This week on Saturday Morning Flashback, Frank E. Lee took us all back to 1989, a divergent year of music from XTC to John Lee Hooker. Here is today's playlist from 1989! Tune in Saturday mornings from 9 to noon, and stream from anywhere using the free Audacy app.
9AM
The Alarm- “Sold Me Down the River”
Replacements- “I’ll Be You”
Eric Clapton- “Before You Accuse Me”
Johnny Clegg & Savuka- “Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World”
Indigo Girls- “Closer To Fine”
Nirvana- “About A Girl”
Rolling Stones- “Mixed Emotions”
Tanita Tikaram- “Twist In My Sobriety”
Tom Petty- Yer So Bad”
Psychedelic Furs- “House”
Tragically Hip- “New Orleans Is Sinking”
10AM
XTC- “King For A Day”
The Call- “Let the Day Begin”
Adrian Belew- “Oh Daddy!”
Melissa Etheridge- “No Souvenirs”
The Cult- “Fire Woman”
B-52’s- “Deadbeat Club”
Bob Mould- “See a Little Light”
U2- “Dancing Barefoot”
The Cure- “Fascination Street”
Depeche Mode- “Route 66”
Bob Dylan- “Everything Is Broken”
11AM
The Smithereens- “Blues Before and After”
John Lee Hooker w/Bonnie Raitt- “I’m In the Mood”
Jesus & Mary Chain- “Blues From a Gun”
Poi Dog Pondering- “Everybody’s Trying”
Ten Thousand Maniacs- “Trouble Me”
Faith No More- "Epic”
Fabulous Thunderbirds- “Powerful Stuff”
Stone Roses- “She Bangs The Drums”
BoDeans- “When The Love Is Good”
Pixies- “Monkey Gone to heaven”
Lou Reed- “Busload of Faith”
Next week, Johnny Mars takes us to 1997. The year that Madeleine Albright became the first female Secretary of State of the United States, the movie Titanic struck box office gold & those irreverent cartoon kids of South Park debuted on TV.