After a five-year break, the show is back. This is the Season 2 premiere, released February 7, 2022, and Bobby and Jason waste no time getting back into the groove, starting with the running gag of who has to push the record button. The big difference this time: they can finally use footage from the show, which unlocks a whole new layer of memories.
The centerpiece is the definitive telling of one of the most famous moments in these guys’ history, the Careless Whisper lip sync where Bobby took off his sunglasses on a Valentine’s Day show. It is a warm, detail-rich return that sets up everything to come.
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Why the guys brought the podcast back for Season 2, and what is different this time around. [01:08]
- The full story of the Careless Whisper Valentine’s lip sync, the sunglasses reveal, and the saxophone player who made it work. [03:33]
- How Bobby got talked into taking the shades off, and the freeze-frame that annoyed him for years. [08:02]
- Producer Lauren Getz, her ear for the right remixes, and why she let the dancers play to the camera. [09:31]
- What doing live 80s TV was really like, from the floor director’s countdown to a ten-shows-a-week grind. [11:30]
- Why the show plays like home movies of two kids growing up, and life before social media. [14:31]
The sunglasses reveal is the stuff of local legend, and Bobby finally lays out how reluctant he was to do it:
“It took a lot of convincing. Eventually I said, okay, let me do it.”
Bobby, on the Valentine’s Day reveal, [04:33]
More than anything, though, the premiere is about how good it feels to be doing this again, the same thing that made the show feel like reality TV before reality TV existed:
“It’s good to be back. It’s good to be here with you.”
Bobby, [24:33]
If you started with the Season 1 premiere, this is the perfect place to pick the story back up.
Original 2016 show notes
The Boys are back after a 5 year hiatus 😳 to breath life back into the Awesome 80’s Podcast!
What a perfect time to bring the podcast back during one of the most romantic times of the year…Valentine’s Day!
Speaking of V-Day… Bobby and Jason give you some insight of how Bobby was convinced by a Producer of the show into taking off his trademark sunglasses 😎 Learn some top secret (not really😂) behind the scenes information about the Careless Whispers lip-sync!
They also speak about the fact that Dance Party USA videos are popping up all over YouTube…Something that 5 years ago was forbidden 🤬
So go back in time with Bobby and Jason for their first podcast in 5 years!
FAQ
What is the Season 2 premiere about?
Bobby and Jason relaunch the podcast after a five-year break and tell the full story of the Careless Whisper lip sync and the Valentine’s Day sunglasses reveal, plus what live 80s TV was really like.
When did the Season 2 premiere air?
It was released February 7, 2022.
What is the Careless Whisper lip sync?
It is Bobby’s famous solo lip sync on a Valentine’s Day show where he removed his trademark sunglasses on camera, an idea from producer Lauren Getz.
Where can I listen?
Play it right here on the episode page, or find Bobby and Jason’s Awesome 80s Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Amazon Music.
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