This week, Frank E. Lee took us to 1988. The year Nike adopted the slogan Just Do It, WSR-88D (the first Doppler weather radar) was installed in Oklahoma, and the first night game at Wrigley Field was played (but cut short due to rain) on August 8.
The Smithereens- "Only A Memory"
Van Halen- "Finish What Ya Started"
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians- "What I Am"
Talking Heads- "(Nothing But) Flowers"
Bruce Hornsby & The Range- "Look Out Any Window"
Erasure- "A Little Respect"
Robert Plant- "Heaven Knows"
Eric Clapton- "After Midnight '88"
Randy Newman- "It's Money That Matters"
Traveling Wilburys- "Handle With Care"
The Church- "Under The Milky Way"
Living Colour- "Glamour Boys"
Steve Winwood- "Roll With It"
Crowded House- "Better Be Home Soon"
Cowboy Junkies- "Sweet Jane"
Keith Richards- "Take It So Hard"
Pursuit of Happiness- "I'm An Adult Now"
Jane's Addiction- "Jane Says"
UB40- "Breakfast In Bed"
When In Rome- "The Promise"
U2- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Live)"
John Hiatt- "Paper Thin"
Midnight Oil- "The Dead Heart"
The Pixies- "Where Is My Mind"
Melissa Etheridge- "Chrome-Plated Heart"
They Might Be Giants- "Ana Ng"
Robert Palmer- "Simply Irresistible"
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians- "Balloon Man"
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers- "Tomorrow People"
R.E.M.- "Pop Song '89"
The Godfathers- "Birth, School, Work, Death"
Neil Young- "This Note's For You"
Tracy Chapman- "Talkin' Bout A Revolution"
Hothouse Flowers- "I'm Sorry"
Next week, Johnny Mars takes us to 1992. The year the Chicago Bulls beat the Portland Trailblazers to win their second NBA Championship in a row, the internet exploded adding 13 new websites to the world wide web (bringing the total number of the world's functioning websites to 26), and top films included Aladdin, Batman Returns, and A Few Good Men.
