Sunday 27 September 2020

SHOW #381 - "All of her lovers all talk of her notes and the flowers that they never sent..."

Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink"
Bros "Sister"



Godley & Creme "Under Your Thumb"
Erik B and Rakim "I Know You Got Soul"

W.A.S.P. "Forever Free"
Visage "Mind Of A Toy"

Stephanie Mills "Never Knew Love Like This Before"
Depeche Mode "Blasphemous Rumours"

CALLING AMERICA:
Amy Holland "How Do I Survive"


Housemartins "There Is Always Something There To Remind Me"
Shalamar "Make That Move"

Gun "Better Days"
Yello "Of Course I'm Lying"

Pat Benatar "We Belong"
Stranglers "Bear Cage"

Human League "Life On Your Own"
Sharon Redd "Never Give You Up"

Status Quo "In The Army Now"
Fern Kinney "Together We Are Beautiful"

Boomtown Rats "House on Fire"
Freiheit "Keeping The Dream Alive"

CALLING AMERICA:
Talking Heads "Wild Wild Life"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Yazz "Fine Time"
Rolling Stones "She Was Hot"
Fleetwood Mac "Sara"


The three artists are the first mentioned by name in I'd Rather Jack by the Reynolds Girls.

Sunday 20 September 2020

SHOW #380 - "Go number one, stick a honeybun, your mind begins to flop..."

Haircut 100 "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"
Kids From Fame "Friday Night (live)"

Hot Chocolate "No Doubt About It"
Killing Joke "Love Like Blood"

Madness "Uncle Sam"
Julia & Company "Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba)"

Heartbeat "Tears From Heaven"
David Bowie "Loving The Alien"

CALLING AMERICA:
Sheila E "The Glamorous Life"


Run DMC "It's Tricky"
ABC "That Was Then, This Is Now"

Billy Ocean "Calypso Crazy"
Kraftwerk "Showroom Dummies"

Iron Maiden "The Trooper"
Hazell Dean "Turn It Into Love"


Tears For Fears "The Way You Are"
Rochelle "My Magic Man"

Mighty Wah! "Come Back"
Five Star "Love Take Over"

Sisters Of Mercy "Dominion"
Luther Vandross "So Amazing"

CALLING AMERICA
:
Kevin Paige "Don’t Shut Me Out"


LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE
:
Natalie Cole "Pink Cadillac"
Kim Wilde "Child Come Away"
Sam Brown "Stop"

All three artists are the daughters of fathers who also had chart careers.

Sunday 13 September 2020

SHOW #379 - "Oh, now can't you wait? Love don't come on a plate..."

Slade "Run Runaway"
Cliff Richard "Remember Me"



Undertones "My Perfect Cousin"
Gary Numan "Berserker"

Ozzy Osbourne "Bark At The Moon"
Kool and the Gang "Steppin' Out"

Debbie Harry "Backfired"
Dream Academy "Life In A Northern Town"

CALLING AMERICA:
Dolly Parton "The House Of The Rising Sun"



Will Powers "Kissing With Confidence"
The Truth "Confusion (Hits Us Every Time)"

Lindsey Buckingham "Trouble"
Dead Or Alive "Something In My House"

Baltimora "Tarzan Boy"
John Foxx "Burning Car"



Maze featuring Frankie Beverly "Too Many Games"
Sky "Toccata"

Pretenders "Hymn To Her"
D Train "You're The One For Me"

Toto "Rosanna"
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat"

CALLING AMERICA:
Timothy B Schmit "Boys Night Out"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Captain & Tennille "Do That To Me One More Time"
General Public "Tenderness"
Colonel Abrams "Trapped"

All three artists have army ranks in their names.

Sunday 6 September 2020

SHOW #378 - "Breathing shifts your careless head, untroubled by the chaos of our lives..."

Eurythmics "When Tomorrow Comes"
Alexander O'Neal "Hitmix (Official Bootleg Megamix)"



Tanita Tikaram "Good Tradition"
Rick Springfield "Human Touch"

Modern Romance "High Life"
Rod Stewart "Passion"

XTC "Towers Of London"
Randy Crawford "Almaz"

CALLING AMERICA:
Silver Condor "You Could Take My Heart Away"



Depeche Mode "Get The Balance Right"
Dhar Braxton "Jump Back (Set Me Free)"

New Musik "Sanctuary"
Queen "Backchat"

Stranglers "No Mercy"
Ruby Turner and Jonathan Butler "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)"



Soft Cell "Where The Heart Is"
Status Quo "Don't Drive My Car"

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Jennifer She Said"
Martika "I Feel The Earth Move"

The Mission "Beyond The Pale"
Ultravox "Visions In Blue"

CALLING AMERICA:
Romantics "Test Of Time"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"
Simple Minds "Love Song"
Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"

All three songs mention the title of a Style Council single in their lyrics.