1989 Saturday Morning Flashback Playlist- October 4, 2025

1989 Saturday Morning Flashback
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This week on Saturday Morning Flashback Johnny Mars took us to 1989. The year ground breaks on New Comiskey Park, the Exxon Valdez runs aground in Alaska spilling 240,000 barrels of oil into Prince William Sound, and Nintendo releases the Game Boy for $89.99! 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
Pixies- “Here Comes Your Man”
Rolling Stones- “Rock And A Hard Place”
Bob Mould- “See A Little Light”
Stevie Ray Vaughan- “Wall Of Denial”
Roy Orbison- “You Got It”
Jesus & Mary Chain- “Head On”
Lyle Lovett- “Here I Am”
Stone Roses- “Fools Gold”
Chris Isaak- “Don’t Make Me Dream About You”
Ten Thousand Maniacs- “Trouble Me”
NRBQ- “It’s A Wild Weekend”
10AM
The Call- “Let The Day Begin”
Indigo Girls- “Closer To Fine”
The Cure- “Fascination Street”
Psychedelic Furs- “House”
Red Hot Chili Peppers- “Higher Ground”
Lou Reed- “Dirty Blvd.”
Lenny Kravitz- “Let Love Rule”
The Primitives- “Sick Of It”
Bonnie Raitt- “Thing Called Love”
U2- “Dancing Barefoot”
John Lee Hooker/Carlos Santana- “The Healer”
11AM
Faith No More- “Epic”
The Smithereens- “A Girl Like You”
Tom Petty- “A Face In the Crowd”
Melissa Etheridge- “No Souveniers”
Love And Rockets- “So Alive”
Elvis Costello- “Veronica”
Camper Van Beethoven- “Pictures Of Matchstick Men”
XTC- “King For A Day”
Nirvana- “About A Girl”
Neville Brothers- “Yellow Moon”
Tragically Hip- “New Orleans Is Burning”

Next week, Johnny Mars takes us to 1971.  The year The Stanley Cup went to The Montreal Canadiens as they defeated our Chicago Blackhawks. The groundbreaking TV series, All In The Family debuted and The Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts opened with the world premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass.

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