This episode we travel back to 1996 for Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet. This is a soundtrack that you HAVE to discuss if you grew up in the 90's because it had everything- heavy hitters and up and comers alike. We talk the wild, mad, sexiness of the 10 seconds of Garbage's "#1 Crush", the earworm that continues to be The Cardigans "Lovefool", the sultry beauty of Des'ree, dive deeper into where Butthole Surfers got that god awful name, and explore how The Wannadies are back, baby on TikTok.

How could we talk this soundtrack without talking about this absolutely teen life altering film and its cast; Luhrmann's rendition of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet takes on a full 90's aesthetic that somehow ended up being quite timeless. With actors like Leo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Paul Rudd, Jon Leguizomo, and Harold Perrineau, it is easy to see why the film itself had such staying power (even when the majority of audiences aren't paying the closest of attention to the Shakespearean English). 

Tracks discussed in this episode: 1. "#1 Crush" Garbage 2."Local God"Everclear  3. "Angel" Gavin Friday  4."Pretty Piece of Flesh"One Inch Punch 5."Kissing You" (Love Theme from Romeo + Juliet) Des'ree  6."Whatever (I Had a Dream)" Butthole Surfers 7. "Lovefool" The Cardigans  8. "Young Hearts Run Free" Kym Mazelle   9. "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" Quindon Tarver 10. "To You I Bestow" Mundy  11. "Talk Show Host" Radiohead  12. "Little Star" Stina Nordenstam 13. "You and Me Song" The Wannadies

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Intro and outro music: Artie Wosko

Writing this episode: Abbie

Sound editing: Jon