Johnny Mars took us to 1989. The year Mayor Daley oversaw the groundbreaking for a New Comiskey Park, The Exxon Valdez struck ground & spilled 10 million or so gallons of crude oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound & the World Wide Web was invented.
9AM
XTC- “Mayor Of Simpleton”
Replacements- “I’ll Be You”
Stevie Ray Vaughan- “Tightrope”
Eric Clapton- “Bad Love”
Fine Young Cannibals- “Good Thing”
NRBQ- “It’s A Wild Weekend”
Elvis Costello- “Veronica”
Lenny Kravitz- “Let Love Rule”
Tom Petty- Love Is A Long Road”
Chris Rea- “Road To Hell Part 2”
Tragically Hip- “New Orleans Is Sinking”
10AM
Indigo Girls- “Closer To Fine”
The Cure- “Lullabye”
Paul McCartney- “My Brave Face”
Pixies- “Monkey Gone To Heaven”
Ten Thousand Maniacs- “Eat For Two”
Fabulous Thunderbirds- “Powerful Stuff”
The Cult- “Fire Woman”
Bob Mould- “Heartbreak A Stranger”
Nirvana- “About A Girl”
Neville Brothers- “Yellow Moon”
New Order- “Run”
11AM
Chris Isaak- “Wicked Game”
Rolling Stones- “Almost Hear You Sigh”
Camper Van Beethoven- “Pictures Of Matchstick Men”
Don Henley- “The End Of The Innocence”
The Alarm- “Sold Me Down The River”
B-52’s- Love Shack”
Smithereens- “A Girl Like You”
Bodeans- “Good Work”
Bonnie Raitt- “Thing Called Love”
Adrian Belew- “Oh Daddy”
Roy Orbison- “You Got It”
Next week, Johnny Mars takes us to 1970. The year that Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" hits bookshelves, Monday Night Football debuts on ABC TV & we meet Hawkeye, Trapper John, Hot Lips & the gang of Robert Altman's M.A.S.H. in movie theaters.Tune in Saturday morning 9am to noon on 93.1FM, 93XRT.COM, your smart speaker or the free Audacy App. Remember to email us at flashbackbonustracks@wxrt.com with any suggestions of songs we might have missed for our Flashback Bonus Track each weekday at 1pm with Annalisa.
Saturday 9am to Noon
Saturday 9am to Noon
