Bill and Frank’s Guilt-Free Pleasures

We're back from our rerun break with a big one! The Bangles' irresistible "Eternal Flame" gave them a huge #1 hit, but also signalled the unfortunate downfall of the band (but not forever). Our good friend Stu joins us to discuss all sorts of flames, whether it's a true love, an Elvis memorial, or the Olympic torch. You had one job to do, Stu!!!  

Links:

Official Video

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Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn

This is our last rerun episode for the 2026 season! We thought that a perfect way to end this would be with Sade’s “Smooth Operator" - a recommendation from our good friend Jeff from the So Much Crime, So Little Time podcast. (You can find them here!) We learned a lot about Sade back when we recorded this (almost three years ago!), and the band continues to loom large in our guilt-free pantheon. We hope our journey through “Smooth Operator” brings you joy no matter what coast you are listening from, whether it be it the one that harbours L.A., or the one that harbours . . . Chicago?

Links:

Official Long Video

Thank you for listening! Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, etc., or send us an email at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com! We’d love your feedback—please rate and review on the podcast provider of your choice, and don’t forget to share our podcast with your friends! We have lots of episodes - stay awhile and listen to some more ;)

Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.

Every once in a while we stumble upon a song that opens up a fascinating world that we have never before visited. Dan Hartman was not just the creator of a memorable guilt-free pleasure from 1984, but an accomplished singer-songwriter-producer who found success in rock with The Edgar Winter Group, in disco as a solo artist, and in soundtrack work throughout the 1980s. It was a thrill to not only dive into "I Can Dream About You," but also to find out how special Dan Hartman was. It's a crime that he's not discussed more in pop music history.

Helpful links:

Our mixtape

The official video featuring Dan Hartman as the bartender

The scene from the movie featuring Winston Ford on vocals

The first video with alternate Dan Hartman vocal over The Sorels

Live version of "Free Ride" from the Edgar Winter Group

Video for "Instant Replay"

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Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured.

Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.

It's a rerun of our "Kiss Me" episode! We want to send our condolences to Sixpence None The Richer on the recent passing of their bassist, Justin Cary.

Here is the original show notes from our original release:

Dave Kitchen comes out of the bearded barley and joins us in the Winchester to discuss one of the sweetest (or most sinister???) songs of the past 30 years!

Links:

Truffaut Video

Hollywood Video

Dave Letterman Interview

Perfect Strangers: Pipe Dreams

Thank you for listening! Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, etc., or send us an email at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com! We’d love your feedback—please rate and review on the podcast provider of your choice, and don’t forget to share our podcast with your friends! We have lots of episodes - stay awhile and listen to some more ;)

Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn

To honour the great Dolly Parton, we are releasing this rerun of our 9 to 5 episode. 

Links:

Official Video

Thank you for listening! Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, etc., or send us an email at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com! We’d love your feedback—please rate and review on the podcast provider of your choice, and don’t forget to share our podcast with your friends! We have lots of episodes - stay awhile and listen to some more ;)

Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn