So, here's what I played this afternoon on my '80s radio show.

[NightTrain]

1. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - Culture Club
2. LIFE OF ILLUSION - Joe Walsh
3. DOUBLE DUTCH BUS - Frankie Smith
4. THE GOONIES 'R' GOOD ENOUGH - Cyndi Lauper
5. MODERN GIRL - Sheena Easton
6. HOLDIN' ON - Tane Cain
7. SEX (I'M A...) - Berlin
8. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE - Donna Summer & Musical Youth
9. WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN - David & David
10. PERSONALLY - Karla Bonoff

11. JOHNNY, ARE YOU QUEER? - Josie Cotton
12. HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT - Bronski Beat
13. ROCKIT - Herbie Hancock
14. NICE GIRLS - Eye To Eye
15. ALL THOSE YEARS AGO - George Harrison
16. DON'T ANSWER ME - The Alan Parsons Project
17. ISLAND OF LOST SOULS - Blondie
18. LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE - Alabama
19. CUPID/I'VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME - The Spinners
20. SELF-CONTROL - Laura Branigan

21. 9 TO 5 - Dolly Parton
22. SOMETHING SO STRONG - Crowded House
23. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - The Romantics
24. SHOCK THE MONKEY - Peter Gabriel
25. MY GIRL (GONE, GONE, GONE) - Chilliwack
26. FREEZE-FRAME - J. Geils Band
27. GIVE IT UP - K.C.
28. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - Peter Schilling
29. PRETTY IN PINK Psychedelic Furs
30. THE NIGHT OWLS - Little River Band

31. THE OTHER WOMAN - Ray Parker, Jr.
32. LOVE IS LIKE A ROCK - Donnie Iris
33. FANTASY - Aldo Nova
34. GENIUS - Tom Tom Club
35. YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMING - Judas Priest
36. COME DANCING - The Kinks
37. (SHE'S) SEXY + 17 - The Stray Cats
38. EARLY IN THE MORNING - The Gap Band
39. THE BREAKS - Kurtis Blow
40. I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU ('TIL I SAW YOU ROCK AND ROLL) - Planet Patrol

41. JUST GOT LUCKY - JoBoxers
42. GHOST TOWN - The Specials

[xmas74]

1. Thanks for the Psychedelic Furs!

I used to listen to them all the time.
Also, I haven't heard Peter Schilling in years (I used to have it on 45).

[kedrys]

2. Still no Gary Numan, what?

Dammit! :P

[General Zod]

3. "Just Got Lucky" is such a great song.....

.....unfortunately, that about up sums up the JoBoxers Career.

[Richardo]

4. Wow! Eye To Eye. I haven't thought of them in about 20 years...

...and I had that record at one time.

There are some cringe-inducements there (for me anyway), but they're balanced by some pretty good ones. :thumbsup: NightTrain

[underpants]

5. Laura Branigan?!?!? YOU MENTIONED Laura Branigan?!??!

FLAAAAAAAAAAAAME!!!!!

A very good mix not all my cup of tea but a great mix outside of the god awful mainstream stuff back then (not that things have changed that much).

[NightTrain]

10. Hey, I figured if it was out in the '80s, it was fair game.

Besides, on how many '80s shows will you hear both Herbie Hancock and Dolly Parton? If nothing else, give me credit for eclecticism!

[stinkeefresh]

6. of all the Cyndi Lauper to play...

way to pull out the rarities!

And the K Blow- good call. And I haven't heard All Those Years Ago in forever...

[NightTrain]

11. "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" was a Top 10 hit in its day.

20 years later, though, it more than qualifies as a "Forgotten 45."

[Left Is Write]

7. I now have a new earworm.

"Johnny Are You Queer" will be stuck in my head for hours, and I didn't even hear you play it!



edited typo.

[NightTrain]

8. I knew what song you meant before I even opened your message!

Scary, huh? :scared:

[Left Is Write]

13. It is, kind of...

[jonnyblitz]

9. aah my theme song "johnny are you queer?"

haven't heard that one in awhile.

[Blue_Tires]

12. sorry i wasn't able to hear it

[khashka]

14. Good Choices and Bad Choices

Sex (I'm a) is a good choice although When We Make Love might have been better.

If you're playing Cyndi Lauper it shoulda been She Bop.


Lots of good picks (especially Psychedelic Furs, Peter Gabriel and Bronski Beat)

But, but, but....

Not Kirsty Mac Coll's "Fairytale of New York"?
Not Julie Brown's "I Like 'em Big and Stupid" or "The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun"?
No Siouxsie and the Banshees or Bauhaus (In the Flat Field, especially) or the B-52s? Or REM? No 99 Luft Balloons? Or Rock Me Amadeus? No Prince?

I am appalled :)

Khash.