Sunday 30 May 2021

SHOW #416 - "So it's hard to find someone with that kind of intensity, you touched my hand, I played it cool, and you reached out your hand to me..."

Fleetwood Mac "Seven Wonders"
Sugarcubes "Deus"



Fiat Lux "Blue Emotion"
Toni Childs "Don't Walk Away"

ABC "Ocean Blue"
Barbara Pennington "On A Crowded Street"

Darling Buds "Let's Go Round There"
Skids "A Woman In Winter"

Blue Zoo "(I Just Can't) Forgive And Forget"
Barrington Levy "Here I Come"



Don Henley "Dirty Laundry"
Sandra "Maria Magdalena"

Stiff Little Fingers "Just Fade Away"
Working Week "Thought I'd Never See You Again"

Simply Red "I Won't Feel Bad"
Killing Joke "Birds Of A Feather"



Falco "The Sound Of Musik"
Waysted "Heaven Tonight"

Daryl Hall and John Oates "One On One"
It Bites "Kiss Like Judas"

Randy Crawford "Last Night At Danceland"
Jesus and Mary Chain "Head On"

Gene & Jim Are Into Shakes "Shake (How About A Sampling Gene?)"
Fashion "Eye Talk"



Billy Joel "Leningrad"
Bauhaus "Kick In The Eye"

Don McLean "Castles In The Air"
Chameleons "Swamp Thing"

This was a commemorative episode of Forgotten 80s, featuring 80s singles that didn't make the Top 40, to mark the show's eighth birthday.

Sunday 23 May 2021

SHOW #415 - "As the years were rushing by, he would cut down on his age, he will tell his girl of how it used to be..."

Junior "Mama Used To Say"
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Louis Clark "Hooked On Classics"



Art Of Noise featuring Duane Eddy "Peter Gunn"
Wedding Present "Kennedy"

Split Enz "I Got You"
Julia & Company "Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba)"

Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians "What I Am"
The Cure "Lovesong"

CALLING AMERICA:
Ray Parker Jr "The Other Woman"



Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation"
Nick Heyward "Love All Day"

Baltimora "Tarzan Boy"
Redhead Kingpin and the FBI "Do The Right Thing"

Gwen Guthrie "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"
Bob Geldof "This Is The World Calling"



Lambrettas "Da-a-a-a-nce"
Womack and Womack "Love Wars"

Cliff Richard "She's So Beautiful"
ELO "I'm Alive"

Rainbow "Stone Cold"
Spandau Ballet "Round And Round"

CALLING AMERICA:
The Truth "Weapons Of Love"



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Soft Cell "Say Hello Wave Goodbye"
Change "Mutual Attraction"
Madonna "Causing A Commotion"

All three song titles contain the name of an artist's backing band.

Sunday 16 May 2021

SHOW #414 - "Now we're going steady, been together several weeks; I check out all the other guys who we see on the streets..."

The Beat "Hands Off She's Mine"
Salt 'n' Pepa "Twist And Shout"



Visage "The Damned Don't Cry"
King "The Taste Of Your Tears"

Dave Stewart and Colin Blunstone "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted"
Debbie Gibson "Shake Your Love"

Siouxsie and the Banshees "Swimming Horses"
Communards "For A Friend"

CALLING AMERICA:
The Cars "Magic" 



Jaki Graham "Step Right Up"
Bryan Ferry "The Right Stuff"

Duran Duran "I Don't Want Your Love"
UB40 "Dream A Lie"

Big Country "One Great Thing"
Kim Wilde "Hey Mister Heartache"



Tom Robinson "War Baby"
Bodysnatchers "Let's Do Rock Steady"

Rush "Tom Sawyer"
RAH Band "Clouds Across The Moon"

Specials "Stereotype"
Alison Moyet "Love Letters"

CALLING AMERICA:
Lone Justice "Ways To Be Wicked" 



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Housemartins "Happy Hour"
Eagles "I Can't Tell You Why"
A Flock Of Seagulls "I Ran"

All three artists are named after birds.

Sunday 9 May 2021

SHOW #413 - "Time is running out and the illusion fades away..."

Yello "The Race"
Musical Youth "Tell Me Why"

 



Bucks Fizz "When We Were Young"
The Clash "Straight To Hell"

Depeche Mode "Love In Itself"
Taffy "I Love My Radio"

Saxon "Wheels Of Steel"
Level 42 "Take A Look"

CALLING AMERICA:
Manhattans "Shining Star" 




Ultravox "Love's Great Adventure"
Pseudo Echo "Funky Town"

Sherrick "Just Call"
Simple Minds "Ghostdancing"

Paul McCartney "My Brave Face"
Primitives "Sick Of It"

 



Glass Tiger "Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone"
Arthur Adams "You Got The Floor"

Bronski Beat "Hit That Perfect Beat"
Aztec Camera "All I Need Is Everything"

Gap Band "Big Fun"
Jan Hammer "Crockett's Theme"

CALLING AMERICA:
John Cougar Mellencamp "Pop Singer" 




LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Public Enemy "Don't Believe The Hype"
Asia "Heat Of The Moment"
Eurythmics "Sexcrime"

All three tracks contain the year of their release in the lyrics.

Sunday 2 May 2021

SHOW #412 - "She always used to live so secretly, she'd be seen in and out of the sound..."

Julian Cope "World Shut Your Mouth"
Bananarama "Cruel Summer '89"



Candi Staton "Suspicious Minds"
Heaven 17 "Sunset Now"

Roman Holliday "Don't Try To Stop It"
Stephanie Mills "The Medicine Song"

A Flock Of Seagulls "The More You Live, The More You Love"
Queen "Save Me"

CALLING AMERICA:
Sparks featuring Jane Wiedlin "Cool Places"



The Smiths "Bigmouth Strikes Again"
Ofra Haza "I'm Nin'Alu"

UK Subs "Party In Paris"
Japan "I Second That Emotion"

Coldcut featuring Yazz and the Plastic Population "Doctorin' The House"
New Musik "Living By Numbers"



Suzanne Vega "Marlene On The Wall"
Men At Work "Dr Heckyll and Mr Jive"

W*A*S*P "The Real Me"
Tiffany "Radio Romance"

OMD "Genetic Engineering"
New Model Army "Green And Grey"

CALLING AMERICA:
Bonnie Tyler "If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)" 



LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Madness "Uncle Sam"
Supertramp "It's Raining Again"
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott "Out In The Fields"

All three songs contain refrains of older songs.