SHOW #424 - "Feel it in my brain, driving me insane, round and round, the same old tune..."

Level 42 "Hot Water"
D Train "Music Part 1"

Teardrop Explodes "Passionate Friend"
Princess "After The Love Has Gone"

Broken English "Comin' On Strong"
Thompson Twins "Don't Mess With Dr Dream"

OMD "Messages"
Paul Young "Wonderland"

CALLING AMERICA:
Pat Benatar "You Better Run" 

Talk Talk "Talk Talk"
Manic MCs featuring Sara Carlson "Mental"

David Essex "Me And My Girl, Nightclubbing"
Squeeze "Is That Love"

Prince "Girls And Boys"
Tracey Ullman "Breakaway"

Shalamar "I Owe You One"
The Jam "Precious"

Taylor Dayne "Prove Your Love"
Godley & Creme "Under Your Thumb"

Johnny Hates Jazz "I Don't Want To Be A Hero"
Styx "Babe"

CALLING AMERICA:
Dead Or Alive "Come Home With Me Baby" 

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Bon Jovi "Lay Your Hands On Me"
Atlantic Starr "Silver Shadow"
Erasure "Chains Of Love"

All three artists had Top 5 hits with a song called Always.

SHOW #423 - "Underneath her veil I could see a tear trickling down her pretty face..."

Elton John "Kiss The Bride"
W.A.S.P. "Scream Until You Like It"

Leon Haywood "Don’t Push It, Don’t Force It"
Debbie Gibson "We Could Be Together"

Belouis Some "Imagination"
Kim Wilde "Love Blonde"

Robert Palmer "Change His Ways"
Patti Austin & James Ingram "Baby Come To Me"

CALLING AMERICA:
Loverboy "Hot Girls In Love"

Shakin' Stevens "Cry Just A Little Bit"
Genesis "Keep It Dark"

Mighty Wah! "Come Back"
Hazel O'Connor "D-Days"

Housemartins "Five Get Over Excited"
Sheena Easton "Just Another Broken Heart"

Depeche Mode "Stripped"
Band AKA "Joy"

Raze "Jack The Groove"
Suzi Quatro "Mama's Boy"

Psychedelic Furs "Heaven"
Chicago "You’re The Inspiration"

CALLING AMERICA:
Jeffrey Osborne "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)"  

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Raw Silk "Do It To The Music"
The Quick "Rhythm Of The Jungle"
The Cult "She Sells Sanctuary"

All three song titles contain the name of a British independent record label of the 1980s.

SHOW #422 - "Exchanging their letters, their exit's begun, with deathless precision, he's aiming his gun..."

Spandau Ballet "Lifeline"
England World Cup Squad "This Time (We'll Get It Right)"

Brass Construction "Music Makes Me Feel Like Dancing"
Associates "18 Carat Love Affair"

Bad Manners "Just A Feeling"
Thompson Twins "Watching"

Jimmy The Hoover "Tantalise"
David Grant and Jaki Graham "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love"

CALLING AMERICA:
Randy Vanwarmer "Suzi" 

Billy Joel "Goodnight Saigon"
Midnight Star "Headlines"

A Tribe Of Toffs "John Kettley Is A Weatherman"
Mobiles "Drowning In Berlin"

Cliff Richard "I Just Don't Have The Heart"
Voice Of The Beehive "I Say Nothing"

Windjammer "Tossing And Turning"
Erasure "The Circus"

Bangles "Hazy Shade Of Winter"
Style Council "Money-Go-Round"

Kool and the Gang "Take It To The Top"
Barbra Streisand "Woman In Love"

CALLING AMERICA:
Scritti Politti "Boom! There She Was"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Tha Clash "Hitsville UK"
Latin Quarter "Radio Africa"
Foreigner "Juke Box Hero"

All three bands feature a member born Michael Jones.

SHOW #421 - "Heavy words are so lightly thrown, but still I'd leap in front of a flying bullet for you..."

The Smiths "What Difference Does It Make"
Amii Stewart and Johnny Bristol "My Guy - My Girl (medley)"

Dire Straits "Twisting By The Pool"
Krush "House Arrest"

Heart "There's The Girl"
Fun Boy Three "The Telephone Always Rings"

Loose Ends "Hangin' On A String"
Living In A Box "Room In Your Heart"

CALLING AMERICA:
Dazz Band "Let It Whip"

Pink Floyd "When The Tigers Broke Free"
Five Star "All Fall Down"

The Cure "Catch"
Linx "So This Is Romance"

King "Alone Without You"
Adeva "Warning"

Robert Palmer "Looking For Clues"
Shakatak "Down On The Street"

Haircut 100 "Nobody’s Fool"
ACDC "You Shook Me All Night Long"

Eurythmics "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
Japan "Nightporter"

CALLING AMERICA:
Wang Chung "Hypnotize Me"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
The Who "You Better You Bet"
Hue & Cry "Strength To Strength"
Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger"

All three songs mention the band name in the lyrics.

SHOW #420 - "So tired of all the darkness in our lives, with no more angry words to say, can come alive, get into a car and drive..."

Joe Jackson "Steppin' Out"
Coast To Coast "(Do) The Hucklebuck"

Altered Images "Pinky Blue"
Climie Fisher "I Won't Bleed For You"

Glenn Frey "Smugglers Blues"
Paul Hardcastle "Don’t Waste My Time"

Screaming Blue Messiahs "I Wanna Be A Flintstone"
Europe "Carrie"

CALLING AMERICA:
Bon Jovi "She Don't Know Me" 

Gary Byrd and the GB Experience "The Crown"
New Order "Touched By The Hand Of God"

Feargal Sharkey "Listen To Your Father"
Nolans "Attention To Me"

U2 "Two Hearts Beat As One"
Thomas Dolby "Windpower"

Echo and the Bunnymen "The Cutter"
John Foxx "Underpass"

Icehouse "Crazy"
Nitro Deluxe "Let's Get Brutal"

Human League "Open Your Heart"
Gloria Estefan "Can't Stay Away From You"

CALLING AMERICA:
Jermaine Jackson "(Closest Thing To) Perfect"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Ward Brothers "Cross That Bridge"
Elkie Brooks "Gasoline Alley"
Gary Moore "Over The Hills And Far Away"

All three artists share surnames with members of the Wales Euro 2020 squad.

SHOW #419 - "He's an old ex-con that's been away, now he's back, no-one's safe..."

Kid Creole and the Coconuts "Stool Pigeon"
Red Box "Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)"

Donna Allen "Serious"
David Bowie "Underground"

Gary Numan "I Can't Stop"
BVSMP "I Need You"

Ultravox "All Stood Still"
Wet Wet Wet "Broke Away"

CALLING AMERICA:
Stephanie Mills "Sweet Sensation"

Fresh 4 featuring Lizz E "Wishing On A Star"
Eddy Grant "Do You Feel My Love"

XTC "Don't Lose Your Temper"
Stevie Wonder "Do I Do"

Blondie "Island Of Lost Souls"
Def Leppard "Hysteria"

Big Country "Just A Shadow"
Paula Abdul "Forever Your Girl"

Shakin' Stevens "Hot Dog"
Maria Vidal "Body Rock"

China Crisis "King In A Catholic Style"
The Beat "Can't Get Used To Losing You"

CALLING AMERICA:
REM "Pop Song 89"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Madness "Embarrassment"
Traveling Wilburys "End Of The Line"
Ramones "Baby I Love You"

All three artists, at the time these songs were released, were crediting themselves with nicknames.

SHOW #418 - "You put your finger on the trigger and you shot my heart, and now I'm really going to burst your bubble..."

Dead Or Alive "In Too Deep"
Barry Manilow "Lonely Together"

Joyce Sims "Lifetime Love"
Nick Heyward "Warning Sign"

Eric B and Rakim "Follow The Leader"
A-Ha "The Blood That Moves The Body"

Sharon Brown "I Specialize In Love"
Dire Straits "Your Latest Trick"

CALLING AMERICA:
Jim Capaldi "That's Love"

Gillan "Restless"
Liquid Gold "The Night, The Wine and The Roses"

Mick Jagger "Let's Work"
Wonder Stuff "It's Yer Money I'm After Baby"

Jason Donovan "Every Day (I Love You More)"
The Ruts "Staring At The Rude Boys"

Passions "I'm In Love With A German Film Star"
Paul Young "Tomb Of Memories"

Five Star "Somewhere Somebody"
New Order "Everything's Gone Green"

Carmel "Bad Day"
Aztec Camera "How Men Are"

CALLING AMERICA:
Sly Fox "Stay True"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Arcadia "The Promise"
Sam Brown "This Feeling"
Paul McCartney "No More Lonely Nights"

All three tracks feature guitar solos by Dave Gilmour.

SHOW #417 - "But when the music changed, the plan was re-arranged, he went to dance with someone else..."

Shannon "Let The Music Play"
Tone Lōc "On Fire"

Sydney Youngblood "If Only I Could"
Blancmange "What's Your Problem?"

Marillion "Hooks In You"
Gloria Gaynor "I Am What I Am"

Joe Jackson "It's Different For Girls"
Modern Romance "Walking In The Rain"

CALLING AMERICA:
A Taste Of Honey "Sukiyaki"

Art of Noise featuring Max Headroom "Paranoimia"
New Musik "This World Of Water"

Al Jarreau "Trouble In Paradise"
Pop Will Eat Itself "Can U Dig It"

808 State "Pacific State"
Madness "Tomorrow's Just Another Day"

OMD "Forever Live And Die"
Gene Chandler "Does She Have A Friend"

Queen "Body Language"
The Fall "There's A Ghost In My House"

The Police "Synchronicity II"
Julia Fordham "Happy Ever After"

CALLING AMERICA:
10,000 Maniacs "Like The Weather" 

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
U2 "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
Human League "Love Is All That Matters"
Housemartins "Caravan Of Love"

All three songs refer to a "highest mountain" in the lyrics.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SHOW #411 - "He needn't be handsome, have fortune or fame, he's just got to be sweet and kind..."

Hazell Dean "Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man)"
Bruce Willis "Under The Boardwalk"

Pointer Sisters "Neutron Dance"
Billy Joel "All For Leyna"

Black Sabbath "Neon Knights"
Cock Robin "The Promise You Made"

Flash and the Pan "Waiting For A Train"
Stevie Wonder "Lately"

CALLING AMERICA:
Steely Dan "Time Out Of Mind" 

Kim Wilde "View From A Bridge"
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock "It Takes Two"

BA Robertson "To Be Or Not To Be"
Colonel Abrams "I'm Not Gonna Let You (Get The Best Of Me)"

Evelyn Champagne King "Love Come Down"
Sisters of Mercy "Lucretia My Reflection"

Club Nouveau "Lean On Me"
Erasure "Ship Of Fools"

The Jam "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)"
Glen Goldsmith "What You See Is What You Get"

Madonna "Dress You Up"
Cutting Crew "I've Been In Love Before"

CALLING AMERICA:
Bardeux "When We Kiss" 

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Nik Kershaw "When A Heart Beats"
Simple Minds "I Travel"
UB40 "One In Ten"

All three songs mention refugees in the lyrics.

SHOW #410 - "The oar snaps in his hand before he reaches dry land, but the sound doesn't deafen his smile..."

Madness "Night Boat To Cairo"
Rock Aid Armenia "Smoke On The Water"

Will Downing "A Love Supreme"
Style Council "Wanted"

The Damned "Is It A Dream"
Neneh Cherry "Kisses On The Wind"

Brother Beyond "He Ain't No Competition"
David Essex "Silver Dream Machine"

CALLING AMERICA:
LeRoux "Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' For The Lights)"

Stranglers "Skin Deep"
Terri Wells "I'll Be Around"

Duran Duran "Careless Memories"
Pinkees "Danger Games"

Soft Cell "Bedsitter"
Princess "I'll Keep On Loving You"

Shakin' Stevens "It's Late"
Bomb The Bass featuring Maureen "Say A Little Prayer"

Bryan Ferry "Is Your Love Strong Enough"
Culture Club "Time (Clock Of The Heart)"

Judas Priest "Living After Midnight"
Robbie Robertson "Somewhere Down The Crazy River"

CALLING AMERICA:
Breakfast Club "Right On Track"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Paul Young "Come Back And Stay"
Belinda Carlisle "Mad About You"
Marillion "Kayleigh"

All three songs came with videos that featured the partners or spouses of the singers.

SHOW #409 - "The little hand shakes its fist, the face is hanging out on a spring..."

Squeeze "Hourglass"
Barry Manilow "Read 'Em And Weep"

Kool and the Gang "Misled"
Belle Stars "Sweet Memory"
Pet Shop Boys "Love Comes Quickly"

Icicle Works "Love Is A Wonderful Colour"
Toto "I Won't Hold You Back"

CALLING AMERICA:
Scorpions "Rock You Like A Hurricane" 

Howard Jones "Pearl In The Shell"
Pebbles "Girlfriend"

Phil Everly and Cliff Richard "She Means Nothing To Me"
Ultravox "Sleepwalk"

David Bowie and the Pat Metheny Group "This Is Not America"
Level 42 "Micro Kid"

Blancmange "Don’t Tell Me"
Jesus and Mary Chain "Blues From A Gun"

Helen Terry "Love Lies Lost"
The Smiths "Ask"

Prince "Glam Slam"
Heart "What About Love"

CALLING AMERICA:
Shannon "Do You Wanna Get Away" 

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
New Order "Round And Round"
Heaven 17 "Penthouse And Pavement"
Wet Wet Wet "Sweet Little Mystery"

All three acts had a Top 40 hit in the 1980s with a song called Temptation.

SHOW #408 - "Give up to the ghost that's haunting you now, shout it out, don't let it stay inside and eat you alive..."

Terence Trent D’Arby "Dance Little Sister"
Tourists "I Only Want To Be With You"

Madonna "Angel"
Simon Harris "Here Comes That Sound"

Vanessa Paradis "Joe Le Taxi"
Sweet Dreams "I'm Never Giving Up"

Jennifer Rush "Ring Of Ice"
PhD "I Won't Let You Down"

CALLING AMERICA:
Fleetwood Mac "Think About Me"

Housemartins "Think For A Minute"
Sharpe & Numan "No More Lies"

Cool Notes "Spend The Night"
Bon Jovi "Living In Sin"

Depeche Mode "A Question Of Time"
Agnetha Fältskog "The Heat Is On"

King Kurt "Destination Zululand"
Shakin' Stevens "You Drive Me Crazy"

Voice Of The Beehive "Don't Call Me Baby"
Brothers Johnson "Stomp"

Europe "Rock The Night"
Jeffrey Osborne "On The Wings Of Love"

CALLING AMERICA:
Peter Schilling "The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime)" 

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Sad Cafe "My Oh My"
Paul Carrack "Don't Shed A Tear"
Roachford "Cuddly Toy"

All three singers have been lead vocalist with Mike & The Mechanics.

SHOW #407 - "It's loud and it's tasteless, I've not heard it before, you shout it while you're dancing on the dancefloor..."

David Bowie "Fashion"
Alyson Williams featuring Nikki D "My Love Is So Raw"

The Look "I Am The Beat"
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force "I Wonder If I Take You Home"

Magnum "Days Of No Trust"
Imagination "Changes"

The Cure "The Hanging Garden"
Alvin Stardust "I Feel Like Buddy Holly"

CALLING AMERICA:
INXS " The One Thing" 

Beastie Boys "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"
Siouxsie and the Banshees "Arabian Knights"

Rick Astley "Take Me To Your Heart"
Kissing The Pink "The Last Film"

The Cult "Lil Devil"
Mystic Merlin "Just Can't Give You Up"

Altered Images "Don't Talk To Me About Love"
The The "The Beat(En) Generation"

Dead Or Alive "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor)"
Nolans "Chemistry"

ZZ Top "Sleeping Bag"
Deacon Blue "Love And Regret"

CALLING AMERICA:
Sade "Never As Good As The First Time" 

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Jocelyn Brown "Somebody Else's Guy"
Wham! "Heartbeat"
Jason Donovan "Sealed With A Kiss"

All three songs refer to September in the lyrics.

SHOW #406 - "He grabs a pile of letters from a small suitcase, disappears into an office, it's another working day..."

A-Ha "Train Of Thought"
Dollar "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"

Steve Arrington "Dancin' In The Key Of Life"
Skids "Circus Games"

Coldcut featuring Lisa Stansfield "People Hold On"
Gary Moore "Empty Rooms"

Christians "When The Fingers Point"
Randy Crawford "One Day I'll Fly Away"

CALLING AMERICA:
Styx "The Best Of Times" 

London Boys "Harlem Desire"
Barracudas "Summer Fun"

AC/DC "Who Made Who"
Hazell Dean "Maybe We Should Call It A Day"

Roxy Music "Over You"
Belle and the Devotions "Love Games"

Timbuk 3 "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"
John Foxx "Europe (After The Rain)"

Shalamar "Disappearing Act"
Blow Monkeys "This Is Your Life"

Oran 'Juice' Jones "The Rain"
Elvis Costello (The Imposter) "Pills And Soap"

CALLING AMERICA:
OMD "Dreaming" 

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Whitney Houston "How Will I Know"
Eurythmics "Never Gonna Cry Again"
George Michael "Father Figure"

All three acts had a Top 40 hit in the 1980s in collaboration with Aretha Franklin.

SHOW #405 - "One thousand postcards from Montevideo say that I'll be home soon, and get out of Bombay and go up to Brixton..."

Simple Minds "Up On The Catwalk"
Barry Manilow "Stay"

T'Pau "Valentine"
Cashmere "Can I"

Funky Worm "Hustle! (To The Music...)
Midge Ure "Call Of The Wild"

Pasadenas "Tribute (Right On)"
Thompson Twins "Sister Of Mercy"

CALLING AMERICA:
Sugarhill Gang "Apache" 

Genesis "Throwing It All Away"
Bauhaus "She's In Parties"

Elkie Brooks "No More The Fool"
Twisted Sister "I Am, I’m Me"

Feargal Sharkey "You Little Thief"
Shakatak "Invitations"

Imagination "Looking At Midnight"
Dio "Mystery"

Adam Ant "Apollo 9"
Carey Johnson "Real Fashion Reggae Style"

Hue & Cry "Looking For Linda"
Aurra "You And Me Tonight"

CALLING AMERICA:
Psychedelic Furs "Heartbreak Beat" 

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Kon Kan "I Beg Your Pardon"
Martha and the Muffins "Echo Beach"
Bryan Adams "Somebody"

All three acts hail from Canada.