Sunday 29 October 2017

SHOW #231 - "And we won't be together much longer unless we realise that we are the same..."

Fine Young Cannibals "Ever Fallen In Love"
Wilton Felder "Inherit The Wind"



Sinitta "GTO"
Stone Roses "What The World Is Waiting For"

A Tribe Of Toffs "John Kettley Is A Weatherman"
Kim Wilde "Love In The Natural Way"

Blancmange "Waves"
Kate Bush "Sat In Your Lap"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Lords Of The New Church "Dance With Me"



Magnum "Days Of No Trust"
David Sylvian and Riuichi Sakamoto "Bamboo Music"

Fresh 4 featuring Lizz E "Wishing On A Star"
Spandau Ballet "I'll Fly For You"

Simple Minds "Ghostdancing"
Five Star "All Fall Down"



The The "The Beat(En) Generation"
Eurythmics "Don't Ask Me Why"

UK Subs "Teenage"
Wet Wet Wet "Temptation"

Madonna "Dear Jessie"
China Crisis "Christian"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Owen Paul "Pleased To Meet You"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Taffy "I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)"
Housemartins "I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like A Shelter)"
Human League "Love Action (I Believe In Love)"
All three songs have a word from the title repeated in brackets.

Sunday 22 October 2017

SHOW #230 - "So they packed up the crew, got a grip came quick, grabbed the proton packs on their backs..."

Bobby Brown "On Our Own"
Pink Floyd "When The Tigers Broke Free"



Level 42 "Children Say"
Sharpe & Numan "Change Your Mind"

Hi Gloss "You'll Never Know"
Jesus and Mary Chain "Happy When It Rains"

Susan Fassbender "Twilight Cafe"
Simon Harris "Here Comes That Sound"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Sisters Of Mercy "Walk Away"



Phil Fearon "I Can Prove It"
New Musik "Sanctuary"

Echo and the Bunnymen "Bring On The Dancing Horses"
Desireless "Voyage Voyage"

Ultravox "Reap The Wild Wind"
Feargal Sharkey "Listen To Your Father"



Status Quo "Ain't Complaining"
Sade "When Am I Gonna Make A Living"

Hazell Dean "Who's Leaving Who"
Murray Head "One Night In Bangkok"

Skipworth and Turner "Thinking About Your Love"
Vixen "Love Made Me"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Halo James "Wanted"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian"
Style Council "Headstart For Happiness"
Squeeze "Tempted"
All three songs feature three separate lead vocalists.

Sunday 15 October 2017

SHOW #229 - "Set your mode to emotion, your secret potion designed to satisfy your soul..."

Curiosity Killed The Cat "Misfit"
The Beat "Drowning"



Nik Kershaw "Dancing Girls"
LeVert "Casanova"

Tanita Tikaram "Good Tradition"
Toto "I Won't Hold You Back"

Boy George "Sold"
Fields Of The Nephilim "Moonchild"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Tom Tom Club "Genius Of Love"



Gary Moore "Empty Rooms"
Five Star "The Slightest Touch"

Big Country "King Of Emotion"
Tom Browne "Funkin' For Jamaica"

Cyndi Lauper "I Drove All Night"
Midge Ure "That Certain Smile"



Booker Newberry III "Love Town"
Elvis Costello and the Attractions "High Fidelity"

Bananarama "Do Not Disturb"
Def Leppard "Armageddon It"

Jaki Graham "Step Right Up"
Depeche Mode "The Meaning Of Love"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Sting "Fortress Around Your Heart"



Tracey Ullman "Sunglasses"
Art of Noise with Max Headroom "Paranoimia"

Sherrick "Just Call"
The Smiths "Ask"

Sunday 8 October 2017

SHOW #228 - "Can't you do anything for me, can I touch you for a while, can I meet you another day..."

Genesis "Turn It On Again"
Barry Manilow "Let's Hang On"



Jellybean "Jingo"
David Lee Roth "Just Like Paradise"

Culture Club "The Medal Song"
Olivia Newton John "Magic"

Japan "Cantonese Boy"
Karyn White "Superwoman"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Chris de Burgh "Don't Pay The Ferryman"



Bucks Fizz "I Hear Talk"
Fish "State Of Mind"

Men At Work "It's A Mistake"
Sad Cafe "My Oh My"

Talk Talk "Talk Talk"
Cliff Richard "She's So Beautiful"



Deacon Blue "When Will You Make My Telephone Ring"
Belle Stars "Sweet Memory"

Adam and the Ants "Deutscher Girls"
Jets "Crush On You"

ZZ Top "Rough Boy"
Princess "After The Love Has Gone"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Aztec Camera "Deep And Wide And Tall"



Prince "Alphabet Street"
The Damned "Alone Again Or"

Jon & Vangelis "I Hear You Now"
Cocteau Twins "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops"

Sunday 1 October 2017

SHOW #227 - "I said hip man, rise up, and the rain was falling in the papercup..."

London Boys "Requiem"
David Bowie "Alabama Song"



Visage "The Damned Don't Cry"
Baltimora "Tarzan Boy"

Mel & Kim "F.L.M."
Roman Holliday "Don't Try To Stop It"

Iron Maiden "Aces High"
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force "I Wonder If I Take You Home"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Kurtis Blow "The Breaks"


Madness "Grey Day"
Holly Johnson "Americanos"

ELO "Twilight"
The Jam "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)"

Meat Loaf "Midnight At The Lost And Found"
Erasure "The Circus"



The Alarm "Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke"
Eurythmics "Miracle Of Love"

Soft Cell "What?"
Roy Orbison "She's A Mystery To Me"

Hot Chocolate "Tears On The Telephone"
Inner City "Ain't Nobody Better"

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:
Motorcycle Boy "Big Rock Candy Mountain"



OMD "Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc)"
Philip Bailey "Walking On The Chinese Wall"

Ollie and Jerry "Breakin...There's No Stopping Us"
Stranglers "No Mercy"