Sunday 30 September 2018

SHOW #278 - "Give up the ghost that's haunting you now, shout it out, don't let it stay inside and eat you alive..."

Terence Trent D'Arby "Dance Little Sister"
Chas & Dave "Rabbit"



Erasure "Drama!"
Yarbrough & Peoples "Don't Stop The Music"

Duran Duran "Skin Trade"
Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo "Who Found Who"

Police "Invisible Sun"
Eurythmics "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Wet Wet Wet "East Of The River"



Smiths "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side"
Queen "Who Wants to Live Forever"

Oliver Cheatham "Get Down Saturday Night"
Japan "Quiet Life"

Kinks "Come Dancing"
Chanelle "One Man"



Cyndi Lauper "I Drove All Night"
Roxy Music "Over You"

Spandau Ballet "Communication"
Beautiful South "I'll Sail This Ship Alone"

Madonna "Cherish"
UB40 "If It Happens Again"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Tina Turner "You Know Who (Is Doing You Know What)"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Visage "The Damned Don't Cry"
Living In A Box "Love Is The Art"
Talk Talk "Life's What You Make It"
All three artists had eponymous Top 40 hits.

Sunday 23 September 2018

SHOW #277 - "Need some more to restore all the feeling that I get from you..."

Bad Manners "Special Brew"
Kylie Minogue "The Loco-Motion"



PhD "I Won't Let You Down"
Echo and the Bunnymen "Bring On The Dancing Horses"

Bananarama "Shy Boy"
Kim Wilde "Say You Really Want Me"

Def Leppard "Armageddon It"
Change "Searching"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
David Bowie "Scream Like A Baby"



Bryan Adams and Tina Turner "It's Only Love"
Bangles "If She Knew What She Wants"

Natalie Cole "Pink Cadillac"
Squeeze "Another Nail In My Heart"

Depeche Mode "Shake The Disease"
Linx "You're Lying"



Rick Astley "She Wants To Dance With Me"
Anita Baker "Sweet Love"

Christians "Forgotten Town"
Cock Robin "The Promise You Made"

Adam And The Ants "Young Parisians"
A-Ha "Stay On These Roads"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Kate Bush "There Goes A Tenner"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Smiley Culture "Police Officer"
REM "Radio Free Europe"
Technotronic "Pump Up The Jam"
All three songs feature No.1 acts of the 80s in the titles.

Sunday 16 September 2018

SHOW #276 - "She's got a dime all of the time, stays out at night moving through time..."

ZZ Top "Legs"
Rod Stewart "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)"



Jaki Graham "Breaking Away"
Morrissey "The Last Of The Famous International Playboys"

Temptations "Treat Her Like A Lady"
Glenn Goldsmith "Dreaming"

Prefab Sprout "When Love Breaks Down"
Erasure "Ship Of Fools"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Ultravox "Rage In Eden"



Whitney Houston "Love Will Save The Day"
Red Box "For America"

Bucks Fizz "London Town"
Billy Idol "Sweet Sixteen"

John Lennon "Woman"
A Flock Of Seagulls "Transfer Affection"



Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
Tom Petty "I Won't Back Down"

UB40 "Many Rivers To Cross"
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Cut Me Down"

Wah! "Story Of The Blues"
Steve Arrington "Feel So Real"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Pet Shop Boys "Shopping"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Selecter "Three Minute Hero"
Kids From Fame "Life Is A Celebration"
Haywoode "Roses"
All three song titles include a brand of assorted chocolates.

Sunday 9 September 2018

SHOW #275 - "It's loud and tasteless and I've heard it before, you shout it while you're dancing on the whole dancefloor..."

David Bowie "Fashion"
Gary Numan "I Can't Stop"



OMD "Forever Live And Die"
David Lee Roth "Just Like Paradise"

Elvis Costello "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down"
Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes"

Nu Shooz "I Can't Wait"
U2 featuring BB King "When Love Comes To Town"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Paul Simon "Graceland"



PiL "Rise"
Cliff Richard "A Little In Love"

Motley Crue "Girls Girls Girls"
Quincy Jones "Ai No Corrida"

Rolling Stones "Undercover Of The Night"
Bananarama "I Heard A Rumour"



Tears For Fears "Woman In Chains"
Tom Browne "Funkin' For Jamaica"

Pat Benatar "We Belong"
Marillion "Punch And Judy"

Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush "Don't Give Up"
Was (Not Was) "Walk The Dinosaur"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Adeva "Treat Me Right"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Miami Sound Machine "Dr Beat"
Deacon Blue "Chocolate Girl"
Ashford & Simpson "Solid"
All three acts are, or include, married couples.

Sunday 2 September 2018

SHOW #274 - "Oh the night is my world, city lights, painted girl, in the day nothing matters, it's the night time that flatters..."

Laura Branigan "Self Control"
A-Ha "Hunting High And Low"



Electronic "Getting Away With It"
Mai Tai "Body And Soul"

Belle Stars "Sign Of The Times"
Duran Duran "All She Wants Is"

Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation"
Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead Or Alive"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
The Cult "Spiritwalker" (from Dreamtime)



James Ingram and Michael McDonald "Yah Mo B There"
Boomtown Rats "Someone's Looking At You"

Billy Griffin "Hold Me Tighter In The Rain"
Style Council "Have You Ever Had It Blue"

Status Quo "In The Army Now"
China Crisis "Christian"



Abba "One Of Us"
Tina Turner "Let's Stay Together"

Thomas Dolby "Hyperactive"
Chic "My Feet Keep Dancing"

Erasure "The Circus"
Fat Larry's Band "Zoom"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Mica Paris "Don't Give Me Up"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Culture Club "Church Of The Poison Mind"
Fiction Factory "Ghost Of Love"
Animotion "Obsession"
All three songs contain the names of perfumes in the title.