This week, Johnny Mars hosted a flashback to 1986 - The year that began with the Bears Super Bowl triumph followed a few days later by the tragedy of the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion. We celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday for the first time. And for musical firsts, we were introduced to artists like Lyle Lovett, The BoDeans and The Smithereens.
PLAYLIST: 1986 SATURDAY MORNING FLASHBACK - AUGUST 29TH
9AM
Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
R.E.M. - Cuyahoga
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities In Dust
Steve Winwood - Higher Love
Billy Idol - To Be A Lover
Talking Heads - Love For Sale
Genesis - Invisible Touch
Smithereens - Behind The Wall Of Sleep
Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself
XTC - Dear God
10AM
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home
Timbuk 3 - Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
BoDeans - Still The Night
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It
Suzanne Vega - Left Of Center
Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink (Soundtrack)
Violent Femmes - Children Of The Revolution
World Party - Private Revolution
Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
Big Country - Look Away
11AM
Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Eurythmics - Missionary Man
Lyle Lovett - You Can't Resist It
Big Audio Dynamite - C'mon Every Beatbox
Steve Earle - Guitar Town
Elvis Costello - Brilliant Mistake
Bruce Springsteen & The E. Street Band - War (Live)
Call - I Still Believe
Fabulous Thunderbirds - Wrap It Up
Smiths - Panic
Feelies - Let's Go
Next week, Johnny Mars hosts a flashback t0 1975. The year "Jaws" became the first Summer blockbuster movie, "Saturday Night Live" debuted on our TVs and Mohamed Ali fought Joe Frazier, for the third time, in a heavyweight title bout dubbed the "Thrilla in Manilla".
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