EP05: 1983 - Let’s Dance vs. Infidels, or The Great Dance-Off for the Soul of 1983

Charlie and Jake are still standing in the wind, but they never wave bye-bye as they examine Bowie and Dylan in 1983.  Chaz makes absolutely sure to enunciate Bowie's massively successful year by doing all the cocaine that Bowie apparently gave up in '83, and drives his verbal yacht at impressive and dangerous speeds for the duration of the podcast.  While DANCING.  Jake has trouble scoring Dylan's "non-religious" record Infidels, but asks Bowie, Elvis Costello, Frank Zappa, Ric Ocasek, and finally Mark Knopfler to produce the podcast, and the results are slick, desperate, critically acclaimed, and woefully dated. Chaz ultimately thinks the whole thing would have been much better if Jake had decided to keep the very best 5 minute section of the podcast instead of inexpicably jettisoning it in direct conflict with literally everyone who heard it.  PLUS: TWO years in Bowie's hair, and WE HAVE A MICK!!!  Say, what's a sweet podcast audience like yoooooouuu, doing in a dump like this?

But wait! There's also a custom Spotify playlist for when you're done savoring 1983 and hungry for more. Listen at bit.ly/BvD-EP05.