Frank E. Lee took us back to the ominous year George Orwell warned us about, 1984 this week on Saturday Morning Flashback. The Cars gave us a great summer tune, we were Reckoning with REM and the future governor of California was a relentless cyborg. See what he played below and tune in next week for 1974 with Johnny Mars on July 24th and on July 31st Frank E. Lee will be back with a look at 1992 and 1993.
1984 July 17, 2021
9AM
ROMEO VOID – A GIRL IN TROUBLE
WANG CHUNG – DANCE HALL DAYS
KINKS – LIVING ON A THIN LINE
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM – GO INSANE
THE NAILS – HOME OF THE BRAVE
GENERAL PUBLIC – TENDERNESS
PETER GABRIEL – WALK THROUGH FIRE
THOMPSON TWINS – DOCTOR DOCTOR
U2 – PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE)
JULIAN LENNON – VALOTTE
DEPECHE MODE – PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE
10AM
R.E.M. – PRETTY PERSUASION
CARS – MAGIC
SMITHS – WHAT DIFFERECE DOES IT MAKE
PRINCE – I WOULD DIE FOR YOU
VAN HALEN – PANAMA
HONEYDRIPPERS – ROCKIN’ AT MIDNIGHT
STYLE COUNCIL – MY EVER CHANGING MOODS
JOE JACKSON – BE MY NUMBER TWO
ICICLE WORKS – WHISPER TO A SCREAM
HOWARD JONES – NEW SONG
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – I’M ON FIRE
ELVIS COSTELLO – THE ONLY FLAME IN TOWN
11AM
LOS LOBOS – COME ON LET’S GO
INXS – I SEND A MESSAGE
TINA TURNER – LET’S STAY TOGETHER
TALK TALK – IT’S MY LIFE
PSYCHEDELIC FURS – HEAVEN
THE PRETENDERS – MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
DON HENLEY – SUNSET GRILL
TALKING HEADS – GIRLFRIEND IS BETTER (LIVE)
BANANARAMA – CRUEL SUMMER
SIMPLE MINDS – WATERFRONT
ROGER WATERS – PRO’S & CON’S OF HITCHHIKING