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Green Gartside is Sara's special guest

Green Gartside from Scritti Politti joins Sara to look back at the 80's. Plus there's a reminder of the top 5 from this week in 1988 and a classic 12" single from Ultravox.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sat 22 Mar 201422:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Bangles

    Walk Like An Egyptian

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Genesis

    Abacab

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.

  • Album of the Week

    The first of three tracks tonight from 'The Nightfly'.

  • Donald Fagen

    I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)

    • The Nightfly.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Altered Images

    Don't Talk to Me About Love

    • Wave Party (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Megamix 1988

    Kylie had her first UK no.1 on this week twenty six years ago.

  • Kylie Minogue

    I Should Be So Lucky

  • U2

    Sunday Bloody Sunday

    • war.
    • Island.

  • Ultravox

    Love's Great Adventure 12" version

    • original hits: 80's.
    • EMI.

  • Then Jerico

    Big Area

    • Then Jerico - Electric.
    • Karussell.

  • Pebbles

    Girlfriend

    • So Long, Baby! (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Paul McCartney

    The Man (feat. Michael Jackson)

    • Pipes Of Peace.
    • Parlophone.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Locomotion

    • Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
    • 9.

  • Donald Fagen

    New Frontier

    • Donald Fagen - The Nightfly.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Thompson Twins

    Doctor! Doctor!

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

  • Green Gartside

    The Scritti Politti singer chats to Sara

  • Scritti Politti

    Woodbeez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)

  • Guest's Choice

    As selected by Green as his favourite track from the 80s

  • Run‐D.M.C.

    Sucker MCs

  • Limahl

    Never Ending Story

    • Kajagoogoo & Limahl: The Singles.
    • EMI.

  • Donald Fagen

    The Nightfly

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Joyce Sims

    Come Into My Life

    • Soul Desire Vol.2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Belouis Some

    Imagination

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Sat 22 Mar 201422:00
    BBC Radio 2