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Sharing this weekend's Retro Sunday memories

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 Rickie Lee Jones, Big Country, Raydio and The Monkees all feature

We remember significant anniversaries for Simon & Garfunkel, Suzi Quatro and Average White Band, plus mark musical birthdays for Paul Jones from the Manfreds, Strangler Jean-Jacques Burnel, Japan's David Sylvian and Howard Jones

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Music Played

  • Michael Jackson

    Billie Jean

    • Thriller.
    • EPIC.
    • 01.

  • John Travolta & Olivia Newton‐John

    You're The One That I Want

    • Olivia - Back To Basics.
    • MERCURY.
    • 08.

  • Ultravox

    Dancing With Tears in My Eyes

    • Ultravox - The Collection.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 16.

  • Rickie Lee Jones

    Chuck E's In Love

    • 100 HITS 70's.
    • DMG.
    • 07.

  • Four Tops

    Reach Out I'll Be There

    • Simply The Best Classic Soul.
    • Motown.
    • 16.

  • Eurythmics

    It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)

    • Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 09.

  • The Stranglers

    No More Heroes

    • Sanctuary Records.

  • Phil Collins

    Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)

    • The Singles.
    • Rhino.
    • 14.

  • Paul McCartney & Wings

    Listen To What The Man Said

    • Paul McCartney The 7" Singles.
    • Paul McCartney Catalog.
    • 15.

  • Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

    It Takes Two

    • It Takes Two.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 06.

  • The Style Council

    Shout To The Top

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 01.

  • Carly Simon

    Why

    • Now That's What I Call Even More Forgotten 80s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Pink Floyd

    Another Brick In The Wall

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

  • Tavares

    Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

    • Flared Hits & Platform Soul.
    • VISION.
    • 09.

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Waiting For A Star To Fall

    • Now 100 Hits - Even More Forgotten 80s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • David Bowie

    Starman

    • ChangesTwoBowie (2012 Remaster).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 01.

  • U2

    With Or Without You

    • The Joshua Tree (Remastered).
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd.
    • 10.

  • Dionne Warwick

    Walk on By

    • Now That's What I Call Gold.
    • Now! Music.
    • 20.

  • Average White Band

    Pick Up The Pieces

    • Best Of Average White Band.
    • THE HIT LABEL LTD.
    • 15.

  • Big Country

    Fields of Fire (400 Miles)

    • Fields Of Fire - The Ultimate Collection.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 02.

  • Don McLean

    American Pie

    • Easy Moods.
    • EMI.
    • 01.

  • Taja Sevelle

    Love Is Contagious

    • THE HITS ALBUM 8.
    • CBS/WEA/BMG.
    • 11.

  • Suzi Quatro

    Devil Gate Drive

    • 30 Years Of Number 1's - 1972-75.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 12.

  • Dead or Alive

    You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

    • Now 80s No1s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 04.

  • The Supremes

    Nathan Jones

    • Motown Chartbusters Vol.6.
    • SPECTRUM.
    • 09.

  • Depeche Mode

    People Are People

    • The Singles 81-85 Remastered.
    • Mute Records.

  • Roy Orbison

    You Got It

    • Now 14.
    • NOW.
    • 13.

  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

    • Pure...Legends.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 01.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Time After Time - The Best Of Cyndi Lauper.
    • Columbia.
    • 01.

  • Commodores

    Easy

    • Back To Front.
    • Motown.
    • 01.

  • Dusty Springfield

    You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

    • Now That's What I Call Jukebox Classics.
    • Now! Music.
    • 07.

  • Japan

    Ghosts

    • In The Air Tonight: Virgin's Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Queen

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

    • Queen: Greatest Hits (Remastered 2011).
    • EMI.
    • 19.

  • Nik Kershaw

    Wouldn't It Be Good

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

  • Viola Wills

    Gonna Get Along Without You Now

    • POLYGRAM TV.

  • The Isley Brothers

    I Guess I'll Always Love You

    • Motown Hits Of Gold Volume 2.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.

  • Howard Jones

    Pearl In The Shell

    • The Best Of Howard Jones.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 01.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

    • Now That's What I Call A Massive 70s Party.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • ABBA

    Super Trouper

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polar Music International.
    • 01.

  • Raydio

    Jack & Jill

    • Soul Hits Of The 70s - Volume 19.
    • RHINO.
    • 01.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

    • All Over The World - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 11.

  • Julian Lennon

    Too Late For Goodbyes

    • VIRGIN.

  • Blondie

    One Way Or Another

    • Parallel Lines.
    • Chrysalis.
    • 01.

  • Adam and the Ants

    Dog Eat Dog

    • Kings Of The Wild Frontier (Remastered).
    • Sony Music UK Ltd.

  • The Monkees

    Daydream Believer

    • The Monkees 50 (Remastered 2010).
    • Rhino.
    • 01.

  • Squeeze

    Take Me I'm Yours

    • The Big Squeeze - The Very Best Of Squeeze.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 01.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • Pub Classics.
    • UME (Global Clearing House).
    • 20.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Keep The Customer Satisfied

    • Simon & Garfunkel The Collection.
    • CBS.
    • 03.

  • The Boomtown Rats

    I Don't Like Mondays

    • I Don't Like Mondays (single).
    • VERTIGO.
    • 01.

  • Kim Wilde

    Water On Glass

    • The Singles Collection 1981-1993.
    • MCA.
    • 01.

  • Manfred Mann

    Do Wah Diddy Diddy

    • My Girl (soundtrack).
    • EPIC.
    • 15.

  • Elton John

    Your Song

    • Diamonds.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 20.

  • Cher

    I Found Someone

    • Cher: Forever Fan.
    • Warner Records.
    • 10.

  • Andrew Gold

    Never Let Her Slip Away

    • Lonely Boy - The Asylum Years (2020 Remaster).
    • Esoteric.
    • 04.

  • Men at Work

    Down Under

    • The Best Of Men At Work.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 06.

Broadcast

  • Sun 23 Feb 202514:00
    BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Radio Stoke, BBC Radio WM, BBC CWR & BBC Hereford & Worcester