1980 Saturday Morning Flashback Playlist- October 25, 2025

1980 Saturday Morning Flashback
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This week Johnny Mars took us to 1980.  Former actor and CA Governor Ronald Reagan is elected to be the next President of The United States. Tom Selleck and his mustache debut as Magnum, P.I. on TV. Star Wars Episode V -The Empire Strikes Back hits big screens.

9AM
The Buggles- “Video Killed The Radio Star”
David Bowie- “Fashion”
Bruce Springsteen- “I’m A Rocker”
The Jam- “Start!”
The Cars- “Touch And Go”
Talking Heads- “Crosseyed And Painless”
Robert Palmer- “Looking For Clues”
English Beat- “Tears Of A Clown”
Rockpile- “Teacher Teacher”
Echo & The Bunnymen- “Rescue”
Peter Gabriel- “I Don’t Remember”
10AM
Gary Numan- “Cars”
Dire Straits- “Expresso Love”
The Clash- “Pressure Drop”
Bob Seger- “Betty Lou’s Gettin’ Out Tonight”
Rolling Stones- “She’s So Cold”
Warren Zevon- “A Certain Girl”
Devo- “Girl U Want”
Lonnie Brooks- “Sweet Home Chicago” (Live)
Jackson Browne- “Boulevard”
Psychedelic Furs- “We Love You”
Joy Division- “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
Pretenders- “Stop Your Sobbing”
11AM
J. Geils Band- “Love Stinks”
Joan Jett- “Bad Reputation”
Joe Walsh- “All Night Long”
John Lennon- “Starting Over”
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark- “Enola Gay”
The Police- “When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What’s Still Around”
Grateful Dead- “Don’t Ease Me In”
Pete Townshend- “Rough Boys”
Prince- “Dirty Mind”
Genesis- “Behind The Lines”
Flying Lizards- “Money”
B-52’s- “Party Out Of Bounds”

Next week, Johnny Mars takes us to 1976. America’s Bicentennial Year where Rocky ruled the Box Office, Happy Days ruled the TV ratings and rock ruled the airwaves! Tune in Saturday morning from 9 to noon and stream from anywhere using the free Audacy app.

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