Last week we asked you if you have ever made a New Year’s resolution that you actually followed through with. So many people wrote and called in with success stories!
One of the wackiest success stories we got had to do with Billy Joel and one catchy (and possibly annoying) ‘8os hit:
Think you know most of the cultural references in this song? Marketplace Weekend listener Sarah Jacobs only knew a handful. So she made it her resolution to learn about all of them. Listen to her story above.
Production by Hayley Hershman
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