Sunday 18 December 2016

SHOW #187 - "They never question, never offend, never disagree, sometimes I think they must have wool in their ears..."

Steve Winwood "While You See A Chance"
Frida "I Know There's Something Going On"



Talk Talk "Such A Shame"
Jesus Jones "Info Freako"

Ultravox "Passing Strangers"
Housemartins "Sheep"

Lone Justice "I Found Love"
After The Fire "Der Kommissar"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Adam Ant "Strip"



Fra Lippo Lippi "Shouldn't Have To Be Like That"
In Tua Nua "All I Wanted"

Donna Summer "Sunset People"
Long Ryders "Looking For Lewis And Clark"

Pixies "Gigantic"
INXS "What You Need"



World Party "Ship Of Fools"
Simple Minds "Sweat In Bullet"

Dream Academy "The Love Parade"
Karel Fialka "The Eyes Have It"

A Flock Of Seagulls "I Ran (So Far Away)"
Transvision Vamp "Sister Moon"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Prefab Sprout "Nightingales"



Howard Jones "The Prisoner"
China Crisis "Tragedy And Mystery"

Propaganda "P Machinery"
Tracie "I Love You (When You Sleep)"

This was a special show to mark the final edition of 2016, playing a selection of the songs chosen by the audience under the banner of Didn't We Almost Have It All throughout the year.

Sunday 11 December 2016

SHOW #186 - "A magical lotion that could stop this, I would stop this, I would set the wheels in motion..."

Joan Armatrading "Drop The Pilot"
Bros "Cat Among The Pigeons"



Big Country "Peace In Our Time"
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers "Tomorrow People"

Sheena Easton "The Lover In Me"
Julian Lennon "Too Late For Goodbyes"

SOS Band "The Finest"
Fun Boy Three "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Redskins "Keep On Keepin' On"



Modern Talking "Brother Louie"
The Cure "Why Can't I Be You"

Earth, Wind and Fire "Let Me Talk"
Undertones "Wednesday Week"

Goodbye Mr Mackenzie "The Rattler"
Madness "Waiting For The Ghost Train"



Pigbag "The Big Bean"
Martika "I Feel The Earth Move"

The Police "Synchronicity II"
Imagination "In And Out Of Love"

Depeche Mode "Leave In Silence"
Monie Love "Grandpa's Party"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Marillion "Uninvited Guest"



ZZ Top "Sharp Dressed Man"
Mai Tai "Body And Soul"

Dire Straits "Private Investigations"
Heaven 17 "This Is Mine"

Sunday 4 December 2016

SHOW #185 - "It's so hard to see, how a woman like you can wait around for a man like me..."

Ramones "Baby I Love You"
Incantation "Cacharpaya"


Stephen Tin Tin Duffy "Icing On The Cake"
Siouxsie and the Banshees "Arabian Knights"

Trevor Walters "Stuck On You"
Iron Maiden "The Trooper"

Pasadenas "Enchanted Lady"
Re-Flex "The Politics Of Dancing"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Lene Lovich "It's You, Only You (Mein Schwerz)"



Coffee "Casanova"
Roger Daltrey "Free Me"

Kate Bush "This Woman's Work"
Phil Fearon and Galaxy "Everybody's Laughing"

Tiffany "I Saw Him Standing There"
Pinkees "Danger Games"



Beatmasters "Ska Train"
Department S "Is Vic There?"

Pointer Sisters "I Need You"
Echo and the Bunnymen "Never Stop"

Bryan Adams "Heaven"
Smiths "Sheila Take A Bow"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Wang Chung "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"



Adam Ant "Friend Or Foe"
Kane Gang "Closest Thing To Heaven"

OMD "Messages"
Piranhas "Zambezi"

Sunday 27 November 2016

SHOW #184 - "Never had a real good friend, not a boy or a girl, no-one knows what I've been through, let my flag unfurl..."

Communards "You Are My World"
Daryl Hall & John Oates "Family Man"



Gun "Better Days"
Sharon Redd "Love How You Feel"

Darling Buds "Hit The Ground"
Visage "Night Train"

Wet Wet Wet "Sweet Surrender"
Tourists "Don't Say I Told You So"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Buggles "Elstree"



Shakin' Stevens "A Letter To You"
ELO "Here Is The News"

Freiheit "Keeping The Dream Alive"
Wonder Stuff "Don't Let Me Down Gently"

Propaganda "Dr Mabuse"
Alexander O'Neal "(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me"



Double "The Captain Of Her Heart"
Magnum "It Must Have Been Love"

John Foxx "Burning Car"
Norman Cook and Billy Bragg "Won't Talk About It"

Then Jerico "What Does It Take"
Madonna "The Look Of Love"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Transvision Vamp "Sister Moon"



The Cult "Lil Devil"
Marilyn "Calling Your Name"

Dee C Lee "See The Day"
Queen "The Invisible Man"

Sunday 20 November 2016

SHOW #183 - "Take a dime, said the man, you can make one call; you got a one-way ticket to the county hall..."

Bad Manners "Special Brew"
Living In A Box "Scales Of Justice"



Four Tops "When She Was My Girl"
Kim Wilde "View From A Bridge"

Blondie "Island Of Lost Souls"
OMD "So In Love"

Cliff Richard "Carrie"
Eric B & Rakim "Follow The Leader"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Kid Creole and the Coconuts "The Lifeboat Party"



Quireboys "7 O'Clock"
Level 42 "Take A Look"

Gary Numan "Music For Chameleons"
Shannon "Give Me Tonight"

Sheena Easton "For Your Eyes Only"
The Mission "Beyond The Pale"



UB40 "Don't Slow Down"
Screaming Blue Messiahs "I Wanna Be A Flintstone"

Alison Moyet "Love Letters"
Yello "Of Course I'm Lying"

Tom Robinson "War Baby"
Eugene Wilde "Gotta Get You Home Tonight"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
The La's "Way Out"



AC/DC "Nervous Shakedown"
Desireless "Voyage Voyage"

Japan "Life In Tokyo"
De La Soul "Say No Go"

Sunday 13 November 2016

SHOW #182 - "And now I know how Joan of Arc felt as the flames rose to her Roman nose and her hearing aid started to melt..."

Sade "Smooth Operator"
Madness "Madness (Is All In The Mind)"


Hipsway "The Honeythief"
Tracey Ullman "Breakaway"

Deacon Blue "Wages Day"
Diana Ross "Work That Body"

Robert Plant "Heaven Knows"
Nolans "Attention To Me"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Squeeze "Annie Get Your Gun"



XTC "Senses Working Overtime"
Rodney Franklin "The Groove"

Marillion "Assassing"
Bow Wow Wow "Go Wild In The Country"

The Smiths "Bigmouth Strikes Again"
Donna Summer "Dinner With Gershwin"



Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Cut Me Down"
Prince "I Wish U Heaven"

Gillan "Mutually Assured Destruction"
Fuzzbox "Love Is The Slug"

LL Cool J "I Need Love"
Polecats "Big Green Car"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Don Henley "New York Minute"
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John Lennon "Watching The Wheels"
Quincy Jones "Razzamatazz"

Bucks Fizz "Talking In Your Sleep"
Stone Roses "She Bangs The Drums"

Sunday 6 November 2016

SHOW #181 - "Let's roll a dice in a fool's paradise, share moonlit nights, breathing nothing but lies..."

JoBoxers "Boxerbeat"
Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds "Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix)"



Soft Cell "Bedsitter"
Al Jarreau "Moonlighting Theme"

Bros "Chocolate Box"
Shakatak "Dark Is The Night"

Leo Sayer "Orchard Road"
UK Subs "Party In Paris"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Simple Minds "Sweat In Bullet"



Princess "After The Love Has Gone"
New Order "Everything's Gone Green"

Jimmy Ruffin "Hold On To My Love"
Colour Field "Thinking Of You"

Siouxsie and the Banshees "Happy House"
George Harrison "When We Was Fab"



Depeche Mode "Love In Itself"
Narada Michael Walden "I Shoulda Loved Ya"

Julia and Company "Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba)"
Saxon "And The Bands Played On"

Alvin Stardust "I Feel Like Buddy Holly"
The Jam "Just Who Is The 5 O'Clock Hero"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Grace Jones "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)"



Billy Bragg "She's Leaving Home"
Jimmy The Hoover "Tantalise"

Fresh 4 featuring Lizz E "Wishing On A Star"
Chris Rea "On The Beach"

Sunday 30 October 2016

SHOW #180 - "When you take me by the hand, tell me I'm your loving man, when you give me all your love and do it the very best you can..."

Nick Heyward "Take That Situation"
Kool and the Gang "Victory"



Spandau Ballet "Instinction"
Jets "Yes Tonight Josephine"

Survivor "Burning Heart"
Melba Moore "Love's Comin' At Ya"

M "Moonlight and Muzak"
Rick Astley "Take Me To Your Heart"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Cabaret Voltaire "Sensoria"



Dead Or Alive "That's The Way I Like It"
Dexys Midnight Runners "Let's Get This Straight (From The Start)"

Europe "Superstitious"
Luther Vandross "Stop To Love"

Big Country "Wonderland"
Paula Abdul "Forever Your Girl"



Motorhead "Iron Fist"
Gilbert O'Sullivan "What's In A Kiss"

Primitives "Sick Of It"
Matchbox "When You Ask About Love"

The The "The Beat(En) Generation"
Five Star "Can't Wait Another Minute"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Voice of the Beehive "I Walk The Earth"



Neil Diamond "Love On The Rocks"
All About Eve "Every Angel"

Duran Duran "I Don't Want Your Love"
Joyce Sims "Come Into My Life"

Sunday 23 October 2016

SHOW #179 - "How will they hear? When will they learn? How will they know?"

Scritti Politti "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)"
Boney M "We Kill The World (Don't Kill The World)"



Limahl "Only For Love"
New Model Army "No Rest"

Patrice Rushen "I Was Tired Of Being Alone"
Morrissey "Last Of The Famous International Playboys"

Showaddywaddy "Blue Moon"
Kate Bush "Army Dreamers"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Kim Wilde "Child Come Away"



Elvis Costello "Veronica"
Cheri "Murphy's Law"

H20 "I Dream To Sleep"
Jellybean featuring Adele Bertei "Just A Mirage"

Madonna "Live To Tell"
Specials "Do Nothing"



Status Quo "Don't Drive My Car"
Cool Notes "Spend The Night"

Whitesnake "Give Me All Your Love"
Dave Stewart and Colin Blunstone "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted"

Debbie Gibson "Electric Youth"
Modern Romance "Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Long Ryders "Looking For Lewis And Clark"



Tracey Ullman "Sunglasses"
Breathe "Hands To Heaven"

Jona Lewie "You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties"
Fine Young Cannibals "Ever Fallen In Love"

Sunday 16 October 2016

SHOW #178 - "I was born to be the king of the be-bop swing, to have stallions and medallions, big diamond rings..."

Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead Or Alive"
Donny Osmond "Soldier Of Love"



Belle Stars "Sweet Memory"
George Benson "Love X Love"

T'Pau "Secret Garden"
Men At Work "Overkill"

Pretenders "I Go To Sleep"
Cameo "Single Life"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Time UK "The Cabaret"



Capella "Helyom Halib"
The Beat "Hands Off She's Mine"

Arcadia "The Promise"
Janet Jackson "Miss You Much"

Mel & Kim "F.L.M."
The Cure "The Hanging Garden"



Cliff Richard "Ocean Deep"
Rush "New World Man"

The Selecter "Missing Words"
Erasure "The Circus"

Robbie Nevil "Dominoes"
Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five "Step Off"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Del Amitri "Stone Cold Sober"



Stevie Nicks "Rooms On Fire"
Human League "Being Boiled"

Dazz Band "Let It All Blow"
Echo and the Bunnymen "Seven Seas"

Sunday 9 October 2016

SHOW #177 - "Don't wanna cause nobody no bodily harm, but someone's been rubbing on my good luck charm..."

Blancmange "Don't Tell Me"
Paul McCartney "Coming Up"



And Why Not? "Restless Days (She Screams Out Loud)"
Suzanne Vega "Marlene On The Wall"

Culture Club "The War Song"
Siouxsie and the Banshees "Christine"

Madness "Tomorrow's Just Another Day"
Sinitta "GTO"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Heaven 17 "Play To Win"



Patti Labelle "Oh People"
W*A*S*P "The Real Me"

China Crisis "King In A Catholic Style"
Stevie Wonder "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It"

Tone Loc "Wild Thing"
Bananarama "Do Not Disturb"



Daryl Hall "Dreamtime"
Altered Images "Bring Me Closer"

Elton John "Little Jeannie"
Bad Manners "Walking In The Sunshine"

Stranglers "Strange Little Girl"
Adeva "I Thank You"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Spagna "Easy Lady"



Toyah "Revelations"
David Essex "Tahiti"

Hothouse Flowers "Don't Go"
UB40 "Many Rivers To Cross"

Sunday 2 October 2016

SHOW #176 "When you need the hand of another man, one you really can surrender with, I will wait for you..."

The Cult "Rain"
Gary Numan "This Wreckage"



Shakin' Stevens "What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For"
Cocteau Twins "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops"

Eddy Grant "Can't Get Enough Of You"
Beatmasters featuring Merlin "Who's In The House"

Bucks Fizz "I Hear Talk"
Jimmy Somerville "Comment Te Dire Adieu"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Ultravox "Passing Strangers"



Nick Heyward "Whistle Down The Wind"
Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Warriors Of The Wasteland"

Gloria Estefan "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)"
Jonathan Butler "Lies"

Jaki Graham "Set Me Free"
Duran Duran "New Moon On Monday"



Abba "Under Attack"
Iron Maiden "Aces High"

Soft Cell "What?"
Bangles "Be With You"

George Michael "Kissing A Fool"
Dollar "Mirror Mirror"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Monkees "That Was Then, This Is Now"



Guns n Roses "Patience"
Japan "Night Porter"

Peter Gabriel "Biko"
Dusty Springfield "Nothing Has Been Proved"

Sunday 25 September 2016

SHOW #175 - "There is a deeper world than this tugging at your hand, there is a deeper world than this that you don't understand..."

Dire Straits "One World"
The Cure "A Night Like This"



Kate Bush "Under Ice"
Paul Young "Man In The Iron Mask"

DEBUTS:
A-Ha "Here I Stand And Face The Rain"
Sting "Love Is The Seventh Wave"

Prince "Pop Life"
The Smiths "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore"

BEST OFS:
George Benson "No One Emotion"
Billy Joel "You're Only Human (Second Wind)"



Eurythmics "Adrian"
Phil Collins "Don't Lose My Number"

The Damned "Edward The Bear"
Prefab Sprout "Faron Young"

Marillion "Childhood's End"
Simple Minds "Once Upon A Time"



Sade "Never As Good As The First Time"
Bryan Ferry "Windswept"

COMPILATIONS:
Brilliant "It's A Man's Man's Man's World"
Fine Young Cannibals "Blue"

Howard Jones "Why Look For The Key"
Level 42 "Coup D'Etat"

SOUNDTRACKS:
Marty McFly and the Starlighters "Johnny B Goode"
Shalamar "Don't Get Stopped In Beverly Hills"



Scritti Politti "Perfect Way"
Talking Heads "Give Me Back My Name"

Style Council "Boy Who Cried Wolf"
Tears For Fears "Listen"

This show was a special celebrating the albums of 1985, a year voted the greatest of the 80s by Absolute 80s listeners.

Sunday 18 September 2016

SHOW #174 - "Now being without you takes a lot of getting used to, should learn to live with it but I don't want to..."

Natalie Cole "Pink Cadillac"
Fun Boy Three "Summertime"



Depeche Mode "Stripped"
Krush "House Arrest"

Poison "Your Mama Don't Dance"
Matt Bianco "Half A Minute"

Karyn White "Secret Rendezvous"
Chicago "Hard Habit To Break"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
John Foxx "Your Dress"



Chas and Dave "Ain't No Pleasin' You"
Evelyn Champagne King "I'm In Love"

OMD "Joan Of Arc"
Total Contrast "Takes A Little Time"

Adam and the Ants "Kings Of The Wild Frontier"
Gary Byrd and the GB Experience "The Crown"



Swansway "Soul Train"
Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram "Somewhere Out There"

Saxon "Never Surrender"
Showaddywaddy "Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts"

Thompson Twins "Sister Of Mercy"
Pebbles "Girlfriend"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Primal Scream "Imperial"



Eric B and Rakim "I Know You Got Soul"
Sheila & B Devotion "Spacer"

Captain Sensible "Glad It's All Over"
U2 "Two Hearts Beat As One"

Sunday 11 September 2016

SHOW #173 - "I've played around with love before, I was silly and you know that I played the fool..."

Kiki Dee "Star"
Public Image Limited "This Is Not A Love Song"



Bruce Springsteen "Brilliant Disguise"
Aurra "You And Me Tonight"

Shalamar "Make That Move"
Rainbow "Can't Happen Here"

Howard Jones "All I Want"
Oh Well "Oh Well"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Psychedelic Furs "Love My Way"



Modern Romance "High Life"
Fine Young Cannibals "I'm Not The Man I Used To Be"

Dead Or Alive "Brand New Lover"
Jesus and Mary Chain "Happy When It Rains"

Prince "Girls & Boys"
New Musik "Sanctuary"



Midge Ure "No Regrets"
Herb Alpert featuring Janet Jackson "Diamonds"

Judas Priest "Living After Midnight"
Marti Webb "Take That Look Off Your Face"

Genesis "You Might Recall"
BA Robertson featuring Maggie Bell "Hold Me"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Dream Academy "Love Parade"



Fatback Band "I Found Lovin'"
Madness "Yesterday's Men"

Tears For Fears "Pale Shelter"
Everything But The Girl "Each And Everyone"

Sunday 4 September 2016

SHOW #172 - "Why the Gods above me who must be in the know, think so little of me they allow you to go..."

Style Council "My Ever Changing Moods"
Manic MCs featuring Sara Carlson "Mental"



Sinead O'Connor "Mandinka"
A-Ha "Train Of Thought"

Queen "Las Palabras De Amor"
The Fall "Victoria"

Julia Fordham "Happy Ever After"
The Beat "Stand Down Margaret"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Secret Affair "Sound Of Confusion"



Levert "Casanova"
Roman Holliday "Motor Mania"

Communards "For A Friend"
Echo and the Bunnymen "Lips Like Sugar"

Tanita Tikaram "Good Tradition"
Linx "You're Lying"



Blancmange "Waves"
Simply Red "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"

S Express "Superfly Guy"
Pretenders "Message Of Love"

ACDC "For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)"
Fuzzbox "International Rescue"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Stephen TinTin Duffy "She Makes Me Quiver"


Donna Summer "Love's About To Change My Heart"
Stranglers "No Mercy"

Ruby Turner "I'd Rather Go Blind"
Thompson Twins "Don't Mess With Doctor Dream"

Sunday 28 August 2016

SHOW #171 - "Tum, tum, tum, tra-la-la..."

ABC "When Smokey Sings"
Billy Ocean "Calypso Crazy"


RAH Band "Clouds Across The Moon"
Wonder Stuff "Who Wants To Be The Disco King"

Pat Benatar "We Belong"
Starlight "Numero Uno"

Iron Maiden "The Evil That Men Do"
Midnight Star "Midas Touch"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
The Farmer's Boys "For You"



Bryan Ferry "Don't Stop The Dance"
Sisters Of Mercy "Dominion"

Hi Gloss "You'll Never Know"
Paul McCartney "Once Upon A Long Ago"

Art Of Noise "Close (To The Edit)"
Earth, Wind & Fire "I've Had Enough"



Men At Work "It's A Mistake"
All About Eve "Wild Hearted Woman"

Pseudo Echo "Funky Town"
Japan "Ghosts"

Siouxsie and the Banshees "This Wheel's On Fire"
Lionel Richie "Running With The Night"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Adult Net "Waking Up In The Sun"



Spandau Ballet "Highly Strung"
Jermaine Jackson "Let's Get Serious"

Elvis Costello "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Sheila E "The Belle Of St Mark"

Sunday 21 August 2016

SHOW #170 - "My aim was to taboo you, could we meet in the marketplace?"

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Lost Weekend"
Beatles "Beatles Movie Medley"



Carmel "More More More"
Rick Astley "My Arms Keep Missing You"

Girlschool "Hit And Run"
Shakin' Stevens "Hot Dog"

Debbie Harry "Backfired"
Run DMC "It's Tricky"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Frida "I Know There's Something Going On"



Ultravox "The Voice"
Richie Rich meets the Jungle Brothers "I'll House You"

Tom Robinson "Listen To The Radio: Atmospherics"
Aswad "On And On"

New Edition "Candy Girl"
Power Station "Some Like It Hot"



Bucks Fizz "Run For Your Life"
Magnum "Start Talking Love"

The Smiths "Shoplifters Of The World Unite"
Eighth Wonder "Cross My Heart"

Change "Change Of Heart"
Big Country "King Of Emotion"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Mondo Kané "New York Afternoon"



Amazulu "Don't You Just Know It"
David Sylvian "The Ink In The Well"

Skipworth & Turner "Thinking About Your Love"
The Police "Spirits In The Material World"

Sunday 14 August 2016

SHOW #169 - "The memories of our loving still linger in the air; like the faded scent of your roses, they stay with me everywhere..."

Hazel O'Connor "Eighth Day"
Dexys Midnight Runners "Celtic Soul Brothers"



Ollie and Jerry "Breakin' (There's No Stopping' Us)"
Sad Cafe "Strange Little Girl"

Hue & Cry "Looking For Linda"
Rosie Vela "Magic Smile"

Depeche Mode "Somebody"
Steve Arrington "Dancin' In The Key Of Life"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Cyndi Lauper "She Bop"



Tina Turner "Typical Male"
Marillion "Hooks In You"

Humanoid "Stakker Humanoid"
Ten Pole Tudor "Wunderbar"

Eurythmics "Revival"
Sharpe & Numan "Change Your Mind"



Kool and the Gang "Jones Vs Jones"
Gillan "Restless"

Tiffany "Could've Been"
Billy Idol "Don't Need A Gun"

Orange Juice "Rip It Up"
Electribe 101 "Tell Me When The Fever Ended"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Pixies "Gigantic"



Prince with Sheena Easton "U Got The Look"
Style Council "The Paris Match"

The Clash "The Magnificent Seven"
Robbie Nevil "C'est La Vie"

Sunday 7 August 2016

SHOW #168 - "God does not play dice with the world, but things ain't right in the outside world..."

Spandau Ballet "Fight For Ourselves"
Skids "Working For The Yankee Dollar"



Ten City "That's The Way Love Is"
Freeez "Pop Goes My Love"

Bananarama "Nathan Jones"
Paul Simon "The Boy In The Bubble"

Bourgeois Tagg "I Don't Mind At All"
Landscape "Einstein A Go Go"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Girlschool "Race With The Devil"



Inner City "Big Fun"
Howard Jones "Look Mama"

Junior "Mama Used To Say"
Twisted Sister "I Am (I'm Me)"

George Benson "Lady Love Me (One More Time)"
Danny Wilson "The Second Summer Of Love"



Jon and Vangelis "I Hear You Now"
Audrey Hall "Smile"

Heart "Nothin' At All"
Curiosity Killed The Cat "Name And Number"

Gary Moore "Over The Hills And Far Away"
Oran 'Juice' Jones "The Rain"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Propaganda "P Machinery"



The Who "You Better You Bet"
Barry Manilow "Please Don't Be Scared"

Housemartins "Build"
Madness "Sweetest Girl"

Sunday 31 July 2016

SHOW #167 - "Cho Cho San was her name, and this is her tale of woe. Take it away, Cho Cho..."

Michael Jackson "Another Part Of Me"
JoBoxers "Johnny Friendly"



Associates "18 Carat Love Affair"
Salt n Pepa with E.U. "Shake Your Thang"

The Mission "Wasteland"
Shakin' Stevens "Teardrops"

Manhattan Transfer "Twilight Zone"
Flash and the Pan "Waiting For A Train"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Vapors "Jimmie Jones"



Sade "When Am I Gonna Make A Living"
Dire Straits "Skateaway"

Phil Everly & Cliff Richard "She Means Nothing To Me"
Duran Duran "My Own Way"

The Smiths "Ask"
Musical Youth "007"



H20 "Just Outside Of Heaven"
Robert Wyatt "Shipbuilding"

Def Leppard "Rocket"
Five Star "All Fall Down"

Depeche Mode "A Question Of Lust"
Sam Brown "Can I Get A Witness"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Roachford "Kathleen"



Billy Joel "Goodnight Saigon"
Kate Bush "Experiment IV"

Malcolm McLaren "Madam Butterfly"
Japan "Quiet Life"

Sunday 24 July 2016

SHOW #166 - "I'll pull the bricks down one by one, leave a big hole in the wall just where you are looking in..."

The Cure "Lovesong"
Samantha Fox "I Only Wanna Be With You"



Gap Band "Big Fun"
Bodysnatchers "Let's Do Rock Steady"

Adeva "Respect"
Soft Cell "Down In The Subway"

Toto "Rosanna"
Haysi Fantayzee "Shiny Shiny"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Vindaloo Summer Special "Rockin' With Rita"



Status Quo "Ain't Complaining"
Johnny Hates Jazz "I Don't Want To Be A Hero"

OMD "Genetic Engineering"
T'Pau "Valentine"

Rose Royce "Is It Love You're After"
The Beat "Doors Of Your Heart"



Nick Heyward "Love All Day"
Gloria Estefan "Can't Stay Away From You"

Echo and the Bunnymen "Bring On The Dancing Horses"
UB40 "So Here I Am"

ABC "SOS"
Genesis "Tonight Tonight Tonight"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Pop Will Eat Itself "Def Con One"



Eurythmics "Sex Crime (Nineteen Eighty Four)"
Stiff Little Fingers "Listen"

The The "Heartland"
Bangles "Hazy Shade Of Winter"

Sunday 17 July 2016

SHOW #165 - "Waiter!"

Bros "Too Much"
Kraftwerk "Tour de France"



Adam and the Ants "Ant Rap"
Sydney Youngblood "Sit And Wait"

Bryan Adams and Tina Turner "It's Only Love"
Level 42 "Love Games"

Marc Almond "Tears Run Rings"
Queen "Play The Game"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
The Dickies "Gigantor"



Adventures "Broken Land"
John Lennon "Nobody Told Me"

Blancmange "What's Your Problem?"
Alexander O'Neal "Never Knew Love Like This"

Madness "The Return Of The Los Palmas 7"
Siouxsie and the Banshees "Peek-A-Boo"



Hazell Dean "Who's Leaving Who"
Alice Cooper "Bed Of Nails"

The Cars "Since You're Gone"
Billy Bragg "Levi Stubbs' Tears"

Belinda Carlisle "I Get Weak"
Stray Cats "Runaway Boys"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Huey Lewis and the News "The Heart Of Rock n Roll"



Pointer Sisters "Dare Me"
Human League "Sound Of The Crowd"

Chris Rea "Stainsby Girls"
Stone Roses "What The World Is Waiting For"

Sunday 10 July 2016

SHOW #164 - "Fighting back the tears, mother reads the note again, sixteen candles burning in her mind..."

A Flock of Seagulls "Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)"
Glenn and Chris "Diamond Lights"



Undertones "It's Going To Happen!"
Cameo "She's Mine"

Taylor Dayne "Prove Your Love"
Icicle Works "Love Is A Wonderful Colour"

Karel Fialka "Hey Matthew"
David Grant "Watching You Watching Me"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Asia "Heat Of The Moment"



Tracey Ullman "Move Over Darling"
The Truth "Confusion (Hits Us Every Time)"

Rockers Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin "Walking On Sunshine"
Killing Joke "Love Like Blood"

Housemartins "Me And The Farmer"
Brother Beyond "He Ain't No Competition"



Bow Wow Wow "C30 C60 C90 Go!"
Korgis "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime"

Kate Bush "Sat In Your Lap"
Iron Maiden "The Clairvoyant"

Depeche Mode "Blasphemous Rumours"
Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo "Who Found Who"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Daryl Hall and John Oates "Out Of Touch"



Hooters "Satellite"
Specials "Stereotype"

Kajagoogoo "Hang On Now"
Madonna "Dear Jessie"

Sunday 3 July 2016

SHOW #163 - "Just look at that girl, she owns the ground she walks on, and she'll walk all over you..."

Dead Or Alive "Lover Come Back To Me"
Stacy Lattisaw "Jump To The Beat"



AC/DC "Who Made Who"
Sal Solo "San Damiano (Heart And Soul)"

Pepsi and Shirlie "Goodbye Stranger"
Kane Gang "Respect Yourself"

Haywoode "Roses"
Stranglers "Nice In Nice"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me With Science"



Aztec Camera "How Men Are"
Roy Orbison "She's A Mystery To Me"

Sylvester featuring Patrick Cowley "Do You Wanna Funk"
The Damned "Alone Again Or"

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Perfect Skin"
Olivia Newton John "Magic"



New Order "Shellshock"
Al Jarreau "Mornin'"

Kylie Minogue "Never Too Late"
Tears For Fears "I Believe"

George Michael "Monkey"
S Express "Mantra For A State Of Mind"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Peter Gabriel "Red Rain"



Propaganda "Duel"
UB40 "The Earth Dies Screaming"

Bluebells "Cath"
Sad Cafe "My Oh My"

Sunday 26 June 2016

SHOW #162 - "When the morning comes, don't you turn around and say, it's bound to end in tears so let's do it anyway..."

Mr Mister "Kyrie"
Luther Vandross "She Won't Talk To Me"



Bananarama "Trick Of The Night"
The Smiths "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish"

Level 42 "Micro Kid"
Creatures "Mad Eyed Screamer"

Liquid Gold "Substitute"
Bon Jovi "I'll Be There For You"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Joe Jackson "Jumpin' Jive"



Cliff Richard "Never Say Die (Give A Little Bit More)"
Bomb The Bass featuring Lorraine "Don't Make Me Wait"

China Crisis "Christian"
The Cult "Wild Flower"

Adam Ant "Puss 'n' Boots"
Simply Red "Infidelity"



Kim Wilde "Never Trust A Stranger"
Bucks Fizz "London Town"

Judas Priest "Breaking The Law"
Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra "Minnie the Moocher"

Human League "Louise"
XTC "Don't Lose Your Temper"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Howard Jones "The Prisoner"



The Clash "This Is England"
David Sylvian & Riuichi Sakamoto "Forbidden Colours"

Culture Club "Victims"
Temptations "Treat Her Like A Lady"

Sunday 19 June 2016

SHOW #161 - "Breathing in the madness, spitting out the lies, searching for an answer, keep your alibis..."

A-Ha "You Are The One"
Shakatak "Invitations"



Ultravox "The Thin Wall"
A Guy Called Gerald "Voodoo Ray"

Depeche Mode "The Meaning Of Love"
Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes"

Jacksons "Lovely One"
Kiss "Creatures Of The Night"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Tracie "I Love You When You Sleep"



Mica Paris and Will Downing "Where Is The Love"
Blondie "War Child"

Jesus and Mary Chain "April Skies"
Vesta Williams "Once Bitten Twice Shy"

Hazell Dean "Whatever I Do, Wherever I Go"
Kool and the Gang "Straight Ahead"



Spandau Ballet "Musclebound"
Ruts "Staring At The Rude Boys"

Jaki Graham "Step Right Up"
Paul McCartney "Waterfalls"

Norman Cook "Blame It On The Bassline"
U2 "Fire"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Patti Smith "People Have The Power"



Bad Manners "Can Can"
Robert Howard and Kym Mazelle "Wait"

Slade "My Oh My"
Thompson Twins "Love On Your Side"

Sunday 12 June 2016

SHOW #160 - "Music is our last foundation and will succeed all the nations to come..."

ELO "All Over The World"
Sigue Sigue Sputnik "Success"



Toyah "Don't Fall In Love (I Said)"
ACDC "Guns For Hire"

Alyson Williams "Sleep Talk"
Then Jerico "The Motive (Living Without You)"

Shakin' Stevens "Love Attack"
The Alarm "Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Donna Summer "Sunset People"



Culture Club "It's A Miracle"
Adrian Gurvitz "Classic"

Paul Young "Tomb Of Memories"
Mel & Kim "That's The Way It Is"

ABC "Tears Are Not Enough"
Diana Ross "Workin' Overtime"



Bronski Beat "Hit That Perfect Beat"
Deacon Blue "When Will You Make My Telephone Ring"

Bill Wyman "A New Fashion"
Modern Romance "Queen Of The Rapping Scene"

The Limit "Say Yeah"
Beatmasters featuring PP Arnold "Burn It Up"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Pogues "Sally MacLennane"



Rod Stewart "Every Beat Of My Heart"
Pet Shop Boys "It's Alright"

Altered Images "See Those Eyes"
New Model Army "Vagabonds"

Sunday 5 June 2016

SHOW #159 - "I feel so shy that I can't approach you even though you're just there, but I know that one day I'll get my way..."

Abba "Lay All Your Love On Me"
UB40 "Love Is All Is Alright"



New Musik "Living By Numbers"
Loose Ends "Magic Touch"

Meat Loaf "Modern Girl"
Kylie Minogue "Wouldn't Change A Thing"

Windjammer "Tossing And Turning"
Bangles "In Your Room"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Rah Band "Perfumed Garden"



Fields Of The Nephilim "Moonchild"
Funky Worm "Hustle To The Music"

Nik Kershaw "Human Racing"
Primitives "Out Of Reach"

The Cure "Lullaby"
Evelyn Thomas "High Energy"



Tourists "So Good To Be Back Home Again"
Rainbow "I Surrender"

King "Won't You Hold My Hand Now"
Hot Chocolate "Girl Crazy"

Boomtown Rats "Someone's Looking At You"
Mari Wilson "Cry Me A River"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Carmel "Sally"



Kajagoogoo "Big Apple"
Falco "Vienna Calling"

Talk Talk "Today"
D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis "C'mon And Get My Love"

Sunday 29 May 2016

SHOW #158 - "You look at me and you see your prize, is that the reason why you're running so fast?"

Midnight Oil "Beds Are Burning"
Owen Paul "My Favourite Waste Of Time"



Fiction Factory "Feels Like Heaven"
Yarbrough & Peoples "Don't Stop The Music"

Its Immaterial "Driving Away From Home"
Ryan Paris "Dolce Vita"

David Christie "Saddle Up"
Matthew Wilder "Break My Stride"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
China Crisis "Tragedy And Mystery"



Will Powers "Kissing With Confidence"
Alton Edwards "I Just Wanna Spend Some Time With You"

Vapors "Turning Japanese"
Ward Brothers "Cross That Bridge"

Farley Jackmaster Funk "Love Can't Turn Around"
Rainmakers "Let My People Go Go"



Men Without Hats "Safety Dance"
Alphaville "Big In Japan"

Blue Zoo "Cry Boy Cry"
The Concept "Mr DJ"

Big Sound Authority "This House (Is Where Your Love Stands)"
Maisonettes "Heartache Avenue"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Wire "Eardrum Buzz"



Indeep "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life"
Robbie Robertson "Somewhere Down The Crazy River"

Trans X "Living On Video"
Bardo "One Step Further"

*This edition of Forgotten 80s was a one-hit wonders special to mark the show's third anniversary.

Sunday 22 May 2016

SHOW #157 - "Why else would I be here right now? And you know you'll still be here tomorrow..."

Depeche Mode "Never Let Me Down Again"
Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force "Renegades Of Funk"



Police "Invisible Sun"
Sinitta "Love On A Mountain Top"

Milli Vanilli "Girl You Know It's True"
Buggles "Clean Clean"

Beautiful South "I'll Sail This Ship Alone"
Keith Marshall "Only Crying"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Split Enz "History Never Repeats"



Associates "Club Country"
David Grant and Jaki Graham "Mated"

Robert Palmer "Change His Ways"
Miami Sound Machine "Bad Boy"

Classix Nouveaux "Is It A Dream"
Wonder Stuff "It's Yer Money I'm After Baby"



Chaka Khan "This Is My Night"
Marillion "He Knows You Know"

Visage "Visage"
Elton John "Blue Eyes"

Carey Johnson "Real Fashion Reggae Style"
Whitesnake "Would I Lie To You"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Cutting Crew "Any Colour"



Michael Jackson "She's Out Of My Life"
Roxy Music "Take A Chance With Me"

Big Country "Just A Shadow"
Kirsty MacColl "There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis"

Sunday 15 May 2016

SHOW #156 - "He became drinker and she became mother, she knew that one day she'd be one or the other..."

Kate Bush "Cloudbusting"
Japan "Cantonese Boy"



Jacksons "Walk Right Now"
Status Quo "Dear John"

Bananarama "I Can't Help It"
Latin Quarter "Radio Africa"

The Damned "Anything"
Rochelle "My Magic Man"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Killing Joke "Eighties"



Inmates "The Walk"
Belouis Some "Some People"

Amii Stewart "Friends"
Los Lobos "Come On Let's Go"

Spandau Ballet "Paint Me Down"
Untouchables "Free Yourself"



Maze featuring Frankie Beverly "Too Many Games"
ACDC "Let's Get It Up"

David Essex "Me And My Girl, Nightclubbing"
Bauhaus "She's In Parties"

OMD "Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc)"
Princess "I'll Keep On Loving You"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Swimming With Sharks "Careless Love"



Barry White "Sho' You Right"
The Cure "A Forest"

Squeeze "Labelled With Love"
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force "I Wonder If I Take You Home"

Sunday 8 May 2016

SHOW #155 - "We are lightning, we are flames, and we burn at the touch of a spark..."

Shannon "Let The Music Play"
Ultravox "Hymn"



Donna Summer "Unconditional Love"
Elvis Costello & the Attractions "High Fidelity"

Shakin' Stevens "It's Late"
Kissing The Pink "The Last Film"

Bryan Ferry "Is Your Love Strong Enough"
Dio "Mystery"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Karel Fialka "The Eyes Have It"



Madonna "Causing A Commotion"
Style Council "Wanted"

Enya "Evening Falls"
Haircut 100 "Nobody's Fool"

Nick Straker Band "A Walk In The Park"
Jeffrey Osborne "Stay With Me Tonight"



Derek B "Goodgroove"
Gary Numan "This Is Love"

Vixen "Cryin'"
Godley & Creme "Under Your Thumb"

Fun Boy Three "The Telephone Always Rings"
Hot Chocolate "I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I)"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Bobbysocks "Let It Swing"



Freddie Mercury "Love Kills"
Sisters Of Mercy "This Corrosion"

Jan Hammer "Crockett's Theme"
Blancmange "The Day Before You Came"

Sunday 1 May 2016

SHOW #154 - "If I had been wise, how could I doubt you; now I'm all alone, my life's in disarray..."

Kid Creole and the Coconuts "Stool Pigeon"
Barry Manilow "I Wanna Do It With You"



Specials "Rat Race"
Pasadenas "Tribute (Right On)"

Timbuk 3 "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"
Fairground Attraction "Find My Love"

Genesis "Mama"
Sonia "Can't Forget You"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
A Flock Of Seagulls "I Ran"



Midge Ure and Mick Karn "After A Fashion"
Elton John & Millie Jackson "Act Of War"

Phil Lynott "King's Call"
Beggar and Co "Somebody Help Me Out"

It Bites "Calling All The Heroes"
Bruce Foxton "Freak"



Raze "Break 4 Love"
Twisted Sister "The Kids Are Back"

Echo and the Bunnymen "The Cutter"
Cliff Richard "My Pretty One"

Shalamar "Dead Giveaway"
UB40 "Watchdogs"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
INXS "What You Need"



The Alarm "68 Guns"
Christians "Words"

Freeez "Flying High"
Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians "What I Am"

Sunday 24 April 2016

SHOW #153 - "We're going down, down, down, if that's the only way, to make this cruel, cruel world hear what we've got to say..."

Toyah " I Want To Be Free"
Sabrina "All Of Me"



Janet Jackson "The Pleasure Principle"
Stranglers "Midnight Summer Dream"

Dr Hook "Sexy Eyes"
Europe "Carrie"

Tears For Fears "The Way You Are"
Monie Love "Grandpa's Party"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
After the Fire "Der Kommissar"



Black Slate "Amigo"
Simple Minds "Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)"

BA Robertson "Kool In The Kaftan"
Quincy Jones "Ai No Corrida"

The Smiths "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side"
Fat Larry's Band "Zoom"



Scarlet Fantastic "No Memory"
Prince "Alphabet Street"

Blue Mercedes "I Want To Be Your Property"
Gladys Knight "Bourgie Bourgie"

Aztec Camera "All I Need Is Everything"
Ozzy Osbourne "Shot In The Dark"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Perfect Day "Jane"



PiL "Rise"
Kraftwerk "Computer Love"

Kim Wilde "Water On Glass"
Baltimora "Tarzan Boy"

Sunday 17 April 2016

SHOW #152 - "A sea of faces swims before my eyes, you walk towards me giving no disguise..."

Laura Branigan "Self Control"
Brother Beyond "Be My Twin"



Luther Vandross "Give Me The Reason"
Gary Moore "After The War"

Fuzzbox "Self!"
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Brand New Friend"

Depeche Mode "Get The Balance Right"
Neneh Cherry "Kisses On The Wind"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
The Cure "Primary"



Musical Youth "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction "Prime Mover"

David Grant "Stop And Go"
Madonna "Dress You Up"

Lisa Stansfield "This Is The Right Time"
Daryl Hall & John Oates "Private Eyes"



Helen Terry "Love Lies Lost"
Funk Master "It's Over"

Imagination "Flashback"
Prefab Sprout "When Love Breaks Down"

Odyssey "Hang Together"
New Model Army "Stupid Questions"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Alice Cooper "Teenage Frankenstein"



Susan Fassbender "Twilight Cafe"
A-Ha "Manhattan Skyline"

Julian Cope "Charlotte Anne"
Kate Bush "The Sensual World"

Sunday 10 April 2016

SHOW #151 - "It wasn't me either, I'm just his mate; he told me to stand here and watch the gate..."

Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"
Whispers "It's A Love Thing"



The Jam "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
Sly Fox "Let's Go All The Way"

Mac Band featuring the McCampbell Brothers "Roses Are Red"
Japan "Visions Of China"

Alvin Stardust "I Won't Run Away"
Go West "Don't Look Down"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Housemartins "Sheep"



Redhead Kingpin and the FBI "Do The Right Thing"
Queen "Save Me"

Animal Nightlife "Mr Solitaire"
The Mission "Stay With Me"

Madness "Shut Up"
Icehouse "Crazy"



Sunfire "Young, Free And Single"
Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine "Anything For You"

Lindsey Buckingham "Trouble"
Swing Out Sister "Twilight World"

Iron Maiden "Stranger In A Strange Land"
Pointer Sisters "Slow Hand"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
In Tua Nua "All I Wanted"



Big Fun "Can't Shake The Feeling"
Furniture "Brilliant Mind"

U2 "The Unforgettable Fire"
Soul II Soul "Get A Life"

Sunday 3 April 2016

SHOW #150 - "When the animals go in two by two, dog eat dog, I don't know what to do..."

Ultravox "Love's Great Adventure"
Mica Paris "Like Dreamers Do"



Teardrop Explodes "Treason (It's Just A Story)"
Living In A Box "Gatecrashing"

LL Cool J "Going Back To Cali"
Duran Duran "Meet El Presidente"

Chill Fac-Torr "Twist (Round And Round)"
Fine Young Cannibals "Don't Look Back"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Gerry Rafferty "Bring It All Home"



Pogues "Fiesta"
Bee Gees "Spirits Having Flown"

Bluebells "I'm Falling"
Cashflow "Mine All Mine"

Adam and the Ants "Young Parisians"
Michael Jackson "Girl You're So Together"



Depeche Mode "Leave In Silence"
Gillan "Trouble"

Sade "The Sweetest Taboo"
UB40 "Maybe Tomorrow"

Gary Numan "We Are Glass"
Five Star "Whenever You're Ready"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Talk Talk "Such A Shame"



Heaven 17 "Sunset Now"
All About Eve "Road To Your Soul"

Howard Jones "Hide And Seek"
B52s "Planet Claire"

This show is dedicated in its entirety to Cat Dodsworth (@dunollie_cat) who was a long-serving and loyal member of the Forgotten 80s Twitterati, and passed away suddenly on Tuesday 29th March 2016. Our thoughts are with her family.

Sunday 27 March 2016

SHOW #149 - "When I need some huggin', you never ever cared; did you have to be that mean?"

Rush "Spirit Of Radio"
Clubhouse "Do It Again - Billie Jean (Medley)"



Hollywood Beyond "What's The Colour Of Money"
XTC "Generals And Majors"

Styx "Babe"
David Bowie "Underground"

Jack 'n' Chill "The Jack That House Built"
Bangles "Walking Down Your Street"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
U2 "A Celebration"



Mai Tai "History"
Spandau Ballet "How Many Lies"

Ian Dury and the Blockheads "I Want To Be Straight"
Adeva "Warning"

Jason Donovan "Every Day (I Love You More)"
ELO "I'm Alive"



Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra "Something's Jumpin' In Your Shirt"
Whitesnake "Fool For Your Loving"

King Kurt "Destination Zululand"
Bucks Fizz "Talking In Your Sleep"

Fish "State Of Mind"
The Selecter "The Whisper"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Strawberry Switchblade "Let Her Go"



Kool and the Gang "Ooh La La La (Let's Go Dancin'")
Monsoon "Ever So Lonely"

London Boys "Harlem Desire"
Madness "One Better Day"

Sunday 20 March 2016

SHOW #148 - "Some like the sun, they'd be a Barbadian; we think it's fun, here in Stratford-on-Avion..."

Stranglers "Skin Deep"
Sinitta "Cross My Broken Heart"



Dexys Midnight Runners "There There My Dear"
Junior "Too Late"

Grace Jones "Love Is The Drug"
Kiss "Reason To Live"

Morrissey "Ouija Board, Ouija Board"
Toto Coelo "I Eat Cannibals"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Wall of Voodoo "Mexican Radio"



The Beat "Too Nice To Talk To"
Shakin' Stevens "Marie Marie"

Scritti Politti "Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)"
Wendy and Lisa "Satisfaction"

King "The Taste Of Your Tears"
Paul Hardcastle "Don't Waste My Time"



Dollar "Videotheque"
Jesus and Mary Chain "Blues From A Gun"

A-Ha "Stay On These Roads"
George Benson "Turn Your Love Around"

Bomb The Bass "Megablast"
Captain Sensible "Wot"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Lone Justice "I Found Love"



BA Robertson "To Be Or Not To Be"
Kane Gang "Closest Thing To Heaven"

Waterboys "Fisherman's Blues"
Galaxy & Phil Fearon "Dancing Tight"

Sunday 13 March 2016

SHOW #147 - "Just get me outta here, it's not the place my mind's been thinking of..."

Robert Palmer "Looking For Clues"
Debbie Gibson "Shake Your Love"



Heatwave "Gangsters Of The Groove"
Creatures "Miss The Girl"

Prince "Glam Slam"
Asia "Don't Cry"

Gary Numan "Berserker"
Bad Manners "Just A Feeling"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Human League "Boys And Girls"



Level 42 "Heaven In My Hands"
Nitro Deluxe "Let's Get Brutal"

Eurythmics "Don't Ask Me Why"
Desireless "Voyage Voyage"

Echo and the Bunnymen "The Killing Moon"
Change "Let's Go Together"



Samantha Fox "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now"
Ultravox "One Small Day"

ACDC "That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll"
Jimmy The Hoover "Tantalise"

Thomas Dolby "Windpower"
Freddie Jackson "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times' Sake)

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Jesus Jones "Info Freako"



Feargal Sharkey "Listen To Your Father"
Kim Wilde "Rage To Love"

Linx "Intuition"
Marillion "Incommunicado"