Johnny Mars lead us on an excursion to 1981 - the year Lady Di and Prince Charles married, Raiders of the Lost Ark premiered in movie theaters, and the Rolling Stones released Tattoo You - a collection of outtakes that would lead to one of the decade's biggest concert tours with $50 million in ticket sales ($172 million in 2024). Here's everything Johnny played:
Rolling Stones - "Neighbours"
Diesel - "Sausalito Summernight"
Santana - "Winning"
Jefferson Starship - "Find Your Way Back"
Prince - "Controversy"
Cars - "Since You're Gone"
Blasters - "I'm Shakin'"
Go Go's - "We Got The Beat"
Who - "Another Tricky Day"
Human League - "Don't You Want Me"
David Lindley - "Mercury Blues"
Electric Light Orchestra - "Hold On Tight"
Jam - "Monday"
ZZ Top - "Tube Snake Boogie"
Tommy Tutone - "867-5309/Jenny"
Clash - "The Magnificent Seven"
Police - "Too Much Information"
Duran Duran - "Girls On Film"
King Crimson - "Elephant Talk"
Stevie Nicks - "Edge Of 17"
Orchestral Manoevres In The Dark - "Souvenir"
Joe Walsh - "A Life Of Illusion"
Donnie Iris - "Ah! Leah!"
Lene Lovich - "New Toy"
Pretenders - "Message Of Love"
U2 - "Gloria"
Genesis - "Abacab"
Devo - "Through Being Cool"
Kinks - "Destroyer"
Don Felder - "Heavy Metal"
Moody Blues - "The Voice"
Psychedelic Furs - "Pretty In Pink"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "A Woman In Love"
Ramones - "We Want The Airwaves"
Next week, Annalisa hosts a flashback to 1991. The year Silence Of The Lambs premiered in movie theaters and The Ren and Stimpy Show premiered on Nickelodeon, Grunge went worldwide thanks to albums like Nirvana Nevermind, Pearl Jam Ten, and Soundgarden Badmotorfinger, and the Chicago Bulls became NBA Champions for the second year in a row when they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers.





