Episode 67: Ghostbusters II

Happy New Year! We kick off 2022 with a bona fide New Year's movie: Ghostbusters II! The gang returns to fight an evil spirit trapped in a painting who wants to kidnap and inhabit a baby on New Year's Eve. It's an extremely silly film, but the soundtrack is almost wall to wall bangers!

New Jack Swing was on the rise in a big way in 1989, and bolstered by singles from Bobby Brown and Run DMC, this soundtrack was one of the breakout hits of that summer. In addition, we get tracks from New Edition, Doug E. Fresh, Glenn Frey, and the requisite Oingo Boingo cut. And, for some reason, they dug up an Elton John B-side to fill out the album.

So fire up those proton packs and join us as we ring in the new year!

SHOW NOTES:

• Ghostbusters II is available to stream here!
• For more on New Jack Swing, see our episode on The Mask
• INTRO: "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr.
• OUTRO: "We're Back" by Bobby Brown

MUSIC VIDEOS:

• "On Our Own" by Bobby Brown
• "Ghostbusters" by Run DMC

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