Johnny Mars had plenty to talk about this week when he revisited 1988 on Saturday Morning Flashback, from R.E.M. talking about the weather to Tracy Chapman wondering if her Fast Car is fast enough to our thoughts on the afterlife with Beatlejuice. See the playlist below and join Frank E. Lee from 9am to Noon on September 4th for a look at 1978 on Saturday Morning Flashback.
Here's what Johnny Mars played from 1988 on August 28th.
9AM
MELISSA ETHERIDGE – BRING ME SOME WATER
ROBERT PALMER – SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE
JOHN HIATT – SLOW TURNING
CROWDED HOUSE – BETTER BE HOME SOON
TALKING HEADS – (NOTHING BUT) FLOWERS
STEVE WINWOOD – PUT ON YOUR DANCING SHOES
CHEAP TRICK – DON’T BE CRUEL
ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS – CONSCIOUS PARTY
KEITH RICHARDS – TAKE IT SO HARD
LYLE LOVETT – SHE’S NO LADY
COWBOY JUNKIES – SWEET JANE
10AM
LIVING COLOUR – GLAMOUR BOYS
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS – I’M AN ADULT NOW
EDIE BRICKELL & THE NEW BOHEMIANS – CIRCLE
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – CHIMES OF FREEDOM
TRAVELING WILBURYS – LAST NIGHT
ERASURE – LITTLE RESPECT
BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE – LOOK OUT ANY WINDOW
U2 & B.B. KING – WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN
WHEN IN ROME – THE PROMISE
THE CHURCH – REPTILE
GODFATHERS – BIRTH, SCHOOL, WORK, DEATH
11AM
R.E.M. – POP SONG 89
JANE’S ADDICTION – JANE SAYS
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS – DON’T GO
ROBERT PLANT – HEAVEN KNOWS
TRACY CHAPMAN – FAST CAR
UB40 – COME OUT TO PLAY
ERIC CLAPTON – AFTER MIDNIGHT ‘88
MIDNIGHT OIL – THE DEAD HEART
PATTI SMITH – PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER
ROBYN HITCHCOCK AND THE EGYPTIANS – FLESH NUMBER ONE