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6 Music Goes Back To The... 80s

Lauren gets stuck into nothing but eighties anthems all show long, and has a People's Playlist celebrating 80s tribes including new wave, new romantic and post punk.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Thu 5 Jan 202307:30
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Grace Jones

    Pull Up To The Bumper

    • Island.

  • Tom Browne

    Funkin' For Jamaica

    • Arista.

  • The Passions

    I'm In Love With A German Film Star

    • Single.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Pop Will Eat Itself

    Can U Dig It

    • RCA.

  • The Cramps

    Goo Goo Muck

    • Beaky.

  • The Rock Steady Crew

    (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew

    • School Reunion The Party (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • The Cure

    Just Like Heaven

    • Fiction.

  • The Whispers

    It's A Love Thing

    • The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • Tom Tom Club

    Genius Of Love

    • Island.

  • The Bangles

    Walk Like An Egyptian

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

  • INXS

    Need You Tonight

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Madonna

    Into The Groove

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 8.

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Raspberry Beret

    • Paisley Park/Warner Bros.

  • Depeche Mode

    Master And Servant

    • Mute Records.

  • The Cult

    She Sells Sanctuary

    • Beggars Banquet.

  • Crown Heights Affair

    You Gave Me Love

    • Soul Years 1980 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • Martha and the Muffins

    Echo Beach

    • Virgin.

  • The Source & Candi Staton

    You Got The Love (House Radio)

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Suburbia

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Sugarcubes

    Birthday

    • Mute Records.

  • The Beat

    Save It For Later

    • Hard to Beat.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited.
    • 16.

  • Orange Juice

    Consolation Prize

    • Polydor.

  • Primal Scream

    Velocity Girl

    • Maximum Rock 'n' Roll: The Singles (Remastered).
    • Sony Music CG.
    • 1.

  • Smith & Mighty

    Walk On (feat. Jackie Jackson)

    • Three Stripe Records.

  • Spandau Ballet

    To Cut A Long Story Short

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

  • Dead or Alive

    You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

    • Wave Party (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 4.

  • Bronski Beat

    Smalltown Boy

    • Permier.

  • David Bowie

    Modern Love

    • EMI.

  • Funky Four

    That's The Joint

    • Sugarhill Records.

  • Ten City

    That's The Way Love Is

    • Foundations.
    • Atlantic Records.

  • Erasure

    Stop!

    • Erasure - Pop!.
    • Mute Records.

  • Maurice Joshua

    This Is Acid

    • Vendetta.

  • Charles B.

    Lack Of Love

    • Desire Records.

Broadcast

  • Thu 5 Jan 202307:30
    BBC Radio 6 Music