Mike & Dave Hit the Stage

Some songs left their permanent mark on society. Some left their mark on people's hearts. Some songs are just real toe tappers. This time we look at songs that were undeniable hits and instant classics.   Instant Classics playlist

It's just what we were listening to when the lists were made. Unfortunately, it was a long time between the making of the list and the recording of the episode.    

Is he sick? Does he have something caught in his throat? Why that sound? We look at the sound that shaped hardcore.   Blegh Playlist

where does this river go? Maybe down to a lake, or all the way out to the ocean. it's time to look at a list of songs about rivers.   Rivers playlist

Ain't no party like a Mike and Dave party, cause a Mike and Dave party don't stop! except when it grinds to a full halt. After another hiatus, we continue our usual tomfoolery.   This party don't stop playlist

Sometimes a song is pure angst veiled in upbeat charm. A simple cry for help under the smile. they may sound upbeat, but the couldn't be further from it.   They sound happy, But they ain't happy playlist

looking at the great white north. You know, the nice apartment above the meth lab. this time with 100% less Bryan Adams. It's red flannel, maple syrup, and round bacon time for the boys. They know what they're talking aboot.   O' Canada Playlist

The world is spinning, no, Spiraling out of control. Someone has to be causing it. A blofeld, Dr. Claw, Cobra Commander type pulling the strings.   Who's really in control playlist

this time, we are looking at bands that go all out. Either by being absolutely insane or sublimely weird.    Going all out playlist

Sometimes you need to lay in bed, close your eyes and put in some headphones, earbuds, or airpods and listen to what you can't hear with just your phone. The devil is in the details and some of these songs are chock full of them.   Listen to these in headphones playlist

Well... this didn't turn out as planned. We had to dump some serious audio out to get this to work for youtube. we hope you can enjoy what's left.

We are in the middle of a storm season and in the middle of winter that means one thing. SNOW! We hate snow with everything we have. so in light of the oncoming noreaster/ blizzard/ apocalypse, we decided to take a look a some winter based songs. Winter Storm Warning playlist  

Some deeper meaning, some hidden truth. There's always a story behind the song and here we look at some of the deep cuts. both figurative and literal.   Deep Cuts playlist

How many times can we cover the same topic? why does the devil entice us with his "interesting" music? We take another look at songs about the devil and hell.   The Devil Made Me Do it. part III playlist

Video after video, short after short. We roll down the rabbit hole searching for something new and interesting or familiar and comfortable.   Fell down a Youtube rabbit hole playlist

You don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's worth; banks are going bust; shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter; punks are running wild in the street, and there's nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there's no end to it. We know the air is unfit to breathe and our food is unfit to eat. And we sit watching our TVs while some local newscaster tells us that today we had fifteen homicides and sixty-three violent crimes, as if that's the way it's supposed to be! We all know things are bad -- worse than bad -- they're crazy. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don't go out any more. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we're living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, "Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials, and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone." Well, I'm not going to leave you alone. I want you to get mad! I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to riot. I don't want you to write to your Congressman, because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the depression and the inflation and the Russians and the crime in the street. All I know is that first, you've got to get mad. You've gotta say, "I'm a human being, goddammit! My life has value!" So, I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window, open it, and stick your head out and yell, "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!!"   Current situation playlist

A life of crime? Maybe once, but these days it's songs about numbers. we take a look at songs with numbers in the title. Of course we go on tangents too but that's nothing new.   Running numbers playlist

Sometimes you have to be the bad guy, mostly because you can be though. Being the villian isn't always a choice, but when it is, thats's the chance to let your light shine!   I'm not a good person playlist

You wanted us to check out these songs. We listened and responded for better or for worse. Thank you for an amazing 2025 and hopefully many more to come.   Listener's choice playlist

Happy Holidays everyone!!! we look at some of the absolute worst Christmas songs ever recorded. These are real stinkers! Just like Mike's onion breath.   Christmas 2025 playlist

Did you rub a magic lamp? Did you see a falling star? Is that chocolate pudding in the other hand?   Wish in one hand playlist

This is a tribute to all the amazing artists we lost to cancer and those still fighting the good fight.   F*#k Cancer Playlist

Inspired by the Faith No More song of the same title, we look at songs of the same type. we talk a lot of smack an discover some really good stuff.   Surprise! You're Dead Playlist

Have you ever sang your soul out at a concert? That one song where you can't help but give it your all. we take a look at songs that provide absolutely no mercy at all.   No Mercy For My Throat playlist

The undeniable power of a great singing voice. instantly recognizable, completely original, and forever etched into our sonic memory. We look at singers that you can instantly recognize.   You Better Watch Your Mouth playlist

Look at these scruffy looking nerfherders! Wait, Are those the droids we are looking for? Nah. Move along, move along! part 2 of our Star Wars themed lists.     Move along, move along playlist

Trying to get into the cantina in Mos Isley? Looking for a ship that can make the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs? Just wave a hand and tell them what's what.   these are not the Droids you're looking for playlist

Remember the plastic masks with the tiny eye slits and a coin slot to breathe through? we look at some great Halloween and horror songs.   Halloween 2025 playlist

How do you remember Ozzy Osbourne? The Prince of Darkness? Or is it the bumbling dad on the reality show "The Osbournes"? Founding father of hard rock and heavy metal., we look at his unmistakable legacy, for better or for worse. Remembering Ozzy Playlist  

There has to be something wrong with us! making a garbage 90's reference into a playlist, like some sort of out of touch, middle aged... No, this actually makes sense.   What's up, Man? playlist

working late at night is a completely different world and experience. Time doesn't function the way you expect it to, there are long gaps where you think so much time has passed and the hands on the clock are stuck in place. The kind of women you meet at 3am are not the kind of women you want to admit to having met, and the music hits differently before sunrise.   Working the Night Shift playlist

whose idea was this? oh, that's right. Mike and Canadian Mark had the genius idea to make us listen to AOR. don't know what AOR is, come and listen to find out.   AOR BS playlist

Why? How? When? These are some of the stupidest questions we will answer this week. do you believe in aliens? do you think they've been in contact with us? what's with all the butt stuff?   Storm Area 51 playlist

How many times are we gonna do 80's lists? apparently at least 3 so far. The decade gave us so many great songs that it bears rehashing and exploring again and again and again.   80's part 3.... we think? playlist

Is there something in the air? Something in the water? What is it about Florida that makes people lose their minds? Bath salts, the gators, the sun, who knows what causes it.   Florida man playlist

Singles are one thing, but there is something about a complete album that is pure magic. Sean Jumps in for Mike to go into why LPs with their side A and Side B are just a better way to experience music

What happens when you outshine the original? When you cover a song, and put your own spin on it, do you ever imagine it overshadowing what came before it? Sean jumps in for Mike on this very special episode.   Covers that are better than the original playlist

Barefoot on stage? are you mad? some people can't give the same performance with a shirt on, feeling like they're being held back. some people don't wear shoes. here we look at these interesting people and their unique on-stage fashion choices.   No shirt, No shoes, No Service playlist

does one recommendation lead to another? One good song reminding you of another classic song or band.   if you like blank, then you'll like blank playlist

this is where the hatred takes root. Where we voice our distaste for some truly horrible bands and songs. Are we just doing this to annoy each other? Absolutely.   Let the hatred flow playlist

100 Episodes in and the non-violence clause is still in effect. we celebrate our first 100 run and start the clock on the next 100.

Have you ever tried to lift one of these things? you'll blow an O-ring trying to get it out of the trunk if it even fits in there. It's amazing how much crap we have to lug just to be the easily ignored. and bass solos are not cool!!!   It's hard to fit a bass amp in a small car playlist

How much more different can you take? I say "take it all" we have stuff you would never expect from us. with stories to add to the weirdness and a record amount of time spent on the first song.   and now for something completely different playlist

Music from around the world and it sounds just as sweet in some cases. in other cases its a just another bag of garbage in a different language.   International Incident playlist

Why would you name yourselves that? How could you think that would fit the musical style you chose? This time we look at bands whose names don't fit them at all really.   Wrong Band Name playlist

There's something about how a song can make a movie feel all the more immersive. The way it can take hold in your mind and etch a permanent memory, something that can never be erased. An image caught in time.   Movie Soundtrack classics playlist

There's something special about the last song, it's finality of the artists work. it may very well be their last song. you never know. we look at how artists choose to end their albums. is it with a sense of hope, despair, rage, or something more introspective?   last song on the album playlist

Yelling fire in a crowded theater is obviously dangerous, which also makes it illegal. There's legal ramifications for inciting panic in a public space. this list has almost nothing to do with that notion. this is songs about fire. we are morons. nothing we say should be taken as a good idea Yelling fire in a crowded theater playlist  

In a return to the absurd, we look at songs about weather. Did you know that Mike went to Virginia and thought he was in mortal danger?   Unusual weather We're having playlist

Well, we're just breaking all the rules. We said "No politics, No religion" and I guess we lied. We talk about song based in belief or disbelief. We also really go deep into our own beliefs and feelings. This isn't a laugh riot and for that we are sorry, but we had to get it out.   We're not gonna talk about religion playlist