PLAYLIST: 1985 Saturday Morning Flashback - July 18, 2026

Johnny Mars took us to 1985. The year that brought us "Back To The Future", Live Aid Concerts & Nintendo with The Super Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt.

9AM

Waterboys- “The Whole Of The Moon”
Katrina & The Waves- “Walking On Sunshine”
R.E.M.- “Can’t Get There From Here”
U2- “Three Sunrises”
Sting- “Love Is The Seventh Wave”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- “Rebels”
Lone Justice- “Ways To Be Wicked”
Echo & The Bunnymen- “Bring On The Dancing Horses”
John Fogerty- “Centerfield”
Suzanne Vega- “Marlene On The Wall”
Godley & Creme- “Cry”
10AM
John Mellencamp- “Rumbleseat”
Animotion- “Obsession”
The Hooters- “And We Danced”
Replacements- “Swingin’ Party”
Nick Lowe- “I Knew The Bride”
Talking Heads- “The Lady Don’t Mind”
Pete Townshend- “Secondhand Love”
Mike + The Mechenics- “All I Need Is A Miracle”
Tears For Fears- “Mother’s Talk”
Prefab Sprout- “When Love Breaks Down”
Richard Thompson- “When The Spell Is Broken”
11AM
Simple Minds- “Sanctify Yourself”
The Firm- “Radioactive”
Dire Straits- “One World”
Golden Palominos- “Boy”
Husker Du- “Makes No Sense At All”
David Bowie- “This Is Not America”
Thompson Twins- “King For A Day”
The Cure- “A Night Like This”
INXS- “This Time”
Eurythmics- “It’s Alright”
Stevie Ray Vaughan- “Change It”

Next week, Johnny Mars takes us to 1979. The year Pink Floyd released The Wall, Sony released the first Walkman, Kramer vs. Kramer, Apocalypse Now and The Muppet Movie were three of the top grossing movies, ESPN debuted their longest running program SportsCenter and 21 inches of snow fell on Chicago and Northwest Indiana in less than two days. It was early March before the snow finally melted.

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