Mariah Carey
“Fantasy”
vs. Tom Tom Club "Genius of Love"
Originally titled “The Tom Tom Fantasy”
From the Riffs archive First aired Dec 5, 2018. The show was music-first back then — it has grown into a conversation about everything else since.
Revel in the genius of Mariah Carey and the eclectic new wave sounds of a 1980’s tune that inspired Carey’s 1995 mega hit “Fantasy.” What we geek out over in this episode: Andre "Dr. Jeckyll" Harrell and Alonzo "Mr. Hyde" Brown - “The Champagne Of Rap,” “It's Nasty” (Genius of Love) by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five (1981), Mark Morrison, Burger King’s Return of The Mac N' Cheetos, Hanson, Erykah Badu, and a colorful analyzation of ODB(isms). Bonus Material: Yo Gabba Gabba
Like this one? Joe and Toby speak at events — the same conversation, on a stage.