goes My Heart" in the 2007 rom-com "Music and Lyrics"

1985 was a banner year for Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Federation. Their inaugural Wrestlemania was a huge success, they debuted a series on NBC, their top star Hulk Hogan was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated and of course they released their own album on Epic Records. In this episode John and Qualin talk about the events that led to this marriage of music and sports entertainment and how it became known the Rock N Wrestling Connection. They also go through each track on the album and talk about the stories behind the songs. Whether you're a wrestling fan or not the music itself is worth a listen!

John and Qualin take a quick look at an infamous freestyle from Shaq that unfortunately has not aged well.

Take a trip to Slam City to hear NBA legend Scottie Pippen rap for his 1994 video game, "Slam City with Scottie Pippen". John and Qualin dive deep, maybe a little too deep, into this bizarre forgotten gem.To see clips related to this episode and much more follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/celebplaylist

John Stamos is perhaps best known as Jesse Katsopolis from the hit TV series Full House. While his mullet and tender moments with the Tanners have made his character so memorable, his music and general bad-assery with his fictional band "Jesse and The Rippers" helped 'Uncle Jesse' reach iconic status. In this episode John and Qualin dive into John Stamos' songs from various television roles he had as musicians over the years and try to figure out why he never took a shot at an actual music career himself. To see clips related to this episode and much more follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/celebplaylist

Can you guess which celebrities are singing these classic Beatles tunes? Play along as John and Qualin take you through some of the most ridiculous and surprisingly good covers of the Fab Four.

"Love's Alright" has become known as Eddie Murphy's lost album. This 1993 effort had all the hype in the world but majorly failed to live up to its expectations. Guest appearances from Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney couldn't even save it. In this episode John & Qualin dive deep into each track to see what went wrong. Follow Celebrity Playlist:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebplaylistFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/celebplaylist

The holidays are here and John & Qualin are checking out some celebrity Christmas duets...some good, some bad, and some that might straight up ruin the holidays. Play along and see if you can guess who is singing on the tracks.

In 1998 Joe Pesci released "Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just For You" - a wonderously weird album that was his last project before leaving the spotlight for over 20 years. In this episode, John & Qualin take a deep dive into the album's single "Wise Guy" - and try to make sense of this gangster rap song and it's insane lyrics.

John & Qualin talk about what led to the creation of the show and their favorite celebrity artists.