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Favourite tracks and a few surprises from the sixties, seventies and eighties

Favourite tracks and a few surprises from the sixties, seventies and eighties

This week Sylvester, Propaganda, Frankie Valli and Shirley & Company all feature

We remember a significant anniversary for Mary Hopkin, plus celebrate musical birthdays for The Cure's frontman Robert Smith; Shirlie Holliman, Mike Barson from Madness, New Seeker Eve Graham; James Osterberg aka Iggy Pop, Alan Price and Les Pattinson from Echo & the Bunnymen

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Sun 20 Apr 2025 16:00
BBC Radio WM

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Music Played

  • Tears for Fears

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World

    • Songs From The Big Chair.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 02.

  • The Bellamy Brothers

    Let Your Love Flow

    • Now That's What I Call Country.
    • Now! Music.
    • 15.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Leave A Light On For Me

    • Now That's What I Call Rock Anthems.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Sylvester

    You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

    • The Best Pride Album In The World...Ever.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 03.

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tracks Of My Tears

    • The Definitive Collection.
    • Motown.
    • 01.

  • Pepsi & Shirlie

    Heartache

    • Top Hits 87 Volume 1.
    • ARCADE RECORDS.
    • 02.

  • Elton John

    Daniel

    • Diamonds (Remastered).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 19.

  • Dire Straits

    Walk Of Life

    • Dire Straits: Money For Nothing (2022 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 01.

  • Olivia Newton‐John

    Hopelessly Devoted To You

    • Olivia Newton John - Definitive Collection.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 01.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Get Off Of My Cloud

    • Hot Rocks.
    • LONDON.
    • 21.

  • Echo & the Bunnymen

    The Killing Moon

    • Now 1984.
    • EMI/VIRGIN/UNIVERSAL.
    • 01.

  • Stevie Wonder

    I Wish

    • Stevie Wonder The Definitive Collection.
    • MOTOWN.
    • 01.

  • Madonna

    Lucky Star

    • Warner Records.

  • The Police

    Walking On The Moon

    • Now That's What I Call Legendary (Single Version).
    • Now! Music.
    • 16.

  • The Crusaders

    Street Life

    • Now Yearbook 1979.
    • Now! Music.
    • 13.

  • David Bowie

    Let's Dance

    • Best Of Bowie.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 01.

  • Bonnie Tyler

    Lost In France

    • Now That's What I Call Gold.
    • Now! Music.
    • 17.

  • Crowded House

    Don't Dream It's Over

    • Recurring Dream.
    • CAPITOL.
    • 01.

  • Elvis Presley

    Suspicious Minds

    • Elvis 30 No1 Hits.
    • RCA.
    • 01.

  • Alan Price

    Jarrow Song

    • Between Today And Yesterday.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 21.

  • Propaganda

    Duel

    • THE NEW ROMANTICS.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 05.

  • Pink Floyd

    Another Brick In The Wall

    • A Collection Of Great Dance Songs.
    • Pink Floyd Records.
    • 01.

  • Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

    Together In Electric Dreams

    • The Very Best Of The Human League (Remastered 2003).
    • EMI Marketing.
    • 01.

  • Small Faces

    Lazy Sunday

    • The Summer Of Love Goes On.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 02.

  • The New Seekers

    I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.

  • Nik Kershaw

    Wouldn't It Be Good

    • Top Of The Pops 1984.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 01.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Rhiannon

    • Fleetwood Mac (2017 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.

  • Yes

    Owner Of A Lonely Heart

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection.
    • RCA Records.
    • 01.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Baker Street.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 16.

  • Huey Lewis and the News

    The Power Of Love

    • The Power & The Glory.
    • PHONOGRAM.
    • 13.

  • Mary Hopkin

    Those Were The Days

    • Those Were The Days.
    • APPLE.
    • 05.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Cecilia

    • Simon & Garfunkel Collection.
    • CBS.
    • 01.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Pure

    • Pure - The Lightning Seeds.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 04.

  • Gloria Gaynor

    I Will Survive

    • Now That's What I Call Gold.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Commodores

    Nightshift

    • Motown Anthems.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 01.

  • Carly Simon

    You're So Vain

    • You're So Vain (2023 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 08.

  • Frankie Valli

    Can't Take My Eyes Off You

    • Working My Way Back to You.
    • Rhino.
    • 19.

  • Iggy Pop

    Real Wild Child (Wild One)

    • Teenage Kicks.
    • Polydor.

  • Andrew Gold

    How Can This Be Love

    • Lonely Boy - The Asylum Years (2020 Remaster).
    • Esoteric.
    • 08.

  • Donna Summer

    This Time I Know It's For Real

    • Another Place & Time.
    • Driven By The Music.
    • 01.

  • Chicory Tip

    Son Of My Father

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1972.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 01.

  • Billy Joel

    Piano Man

    • The Complete Albums Collection (Remastered).
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • a‐ha

    Take On Me

    • Time & Again: The Ultimate A-ha (2016 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 01.

  • Patsy Gallant

    From New York To L.A.

    • EMI.

  • The Cure

    Close To Me

    • Greatest Hits.
    • FICTION.
    • 07.

  • Fontella Bass

    Rescue Me

    • Dreamboats & Petticoats: Silver Linings.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 10.

  • Michael Jackson

    Billie Jean

    • Thriller.
    • EPIC.
    • 01.

  • ABBA

    Fernando

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polar Music International.
    • 19.

  • Madness

    Driving In My Car

    • IT'S...MADNESS.
    • VIRGIN V.I.P..
    • 15.

  • The Beatles

    Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

    • Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 01.

  • Chic

    Everybody Dance

    • The Chic Organisation 1977-1979 (2018 Remaster).
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 01.

  • Toto

    Africa

    • Rediscover The 70s & 80s.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • 01.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 20 Apr 2025 14:00
    BBC CWR, BBC Hereford & Worcester, BBC Radio Shropshire & BBC Radio Stoke
  • Sun 20 Apr 2025 16:00
    BBC Radio WM