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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!
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- Yesterday40 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: completed80s@aol.com 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
- 1 weeks ago49 min
Ep54 Jan 82 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: completed80s@aol.com Links to Playlist 54: Spotify Apple Music 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
- 2 weeks ago41 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: completed80s@aol.com Links to Playlist 53: Spotify Apple Music 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
- 3 weeks ago45 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: completed80s@aol.com Links to Playlist 53: Spotify Apple Music 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
- 4 weeks ago49 min
Ep52.5 Dec 82 Whodini, The Mighty Wah and the End of 1982 Show!
Merrrrry retro Christmas and a Happy 1983! And we have some gifts as we finish playlist 52 with some magic tricks and a blue story! Then we're into the celebrations proper as we reflect back on the year that was 1982, hand out some awards and then look forward to all the treats 1983 has in store! Please help fund the show and get roasted on the next episode: https://buymeacoffee.com/80smixtaper Check out the new Youtube Channel where we review music videos covered in the pod: https://www.youtube.com/@The80sMixtaper Get in contact with the show: completed80s@aol.com Links to Playlist 52: Spotify Apple Music In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are: 8. Whodini - Magic's Wand 9. Pete Wylie and the Mighty Wah - The Story Of The Blues
- Oct 2, 202649 min
Ep52 Dec 82 Dionne Warwick, Maisonettes, David Essex, Waitresses, Fleetwood Mac, Laura Branigan, John Williams
It's the last playlist of 1982 and (almost) the last episode of that year as we jump onto playlist 52. The Maisonettes take us down Heartache Avenue, we get two Christmas singles, Fleetwood Mac make their welcome return after 3 years, Dionne Warwick signs off, Laura Branigan signs the Stanley Cup and John Williams shows us how movie music should be done - Elllliiiottt! Please help fund the show and get roasted on the next episode: https://buymeacoffee.com/80smixtaper Check out the new Youtube Channel where we review music videos covered in the pod: https://www.youtube.com/@The80sMixtaper Get in contact with the show: completed80s@aol.com Links to Playlist 52: Spotify Apple Music In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are: 1. Dionne Warwick - All The Love In The World 2. The Maisonettes - Heartache Avenue 3. David Essex - A Winter's Tale 4. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping 5. Fleetwood Mac - Oh Diane 6. Laura Branigan - Gloria 7. John Williams & The LSO - Flying Theme (From E.T The Extra-terrestrial)
- Sep 25, 202644 min
Ep51.5 Dec 82 Beat, Cliff Richard, Incantation, Phil Collins, Malcolm McLaren, Jam
We start with The Beat and end with a Beat Surrender this week as we roll into December 1982 and the end of The Jam. Cliff Richard also limbers up for a run of Christmas Hits, we learn why we all briefly got fascinated by the pan pipes, Phil Collins goes Motown and goes massive and Malcolm McLaren goes from agent provocateur to artiste provocateur! Please help fund the show and get roasted on the next episode: https://buymeacoffee.com/80smixtaper Check out the new Youtube Channel where we review music videos covered in the pod: https://www.youtube.com/@The80sMixtaper Get in contact with the show: completed80s@aol.com Links to Playlist 51: Spotify Apple Music In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are: 8. The Beat - I Confess 9. Cliff Richard - Little Town 10. Incantation - Cacharpaya 11. Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 12. Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals 13. The Jam - Beat Surrender
- Sep 18, 202642 min
Ep 51 Dec 82 Bing Crosby, Pale Fountains, Bucks Fizz, Culture Club, Madness, Ultravox, The The
It's almost December 1982 and as we open our advent calendar who do we find behind the cardboard doors? (it's the 80s, so no milk chocolate) Bing Crosby and David Bowie! We also introduce the Pale Fountains for one brief dalliance and bathe in the creative majesty of The The. Bucks Fizz get hot and bothered in the kitchen, Culture Club can't stop dropping hits, Madness win an Ivor Novello and Ultravox enter a Faustian pact! It's quite the episode. Please help fund the show and get roasted on the next episode: https://buymeacoffee.com/80smixtaper Check out the new Youtube Channel where we review music videos covered in the pod: https://www.youtube.com/@The80sMixtaper Get in contact with the show: completed80s@aol.com Links to Playlist 51: Spotify Apple Music In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are: 1. Bing Crosby, David Bowie & London Symphony Orchestra - Peace On Earth / The Little Drummer Boy 2. The Pale Fountains - Thank You 3. Bucks Fizz - If You Can't Stand The Heat 4. Culture Club - Time (Clock Of The Heart) 5. Madness- Our House 6. Ultravox - Hymn 7. The The - Uncertain Smile
About I Completed 80s Music
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!
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