167: "Breaking the Law" vs. "Ace of Spades"
Song Vs. Song
Todd Nathanson
4.7 • 781 Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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What is the best metal song of 1980???? Is Lemmy God? Is he better than the Metal God Rob Halford? Is there a better song to wash your dog to??? Put on your studded metal because we're debating "Breaking the Law" by Judas Priest vs. "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Todd Nathanson. |
| 0:03.7 | And I'm Lena Morgan. |
| 0:05.2 | And this is Song versus Song. |
| 0:08.9 | We are back to our 1980 metal songs bracket. |
| 0:13.7 | Last 2022, we did Back in Black versus Crazy Train. |
| 0:20.1 | And now we're going to do the other half of the bracket. |
| 0:23.3 | Motorheads, A's of Spades versus a Judas Priest song. |
| 0:28.8 | It involves the word law. |
| 0:31.1 | Breaking the law. |
| 0:32.5 | Breaking the what? |
| 0:33.9 | My God. |
| 0:36.6 | You're supposed to say law. |
| 0:38.5 | I know. |
| 0:41.0 | It doesn't work if I don't do it in Rob Halford's accent, I guess. |
| 0:45.0 | Yeah, I mean, I also, like, did not dress for the occasion. |
| 0:49.7 | I realized I'm, like, very pink and gauzy today. |
| 0:53.0 | I feel like if I show up to a concert, I would get shot out of a cannon. |
| 0:59.0 | No, well, I, of course, am in full studded leather. |
| 1:03.5 | As far as you know. |
| 1:04.7 | Yes, as far as I know. |
| 1:06.5 | I am dressed in black. |
| 1:07.9 | You know, black like the ace of spades. |
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