The OST Party

Episode 45: Give Thanks For TV!

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! This week we're giving thanks for all the TV that's kept us company over the years. We've got ten great theme songs to discuss tonight, covering everything from old-school Nickelodeon favorites to cult cartoon rockers to the only acceptable use of acapella. There are some real obscure gems in tonight's show, and also one or two that we know you all know by heart.
Who doesn't love to sing along to their favorite theme song? Nobody, that's who! So polish off the last of that turkey and join us on the couch as we snooze the weekend away with some awesome 90s TV themes!
SHOW NOTES:
Roadie Relief: "We Care A Lot" for charity!
Joe Biden's appearance on Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?
CanadianBands.com on Doug & The Slugs
"A semi-alphabetical listing of Black actors with speaking roles on Friends"
INTRO/OUTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
MUSIC VIDEOS:
"We Care A Lot" - Faith No More
"Too Bad" - Doug & The Slugs
"Boss Of Me" - They Might Be Giants
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Episode 44: Hobgoblins

Happy Halloween, everybody! It's time to party down with another one of Libby's favorite wackadoo cult classics. It's Hobgoblins! It's a film that looks an awful lot like Gremlins or Critters, but has its own set of tricks up its sleeve. Famously one of the worst films ever covered on "Mystery Science Theater 3000", Hobgoblins features a soundtrack by post-punk band The Fontanelles. The band also appears in the film, playing the song "Kiss Kicker 99" to a room of roughly six people.
In this episode we break down the Fontanelles' soundtrack, talk about some of our favorite MST3K bits, and ponder whether or not Hobgoblins inspired some classic 90s cartoons. Hey, maybe it did, maybe it didn't. Anywhoo, come join the party!
SHOW NOTES:
Hobgoblins is available to stream here
Hobgoblins on MST3K
Elvira on Hobgoblins
INTRO: "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" by Robert Palmer
OUTRO: "Shoo Fly" by The Fontanelles
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Episode 43: The Karate Kid

Seems like everyone is raving about the Cobra Kai series right now, so what better time to jump waaay back to 1984 and discuss the original? It's The Karate Kid this week on The OST Party! This one is a personal favorite of Joe's, and we get into a lot of why this film still works so well some 36 years later.
And as popular as the film is, you'd think the soundtrack would be wall to wall bangers, right? Well, aside from Joe Esposito's "You're The Best", this soundtrack is surprisingly...dull. You probably know "You're The Best" was rejected from Rocky III in favor of Survivor's "Eye Of The Tiger". But did you know Survivor has a song on this album too? What if we told you theirs is the theme song for the movie??? Yeah, it's ridiculous. And we'll tell you all about it!
SHOW NOTES: 
The Karate Kid is available to stream here
Survivor's "The Moment of Truth" music video
See Also: Romy & Michele's High School Reunion
"Johnny Lawrence Was the True Winner of the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament"
For more about Dave Merenda and Commuter...
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Young Hearts" by Commuter
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Episode 42: Down With Love

It's time to go back to the 60s, when men were men, women were women, and sex was only referenced with vague hand gestures and sideways glances. This week we dive into the soundtrack to 2003's Down With Love.
Renée Zellweger is a self help guru whose book is liberating women's sex drives the world over. Ewan McGregor is the dashing reporter hellbent on exposing her as a massive phony. Together, they fight crime! Wait, no... They fall in love. Or maybe not. Who's to say? At any rate, the soundtrack features standards from Frank Sinatra and Xavier Cugat, a healthy dose of Michael Bublé, and even a song by Renee and Ewan themselves. (It's a treat!) So mix yourself a martini and join us in the smoking lounge...
SHOW NOTES:
Down With Love is available to stream here
"Here's To Love" - Ewan Mcgregor & Renée Zellweger
Please don't tell Michael Bublé about this episode
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Everyday Is A Holiday With You" - Esthero
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Episode 41: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

With the release of Bill & Ted Face The Music, we return to bring you more musical madness courtesy of Wyld Stallyns and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. It's a film near and dear to Joe's strange, twisted heart!
Bogus Journey is a snapshot of the moment when hair metal acts like Winger and Neverland began to fall out of favor as alt-rock acts like Primus and Faith No More began to hit the mainstream. Landing just before Nirvana's "Nevermind," it was a musical changing of the guard, and the blending of the two works well for the film's darker tone.
And to top it off, we've got epic riffs from Steve Vai, funky metal tracks from King's X and Ritchie Kotzen, and KISS doing a fittingly reverent cover of Argent's "God Gave Rock & Roll To You". Come join us and party on, dudes!
SHOW NOTES:
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is available to stream here
You have to see the Bill & Ted TV series
Visit WingerTheBand.com for all your Winger needs!
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Drinking Again" by Neverland
MUSIC VIDEOS:
"God Gave Rock & Roll To You II" - KISS
"Go To Hell" - Megadeth
"Drinking Again" - Neverland
"Tommy The Cat" - Primus
"Shout It Out" - Slaughter
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Episode 40: Dispatches from Cartoon Planet

This week we're taking a break from Hellworld 2020 and returning to the comedy albums of our youth. Specifically, we're discussing Space Ghost's Musical Bar-B-Que and Space Ghost's Surf & Turf, the two soundtrack albums from Cartoon Network's Cartoon Planet.For the unfamiliar, Cartoon Planet was the sister show to Space Ghost Coast to Coast, in which Space Ghost and his pals Brak and Zorak sing silly songs, perform comedy skits and just generally be goofballs. If you were young in the mid-to-late 90s, you probably stumbled across this show late at night and wondered what the hell you were watching.On this episode, we cherrypick a few favorites from these albums, which is no small feat. Both albums together feature nearly fifty songs, so we're only scratching the surface! Believe it, buddy!
SHOW NOTES: 
Cartoon Planet lives on thanks to YouTube (see below)
Hear us on Secret of the Sailor Madness talking all things Space Ghost!
The lost Sesame Street short "Cracks"
INTRO: "Everybody Wants To Be Space Ghost" - Space Ghost
OUTRO: "Ordinary Guy" - Space Ghost"
SELECTED SHORTS:
Bad Bug
I Love Beans
Hoodleehoo
Never Trust a Monkey
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Episode 39: Dick Tracy

Calling all listeners! This week on the podcast, we're discussing the soundtrack to 1990's Dick Tracy! This was Disney's attempt to cash in on the sudden phenomenon that was Tim Burton's Batman. To do that, they hired Warren Beatty, Madonna and Al Pacino to bring the 1930s crimestopper comic to life. The result is...bizarre, to say the least.
But like Batman, Dick Tracy was a marketing bonanza. There were toys, comics, video games, and THREE soundtrack albums! Not only did we get an entire album of new material from Madonna and Stephen Sondheim, we also got a Danny Elfman score and an OST compilation of snappy 1930s soundalikes full of pep, vim and verve! And, just for good measure, Ice-T shows up to explain the plot to us in rap form! What more could you possibly want???
SHOW NOTES:
Dick Tracy is available to watch here
NY TIMES: "Batman? Bartman? Darkman? Elfman."
NEWSWEEK: "Tracymania"
Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy special for TCM
INTRO: "Dick Tracy" - Ice-T
OUTRO: "Dick Tracy" - The Chants
MUSIC VIDEOS:
"Ridin' The Rails" - kd lang
"Vogue" - Madonna
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Episode 38: The Lost Boys

In honor of the late, great Joel Schumacher, this week we're headed back to the 80s to discuss Schumacher's teen goth vampire classic The Lost Boys!
Kiefer Sutherland and his gang of bleach blonde vampires seduce moody teen Jason Patric to their flock, while the latter's younger brother Corey Haim teams up with vampire hunter Corey Feldman to destroy them. It's all very silly, and the soundtrack is no different. This one introduces some future goth staples, and also brings us Echo and the Bunnymen covering The Doors, as well as Roger Daltrey covering Elton John. People are strange, and so is this album. Also in this episode, Joe and Libby reminisce about video stores, carnival rides, taxidermy and a whole lot more!
 
 
SHOW NOTES:
The Lost Boys is available to watch here
Alex Winter's Showbiz Kids now on HBO
The Atlantic: "The Lost Boys' Subtly Radical Vision of Family"
Joe's other podcast finally hits 100 episodes!
Catch us on Secret Of The Sailor Madness, talking about Clerks!
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Beauty Has Her Way" by Mummy Talks
MUSIC VIDEOS:
"Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys)", Lou Gramm
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