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The Magic Number: Third Birthday All-Request Special

Gary celebrates three years at the Sounds of the 80s helm with a special all-request show. Former Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow guests, plus there's a 'Your 80s' Mastermix, revealing your favourite My 80s artists of the last three years.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Fri 14 May 202120:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Altered Images

    Happy Birthday

    • Altered Images - Reflected Images.
    • Sony.

  • The Cure

    Just Like Heaven

    • The Cure - Galore.
    • Fiction.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    A New England

    • From Croydon To Cuba... An Anthology.
    • Virgin.

  • Loose Ends

    Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)

    • 100% Pure Groove (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • The 'Your 80s' Mastermix

    • a-ha

      Take On Me

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

    • Tears for Fears

      Everybody Wants To Rule The World

      • Rule The World: The Greatest Hits.
      • Virgin EMI Records.
      • 4.

    • Queen

      Radio Ga Ga

      • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
      • Parlophone.

    • U2

      Where The Streets Have No Name

      • (CD Single).
      • Island.

    • Kate Bush

      Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

      • Remastered Part I.
      • Fish People.

    • Duran Duran

      Save A Prayer

      • Now 1982 - The Millennium Series.
      • Now.

    • Michael Jackson

      Thriller

      • Diana-Michael-Gladys-Stevie (Compilat.
      • Priority.

    • David Bowie

      Ashes to Ashes

      • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
      • EMI.

    • Madonna

      Into The Groove

      • Celebration.
      • Warner Bros.
      • 8.

    • Prince

      When Doves Cry

      • 4Ever.
      • Warner Bros.

  • Enya

    Orinoco Flow

    • The Singer & The Song (Various Artis.
    • Stylus.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Wishing I Was Lucky

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Marti Pellow - My 80s

    • The Associates

      Party Fears Two

      • Top Of The Pops - 1982 (Various Artists).
      • UMC.

    • The Blue Nile

      Tinseltown in the Rain

      • A Walk Across The Rooftops.
      • Linn.
      • 2.

    • Grace Jones

      Slave To The Rhythm

      • (CD Single).
      • ZTT.

    • Chaka Khan

      I Feel For You

      • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
      • Telstar.

  • Gary's Bit In The Middle

    • Gipsy Kings

      A Mi Manera

      • The Very Best Of.
      • Sony.

  • Simple Minds

    Belfast Child (full-length version)

    • Produced By Trevor Horn.
    • ZTT.

  • Mel & Kim

    Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Animotion

    Obsession

    • The 80's Collection: 1985 (Various).
    • Time Life.
    • 10.

  • XTC

    The Mayor of Simpleton

    • XTC - Oranges & Lemons.
    • Virgin.

  • Listener My 80s - Matt Micallef

    • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

      Welcome To The Pleasure Dome

      • (Single).
      • ZTT.

    • Madonna

      Crazy For You

      • Celebration.
      • Warner Bros.
      • 7.

    • Katrina and the Waves

      Walking On Sunshine

      • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
      • Virgin.

    • Soft Cell

      What?

      • Hits & Pieces - The Best of Marc Almond & Soft Cell.
      • UMC.

  • A Flock of Seagulls

    Space Age Love Song (Single Version)

    • Remixies & Rarities.
    • Cherry Pop.

  • The S.O.S. Band

    Just Be Good To Me

    • The History Of Dance Vol. 2 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Marillion

    Kayleigh

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • The Communards

    Don't Leave Me This Way (feat. Sarah Jane Morris)

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Lionel Richie

    Love Will Find a Way

    • Can't Slow Down.
    • Motown.

  • The Sloppy Bit

    • The Bangles

      Eternal Flame

      • Woman (Various Artists).
      • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Wham!

    Freedom

    • Make It Big.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 May 202120:00
    BBC Radio 2