This week, Annalisa brought us back to 1983 - the year that the final episode of M*A*S*H aired to a record TV viewership, Harold Washington became the first African American mayor of Chicago & Virginia McCaskey took ownership of the Bears and the title of "First Lady of Sports"
The Cure- “The Love Cats”
Yes- “Leave It”
New Order- “Age of Consent”
The The- “This Is The Day”
Eurythmics- “Love is a Stranger”
The Rolling Stones- “Undercover of the Night”
The Call- “Walls Came Down”
Motels- “Suddenly Last Summer”
Elvis Costello- “Everyday I Write The Book”
Big Country- “Fields of Fire”
Violent Femmes- “Gone Daddy Gone”
Dire Straits- “Twisting By the Pool”
X- “Breathless”
Stray Cats- “Sexy and Seventeen”
Aztec Camera- “Oblivious”
Stevie Nicks- “If Anyone Falls”
Human League- “Fascination”
R.E.M.- “Radio Free Europe”
David Bowie- “Cat People”
Bob Dylan- “Sweetheart Like You”
Talking Heads- “Girlfriend Is Better”
Marshall Crenshaw- “Whenever You’re On My Mind”
The Polecats- “Make a Circuit With Me”
Tears For Fears- “Mad World”
The Kinks- “Come Dancing”
Re-Flex- “The Politics of Dancing”
The Smiths- “This Charming Man”
Men Without Hats- “Safety Dance”
ZZ Top- Gimme All Your Lovin’”
Ministry- “I Wanted To Tell Her”
Men At Work- “Overkill”
Echo & The Bunnymen- “Never Stop”
U2- “Seconds”
Graham Parker- “Life Gets Better”
Next week, Frank E. Lee takes us to 2003. The year in Chicago politics where incumbent Mayor Richard M. Daley was easily reelected again while actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California & we all learned to “just keep swimming” with Finding Nemo on big screens.