This week on Saturday Morning Flashback, Johnny Mars transported us back to 1981, when "Spider Dan" Goodwin climbed the 110 floors of the Sears Tower using suction cups and sky hooks, and Taste of Chicago was launched in Grant Park after a one-day event the previous year was a big hit. Likewise in the world of music, a lot of great songs were climbing the charts and becoming big hits. See the playlist below and tune in Saturday mornings from 9 to noon for Saturday Morning Flashback on 93.1FM or stream from anywhere on 93XRT.COM or using the free Audacy app.
1981 SATURDAY MORNING FLASHBACK-DECEMBER 7, 2024
9AM
Bob Seger- "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You"
Red Rider- "Lunatic Fringe"
Manfred Mann's Earth Band- "For You"
Quarterflash- "Harden My Heart"
New Order- "Dreams Never End"
The Who- "You Better You Bet"
U2- "I Fall Down"
Phil Collins- "I Missed Again"
Men At Work- "Be Good Johnny"
Rod Stewart- "Young Turks"
10AM
The Kinks- "Better Things"
The Jam- "That's Entertainment"
Go Go's- "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Eric Clapton- "I Can't Stand It"
Dave Edmunds- "Almost Saturday Night"
.38 Special- "Hold On Loosely"
Pretenders- "Talk Of The Town"
Human League- "Love Action"
J. Geils Band- "Centerfold"
The Clash- "This Is Radio Clash"
Stevie Nicks & Don Henley- "Leather & Lace"
Lindsey Buckingham- Trouble"
11AM
Rolling Stones- "Slave"
Moody Blues- "Gemini Dream"
Kim Carnes- "Bette Davis Eyes"
Police-" Invisible Sun"
Rush- "Red Barchetta"
George Harrison- "All Those Years Ago"
Tom Tom Club- "Genius of Love"
Waitresses- "Christmas Wrapping"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreaker- "Nightwatchman"
Next week, Frank E. Lee takes us to 1994. The year when the White House launched a Web page, the term "spamming" was born as marketing campaigns began doing so via email, the names Nancy Kerrigan, Tonya
Harding & a white Bronco were in the news. Oh, and then there was the muddy Woodstock '94.
