Welcome to Guess the Year: 80s Edition! This is an interactive, competitive podcast series where you will be able to play along and compete against your fellow listeners. Here is how the scoring works:

10 points: Get the year dead on!

7 points: 1 year off

6 points: Call bluff correctly

4 points: 2 years off

1 point: 3 years off

0 point: 4 or more years off

Guesses can be emailed to drandrewmay@gmail.com or texted using the link at the top of the show notes (please leave your name).

I will read your scores out before the next episode, along with the scores of your fellow listeners! Please email your guesses to Andrew no later than 12pm EST on the day the next episode posts if you want them read out on the episode (e.g., if an episode releases on Monday, then I need your guesses by 12pm EST on Wednesday; if an episode releases on Friday, then I need your guesses by 12 pm EST on Monday). Note: If you don’t get your scores in on time, they will still be added to the overall scores I am keeping. So they will count for the final scores - in other words, you can catch up if you get behind, you just won’t have your scores read out on the released episode. All I need is your guesses (e.g., Song 1 - 198x, Song 2 - call bluff, Song 3 - 198x, etc.).

Please be honest with your guesses! Best of luck!!

The answers to today's ten songs can be found below. If you are playing along, don't scroll down until you have made your guesses.

Have you made your guesses yet? If so, you can scroll down and look at the answers.

Okay, answers coming. Don't peek if you haven't made your guesses yet!

Intro song: The Final Game / Take Me Out to the Ballgame from The Natural (1984)

Song 1: Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears (1989)

Song 2: Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie (1981)

Song 3: I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) by Daryl Hall & John Oates (1981)

Song 4: I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues by Elton John (1983)

Song 5: Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (1983)

Song 6: Every Grain of Sand by Bob Dylan (1981)

Song 7: When It's Love by Van Halen (1988)

Song 8: (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight by Cutting Crew (1986)

Song 9: Bourgeoisieses by Conan Gray (2024)

Song 10: Candy Girl by New Edition (1983)