Johnny Mars took us to 1983. The year The White Sox were "Winning Ugly" on the South Side, Chicago elected Harold Washington as our first African American Mayor and the TV show "Mash" signed off with a record 125 million people watching. Speaking of records, we got the first L.P. from R.E.M. and the last from The Police. Tune in Saturday morning 9am to noon on 93.1FM, 93XRT.COM, your smart speaker or the free Audacy App. Here's the XRT Playlist for the Year.
9AM
Plimsouls- “A Million Miles Away”
Police- “Synchronicity I”
Tears For Fears- “Pale Shelter”
Aztec Camera- “Oblivious”
U2- “Two Hearts Beat As One”
Red Rockers- “China”
Joe Jackson- “Memphis”
Fun Boy Three- “Our Lips Are Sealed”
Talking Heads- “This Must Be The Place”
Eric Clapton- “I’ve Got A Rock N Roll Heart”
Stevie Ray Vaughan- “Texas Flood”
10AM
Todd Rundgren- “Bang The Drum All Day”
Eurythmics- “Love Is A Stranger”
Jackson Browne- “For A Rocker”
Robert Palmer- “You Are In My System”
Spandau Ballet- “True”
Lindsay Buckingham- “Holiday Road”
Stevie Nicks- “If Anyone Falls”
David Bowie- “Shake It”
Big Country- “In A Big Country”
Bob Dylan- “Sweetheart Like You”
R.E.M.- “Talk About The Passion”
11AM
Rolling Stones- “Undercover of The Night”
The Cure- “The Love Cats”
Genesis- “Home By The Sea”
Neil Young- “Little thing Called Love”
Elvis Costello- “Everyday I Write The Book”
John Mellencamp- “Crumblin’ Down”
Dire Straits- “Twisting By The Pool”
Jump ‘N The Saddle- “Curly Shuffle”
The Kinks- “Come Dancing”
Men Without Hats- “Safety Dance”
Yes- “It Can Happen”
Remember to email us with any suggestions of songs we might have missed for our Flashback Bonus Track each weekday at 1pm with Annalisa. Email flashbackbonustracks@wxrt.com with your ideas.
Next week, Johnny Mars takes us to 1974. The year David Bowie was singing about "1984", America had a Watergate Scandal on its hands followed by a presidential resignation and in fiction, Stephen King published his first novel, "Carrie".
