1985 Saturday Morning Flashback Playlist- November 15, 2025

1985 Saturday Morning Flashback
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This week, Johnny Mars took us to 1985. The Year that brought us “Back To The Future”, Live Aid Concerts & Nintendo with The Super Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt. Tune in Saturday mornings from 9 to noon, and stream from anywhere using the free Audacy app.
9AM

The Waterboys- “The Whole Of The Moon”
R.E.M.- “Driver 8”

Talking Heads- “The Lady Don’t Mind”
Pete Townshend- “Face The Face”

Simple Minds- “Sanctify Yourself”

Katrina & The Waves- “Walking On Sunshine”
Big Audio Dynamite- “Medicine Show”

Jesus & Mary Chain- “Just Like Honey”

Lone Justice- “Ways To Be Wicked”

Bryan Ferry- “Don’t Stop The Dance”
Husker Du- “Makes No Difference At All”

10AM

John Fogerty- “The Old Man Down The Road”

Stevie Ray Vaughan- “Look At Little Sister”

Tears For Fears- “Mother’s Talk”

Richard Thompson- “When The Spell Is Broken”
Til Tuesday- “Voices Carry”
John Mellencamp- “Rumble Seat”

Wang Chung- “To Live And Die In L.A.”

Dire Straits- “One World”

New Order- “Perfect Kiss”
Eric Clapton- “Forever Man”

Shriekback- “Nemesis”

11AM

The Smiths- “How Soon Is Now”

The Firm- “Radioactive”

Suzanne Vega- “Marlene On The Wall”

The Cure- “A Night Like This”

Sting- “Love Is The Seventh Wave”

The Replacements- “Kiss Me On The Bus”

Nick Lowe- “Seven Nights To Rock”

Prefab Sprout- ‘When Love Breaks Down”

Kate Bush- “Running Up That Hill”

Del Fuegos- “Don’t Run Wild”

The Untouchables- “Free Yourself”

INXS- “This Time”

Next week, Johnny Mars takes us to 1974.  The year David Bowie was singing about “1984”, America had a Watergate Scandal on its hands followed by a presidential resignation and Stephen King published his first novel, “Carrie”. Tune in Saturday mornings from 9 to noon, and stream from anywhere using the free Audacy app.

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