This is a mix taps with all the best songs where they sing "na na na," sha, la, la," "do, do, do..." and the like. Tears for Fears, Bryan Adams, Fall Out Boy, Bon Jovi, P!nk and lots more! Let's get stoopid with this nonsense.
Without "part threes" we might not have Return of the Jedi, Christmas Vacation, or Balboa and Creed jumping, splashing, and embracing on the beach in Rocky 3. Will the third and final installment of "Pre-Chorus" be the best one? Certain members of the Mix Tape Mafia may believe so! Dive back in for some Mike & the Mechanics, Night Ranger, Simple MInds, and a whole lot more from the 80's. Plus, some Bruno Mars, Fitz & the Tantrums, Bee Gees, and gobs of bangers.
As we said, the "Pre-Chorus" playlists are so epic, that you knew we'd back with more. Here's part 2 of 3 for some of the best songs featuring a great pre-chorus. We bring in a little Garbage, Meatloaf, Survivor, 38 Special, Van Halen, Tommy Tutone, Journey, and tons more.
It's been a while since we had a mix tape so epic that we had to split it up into multiple episodes. We give you part 1 of "Pre-Chorus," a playlist near and dear to all of our hearts, especially the interim producer! We nomiate and assemble the absolute best songs that feature a strong pre-chorus... that energetic component that departs from the verse, and builds momentum that leads into the chorus of a song. We've got MJ, Dua Lipa, Alanis, Van Halen, some Mix Tape Mafia faves, some new plays, a...
Jason and Anthony are joined by 2N Jenn and her daughter Tori, for a multi-generationsl epsiode of all the best sing-along songs. This is an exceptional mixtape of the best songs that everbody chimes and belts out together whenever they come on.
Jason and Anthony are rocking with the OG MTM to bring you an incredible playlist of the best songs affiliated with specific sports teams. Call them hype songs, anthems, victory tracks, whatevs. But we know wehter you're at the stadium, arena, park, or just reliving your favorite championship run, these songs will evoke all the feels of some of what makes sports great.
From Jet Airliner to Little Red Corvette, this is playlist that travels well, with all of our favorite songs that feature a vehicle in the title. Plus, as always, one (or two) shandys!
A banger playlist coming at you courtesy of Eddie Money, Leon Bridges, One Republic, a chick named Lavigne, a dude named Levine, and a whole lot more -- best songs with "Home" in the title!
The Mix Tape Mafia is back and we've got a great playlist that is actually 3 set lists in 1. Jason, Anthony, and Hunter have created their best 7-song playlist for their respective hometowns. Seven songs each from artists who hail from Boston, Philly, and New York, respectively. Then, everyone gets a "one-upper" play - one song to add for each of the other two lists.
We create the perfect mix tape with all the best songs about "making a change." Featuring REO Speedwagon, Sick Puppies, Chris Stapleton, Huey Lewis & the News, Augustana, Billy Joel, Exposé, and more!
We wish we could back and recover the lost recordings that were destroyed in the great coconut water incident of '23... but we can not. We've recently sent kids off to college and have been nostalgic about turning back time. Sooooo... here is a great episode constructing a playlist of all the best songs that talk about harkening back to the good old days!
What can we say about the mopiest of the breakup tunes? It's a re-record, so you get a shortened version, but listen along and we'll explain. Still a great mix tape of awesome mopy breakup tunes.
In what may be one of our sappiest episodes ever, we lean way into the heartstrings of the dads and grads season, as we come up on Father's day and all three of us as parents of high school graduates. This is the ultimate playlist for all those sappy songs that talk about sage life advice, parent-child relationships, regrets of lost parents, etc. etc.
We've got Dance Fever! NO, there's no Deney Terrio or Adrian Zmed on this episode, but we DO have a sneaky good playlist that we explore with all the best songs that feature the word DANCE in the title.
Do you like your mix tapes wit or witout? Well no worries (and no onions) here, because we've got both for you! We discuss, debate, and nominate the best curated songs that contain either "with" or "without" in the title.
It's the follow-up to our NIGHT Fever episode, with the best songs featuring the word "Day" in the titlej
It's the first of our two-part "Night & Day" episodes!
Street, Avenue, Boulevard, Lane... you get the gist. It's the Mix Tape featuring songs whose titles contain a word for a street. Where we're going, we don't need roads!
All the best songs, and one or two of the worst... with the word "Hold" in the title.
We're back with storytellers part 2 - the sequel (act 2?) to our format-shattering episode that has everybody in gobster nation talking. It's the final half of our baker's dozen deep dives into the best songs that tell a story. We've got Heart, Harry Chapin, Meatloaf, Bon Jovi and more! Have a listen, it's a real page turner!
It's the first of an epic two-parter as we build a mix tap of the best songs that spin a tale or tell a story, if you will. We've got 12 grand slam bangers, but you only get the first 6 in part 1 because we need to take a deep dive into the lyrics and storylines of each one. We've got some strict criteria for this one. Not just any jabroni singing about the different people he sees in the park or at a bar is going to qualify. These are only the premium of the premium when it comes to tell a full...
In one of our cheesiest and guiltiest pleasure episode ever, we dive into all the best super cheesy duets from the 70's and 80's. As you can imagine, Peter Cetera is heavily involved. So is Stevie Nicks, Don Henley, Kenny Rogers, and all kinds of super fun cheeseball movie love themes and the such.
To celebrate 75 episodes of Mix Tape Mafia, we selected some of our favorites of the first 75 episodes. Then we play two of the best from each of those episodes and try to determine THE BEST song from the episode. Quite a fun exercise and trip down memory lane for us and our loyal listeners in gobster nation. It's also a great entry in for any new listeneres out there who want to get acclimated with the magic of the mix tape mafia, and get some great suggestions for earlier episodes to go back a...
This one's sure to be a dark horse for one of our more underrated, yet exceptional episodes. The best mixtape of all songs that feature the word "dark" or "light" in the title. For those critics who claim we play too much boomer music from the 70's and 80's, well... there's still some of that. BUT, this episode also features a great mix of current and post-2000's jams, including some rendevous with Ellie Goulding, Katy Perry, Panic at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, The Weeknd, Bishop Briggs, and Jason...
Two Hit Wonders had to have two episodes to it, so here ya go...
It's Two Hit Wonders so we had to do 2 episodes. Plus, there were just too many good ones to squeeze into one. Who's the greatest Two Hit Wonder artist of all time? It could be the paisan, Gino Vanelli or it could be Gerry Rafferty, but does he actually qualify? Listen and find out!
Apparently, some cool stuff is happening with NASA's new telescope this summer and new pictures of galaxies and stuff. So, we decided to put together a playlist that's out of this world - the best songs that mention the sun, moon, stars, Jupiter, Mars... pretty much any celestial body or other junk you might find in outer space.
Just like the title implies - we're going to take you under the bridge because we are under pressure but there must be some misunderstanding because the search is over.
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, I Touch Myself... it's our picks for the best collection of songs with the words "Touch" or "Feel" in the title.
Harmonica songs!... as selected for your listening pleasure by the Mafia.
