Rock N Roll Story Guys

Berlin vs Take My Breath Away

Brian and Murdock make a case for Terri Nunn – lead singer of Berlin – as forgotten feminist icon while examining the story behind the movie soundtrack single that made the band huge – and broke the band up.   SHOW NOTES: https://vinyldistractions.com/berlin-pleasure-victim/ [https://vinyldistractions.com/berlin-pleasure-victim/] https://www.thatericalper.com/2019/01/05/terri-nunn-who-would-later-become-lead-singer-of-new-wave-group-berlin-auditioning-for-princess-leia-in-star-wars-with-harrison-ford-in-1976/ [https://www.thatericalper.com/2019/01/05/terri-nunn-who-would-later-become-lead-singer-of-new-wave-group-berlin-auditioning-for-princess-leia-in-star-wars-with-harrison-ford-in-1976/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KROQ_Weenie_Roast [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KROQ_Weenie_Roast] https://www.tampabay.com/terri-nunns-journey-to-berlin-almost-got-sidetracked-in-dallas/2322182/ [https://www.tampabay.com/terri-nunns-journey-to-berlin-almost-got-sidetracked-in-dallas/2322182/] Child actor system dissertation: https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2453&context=utk_chanhonoproj [https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2453&context=utk_chanhonoproj] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Heartbeat [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Heartbeat] Hollywood Heartbeat 1979 performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPhaCUZj-0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPhaCUZj-0] https://www.lostturntable.com/2016/03/21/10-years-of-being-lost-berlins-information/ [https://www.lostturntable.com/2016/03/21/10-years-of-being-lost-berlins-information/] Virginia and the Slims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDBaUgA0NzA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDBaUgA0NzA] Beast of Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC4M5e6xAzs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC4M5e6xAzs] https://themusepatrol.com/2014/02/09/80s-bands-time-forgot-spotlight-beast-of-beast/ [https://themusepatrol.com/2014/02/09/80s-bands-time-forgot-spotlight-beast-of-beast/] Berlin at US Festival 1983: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAo-q-4kW7E [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAo-q-4kW7E] Motels demo of Take My Breath Away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8qRTSkbgg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8qRTSkbgg] https://www.yahoo.com/now/berlins-terri-nunn-on-how-she-got-her-ex-to-play-an-ahole-on-new-song-202751710.html [https://www.yahoo.com/now/berlins-terri-nunn-on-how-she-got-her-ex-to-play-an-ahole-on-new-song-202751710.html] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_More_Words [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_More_Words] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Whitlock [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Whitlock] Berlin’s cover of Marilyn Manson’s Dope Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mesTjE4fKA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mesTjE4fKA]

Episode 231 – Rock N Roll vs New Years

The guys get into two separate stories from the 70’s chronicling rock n roll showmanship colliding with wild year-end countdowns. Support the show on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/rocknrollstoryguys] See the show on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@rocknrollstoryguys] Visit the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollstoryguys/] Visit the show on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thestoryguys/] SHOW NOTES: https://www.mic.com/articles/163481/how-did-new-year-s-eve-start-the-history-and- tradition-explained https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bruce-springsteen-firecracker-show/ https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/07/new-book-chronicles-bruce- springsteens-relationship-with-ohio-through-40-years-of-iconic-photos.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Agora,_Cleveland_1978 https://case.edu/ech/articles/a/agoraagora-ballroom https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/08/66bf705e4b2862/40-facts- about-bruce-springste.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Appel https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bruce-springsteen-mike-appel-settle-lawsuit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richfield_Coliseum https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/02/how-bruce-springsteen-made- northeast-ohio-his-second-home-on-the-1978-darkness-tour.html https://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_crazy_night_iggy_pop_blue_oeyster_cult_ki ss_shared_the_same_stage_on_ne https://ultimateclassicrock.com/gene-simmons-hair-on-fire/ Video of Gene’s hair catching fire: https://youtu.be/8fYRizoWhUg https://fullinbloom.com/kisss-gene-simmons-on-the-time-he-melted-a-fans-face-on-new- years-eve-in-1973-the-thing-exploded-in-front-of-the-guy-2022-interview/

Rock N Roll vs New Years Eve

The guys get into two separate stories from the 70’s chronicling rock n roll showmanship colliding with wild year-end countdowns. Support the show on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/rocknrollstoryguys] See the show on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@rocknrollstoryguys] Visit the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollstoryguys/] Visit the show on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thestoryguys/] SHOW NOTES: https://www.mic.com/articles/163481/how-did-new-year-s-eve-start-the-history-and- tradition-explained https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bruce-springsteen-firecracker-show/ https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/07/new-book-chronicles-bruce- springsteens-relationship-with-ohio-through-40-years-of-iconic-photos.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Agora,_Cleveland_1978 https://case.edu/ech/articles/a/agoraagora-ballroom https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/08/66bf705e4b2862/40-facts- about-bruce-springste.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Appel https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bruce-springsteen-mike-appel-settle-lawsuit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richfield_Coliseum https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/02/how-bruce-springsteen-made- northeast-ohio-his-second-home-on-the-1978-darkness-tour.html https://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_crazy_night_iggy_pop_blue_oeyster_cult_ki ss_shared_the_same_stage_on_ne https://ultimateclassicrock.com/gene-simmons-hair-on-fire/ Video of Gene’s hair catching fire: https://youtu.be/8fYRizoWhUg https://fullinbloom.com/kisss-gene-simmons-on-the-time-he-melted-a-fans-face-on-new- years-eve-in-1973-the-thing-exploded-in-front-of-the-guy-2022-interview/ Rocky IV and Tyson Punch out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sknAucYijn8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

MINI EPISODE – Bob Dylan vs the Newport Folk Festival

In honor of A Complete Unknown hitting movie theaters, the guys revisit the long-held belief that Dylan plugging in at Newport changed the face of music – and they find at least one guy who says that all might not be real!

Episode 230 – David Bowie vs Bing Crosby

Brian and Murdock make sense of the late-70’s TV appearance that put a glam rock god onscreen with a crooner under the guise of a holiday celebration. Support the show on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/rocknrollstoryguys] See the show on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@rocknrollstoryguys] Visit the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollstoryguys/] Visit the show on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thestoryguys/] SHOW NOTES: The full Christmas special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVdfv4tWfr4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVdfv4tWfr4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_(David_Bowie_album) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_(David_Bowie_album)] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Heroes%22_(David_Bowie_album) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Heroes%22_(David_Bowie_album)] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_on_Earth/Little_Drummer_Boy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_on_Earth/Little_Drummer_Boy] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Bolan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Bolan] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3667543/Marc-Bolan-Why-the-prettiest-star-still-shines.html [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3667543/Marc-Bolan-Why-the-prettiest-star-still-shines.html] Bowie on Marc: https://youtu.be/Hp1C7g-NsLQ [https://youtu.be/Hp1C7g-NsLQ] https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/wholesome-reason-why-david-bowie-worked-with-bing-crosby/ [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/wholesome-reason-why-david-bowie-worked-with-bing-crosby/#:~:text=Crosby%20was%20no%20longer%20the,ITV%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby%27s_Merrie_Olde_Christmas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby%27s_Merrie_Olde_Christmas] https://www.davidbowie.com/2016/2016/12/24/heroes-on-bing-crosbys-1977-christmas-special [https://www.davidbowie.com/2016/2016/12/24/heroes-on-bing-crosbys-1977-christmas-special] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby] https://toughpigs.com/denver-christmas/ [https://toughpigs.com/denver-christmas/] https://www.hipchristmas.com/artists/d/denver.php [https://www.hipchristmas.com/artists/d/denver.php] https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-jessica-simpson-winter-wonderland/ [https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-jessica-simpson-winter-wonderland/]