Matt & Sheryl's GenExcellent Playlist
Two fifty-something music fanatics and entertainment industry veterans work through the decades to create a GenEx playlist and delve deep into the artists and songs that shaped their lives and continue to inspire them today. Listen along with Matt & Sheryl's GenExcellent Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dtoMOrC7FwrSIh70Tqi06?si=2a7bc45a03c44038
Episodes
76 episodes
1984 Part 3 Ratt "Round and Round", Thompson Twins "Hold Me Now" & Alan Parsons Project "Don't Answer Me"
Matt and Sheryl return to 1984 with two of the biggest singles of the year from Ratt and Thompson Twins and the last top 20 hit from Alan Parsons Project
Best of 2025 and 1984 part 3 Yes "Cinema/Leave It" & The Go-Go's "Head Over Heels"
Mike joins Matt & Sheryl as they quickly add two songs from artists who have previously been added to the playlist and go over their favorite albums and songs from 2025
1984 Part 2 Madonna "Boderline" & Bon Jovi "Runaway"
Matt & Sheryl continue into 1984 with two of the biggest stars of the era at the beginning of their careers adding Madonna "Borderline" and Bon Jovi "Runaway" to the playlist.
1984 Van Halen "Panama" and Echo & the Bunnymen "The Killing Moon"
Matt & Sheryl start a new year with one of the first releases of the year, Van Halen's 1984 and Matt's song pick "Panama" and a second Echo & The Bunnymen song for Sheryl, "The Killing Moon" from their 1984 album Ocean Rain.
1983 Part 11 REM "Talk About the Passion" and Murmur, Violent Femmes "Blister in the Sun", Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton "Islands in the Stream", Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues & 1983 wrap up
Matt and Sheryl reach the end of 1983, bringing Mike along to add his song of the year, Violent Femmes "Blister in the Sun" and album, Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues. Matt adds his last two songs to the playlist, Kenny & Do...
1983 Part 10 I Want My MTV!! ZZ Top, Billy Idol, Huey Lewis and The News & Cyndi Lauper
In this special episode, Matt & Sheryl each choose two artists who's careers skyrocketed in 1983 from exposure on MTV.
1983 Part 9 Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart", Genesis self-titled album and Neo Prog
Matt & Sheryl discuss progressive rock in the early 80s adding the only US #1 single from Yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" to the play list and revisit the Genesis self-titled album from '83, other 70s prog bands that moved ahead with the tim...
1983 Part 8 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart", Journey "Faithfully" & The Fixx "One Thing Leads to Another"
Matt & Sheryl get closer to completing their song choices for 1983 with Bonnie Tyler's larger than life rock ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart", Journey's ode to the difficulties of maintaining relationships at home while on the road, "Fai...
1983 Part 7 Big Country "In a Big Country" and The Crossing & The Tubes "She's a Beauty"
Matt & Sheryl move on with 1983 adding three songs to the playlist, Big Country "In a Big Country", Duran Duran "Is There Something I Should Know" and The Tubes "She's a Beauty" along with Sheryl's album of the year, Big Country The
1983 Part 6 Irene Cara "Flashdance...What a Feeling" & Spandau Ballet "True"
Matt & Sheryl continue their musical journey through 1983 with Matt's global pick for the year, Irene Cara's "Flashdance...What a Feeling" from the iconic movie Flashdance and Sheryl's playlist selection, Spandau Ballet's "True", another so...
1983 Part 5 Nena "99 Luftballons" & Peter Schilling "Major Tom (Coming Home)" and Neue Deutsche Welle
Matt & Sheryl do a deep dive into the Neue Deutsche Welle (German New Wave) scene from 1980 - '83 choosing two songs for the playlist from 1983, Nena "99 Luftballons" & Peter Schlling "Major Tom (Coming Home)".
1983 Part 4 Def Leppard "Photograph", glam metal from '83 & Men At Work "Overkill"
Matt & Sheryl open their minds to the glam metal movement that started gaining ground in '83 with the huge success of Def Leppard Pyromania as Matt chooses "Photograph" for the playlist and Sheryl's playlist pick stays in the...
1983 Part 3 Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", New Order "Blue Monday" & Naked Eyes "Always Something There to Remind Me"
Matt and Sheryl continue with 1983 adding Matt's picks, the Eurythmics breakthrough hit single "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and the Bacharach/David classic "Always Something There to Remind" me covered by synth pop duo Naked Eyes & She...
1983 Part 2 U2 "New Year's Day" & Echo & the Bunnymen "The Cutter"
Matt & Sheryl add U2 "New Year's Day" and Echo & the Bunnymen "The Cutter" as their first playlist picks for 1983
New Year Bonus - Favorite Albums of 2024
Mike joins Matt & Sheryl to discuss their favorite albums and songs released in 2024
1983 Michael Jackson Thriller and Prince 1999 albums
Matt & Sheryl start a new year with 2 albums released in late 1982 that found their popularity in 1983 and beyond, Michael Jackson's Thriller and Prince's 1999
1982 Part 9 Elvis Costello "Beyond Belief", Modern English "I Melt With You", John Cougar "Jack & Diane", XTC English Settlement & 1982 wrap up
Matt, Sheryl & Mike wrap up 1982 with Mike's song pick, Elvis Costello "Beyond Belief" and album XTC English Settlement, Matt's final song, John Cougar "Jack & Diane", Sheryl's final song, Modern English "I Melt With You" and all the ma...
1982 Part 8 Donna Summer "Love is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" & The Who "Eminence Front"
Matt & Sheryl near the end of 1982 with their penultimate episode bringing back a song they previously discussed featuring the Toto guys backing Donna Summer with Quincy Jones producing and the last great Who single "Eminence Front" along w...
1982 Part 7 Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me With Science", The English Beat Special Beat Service & one hit wonders with deeper catalogs
Matt & Sheryl divert from 1982 and discuss one hit wonders with deeper catalogs that fall within the playlist years of '72 - '99 as well as Sheryl's 1982 playlist song pick, Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me With Science" and Matt chooses his al...
1982 Part 6 America "You Can Do Magic" & Duran Duran Rio
Matt & Sheryl push through 1982 with one of the last yacht rock songs to chart in the US top 10, America's "You Can Do Magic" and Sheryl's album pick for '82, an album that shook the music world throughout the year and into '83 warranting c...
1982 Part 5 Dexys Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen", Kim Wilde "Kids in America" & Haircut 100 "Love Plus One"
Matt & Sheryl make their way further into 1982 with songs that were considered one hit wonders in the US but had more success in the UK as the second British Invasion starts to take over America.
1982 Part 4 The English Beat "Save it for Later" & Van Halen "Dancing in the Street"
Matt & Sheryl continue adding to the playlist with The English Beat's beloved "Save it for Later" and Van Halen's cover of Martha and the Vandella's "Dancing in the Street" from one of their most overlooked albums, Diver Down.
1982 Part 3 Toto "Rosanna" & Don Henley "Dirty Laundry"
Matt & Sheryl focus on Toto in 1982, adding their hit single "Rosanna" to the playlist and Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry", featuring the Toto guys as session musicians, and discuss other albums they contributed to that year.
1982 Part 2 Asia "Heat of the Moment", XTC "Senses Working Overtime" & The Go-Go's "We Got the Beat"
Matt and Sheryl move a little deeper into '82 with Matt's picks, supergroup Asia's "Heat of the Moment", The Go-Go's "We Got the Beat" and Sheryl's choice XTC's melodic masterpiece "Senses Working Overtime".