Ricky Jackson Posted March 5, 2018 Report Posted March 5, 2018 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/mount-olympus-winter-2018-a-brief-history-of-pop-music-and-pro-wrestling-in-the-1980s Mount Olympus is back! On this edition Kelly and Johnny, the Golden Lovers of wrestling podcasters, get together to talk about the amazing fusion of pop music with pro wrestling in the 1980s! Among the myriad of topics discussed... - Lord Landsdowne: Innovator of the musical entrance- Gorgeous George and Pomp and Circumstance- The Freebirds change the game- Music in Mid South, Memphis, WCCW and the Carolina's- Hulk Hogan, Eye of the Tiger, and the Rock and Wrestling Connection- Plus much, much more Crank it up and enjoy another fun episode of Mount Olympus! Quote
Word Hoard Posted March 5, 2018 Report Posted March 5, 2018 I'm 2 hours in and this is a very fun episode. Great job as always. Quote
Shrike02 Posted March 6, 2018 Report Posted March 6, 2018 Bloody great. Variety is the spice of life. Quote
GFAllentown Posted March 6, 2018 Report Posted March 6, 2018 I have to defend the DiBiase theme on these grounds: the "vibe" of the song with "money money money" is a direct lift of "Louie, Louie"....they kind of sound alike. Also Hogan had "Hulk Hogan's Theme" for a hot second between Eye of the Tiger and Real American....and I liked that one quite a bit and so did the guy who composed it since it got reused in "Ravishing" by Bonnie Tyler. Still love Hogan in WCW with "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" and playing the belt like a guitar. Really enjoyed this show. Quote
fakeplastictrees Posted March 7, 2018 Report Posted March 7, 2018 Good listen. Thanks for the shout out. Learned tons listening to this one! The Lord Landsdowne stuff got me laughing. Quote
BigBadMick Posted March 17, 2018 Report Posted March 17, 2018 Kelly, gotta tell you - My wife and I also walked into my wedding reception to the 2001 tune. Raised chuckles from my 20 or 30 friends that got it, and a look of bemusement from everyone else. Quote
conker8 Posted March 18, 2018 Report Posted March 18, 2018 What about the first guy to use music when he wins a match ? Was Hogan the first (when he used to pose for the crowd after the match) ? Quote
Ricky Jackson Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Posted March 18, 2018 Interesting point. I haven't thought about it but it may have been Hogan Quote
TheDuke Posted March 18, 2018 Report Posted March 18, 2018 This was really great man. I feel bad that it is so long between episodes but I understand there is a lot more work put into this then Worldcast. Quote
Ricky Jackson Posted March 19, 2018 Author Report Posted March 19, 2018 Thanks man. This show definitely required a bit more planning than a typical pod. If I had more free time to devote to this series I could pump them out more often. As it is, once every three months is about the most I can promise right now Quote
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