Johnny Mars took us back to 1984 this week when the Chicago Cubs reached the postseason for the first time since 1945, the answer to "Who you gonna call?" was Ghostbusters, Air Jordans debuted, and the star-studded super group Band Aid recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Here's everything Johnny played:
Don Henley - "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"
Wang Chung" - Dance Hall Days"
Queen - "Radio Ga Ga"
Los Lobos - "I Got Loaded"
General Public - "Tenderness"
INXS - "Original Sin"
Nena - "99 Luftballons"
Replacements - "I Will Dare"
U2 - "The Unforgettable Fire"
Pretenders - "Show Me"
Echo & The Bunnymen - "The Killing Moon"
Talk Talk - "It's My Life"
Van Halen - "Jump"
UB40 - "If It Happens Again"
Nails - "Home Of The Brave"
Cars - "Drive"
REM - "Rockville"
Glenn Fry - "Smuggler's Blues"
dB's - "A Spy In The House Of Love"
Talking Heads - "Life During Wartime" from Stop Making Sense
Julian Lennon - "Too Late For Goodbyes"
Psychedelic Furs - "Heaven"
Tina Turner - "What's Love Got To Do With It"
Roger Hodgson - "Had A Dream"
Bruce Cockburn - "Lovers In A Dangerous Time"
Simple Minds - "Waterfront"
Bruce Springsteen - "Darlington County"
Honeydrippers - "Rockin' At Midnight"
Prince - "Purple Rain"
Style Council - "You're The Best Thing"
Next week, Annalisa revisits 2001 and 2002.
In 2001, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and Monsters, Inc. were three of the biggest blockbusters, both the Apple iPod and Wikipedia debuted.
In 2002, the very first cell phone with a built-in camera (a Sanyo flip phone) was released in the US, Tiger Woods became the third golfer in history to win back-to-back Masters Tournaments, and Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band played together for the first time in nearly 13 years.
