Sunday, 26 March 2023

SHOW #509 - "Children playing building castles on the shoreline, like a painted little love and lord it feels so fine..."

Hothouse Flowers "Don't Go"
Eric B and Rakim "Follow The Leader"


Alexander O'Neal featuring Cherrelle "Never Knew Love Like This"
Wonder Stuff "It's Yer Money I'm After Baby"

Yello "The Race"
Debbie Gibson "Out Of The Blue"

FLAUNT THE IMPERFECTION:
Belinda Carlisle "We Can Change"

Inner City "Big Fun"
Robbie Robertson "Somewhere Down The Crazy River"

Kylie Minogue "Got To Be Certain"


Jesus and Mary Chain "Sidewalking"
Pebbles "Girlfriend"

Bomb The Bass "Megablast"
Sinead O'Connor "Mandinka"


Adventures "Broken Land"
Bros "I Quit"

Coldcut featuring Yazz and the Plastic Population "Doctorin' The House"
Van Halen "When It's Love"

FLAUNT THE IMPERFECTION
:
T'Pau "Running Away"

Depeche Mode "Behind The Wheel"
Taja Sevelle "Love Is Contagious"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN
:
Pixies "Gigantic"


Voice Of The Beehive "I Walk The Earth"
Proclaimers "Sunshine On Leith"

The music in this edition of Forgotten 80s was all from 1988 and was the first of ten special episodes, all of which featured exclusively music from one year of the 80s, building up to the show's tenth birthday.

Sunday, 19 March 2023

SHOW #508 - "I have come to you to see if the love we knew before has passed the test of time..."

Average White Band "Let's Go Round Again"
Status Quo "A Mess Of Blues"

A Flock Of Seagulls "Space Age Love Song"
Jennifer Rush "Ring Of Ice"

Beastie Boys "She’s On It"
Kool and the Gang "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)"

FLAUNT THE IMPERFECTION:
Electric Light Orchestra "The Fall"

Transvision Vamp "The Only One"
Philip Bailey "Walking On The Chinese Wall"

The The "Heartland"


Lindsey Buckingham "Trouble"
Sam Brown "Can I Get A Witness"

Soft Cell "Bedsitter"
Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo "Who Found Who"


Then Jerico "Sugar Box"
Michael Jackson "Farewell My Summer Love"

Bad Manners "Just A Feeling"
Scritti Politti "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)"

FLAUNT THE IMPERFECTION:
Heart "If Looks Could Kill"

Princess "After The Love Has Gone"
Midge Ure "No Regrets"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Altered Images "Love To Stay"


Linx "Plaything"
Heaven 17 "(And That's No Lie)"

Sunday, 12 March 2023

SHOW #507 - "They said we were an item, my thoughts I try to hide them, yet I need you..."

Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk featuring Darryl Pandy "Love Can't Turn Around"
Beautiful South "You Keep It All In" 


Dexys Midnight Runners "Show Me"
Vanessa Paradis "Joe Le Taxi"

Pet Shop Boys "Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money)"
Foreigner "That Was Yesterday"

FLAUNT THE IMPERFECTION
:
Kids from Fame "Desdemona"

Gary Byrd and the GB Experience "The Crown"
China Crisis "Wishful Thinking"

Cliff Richard "Carrie" 


Marillion "Warm Wet Circles"
Jody Watley "Real Love"

Stray Cats "Rock This Town"
Evelyn Thomas "High Energy"


Keith Marshall "Only Crying"
Iron Maiden "Run To The Hills"

Kid Creole and the Coconuts "Stool Pigeon"
Nik Kershaw "Dancing Girls"

FLAUNT THE IMPERFECTION:
The Cult "Black Angel"

Alphaville "Big In Japan"
Alison Moyet "Love Letters"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Prefab Sprout "Cars And Girls"


Killing Joke "Eighties"
Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now"

Sunday, 5 March 2023

SHOW #506 - "I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert but I can live and breathe and see the sun in wintertime..."

Big Country "In A Big Country"
Hot Chocolate "You Sexy Thing (Remix)"


Guns 'n' Roses "Welcome To The Jungle"
Kim Wilde "View From A Bridge"

The Pogues "London Girl"
Chaka Khan "This Is My Night"

FLAUNT THE IMPERFECTION:
Steve Winwood "Wake Me Up On Judgement Day"

Mai Tai "History"
Black "Wonderful Life"

Shakin' Stevens "Hot Dog"


Godley & Creme "Wedding Bells"
Monsoon "Ever So Lonely"

Michael Jackson "Leave Me Alone"
Squeeze "Is That Love"


Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Perfect Skin"
Krush "House Arrest"

Roman Holliday "Motor Mania"
Pete Wylie "Sinful"

FLAUNT THE IMPERFECTION
:
Crowded House "Hole In The River"

Sisters Of Mercy "Dominion"
Prince "I Wish U Heaven"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN
:
Hothouse Flowers "I'm Sorry"


John Cougar Mellencamp "Paper In Fire"
Psychedelic Furs "Love My Way"