Johnny Mars took us to 1980. Former actor and CA Governor Ronald Reagan is elected President of The United States. Tom Selleck and his mustache debut as Magnum, P.I. on TV. Star Wars Episode V -The Empire Strikes Back hits big screens.
Here's the 1980 Playlist for this trip!
9AM
Pete Townshend- “Rough Boys”
Pretenders- "Tattooed Love Boys”
Jackson Browne- “That Girl Could Sing”
Blondie- “Rapture”
Dire Straits- “Solid Rock”
Paul Simon- “Late In The Evening”
Utopia- “Set Me Free”
Elvis Costello- “Girls Talk”
Devo- “Freedom Of Choice”
Peter Gabriel- “Biko”
Bob Marley & The Wailers- “Redemption Song”
10AM
The Police- “Canary In A Coalmine”
Prince- “Dirty Mind”
The Ramones- “Baby I Love You”
Queen- “Play The Game”
Alan Parsons Project- “Games People Play”
Squeeze- “Cool For Cats”
The Vapors- “Turning Japanese”
U2- “Out Of Control”
Bruce Springsteen- “Ramrod”
John Mellencamp- “Ain’t Even Done With The Night”
Psychedelic Furs- “Sister Of Mine”
11AM
Rolling Stones- "Emotional Rescue”
The Clash- “Pressure Drop”
David Bowie- “Ashes to Ashes”
Talking Heads- “Crosseyed And Painless”
Grateful Dead- “Alabama Getaway”
Genesis- “Turn It On Again”
Joe Jackson- “One To One”
Split Enz- “I Got You”
English Beat- “Twist And Crawl”
John Lennon- “I’m Losing You”
Steve Winwood- “While You See A Chance”
Remember to email us at flashbackbonustracks@wxrt.com with any suggestions of songs we might have missed for our Flashback Bonus Track each weekday at 1 with Annalisa.
Next week, Johnny Mars takes us to 1976! This 4th of July we celebrate America’s Bicentennial Year on Flashback when Rocky ruled the Box Office, Happy Days ruled the TV ratings and rock ruled the airwaves!
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