Show Biz: Thursday 04/16/09

*** The birthday segment today featured Dave Pirner, singer with Soul Asylum. That gave us a chance to bring you their biggest hit, "Runaway Train".





*** Peter Garrett is having a birthday today as well. Garrett is the front man for the Australian rock group Midnight Oil.

Their biggest hit was the feature song on today's 80's Escape: "Beds Are Burning."

Garrett is one of the most interesting vocalists that I can recall. It's hard to understand his lyrics when he sings. So much so, that the accompanying video below has captions, so you can tell what he's saying.

He's fun to watch, too. The shaved head, the awkward dancing. Was he an original member of Blue Man group?

Wouldn't surprise me.