By Johnny Mars
Without shape-shifting or putting on any weird headgear, we time-travelled back to 1983 for Saturday Morning Flashback. CD players were introduced commercially, the White Sox were "Winning Ugly" on the south side, and Chicago elected Harold Washington as Mayor. The TV show "Mash" signed off with 125 million people watching. Michael Jackson made everyone do double-takes when he moon-danced on Motown's 25th anniversary special. We heard R.E.M's and Stevie Ray Vaughan's debuts and the Police's last. David Bowie reached unprecedented commercial success with Let's Dance. Here's our soundtrack from 36 years ago....
Bob Marley & Wailers - Buffalo Soldier
R.E.M. - Talk About the Passion
Burning Sensations - Belly of the Whale
Robert Plant - Other Arms
Huey Lewis & the News - I Want a New Drug
The Cure - The Love Cats
Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place
The Rolling Stones - She Was Hot
Martin Briley - The Salt in My Tears
The Police - Synchronicity I
Ultravox - Reap the Wild Wind
Jackson Browne - Tender is the Night
Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep
David Bowie - China Girl
The Fixx - Saved By Zero
Robert Palmer - You Are in My System
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
Genesis - It's Gonna Get Better
Spandau Ballet - True
Call - Walls Came Down
John Mellencamp - Crumblin' Down
U2 - New Years Day
Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter
Neil Young -Mr Soul
Greg Kihn - Jeopardy
Golden Earring - Twilight Zone
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride & Joy
X - True Love pt 2
The Tubes - She's a Beauty
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