Moshtalgia - Episode 12 - Tiffany vs Kylie

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It's a duel, Tiffany vs Kylie, 6 songs each in a battle of the bints. Chunky jumper vs curly chipmunk.

For Taylor and Bourney, growing up in Ireland in the late '80s was heavy on musical exploration and teenage crushes. The soundtrack to these formative years was rock and metal, but for a brief hormonal moment it was defined by two pop minstrels of the day.

In our latest Moshtalgia episode, we rock over to pop, taking a wistful, pining, bag-squeezing, look back to the era of Kylie Minogue and Tiffany, two pint-sized stars who captured the hearts of a million bedroom-bound loons.

Kylie Minogue, the corkscrew blonde from Melbourne, Australia, burst onto the scene with her infectious hit 'I Should Be So Lucky.' It was a time when the UK pop charts were dominated by Stock, Aitken, & Waterman with their PWL studios' jangly synth beats and brain-worm choruses, and Kylie was at the forefront, charming audiences with her girl-next-door appeal and undeniable talent.

On the other side of the pop ocean was Tiffany, the young auburn-haired singer from California. With her smash hit 'I Think We're Alone Now,' and touring US shopping centres, Tiffany quickly became a household name. Her music, filled with youthful exuberance and catchy melodies, resonated with teens everywhere. For us, Tiffany and Kylie represent the quintessential teenage pop crush, a fantasy figure to admire from afar.

We debate the debut and follow-up albums of these two pop queens, selecting the songs that impacted us. We reminisce about the days of vinyl, cassette, when music was a tangible experience, and pop stars were larger than life for us 15-year-olds.

Also, Paul Gombatuna takes us 'Ahind the Music' with a two-part in-depth look at the arrival of Kylie and Tiffany into mainstream consciousness. It's a jaunt down the backside of history where the "past was the future and the present as it was, was unrecognisable."

Being 15, Tiffany and Kylie were to become entangled in our personal stories of teenage love and heartbreak. Here it is in all its uncomfortable, purgated glory

So, join us, as we awkwardly celebrate our musical and physical memories of Kylie Minogue and Tiffany. Whether you're reliving your own teenage years or discovering these pop legends for the first time, this episode is a popstalgic take worth tripping on, eh, a trip worth taking.

Listen now and let the music take you back to a time of innocence, crushes, and unforgettable songs. Sniff!

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