I Completed 80s Music | Podcast Guru

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In 2016 I started listening to every single UK chart entry from January 1st 1980 to December 31st 1989. This is the story of that journey, the bands, the music and how 80s music unfolded through lots of lovely playlists. If you’re new to 80s music, consider this a great entry point. If you’re here for nostalgia, you’re in for a treat! Wham! Duran Duran, Billy Ocean, Bros, The Smiths - you name it, I have you covered. As midlife crises go, it could be worse! Cover art by Florian Schmetz. Go check him out at Unsplash!

Recent Episodes

Ep55 Jan 83 Toney Lee, Michael Jackson, Patti Austin, Don Henley, Def Leppard, Fun Boy Three, Tears For Fears

Find some flat shoes and a shiny surface for this week's pod as Playlist 55 takes us to a very special moment. Jacko breaks out the moves for Billie Jean. Meanwhile Toney Lee has us guessing the 90s club classic, Patti Austin and James Ingram catch a TV break, Don Henley airs his dirty laundry, Def Leppard show us some photographs, Fun Boy Three exit via the Tunnel of Love and Tears For Fears change up the pace. Please help fund the show and get roasted on the next episode: https://buymeacoffee.com/80smixtaper Get in contact with the show: [email protected] Links to Playlist 55: Spotify Apple Music In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are: 1. Toney Lee - Reach Up 2. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 3. Patti Austin & James Ingram - Baby, Come To Me 4. Don Henley - Dirty Laundry 5. Def Leppard - Photograph 6. Fun Boy Three - The Tunnel Of Love 7. Tears For Fears - Change

45 MIN

Ep54.5 Jan 83 Echo and the Bunnymen, Dire Straits, U2, Eddie Rabbitt, Toto, Icehouse

It's a biggie! Yes, in the second half of Playlist 54 we finally meet Toto on the plains of Africa. U2 also get chilly on New Years Day but not before Dire Straits warm us up again with a bop round the pool. Echo and the Bunnymen spare us the cutter, Eddie Rabbitt links up with Crystal Gayle and we end by meeting another of Australia's finest exports, Icehouse! (And yes I do mistakenly say February 1982 at the end. Whoops, of course it's 83!) Please help fund the show and get roasted on the next episode: https://buymeacoffee.com/80smixtaper Get in contact with the show: [email protected] Links to Playlist 54: Spotify Apple Music Visit our Ebay affiliate link for bargains and rarities! In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are: 8. Echo and the Bunnymen - The Cutter 9. Dire Straits - Twisting By The Pool 10. U2 - New Years Day 11. Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle - You And I 12. Toto - Africa 13. Icehouse - Hey Little Girl

40 MIN

Ep54 Jan 83 Joe Cocker, Eddy Grant, Prince, Thompson Twins, Indeep, Bauhaus, Kajagoogoo

We're gonna rock down to podcast avenue in this weeks ep as January 1982 continues in playlist 54. Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes grind the assault course to fly jets (you eyeballin' me Mayo-naise?!), Eddy Grant sings about a street in London while Prince prepares us for the Millenium.The Thompson Twins make their introduction, Bauhaus dance with old Nick and we end with Kajagoogoo hitting number one after a chance encounter with a Duran Duran member! Hits, hits and more hits! Please help fund the show and get roasted on the next episode: https://buymeacoffee.com/80smixtaper Get in contact with the show: [email protected] Links to Playlist 54: Spotify Apple Music Visit our Ebay affiliate link for bargains and rarities! In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are: 1. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong 2. Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue 3. Prince - 1999 4. Thompson Twins - Love On Your Side 5. Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life 6. Bauhaus - Lagartija Nick 7. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy

49 MIN

Ep53.5 Jan 83 Southern Death Cult, China Crisis, Haysi Fantayzee, Alan Parsons Project, Level 42, Belle Stars

Another shiny shiny episode this week as we continue into early 1983. Ian Astbury discovers a band in his cellar, China Crisis emulate Eno, Haysi Fantayzee dance around the apocalypse, the Alan Parsons Project causes the Mixtaper to have a wobbly bottom lip, Level 42 have Alan Partridge eating the Chinese Way and the Belle Stars leave us with the sign of the times. What an ep! (seriously though, bring your tissues for the Alan Parsons section, it all gets a bit dusty). Please help fund the show and get roasted on the next episode: https://buymeacoffee.com/80smixtaper Get in contact with the show: [email protected] Links to Playlist 53: Spotify Apple Music Visit our Ebay affiliate link for bargains and rarities! In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are: 8. The Southern Death Cult - Fatman 9. China Crisis - Christian 10. Haysi Fantayzee - Shiny Shiny 11. The Alan Parsons Project - Old And Wise 12. Level 42 - The Chinese Way 13. The Belle Stars - Sign Of The Times

41 MIN

Ep53 Jan 83 Wham!, Runrig, Billy Griffin, Joe Jackson, Stranglers, Men At Work, Grandmaster Flash

Welcome to 1983 and year 4 of our quest! Playlist 53 starts with Wham! celebrating unemployment, we travel the high and low roads with Runrig and meet Billy Griffin. Joe Jackson takes us for a night on the town before the Stranglers get all Parisian. Men at Work have an iconic 80s moment and we pop and lock our way to the end of the show courtesy of Grandmaster Flash. Please help fund the show and get roasted on the next episode: https://buymeacoffee.com/80smixtaper Get in contact with the show: [email protected] Links to Playlist 53: Spotify Apple Music Visit our Ebay affiliate link for bargains and rarities! In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are: 1. Wham! - Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?) 2. Runrig - Loch Lomond 3. Billy Griffin - Hold Me Tighter In The Rain 4. Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out 5. The Stranglers - European Female 6. Men At Work - Down Under 7. The Furious Five & Grandmaster Flash - Scorpio

45 MIN