Johnny Mars hosted a flashback to 1981 when "Spider Dan" Goodwin climbed the 110 floors of the Sears Tower using suction cups and sky hooks. Likewise in the world of music, a lot of great songs were climbing the charts and becoming big hits.
PLAYLIST 1981 SATURDAY MORNING FLASHBACK - SEPTEMBER 12, 2026
9AM
Clash - Police On My Back
Police - Demolition Man
Rolling Stones - Neighbours
Kinks - Around The Dial
Prince - Controversy
Foreigner - Urgent
Lene Lovich - New Toy
ZZ Top - Tube Snake Boogie
Jam - Monday
Human League - Don't You Want Me
King Crimson - Frame By Frame
10AM
Stevie Nicks - Edge of 17
Elvis Costello - Clubland
Go Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
Who - You
Pretenders - Cuban Slide
Genesis - No Reply At All
J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame
U2 - I Fall Down
Rush - Limelight
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Nightwatchman
Muddy Waters - I'm A King Bee
11AM
Tommy Tutone - 867-5309 (Jenny)
Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink
Moody Blues - The Voice
New Order - Dreams Never End
Greg Kihn - The Break Up Song
Devo - Working In A Coal Mine
Santana - Winning
Rickie Lee Jones - Woody And Dutch On The Train To Peking
Joe Walsh - A Life Of Illusion
Rick James - Super Freak
Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe
Next week, Johnny Mars hosts a flashback to 1996 - The year the Democratic National Convention came back to Chicago, Prince Charles & Princess Diana had a royal divorce and the search engine Ask Jeeves was founded. Tune in Saturdays 9am to noon on 93.1FM, 93XRT.COM, your smart speaker or the free Audacy App. Remember to email us at flashbackbonustracks@wxrt.com with any suggestions of songs we might have missed for our Flashback Bonus Track each weekday at 1pm with Annalisa.
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