Tag: Elton John
116: “Music To Hug Frogs By” – The Muppet Show & The Muppet Movie
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/www.themfp.org/audio/WWWY116.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:49:29 — 118.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSSIt’s When We Were Young’s most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational episode yet! Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Fozzy, and friends may be best known for kid-focused fare these days, but Jim Henson’s world-famous puppets originally had roots in more grownup entertainment,…
92: “You’ll Be Dumb With Wonderment” – Moulin Rouge!
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/www.themfp.org/audio/WWWY92.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:28:05 — 81.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSSIf ever a movie earned its exclamation point, it’s MOULIN ROUGE! In Part 2 of our Baz Luhrmann Spectacular Spectacular, we revisit the scintillating (and over-stimulating) 2001 musical that saw the likes of Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor belting…
88: “I Don’t Need You Anymore” – #1 Pop Singles Of The 90s
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/www.themfp.org/audio/WWWY88.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:25:41 — 74.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSSWe came away from our musical journey through the #1 Pop Singles of the 1980s loving many of the biggest hits of the decade. Good job, 80s! The 90s? Well, that’s another story. We’ve already discussed some of the…
87: “Let Me Hear Your Body Talk” – #1 Pop Singles Of The 80s
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/www.themfp.org/audio/WWWY87.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:42:17 — 89.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSSIn the days before YouTube and Spotify, most people discovered new music through a little device called the radio, and tracking the popularity of hit songs was much simpler. Back in the 80s, Billboard determined which songs charted through…
69: “Shining, Shimmering, Splendid” – Disney’s Renaissance Era 1989-1994
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY69.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:53:56 — 96.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSSLook at these films, aren’t they neat? Any Disney fan’s movie collection’s complete if it includes THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989), BEAUTY & THE BEAST (1991), ALADDIN (1992) and THE LION KING (1994). These movies aren’t just the four most…