1993 Saturday Morning Flashback Playlist- July 5, 2025

1993 Saturday Morning Flashback
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Johnny Mars took us to 1993.  A wild year at the box office as the dinosaur thriller Jurassic Park devours record profits, and Groundhog Day sees Evanston native Bill Murray become a shadow of himself. The Chicago Bulls win their first three-peat, while the Buffalo Bills become the first team to lose three Super Bowls in a row. Tune in Saturday mornings from 9 to noon, and stream from anywhere using the free Audacy app.
9AM

Smashing Pumpkins- “Cherub Rock”

Sheryl Crow- “Leaving Las Vegas”

Lemonheads- “Into Your Arms”

U2- “Stay (Faraway, So Close)

Porno For Pyros- “Pets”

Tears For Fears- “Break It Down Again”

Breeders- “Cannonball”

BoDeans- “Closer To Free”

Freddy Jones Band- “In A Daydream”

Nirvana- “Dumb”

Morphine- “Buena”

10AM

Pearl Jam- “Dissident”

Melissa Etheridge- “I’m The Only One”

Flaming Lips- “She Don’t Use Jelly”

R.E.M.- “Nightswimming”

John Hiatt- “Perfectly Good Guitar”

Depeche Mode- “I Feel You”

Sarah McLachlan- "Possession"

Buddy Guy- “Some Kind Of Wonderful”

Belly- “Feed The Tree”

Sting- “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You”

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- “Something In The Air”

11AM

Cracker- “Get Off This”

Dinosaur Jr.- “Start Choppin’”

John Mellencamp- “Human Wheels”

Liz Phair- “Never Said”

Counting Crows- ‘A Murder Of One”

Del Amitri- “Always The Last To Know”

Urge Overkill- “Sister Havana”

Juliana Hatfield- “My Sister”

James- “Laid”

Ten Thousand Maniacs- “Hey Jack Kerouac” (Unplugged)

Pogues- “Tuesday Morning”

Next week, Johnny Mars takes us to 1981, when “Spider Dan” Goodwin climbed the 110 floors of the Sears Tower using suction cups and sky hooks, and Taste of Chicago was launched in Grant Park after a one-day event the previous year was a big hit. Likewise in the world of music, a lot of great songs were climbing the charts and becoming big hits. Tune in Saturday mornings from 9 to noon, and stream from anywhere using the free Audacy app.

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