Episode 36: Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey!: 70s Music and Sports
PLAY LIST
NA NA Hey Hey Hey Kiss HIm Goodbye by Steam (1969)
We Will Rock You by Queen (1977)
Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti (1976)
Nadia’s Theme by Barry De Vorzon (1976)
The Groove Line by Heatwave (1978)
Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll by Vaughan Mason & the Crew (1980)
Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John (1975)
We are Family by the Pointer Sisters (1979)
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