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Episode 31: Mortal Kombat

This week, Joe has been left to his own devices, so he wrangled his Christmas Creeps co-host Johnny-5 to discuss the biggest video-game-movie soundtrack they could find: MORTAL KOMBAT!
This album landed square in the middle of the 90s, where new age, techno and heavy metal were all having kind of a moment. The album goes about half-and-half on the techno and metal, featuring such artists as KMFDM, Orbital, Gravity Kills, Geezer Butler and more!
SHOW NOTES:
Mortal Kombat is available to watch here
See Also "Mortal Kombat: More Kombat"
Have you ever seen Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins?
Mortal Kombat and Harry Potter are the same film
INTRO: "Techno Syndrome" by The Immortals
OUTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
MUSIC VIDEOS:
KMFDM, "Juke Joint Jezebel (Giorgio Moroder Metropolis Mix)"
Orbital, "Halcyon"
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Episode 30: 90s Soundtrack Covers

And we're back! On this episode, we bring you a collection of cover songs featured in 90s movie soundtracks! The 90s were a big decade for people deciding it would be fun to take classic songs, record their own versions, and slap them on movies that absolutely did not need them. Sometimes they're fantastic! But then sometimes they're absolutely the worst.Our list this week brings you everything from White Zombie covering KC and the Sunshine Band to one of the most beautiful Beatles covers ever recorded, and there's a whooole lot going on in between! So crack open a cold one and come join the party!
SHOW NOTES:
Rob Zombie on Space Ghost Coast to Coast
INTRO/OUTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
MUSIC VIDEOS:
White Zombie, "I'm Your Boogie Man"
Tia Carerre, "Ballroom Blitz
Fiona Apple, "Across the Universe"
The Smithereens, "Time Won't Let Me"
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Episode 29: Nine 1/2 Weeks

Valentine's Day is upon us, so let's take a dip into the psychosexual waters of the mid-80s with the 1986 sex romp Nine 1/2 Weeks. Kim Basinger plays the somewhat naïve, somewhat frigid art exhibitor Elizabeth, and Bruce Willis Mickey Rourke plays John, a Wall Street suit with some very particular kinks. Over the course of nine and a half weeks, the two share a love affair full of blindfolds, back alley dalliances and lots and lots of foodplay.
As for the soundtrack? We have singles from Corey Hart and Duran Duran bassist John Taylor, Eurythmics doing what they do best, an odd cover song by Devo, and Joe Cocker singing over perhaps the best striptease scene ever committed to film. So cozy up with your special someone and get ready for some hot, steamy mood music...
SHOW NOTES:
Nine 1/2 Weeks is available to watch here
Pop Matters: "Reconsidering 9 1/2 Weeks"
Hot Shots parodies the food scene
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Arpegiator" - Jean Michel Jarre
MUSIC VIDEOS:
John Taylor, "I Do What I Do"
Corey Hart, "Eurasian Eyes"
Luba, "Let It Go"
Have a soundtrack you'd like us to cover? Follow us on Twitter @OSTParty and let us know!Or email us at OSTPartyPod@gmail.com

Episode 28: Dumb and Dumber

Saddle up, partners! This week we're piling into the old sheepdog-mobile as we discuss the soundtrack to Dumb and Dumber! 1994 was Jim Carrey's breakout year, and this film solidified him as a comedy force to be reckoned with. It's also wildly problematic and many of the jokes have not aged well. C'est la vie.
However... The soundtrack to Dumb and Dumber is secretly brilliant! It features an all-time classic cover from Crash Test Dummies, as well as some true jangle-pop bangers from Pete Droge, The Sons and The Gigolo Aunts. We've also got Echobelly, The Proclaimers, and whatever the hell it is Green Jelly thinks they're doing... It's another fascinating snapshot of the rock-pop landscape of the mid-nineties.So join us as we embark on a multi-part journey through the soundtracks of the Farrelly Brothers!
SHOW NOTES:
Dumb and Dumber is available to watch here
The cartoon that broke the universe
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Mockingbird" by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels
MUSIC VIDEOS:
Crash Test Dummies - "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
Deadeye Dick - "New Age Girl"
Green Jelly - "The Bear Song"
Willi One Blood - "Whiney Whiney"
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Episode 27: UHF

Happy New Year, party pals! This week, Discord & Rhyme co-host and Weird Al Superfan Rich Bunnell joins us to discuss the soundtrack to Weird Al Yankovic's UHF!
Released in the summer of 1989, UHF got lost in the shuffle of one of the biggest blockbuster seasons ever. The film may have been overshadowed by the likes of Batman and Indiana Jones, but time has been kind to UHF. Many today consider it a cult classic, and also one of the stranger albums in Weird Al's catalog.
In addition to the songs from the film, we also have tunes about classic TV shows, the requisite polka medley, and also one of the greatest odes to Americana ever written. It's true! So fix yourself a twinkie weiner sandwich, crank up the volume and yank off the knob as we dig into everything U-62 has to offer!
 
SHOW NOTES:
UHF is available to watch here
Check out Discord & Rhyme today!
Current Affairs: The Radical Egalitarian Politics of UHF
Welcome to the Fun Zone
The Georgia Guidestones
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Generic Blues" by Weird Al Yankovic
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Episode 26: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Happy holidays, gang! This week we're getting into the Christmas spirit with one of the most beloved 90s Christmas classics. Or depending on your mood, a sequel to a 90s Christmas classic. We're talking about HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK! Kevin McCallister finds his way to the Big Apple, which means lots of tourism montages, snow-covered cityscapes and wacky hijinks involving one of the most famous hotels in the world.
The soundtrack features the usual suspects of Christmas tunes, as well as tracks from Darlene Love, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and TLC. Yes, you read that right. TLC is on the Home Alone 2 soundtrack. And we'll tell you all about it. So grab some eggnog and a slice of cheese pizza and join us as we ring in the holidays the only way we know how!
SHOW NOTES:
Home Alone 2 is streaming on Disney+, and available On Demand
Home Alone House Sold!
Please check out Overthinking It today!
Christmas Creeps on Eight Crazy Nights
Christmas Creeps on The Long Kiss Goodnight
Sideways: "Why Home Alone is the Best Christmas Soundtrack Ever"
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "All Alone on Christmas" by Darlene Love
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Episode 25: Actors Rocking Badly

On this edition of our On The 5's series, Libby takes us into the dark underbelly of fame, where actors decide it's time to strap on the guitar and play rock star for an album or two. That's right, this episode is dedicated to rock songs from some of your actors! Y'know, provided your favorite actors are Bruce Willis, Kevin Bacon and...*checks notes* Stephen King? He acts sometimes, right?
Look, no one ever said the job would be easy, but we torture ourselves so you don't have to. Which is a lie, because if you know how this show works then you know you're definitely in for some auditory madness. But we know you can handle it, because you're a trooper and that's why we love you.
SHOW NOTES:
For reference: The Spaceballs Theme
The music video for Dogstar's "Ride"
See Also: Our episodes on Earth Girls Are Easy and Repo Man
Libby reviewed Jeff Goldblum's jazz album for Consequence of Sound
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Fighting Around The World" by Trey Parker
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Episode 24: Road House

Happy Thanksgiving, party pals! This week we're giving thanks for all things ROAD HOUSE! Patrick Swayze is Dalton, the world's greatest cooler/bouncer/NYU philosophy major and he's here to clean up a seedy backwater bar and maybe the whole town too.
The soundtrack features several tracks from the Jeff Healey Band, who appear in the film as the Double Deuce's house band. We've also got cuts from Bob Seger, Otis Redding, and the man himself: Patrick Swayze.
So buckle up and watch out for falling polar bears as we take a trip to the land where pain don't hurt!
SHOW NOTES:
Road House is available to rent On Demand and DVD/blu
"A Good Heart" by Kris McKay
Road House 2: Last Call
Surviving Edged Weapons (very NSFW)
Join us on Black Friday for a brand new episode of Christmas Creeps!
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane 
OUTRO: "(Let's Have a) Patrick Swayze Christmas" - Michael J. Nelson
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