This week on Saturday Morning Flashback, Johnny Mars took us to 1987. A year where acid washed jeans and shoulder pads were fashionable. “Greed is good.” was a movie phrase that summed up Wall Street & Bill Murray announced The Cubs/Montreal game at Wrigley filling in for the recovering Harry Caray. Join us Saturdays from 9am to Noon on the radio at 93.1 FM, at 93XRT.COM, and stream from anywhere using the free Audacy app.
9AM
INXS- “Kick”
John Mellencamp- “Paper In Fire”
The Cure- “Hot Hot Hot”
Julian Cope- “World Shut Your Mouth”
The Alarm- “Rain In The Summertime”
Sting- “We’ll Be Together Tonight”
Los Lobos- “One Time One Night”
Ten Thousand Maniacs- “Hey, Jack Kerouac”
Bruce Springsteen- “Brilliant Disguise”
Bryan Ferry- “Kiss And Tell”
BoDeans- “Dreams”
10AM
Psychedelic Furs- “Heartbreak Beat”
Pink Floyd- “One Slip”
Chris Isaak- “Heart Full Of Soul”
Squeeze- “Hourglass”
George Harrison- “Got My Mind Set On You”
Aerosmith- “Ragdoll”
Replacements- “Can’t Hardly Wait”
The Cult- “Love Removal Machine”
R.E.M.- “Finest Worksong”
Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper- “Elvis Is Everywhere”
The Smiths- “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One”
11AM
Depeche Mode- “Never Let Me Down Again”
Fleetwood Mac- “Big Love”
U2- “Trip Through Your Wires”
Suzanne Vega- “Luka”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- “The Damage You’ve Done”
Gregg Allman- “I’m No Angel”
Jesus & Mary Chain- “April Skies”
X- “4th Of July”
Sinead O’Connor- “Mandinka”
Steve Earle- “I Ain’t Ever Satisfied”
Grateful Dead- “Hell In A Bucket”
Next week, Johnny Mars takes us to 1973. Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the Battle Of The Sexes Tennis Match, US Supreme Court rules on Roe v Wade and here in Chicago, The Sears Tower becomes the tallest building in the world.